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Ron Robert
- Sep 19, 2021
Men's Soccer: URI opens A-10 play with shock 2-1 OT win vs. VCU
The University of Rhode Island Men's Soccer team returned to the URI Soccer Complex on Saturday night to open Atlantic 10 Conference play against their mascot namesake, the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams.
The match started out at a fervent pace on both sides, seeing a fast running first ten minutes with opportunities and chances from both forward lines but goaltenders Stefan Schmidt and Mario Sequeira were tall to the task and kept the score-line 0-0.
It would hold t
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Ron Robert
- Sep 16, 2021
Men's Soccer: URI trounces Brown 3-1 as Agyemang nets Hat Trick.
It was Patrick Agyemang's world on Wednesday night and everyone in attendance at the URI Soccer Complex, including the Brown Bears, down I-95 from Providence, were just living in it.
The forward, team captain and soul leader of the Rams powered his way through the Bears defense with the same will and determination he had been pressing on all season. At the end of it all, he had blasted three goals against the twine at the back of the posts and the Rams rolled to a victory. H
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Ron Robert
- Sep 7, 2021
Men's Soccer: URI and PC produce thrilling 1-1 draw.
The stadium known as the University of Rhode Island Soccer Complex was packed to the edges last night for the cross-state rivalry matchup between the Rams and the Providence College Friars.
The Rams entered the night coming off a huge win against another Big East opponent in the UConn Huskies and were looking to bring home one more before they close the non-conference set on the road.
The match got off to a speedy start as both sides pressured on the final third within the
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Ron Robert
- Sep 6, 2021
Women's Soccer: Rams fall 1-0 to Boston University.
The Boston Terriers defense held the Rams to just 4 shots on the game, two of which were taken by Tali O'Leary late in the 2nd half, but unfortunately neither were able to find the back of the net.
The Terriers did find the back of the net early on, in the 10th minute, off a set piece on the corner kick from Jenna Oldham, it found the foot of Hugrun Helgasdottir who knocked it past Goalie Faith Hutchins for the lone score of the game.
The loss marked the third straight for
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Ron Robert
- Sep 5, 2021
Rams Wrap-Up: Rhody Football returns with 45-21 win over Bryant.
After a wild spring season that saw the Rams only play 3 games, they returned to Meade Stadium on a nice fall evening in September for a formal proceeding against the cross-state rival Bryant Bulldogs. Tonight's meeting was the first between the two Ocean State foes as Division I FCS programs. The Bulldogs and Rams met back in 2002, won by the Rams 28-0 in Bryant's 4th season as a Division II program. This game also marked the beginning of a 10-year deal between the schools w
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Ron Robert
- Sep 4, 2021
RIIL Football returns! Oakers defeat Falcons in Injury Fund game.
The 2021 RIIL Football Season kicked off last night with the return of the Injury Fund Game, done in a bit of a different format than in years past. The Cranston West Falcons played host to the Coventry Oakers for a full game, that played out like a final scrimmage. The score and win by the Oakers doesn't count to the record for the season and it showed during the 2nd half of the game as both sides played a considerable number of subs, including a chance for many Freshman and
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Ron Robert
- Sep 3, 2021
Women's Soccer: Brown bears down on cross-state rival URI.
The Brown Bears, playing their second of a three match homestand, wasted no time in asserting their position of challenging for Best of Rhode Island and another Ivy League Championship. Forward Brittany Raphino, found the back of the net on a tic-tac-toe play from Kayla Duran and Lexi Quinn, just seven minutes in to the match. It would be Raphino's second goal on the young season and put the Rams on their heels early.
After the match, Raphino talked about how "amazing it was
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Ron Robert
- Aug 31, 2021
Men's Soccer: Purcell's two assists power URI to first victory of season.
The University of Rhode Island Rams picked up their first victory of the season with a 2-0 decision versus the Blue Devils from Central Connecticut State University.
It took just seven minutes for the Rams to get on the board as Rafa Villanueva struck one on goal that was initially blocked. The rebound bounced out on the foot of Cian Purcell who sent the cross back to Villanueva to bang it home and the Rams were off and running.
Forward Patrick Agyemang said during postgame
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Ron Robert
- Aug 29, 2021
Women's Soccer: Rams return to field with 1-0 loss to Northeastern.
The University of Rhode Island Women's Soccer team returned to the pitch after an elongated pause due to Hurricane Henri. The Rams had been slated to take on the University of Maine Black Bears last Sunday in Kingstown, RI but that game was cancelled due to the storm conditions.
This Sunday's match started fairly similar to the last played one versus Providence, with the Rams containing midfield play through the first ten minutes, barely letting the Huskies gain the final th
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Ron Robert
- Aug 27, 2021
Men's Soccer: Rams open season dropping a tough one to Hofstra.
The University of Rhode Island Men's Soccer team finally got their 2021 season underway last night in Kingstown, RI at the URI Soccer Complex. The Rams took to the pitch against a perennial NCAA tournament side in the Hofstra Pride.
A gut check first match for the Rams saw the Pride need just 11 minutes to place one in the back of the net as a Storm Strongin placed a strong cross into the box that was headed home by Matthew Vowinkel and the Pride were off and running. The Ra
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Ron Robert
- Aug 20, 2021
Henri wreaks havoc on weekend schedules.
The approach of Tropical Storm Henri, the first system to make a direct landfall impact on the Southern New England area since Hurricane Bob in 1991, has begun to make precautionary cancellations of events around the Ocean State occur. The first victim to the schedule is Sunday's non-conference matchup in Women's Soccer between the Univ. of Rhode Island and Univ. of Maine. The matchup will not be rescheduled, sending the Rams onward to their next match on August 29th versus a
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Ron Robert
- Aug 19, 2021
Rams open Women's Soccer season with 1-1 draw vs. Friars.
The 2021 NCAA Women's Soccer season opened with an all Ocean State battle between the upstarts from the AAC in University of Rhode Island and the high rated Big East power Providence College. The Friars have had the better of the Rams throughout the past years including a 2-0 victory in the abrupt pandemic played "2020" season.
The first half began with a well played pressure on the backline of the Rams by the Friars offense, led by Hannah McNulty and Big East Preseason All-
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Ron Robert
- Nov 30, 2020
Rams Wrap-Up: Men's and Women's Basketball open seasons.
The college basketball season finally tipped off “this weekend” with a very different look to it. While the days of packed arenas, booming pep bands, loud cheerleading squads and court-rushes after buzzer beating wins are on hold, the game on the hardwood was still being played at a frenzied pace. MEN’S BASKETBALL: The men’s team started the season off on Wednesday in the 2K Empire Classic at Mohegan Sun Arena against No. 18 Arizona State and while the Rams put up a valiant e
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Ron Robert
- Aug 24, 2020
The Impact of NCAA Cancellations on HS Football.
An SFBN Special Report - Part 2 of 2. Providence, RI – “The game will go on without u”, that was the tweet from NFL legend Dion Sanders two weeks ago to football players across the NFL, College and even the High School ranks optioning out of playing in the 2020 seasons that will take place in the fall and/or in the spring as some colleges are looking towards. However, there is an interesting construct to this in regards to the NCAA and High School players that have made this
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