The University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team translated nonconference success into Atlantic 10 Conference action on Saturday, picking up a 1-0 shutout victory over Saint Joseph’s University. Opening conference play with a win for the second season in a row, the Rams took their sixth shutout of the year and seventh victory overall. “We’ve…
The No. 5 University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team saw its season come to a close on Friday in the Atlantic 10 Championship quarterfinals with a 53-50 overtime loss to No. 4 Saint Joseph’s University. Before the Rams’ defeat, revenge was on the menu in their 52-41 second-round win against No. 12 George Washington…
Men’s Track and Field Harvard Crimson Elite (2/7) URI Coaches Invitational (2/8) On Friday, the Rams made the trip to Boston to compete in the Harvard Crimson Elite. Fourth-year Matthew Santy placed fifth in the high jump with a jump of 2.05 meters. In the shot put, second-year Theo Puterbaugh placed sixth, throwing 16.09 meters….
Women’s basketball in the Atlantic 10 Conference is in the midst of a stretch of streaks. Teams are getting hot – and some cold – at a critical point in the season. Each week, the Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff ranks the 15 teams in the conference. Here is how the A-10 is shaping…
Sophia Vital, aka “Big Soph,” the seemingly ironic nickname given to the 5-foot-5-inch second-year guard, is in the midst of her breakout season for the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team as the Atlantic 10 Tournament is quickly approaching. “I think I’m playing with a lot more confidence in myself and my teammates,” Vital…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team earned another crucial 57-36 conference win over the University of Dayton on Saturday, before falling to George Mason University on Wednesday. “We knew what this team was capable of,” Rhode Island Head Coach Tammi Reiss said after Saturday’s win. “We’re coming together at the right time.” Defense…
Less than four weeks away from the coveted month of March in college basketball, it’ll be a fight ‘til the end for the women in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Every week, The Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff will vote on all 15 teams in the conference to see where they’re standing. For the first…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team fell to the top-seeded Atlantic 10 Conference team, the University of Richmond, on Sunday afternoon, but responded with a win against Duquesne University on Wednesday evening. Traveling to Richmond, Virginia for a battle with the first-place Spiders, URI was unable to extend its three-game winning streak due…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team had its losing streak stretch to five games with a winless week on the road against a pair of Ivy League opponents, Harvard University and Princeton University. Rhode Island went into its matchup against Harvard coming off three consecutive close losses, all within seven points or less….
From the quiet streets of Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France to playing under the bright lights of the Thomas M. Ryan Center, first-year forward Palmire Mbu is making a name for herself on the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team in her first year. Mbu’s journey started at the age of six, when she watched her brothers…