Redshirt freshman Hope Passarello has logged 200 assists in her opening season. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com This season, URI redshirt freshman Hope Passerello has burst onto the Atlantic 10 women’s volleyball scene, becoming one of the conference’s top players right out of the gate. Passarello grew up in Davie, Fla., and attended West Broward High School,…
Rams fall in first-ever matchup with undefeated Ramblers PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com After picking up their first conference win the previous weekend, the University of Rhode Island volleyball team was swept in their two-match series with the Loyola Ramblers, falling to 5-19 on the year. This weekend marked the first matchup between both teams since the…
Rams continue winless conference streak Brynne Wright contributed 25 of her 146 kills for the season in the past three games. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island women’s volleyball team continued their conference play this past weekend in a pair of games against Virginia Commonwealth University and a match against Fordham. Unfortunately, the…
Rams take Billikens to five sets in both losses Brynne Wright, who is second on the team in kills, digs for a ball. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Volleyball team kept it close throughout, but ultimately fell short as they lost two matches against the Saint Louis Billikens this past weekend in…
Photo contributed by: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Women’s Volleyball team finished up a competitive non-conference schedule this past weekend, splitting their two games at the NIU invitational before falling to the defending NCAA National Champion Wisconsin Badgers. The Rams began their weekend in DeKalb, Illinois at the NIU Invitational. The first of their…
Club volleyball hires first head coach in program history For the entirety of its existence, URI women’s club volleyball has never had a coach. That all changes this season, as former Brown University Club Volleyball Head Coach Cathy Fulford has accepted the coaching position in Kingston. As a former champion both on and off the…
The team took down LIU and Marist before losing in the final match of the annual tournament The University of Rhode Island’s women’s volleyball team rallied as host of the 14th annual Art Carmichael Invitational this weekend, finishing with wins over Marist College and Long Island University before falling to Boston College. The invitational pays…
Photo Credit: URI Men’s Club Volleyball The last time that the NCVF Championships were held in person, the University of Rhode Island Men’s Club Volleyball team walked away with the Division 1-AAA Championship. Three years later and now competing for the Division 1-AA title, they traveled to Phoenix, Ariz. After two days of pool play,…
URI, men’s club volleyball earns the first spot on New England Collegiate Volleyball ball league after the first home tournament. PHOTO CREDIT: Campus Rec The University of Rhode Island Men’s Club Volleyball team opened their first home tournament of the 2021-22 season last Saturday with a bang, finishing 5-0 on the day and moving into…
PHOTO CREDIT: @uriwomensclubvb After its formation in 2018, the University of Rhode Island Women’s Club Volleyball team now can officially call themselves a club sports team. Before being recognized as an official club volleyball team at URI, the team was recognized by Student Senate. In order to become a recognized club sport, they had to…