Albiani’s Take

Positives: The Rhode Island men’s basketball team’s win over Rider University was a great way to come back from an all-around ugly performance against the University of Maryland. Clearly Maryland is a superior team, but the alleged postgame remarks from head coach Dan Hurley don’t put the Rams in a positive light. This performance helps…

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Albiani’s take

Positives: The Rhode Island basketball team’s win over American was exactly how we predicted it with a decent offensive performance, but fantastic defensive performance. Transfer Four McGlynn’s four 3-pointers really stood out. The URI women’s volleyball team’s victory over VCU capped off a successful regular season as they  finished as the third seed in the…

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Albiani’s Take

Positives: The Rhode Island basketball team’s exhibition win over the St. Thomas Aquinas was simply a tune-up for the team, but Rhode Island showed a more potent offensive arsenal, with newcomers Four McGlynn and Christion Thompson each hitting a pair of threes. The outside shot was a major weakness for Rhody last season. However, as…

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Albiani’s Take

Positives: The Rhode Island football team’s first half at the University of New Hampshire was exactly what we have all been waiting for. Coach Jim Fleming has done a masterful job developing players, eliminating the penalties and turnovers, and building a foundation. Not the same UNH team, but URI did not turn the ball over,…

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Albiani knows best

Positives: The Rhode Island women’s volleyball team won its third and fourth straight this weekend, including against one of the top conference opponents in George Washington University. With the win over George Washington, on the road, the Rams now move into sole possession of third place in the Atlantic 10 standings with a 6-3 mark…

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Albiani’s Take

Positives: URI women’s volleyball bouncing back with back-to-back wins, first at Brown, followed by a home game against Fordham. The two games were clear domination for the Rams as they won a combined 6-1 in the two matches. Although both opponents were clearly not on par with Rhode Island, they needed to bounce back after…

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