The Tammi Reiss era has kicked off to a wonderful start. The Rams currently sit at 5-2, tied for the best start by a first-year Rams head coach since 1977, when Head Coach Nancy Lingham also got the Rams off to the same start. After a disappointing two games against North Dakota and Boston College,…
Men’s soccer poses with their second trophy in two years. Photo courtesy of Ram Athletics. It’s always better when things come in pairs. The University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team won the Atlantic 10 tournament on Sunday afternoon, defeating the Dayton Flyers 1-0. It’s the second straight year they won the tournament, and the…
Fatts Russell shoots a jumper over the Nicholls State defender. Photo by Greg Clark. Rhode Island knew this would be no cakewalk. The upstart Nicholls State Colonels came into Kingston Tuesday night hoping to get their second road victory of the season and to play the role of spoiler for the University of Rhode Island,…
Former URI volleyball coach Steve Santonastaso. Photo by Autumn Walter. The University of Rhode Island Athletic Department announced on Monday that they have decided not to renew the contract of head volleyball coach Steve Santonastaso. In March of 2017, Santonastaso was promoted to the head coach after serving 12 years as an assistant to long-time…
Davida Dale shoots a corner jumper. Photo by Greg Clark. The women’s basketball team fell to the Fighting Hawks of North Dakota on Friday in a game that tipped off at 1:00 p.m. The Rams got off to a slow start, trailing 10-4 at the under-five media timeout in the first quarter. “We didn’t show…
The University of Rhode Island Football team played their final road game of the 2019 season this past Saturday when they traveled north to the town of Orono to take on the Maine Black Bears. Rhody was looking to avoid losing back to back games as they faced a Black Bears team that was looking…
Volleyball wrapped up their season this past weekend with matches against the George Mason Patriots and the George Washington Colonials, securing a victory in one and dropping the other. The Rams were striving to earn a spot in the Atlantic 10 Championships, which will be hosted in Kingston. They did not make it, although they…
Nicole Jorgensen eyes the hoop as she begins her shot. Photo by Ian Weiner. “Being a low-block scorer that can pound, that’s a lost art nowadays because now every kid wants to face up and play soft and shoot jumpers,” said women’s basketball Head Coach Tammi Reiss. That’s high praise for senior Center Nicole Jorgensen,…
The University of Rhode Island men’s and women’s cross country teams competed this past weekend in the 2019 D1 Northeast Region Cross Country Championships. There was controversy heading into the event, as the races were initially scheduled to be held at the Audubon Golf Course in Buffalo, New York. Poor course conditions required a change,…
Rhode Island knew this would be no cakewalk. The upstart Nicholls State Colonels came into Kingston tonight hoping to get their second road victory of the season and to play the role of spoiler for URI, but ultimately fell short. Rhody showed a level of maturity that at points they lacked in the previous years…