With five teams sitting inside the national top-25 rankings, others receiving votes and upsets over Football Bowl Subdivision opponents scattered throughout, the Coastal Athletic Association has proved itself as one of the best Football Championship Subdivision conferences in the country. Every week, the staff at The Good Five Cent Cigar will rank the 16 teams…
Unprecedented territory is nearly upon the University of Rhode Island football team, as its 24-14 win on Saturday over the University of Maine placed it one win away from tying its best start to a season in program history. The Rams last started a season 8-1 in 1984, and the year after in 1985 is…
Despite earning its seventh win of the season against Loyola University Chicago on Thursday, Oct. 24, defeating the Ramblers for the first time since 2014, the University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team was knocked out of postseason contention on Sunday afternoon after a shutout loss to Davidson College. Heading into the weekend slate, Rhody…
Despite an efficient 3-1 win over Saint Louis University on Thursday night, the University of Rhode Island women’s volleyball team suffered two consecutive losses against the Billikens on Friday before falling to Fordham University on Tuesday that led to the Rams going under .500 this past week. The Rams have played their most efficient matches…
Over the weekend, the University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team hosted their annual Fall Invite, winning in both singles and doubles matches that featured Providence College, Bryant University, Sacred Heart University, Merrimack College and New Jersey Institute of Technology. During the first day of the invite, first-year Grace Darcy and first-year Anastasia Pettersson started…
The University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team sent three members to Davidson College over the weekend to compete in the inaugural Atlantic 10 Masters Qualifier Championships. Team members that were not making the trip to Davidson, were in Kingston competing in the URI Fall Invite. The team members that made the trip to Davidson,…
The University of Rhode Island men’s golf team won both the Ledgemont Match Play and Metropolitan Collegiate in the span of four days to close out their fall season this week. Rhode Island got their week started by traveling to Seekonk, Massachusetts on Saturday for a one-day match play tournament. The Rams defeated Merrimack University…
The University of Rhode Island women’s swim and dive team enjoyed a short break in their season with the return of the alumni meet over the weekend. Grouped with the team’s annual Blue/White meet, alumni added an extra element to the intrasquad competition. Teams competed in various events, including 50-yard events of different strokes, the…
After five long seasons in Keaney Blue, fifth-year women’s soccer forward Sam Hagerty has wrapped up her collegiate career with her best season to date. Starting all 18 games for the Rams in 2024, Hagerty was an integral part of the squad’s winningest season since 2014, helping the team to compile seven victories for the…
Every time University of Rhode Island fifth-year defensive back Freddy Mallay steps on the field, he’s playing for something far bigger than himself. A native of Providence, he grew up loving the URI football program and his passion for the Rams is personal. “Rhode Island’s home to me,” Mallay said. “It’s more than just a…