Here are the Cigar’s picks for the fall sports MVPs. Football: Kasim Hill This fall, the University of Rhode Island Rams put together their best season since 2001 and a big reason why was the play of redshirt junior quarterback Kasim Hill. Whether it was through the air or on the ground, the signal caller…
Tiebreaker scenario bars team from postseason tournament Year One of the Angel Agu era concluded with a bittersweet victory at home against Fordham. PHOTO CREDIT: Siobhan Richards The University of Rhode Island Women’s Volleyball team concluded it’s regular season this past weekend, splitting matchups against Fordham University in a battle for the sixth and final…
Volleyball began their five-game homestand with a pair of losses this past weekend. PHOTO CREDIT: Contributed by gorhody.com After a long four-game road trip, the University of Rhode Island Volleyball team returned to Keaney Gymnasium this past weekend to host Duquesne University and the University of Dayton. Unfortunately, the two games didn’t go in their…
After a rough showing against George Mason, Volleyball bounced back 24 hours later with a sweep vs. George Washington. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The Rhode Island Women’s Volleyball team finished the final leg of their four-game road trip this past weekend, splitting matchups between George Mason and George Washington. The first matchup was against George Mason…
After a tough loss to defending A-10 champion Dayton, volleyball finished the weekend with a win at Duquesne. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Volleyball team kicked off the first half of their four-game road trip last weekend, falling to Dayton 3-0 on Friday before a 3-1 victory on Sunday against Duquesne. Even…
Junior Claire Wagner had a career-high 24 kills during Friday’s win vs. George Mason. Photo Credit: Bryan Kuklo The University of Rhode Island Women’s Volleyball team went 1-1 this past weekend after beating George Mason on Friday and dropping a five-set thriller against George Washington the next day. Friday’s match was highly anticipated as both…
Brynne Wright (shown here) led the Rams with eight kills during Tuesday’s loss at Bryant. Photo Credit: Alan Hubbard The University of Rhode Island Women’s Volleyball team dropped their fourth consecutive match earlier this week after they suffered defeats to St. Louis and in-state rival Bryant. After a strong first set to take the lead…
Volleyball got off to a slow start to begin conference play after dropping games VCU and Davidson. Photo Credit gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Women’s Volleyball team got off to a tough start to begin conference play, losing both matches in straight sets to Virginia Commonwealth and Davidson this past weekend. In the first…
Meet Angel Agu, Rhody volleyball’s first woman head coach. Just five years after finishing her volleyball career at Dayton, Agu is back in the A-10, now leading the Rams. Photo Credit gorhody.com. For the first time in the team’s 46-year history, a woman will be leading the Rhode Island volleyball team. Angel Agu was promoted…
Senior Libero, Ella Ratzloff, became the program’s all-time leader in digs this past weekend. Photo credit: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Volleyball team put together another impressive weekend at the UNH/Merrimack Tournament, winning all three of their games to move to 8-7 this season. With these wins, the team has now aced six of…