Less than a half hour from the University of Rhode Island, URI women’s lacrosse fourth-year midfielder Emma Hughes captained her lacrosse team at Chariho Regional High School in Richmond, where she set school records for assists in a game, season and career. This proximity to home is what motivated Hughes to transfer to URI in…
In the midst of a 0-0 10th inning tie against a nationally-ranked opponent with two outs, a full count and the winning run looming just 90 feet away, the only thing on the mind of University of Rhode Island fifth-year pitcher Trystan Levesque was executing his next, and final, pitch. “I can only focus on…
The University of Rhode Island’s men’s club hockey team competed in the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League Playoffs this weekend, beating the University of Pittsburgh before being knocked out by the University of Delaware. Early on in the first period of game one against Pitt, URI crashed the net, and first-year forward Cam Cyr put…
The University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team had a pair of in-state matchups this weekend against Providence College and Brown University, and split the matches by defeating Providence, but losing to Brown. The Ocean State rivalry goes beyond the 94 feet of hardwood at the Ryan Center and Amica Mutual Pavilion, and was on…
The University of Rhode Island women’s track and field team competed at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championship this weekend in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where it set conference records and personal bests. The Rams finished in fifth place overall at the meet, and several athletes achieved personal bests in several categories. “You prepare all year long…
The University of Rhode Island men’s track and field team scored 178.5 points en route to its fifth-straight Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championship. Rhode Island started strong, scoring 18 points in the long jump, after being projected 11 based on seeding. Fourth-years Matt Santy and John Santos claimed first and second place; it…
The University of Rhode Island women’s lacrosse team won its first road games in program history this week, with convincing victories over Fairleigh Dickinson University and Stonehill College. The University of Rhode Island traveled to Teaneck, New Jersey to take on Fairleigh Dickinson University on Saturday afternoon, winning 14-7. The game featured two of the…
The University of Rhode Island softball team traveled to Cullowhee, North Carolina to compete in the Catamount Classic over the weekend. The tournament took place from Feb. 28 to March 1 with five games on the slate for the Rams. Overall, the team finished with a record of 1-4. The Rams won their only game…
The University of Rhode Island baseball team dropped four games this week, taking three losses against the University of New Mexico over the weekend before blowing a lead in the ninth inning to Sacred Heart University on Tuesday. Rhode Island headed west to Albuquerque, New Mexico for a four-game series against the Lobos. The high…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team dropped its second straight game to end the regular season on Saturday against George Washington University, securing fifth place in the Atlantic 10 Conference standings. After having its three-game win streak snapped in a 67-63 loss against Saint Louis University on Feb. 26, URI found itself on…