A third-year Rhode Island native, Nick Martin has made an impact on both the University of Rhode Island cross country and track and field teams, most recently playing a vital role in bringing the New England Championship title back to URI. Growing up in East Greenwich, Martin did not think he’d end up at URI,... The post Martin continues to make mark with men’s cross country first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

The University of Rhode Island football team rushed for a total of 220 yards against the University of New Hampshire on Oct. 11 — over half of those yards came from fifth-year running back Brendon Barrow. Entering the game against New Hampshire, Barrow had 80 rushing yards in his entire collegiate career and zero touchdowns.... The post Barrow sets career highs in breakout game for football first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

The University of Rhode Island men’s club hockey team swept fellow Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association opponent Lehigh University over the weekend as it stretched its winning streak to five games. On Friday, Rhody opened up the scoring early off of URI third-year forward Max Lockwood’s goal less than three minutes into the game. Four minutes... The post Men’s club hockey sweeps Lehigh to extend winning streak to five first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

Despite the 3,200-mile distance between the University of Rhode Island and Wales, the Wales National Team and the URI women’s lacrosse team shared the field at Meade Stadium on Tuesday. Meade Stadium was the fourth stop on the Wales National Team’s “Boston Tour.” Other schools that Wales has scrimmaged on the tour include Roger Williams... The post Women’s lacrosse hosts Wales National Team in ‘awesome opportunity’ first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

The University of Rhode Island swim and dive team took a tight 156-143 defeat against Northeastern University on Saturday. Northeastern has finished in the top half of the Coastal Athletic Association in each of the last three seasons and beat the Rams by 45 points a year ago. That margin was slashed to just 13... The post Swim and dive drops competitive meet to Northeastern first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

The University of Rhode Island men’s golf team pulled away from the rest of the field on the back nine of the final round at the Nassau Intercollegiate this week to win its third event of the fall season. Dealing with tough conditions and high winds in Glen Cove, New York, the Rams shot 31-over... The post Golf fights back in final round to secure third win of season first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

The University of Rhode Island women’s volleyball team went on the road to St. Louis, Missouri, to take on Saint Louis University in a weekend series, where the Rams went 0-2 to stay winless in Atlantic 10 Conference play. With URI having a tough schedule these past few weeks playing higher-ranked teams within the conference,... The post Pair of defeats stretch volleyball’s losing skid to 10 first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

The University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team split its two matches this past week with a 5-0 win against George Washington University on Thursday, Oct. 16, and a 4-1 loss to Saint Louis University on Sunday. The Rams made the trip to the nation’s capital on Thursday to take on George Washington as they... The post Rhody loses five-game unbeaten streak during 1-1 week first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.