Early in the 2023-24 season for the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team, the wave of offseason transfers has yielded a product of high consistency and veteran leadership, including third-year Bradley University transfer Zek Montgomery. A member of the Braves for two seasons, Montgomery took off his Bradley uniform for the last time after…
Men’s Basketball: FINAL (11/26): URI 76 – 72 Yale The Rams defeated Ivy League foe Yale University at the Ryan Center on Sunday. URI trailed by as much as 18 points before sparking a second half comeback to secure the win. The Rams leave the week with a 5-2 record before the battle for the…
Coming from an athletic family, volleyball has always played a significant role in Gabrielle Shilling’s life. At Notre Dame Preparatory School, in Pontiac, Michigan, Shilling was a two-year captain of her volleyball team, leading them to three district championships. Shilling achieved much success during her four years, making First Team All-State in 2017 and being…
The 2023 College Football season is over, and the Coastal Athletic Conference has seen its fair share of nail-biters, blowouts and even upsets. The top teams are now competing in the playoffs and the bottom organizations are reorganizing for 2024. The Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff judged all 15 CAA teams every week and…
The University of Rhode Island’s cheerleading team does much more than shake their pom-poms. The team, which consists of 36 athletes, practices three times each week on average, performs at every home football and men’s and women’s basketball game and represents the University at many events. They do all of this while preparing for the…
Following their first 3-0 start to a season in three years, the University of Rhode Island’s men’s basketball team fell in a pair of matches against Northwestern University and Washington State University over the weekend. The team traveled to Uncasville, CT to participate in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off at Mohegan Sun Arena. The…
The University of Rhode Island’s men’s basketball got off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2021 this week, after defeating the Fairfield University Stags 93-80 on Thursday and the Wagner College Seahawks 69-53 Tuesday. The Rams entered Thursday’s matchup with the Stags 1-0 after a 81-70 victory over Central Connecticut State University…
Following a 51-point win against Sacred Heart to open up the season, the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team beat UMass Lowell River Hawks on Friday night, before falling to the Maine Black Bears on Tuesday. Against the River Hawks, the Rams sprinted out to a quick 12-0 lead in the first four minutes…
On Saturday, the University of Rhode Island football team defeated North Carolina A&T in their final home contest of the year, 31-24. This was the inaugural meeting between these two teams, as North Carolina had just moved into the Coastal Athletic Association this past year. Before the game, URI honored their 15 seniors for their…
The University of Rhode Island men’s club hockey team improved their overall record against the Delaware Blue Hens to 52-35-11 with a 5-2 win on Friday and a 5-1 win on Saturday. Boss Ice Arena reopened Nov. 6 following emergency repairs to the ice compressors, and this weekend’s action saw the team return to their…