Photo courtesy of GoRhody. It was announced on March 19, 2019 that the University of Rhode Island and women’s head basketball coach, Daynia La-Force, have parted ways. La-Force’s contracted has been terminated as she had one year left on the contract. La-Force was the eighth head coach in the program’s history. Since being hired in…
Redshirt Junior Elemy Colome goes for the step back jumper on Sunday against UMass in the final home game of the year. Photo by Greg Clark. The curtain on Rhode Island Women’s basketball season closed this week as the team played their last home game and exited the Atlantic 10 Tournament in the opening round….
Redshirt junior Elemy Colome evades blocker as she goes up for the layup in Sunday’s game against Duquesne. Photo by Greg Clark. The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team suffered defeat vs Duquesne University on Sunday afternoon, dropping the Rams to 2-10 in Atlantic-10 Conference play. Rhody came into the game ranked No. 13…
Redshirt Junior Guard Elemy Colome leads the team with 14.8 points per game. Photo by Autumn Walter. The Women’s Basketball team lost a tough game on the road against University of Massachusetts on Sunday by a score of 56-34. URI, having lost their last six looked to get off to a fast start on the…
Greg Clark | Guard Maia Moffitt drives to the hoop. “It’s just a matter of increasing their basketball IQ.” This was Rhode Island women’s basketball coach Daynia La-Force’s sentiments following a 12 point home loss to Dayton this past Sunday. It was a frustrating afternoon for the Rams, as they hung around with a Flyers…
Photo by Autumn Walter | The Women’s Basketball team won in the Ocean State Tip-off Tournament. The University of Rhode Island Women’s basketball team was crowned champions of the Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament this past Sunday, an event they hadn’t won a game in for the past two years. The tournament was held at the…
Photo by Autumn Walter | Davida Dale makes a lay-up. For the first time since 2013, the Rhode Island women’s basketball team has an Atlantic 10 player of the week. For her performance against North Dakota, then Providence and Brown in the Ocean State Tip-Off, redshirt junior Davida Dale got the nod from the conference….
Photo by Autumn Walter | Elemy Colome scored 20 points for URI against North Dakota. “We finally figured out how to win a beautiful basketball game, and I hope we remember how good that feels.” This is the sentiment being echoed by Rhode Island Women’s basketball coach Daynia La-Force following the Rams 77-63 victory over…
Photo by Autumn Walter | Elemy Colome attempts to make a lay-up. The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team is officially back for the 2018-2019, splitting their first two games. The Rams were looking for their third straight home-opening win when they took on the Boston College Eagles this past Thursday. Both teams were…
Photo by Greg Clark | Nicole Jorgensen goes up for a layup. It started off slow for the University of Rhode Island Women’s Basketball team this past Sunday as they took on the University of New Haven Chargers in a preseason exhibition and what would turn into a 66-61 win for the Rams. New Haven…