Photo courtesey of GoRhody. Junior Chris Francoeur started his 2019 campaign for Rhody golf in the positive, as he took home individual medalist at the Alex Lagowitz Memorial Invitational. Building off a summer that included a Rhode Island Stroke Play Championship victory and stout play in Massachusetts Amateur events, Francoeur was already coming into the…
Niclas Middrup takes control of the ball against UConn in this week’s soccer game. Photo by Autumn Walter In men’s soccer on monday night, the University of Rhode Island picked up their first victory of the season in a 2-1 Ocean State Derby win against in-state rival Providence College. The winning goal came courtesy of…
Photo courtesey of GoRhody. Rhode Island Women’s Soccer is off to a scorching hot start in their 2019 campaign, sporting a 3-1-1 record through their first five contests. With four of their first five games coming on the road, the Rams battled through tough opening tests at New Hampshire, Quinnipiac, Wagner and against ACC opponent…
Shane Donaldson is currently URI’s sports information director and continues to fulfill his passion for Rhode Island. | Photo by Grace DeSanti. “There is not a place I would want to work more because no teams will ever mean more to me than Rhode Island teams.” Shane Donaldson embodies what it means to be Rhode…
Senior Dawson Jones follows through after driving the ball off the tee. |Photo courtesy of Julie Fletcher. In the Rhode Island Invitational early last week, Rhode Island Golf senior Dawson Jones won his first ever college golf tournament. “Honestly, it was awesome,” said Jones. “It was a long time coming. I played a lot of…
Junior Sprinter Anthony Delasanta competes at the A-10 championships. |Photo courtesy of Michaela Benford. The University of Rhode Island’s men’s and women’s track and field teams were in action this past weekend competing in the 2019 Holy Cross invitational and the 2019 Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational. Both teams competed in Worcester, Massachusetts as part of…
Sophomore pitcher Riley Kernan gets ready to deliver the pitch. | Photo by James McIntosh. The magic provided by the Easter Bunny did not find its way to St. Louis, Missouri this past weekend for the University of Rhode Island softball team. The Rams got swept by the Billikens in one of their final series…
University of Rhode Island redshirt freshman pitcher and infielder Justin Cherry earned Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors this past week. “That was really cool to see that for the first time,” said Cherry. “It just helps with confidence and playing in ongoing games.” The award was announced by the conference on April 15,…
Junior pitcher Vitaly Jangols looks down the batter as he finishes his release. | Photo by Anna Meassick. It was a busy stretch for Rhode Island baseball this past week, as they played three different opponents across four days. The Rams finished the week winning two games and dropping the final game to Sacred Heart….
In what was the final match of the regular season for the Rams, the UMass Minutewomen swept Rhode Island, 4-0 last Thursday at the Mullins Tennis Courts. It has been a tough last couple of months for the Rams, they fell in their fourth straight match against UMass, finishing their regular season with a record…