The Atlantic 10 Conference’s regular season has officially ended, and the University of Rhode Island and George Mason University were crowned co-champions, earning the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, respectively. Each week, The Good Five Cent Cigar Sports Staff votes on all 14 A-10 teams. Here are the rankings as of March 2, as…
A prayer was answered on Saturday as the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team secured its second regular-season Atlantic 10 Conference championship in four years. “The only thing I wanted was a championship for these girls,” Head Coach Tammi Reiss said. “You could take anything from me, anything. But I wanted them to feel…
On Feb. 11, Rhode Island Women’s Basketball Head Coach Tammi Reiss made a public plea for student attendance; 10 days later, it was “the best student section we’ve ever had.” Following the team’s blowout of Virginia Commonwealth University by 43 points to extend their program-record winning streak to 16 games, Reiss was asked by Kevin…
Two of our top three teams in last week’s rankings were taken down in what was an entertaining week of Atlantic 10 Conference women’s basketball. Each week, the Good Five Cent Cigar Sports Staff votes on all 14 teams in the A-10. Here’s how every team fared as of Feb. 23: 14th Place: Virginia Commonwealth…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team bounced back from its loss against La Salle with a 69-39 victory over Fordham University on Saturday, but took its second loss in three games with a 72-46 defeat to the University of Richmond. The battle of the Rams was preceded by a pre-game ceremony honoring URI’s…
For the second-straight week, 11 of the 14 Atlantic 10 Conference teams have shifted in our power rankings. Each week, the Good Five Cent Cigar Sports Staff ranks every team in the A-10. This is how our ranking shaped up as of Feb. 16: T-13th Place: Virginia Commonwealth University Rams (8-18, 4-10) (-1) Since VCU…
The transition from high school to college basketball isn’t always easy for a lot of athletes, but first-year Vanessa Harris has scratched that narrative in her first season with the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team. For Harris, the journey to ending up in Kingston came down to the Rams’ recruiting process. “Rhode Island…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team saw its program-record 17-game winning streak snapped, being taken down by La Salle University on Wednesday after extending it over George Mason University on Saturday. Traveling to Fairfax, Va., for a matinee game with the Patriots, the Rams came in with only one win separating them in…
There remains only one team that is undefeated in Atlantic 10 Conference play after an up-and-down week. Out of 14 teams, 11 have shifted their position from last week’s rankings. Each week, the Good Five Cent Cigar Sports Staff ranks every team in the A-10. This is how our rankings shaped up in week two…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team finished up its three-game homestand and stretched its record-breaking winning streak to 16 games with victories over Saint Louis University on Sunday and Virginia Commonwealth University on Wednesday. Following a program-best 14th straight win on Feb. 4 against Saint Joseph’s University, Rhody continued their winning streak on…