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Strong Victory over Fordham on Sunday:
- Fordham came in 9-2 in A10, 17-7 overall
- Fordham won the A10 last year
- Who would have thought that URI would win knowing our top two scorers from last game would go 3-15 FG (Charise Wilson) and 1-7 FG (Sydney Lewis)
- Great game by 6'3" Junior Samantha Tabakman getting her 2nd consecutive start after returning from injury
- Tabakman had a monster game going an almost perfect 7-8 FG, a perfect 6-6 FT, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, a team leading 22 points in only 23 minutes of playing time
- Impressive win over Fordham but very impressive to beat a solid, upper echelon A10 team by a whopping 15 points
- Fordham came in 9-2 in A10, 17-7 overall
- Fordham won the A10 last year
- Who would have thought that URI would win knowing our top two scorers from last game would go 3-15 FG (Charise Wilson) and 1-7 FG (Sydney Lewis)
- Great game by 6'3" Junior Samantha Tabakman getting her 2nd consecutive start after returning from injury
- Tabakman had a monster game going an almost perfect 7-8 FG, a perfect 6-6 FT, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, a team leading 22 points in only 23 minutes of playing time
- Impressive win over Fordham but very impressive to beat a solid, upper echelon A10 team by a whopping 15 points
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Thanks for posting the link, ATP!!!
It's been a long, long time since Donaldson has written such a positive article about….well….anyone or anything.
It's been a long, long time since Donaldson has written such a positive article about….well….anyone or anything.
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Given what she was given to work with, there aren't many negatives to find in the job she's done. One similarity between her and Dan is that they're masters at getting their teams to buy into their system. Plus they seem to know how to get the best out of the players they have. But I suppose you can say that about all successful coaches.bressler3south wrote:Thanks for posting the link, ATP!!!
It's been a long, long time since Donaldson has written such a positive article about….well….anyone or anything.
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After my 3yr old's swim class in Tootell, my wife and I took him to the Ladies Pink Out Senior Night game at the Ryan Center. We were treated to a blowout of a first half as the Lady Rams outclassed St Louis in just about every way. I enjoyed it and the rest of the 669 or so fans did as well.
Saw Rod with his grand daughters (Tried to shout Hey Rod! from my seat in the last row of 104, but I had no voice from the Davidson game).
Strong contingent of the men's team was there at courtside on the south sideline to support the team as well. Saw Jared Terrell shopping in the RamZone.
While we only stayed one half due to impending bed time, it was fun and I will definitely go to more games especially for $7 general admission (and kids 13 and under are FREE). I hope more fans of the men's team will take in a game or two next season.
http://gorhody.com/sports/w-baskbl/2014 ... 0226ubezi9
Saw Rod with his grand daughters (Tried to shout Hey Rod! from my seat in the last row of 104, but I had no voice from the Davidson game).
Strong contingent of the men's team was there at courtside on the south sideline to support the team as well. Saw Jared Terrell shopping in the RamZone.
While we only stayed one half due to impending bed time, it was fun and I will definitely go to more games especially for $7 general admission (and kids 13 and under are FREE). I hope more fans of the men's team will take in a game or two next season.
http://gorhody.com/sports/w-baskbl/2014 ... 0226ubezi9
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This team is light years ahead of any team since the 90's.
You can see how well coached they are, and how disciplined
they play.
Fun team to watch. Not that big, but they play hard for 40 minutes.
As ATP said, this is a good take for a family.
I found it easier to point out parts of the game, to the midgets.
Plus I sit in places that I don't usually, for a different view of the floor.
A good time and the price is right.
You can see how well coached they are, and how disciplined
they play.
Fun team to watch. Not that big, but they play hard for 40 minutes.
As ATP said, this is a good take for a family.
I found it easier to point out parts of the game, to the midgets.
Plus I sit in places that I don't usually, for a different view of the floor.
A good time and the price is right.
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With one game remaining in the regular season (@UMass), the Lady Rams are 16-11 overall and 8-7 in A-10 play.
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Tied for 5th in the A10 with Richmond, one game ahead of VCU, Saint Louis and Saint Joe's, but no chance of jumping into fourth place. The women's bracket works the same as the men's, with the tournament being held in Richmond. We travel to UMass, who is second to last in the conference. Richmond is at VCU. Richmond beat us in Kingston, so they own the tiebreaker.
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The lady rams finished 16-12 and 8-8 in conference, their best year in a long time. They are the 6 seed after being predicted to finish 13th
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Almost a miraculous job by coach La-Force.
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Hope so. I sure will attend a few more WBB games next season. Fun team to watch and they WIN.
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Plus, the price is right!
It also offers a chance to talk to coaches
or players, who drop in.
It also offers a chance to talk to coaches
or players, who drop in.
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it's a damn shame La-Force didn't get coach of the year, no offense to the GW coach but come on
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I admit to knowing next to nothing about Atlantic 10 women's basketball, and GW did win the conference, but they had two players on first team all-conference and were picked to finish 2nd. Sounds like a job well done but coach of the year?
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We need to get our best people on this.Rhody74 wrote:If La-Force doesn't get COY in the A10, there ought to be an investigation.
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It's a tough break for La-Force after guiding us to a 6 win improvement in conference, but GW's coach seems to have turned their program into a wagon. This was his third season and he led GW to a 15-1 conference record, an improvement of 4 wins over last year. Normally a coach that had La-Force's season would win, but it's really hard to ignore that kind of record especially when their improvement year over year was almost our equal.
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When we go 16-0 next year Daynia will get COY !!
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The A-10 office, league media, and other members could care less about URI. We are the geographic outlier that is always overlooked. It has become tradition to get shafted by the league. We merely exist to fill out schedules for the favored members.
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LaSalle defeats Davidson tonight.
URI now plays LaSalle Thursday night on A10 Network
URI now plays LaSalle Thursday night on A10 Network
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Go WRams !!!!
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URI will now play the #3 seed Duquesne
URI split with Duquesne this season winning 63-62 in their A10 opener and losing 60-50 at Duquesne 10 day ago
URI split with Duquesne this season winning 63-62 in their A10 opener and losing 60-50 at Duquesne 10 day ago
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Watched our ladies close out the win! Big free throw shots and a big three in the last minute to kill La Salle. Better shooting than the males and more clutch
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Watched via A10 app and they finished out the win nicely.
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What a tremendous turn around season for the Rams! (and it ain't over yet)
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I will try to watch tonight online (Free live stream at atlantic10.com or A10 app if you have a iOS/Apple device).
The announcers were driving me nuts because they kept calling the team the "Rhodies" rather than Rams. Not once did they say Rams, even when closing the telecast.
The announcers were driving me nuts because they kept calling the team the "Rhodies" rather than Rams. Not once did they say Rams, even when closing the telecast.
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Go ladies!!!!!!
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It just adds to an already incredible season!
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Love these two facts:
•With 17 victories, Rhode Island has its biggest win total in 19 seasons, dating back to the 1995-96 team that went 21-8 and qualified for the NCAA Championship.
•With the victory, Rhode Island has 10 more wins than it had last season, making the Rams one of only eight schools in the country to improve by at least 10 wins from last season. The others are Ohio, Southern Illinois, Texas-Arlington, Kennesaw State, Eastern Tennessee State, Radford and UC Riverside
Now for the Duquesne Game:
This is a winable game for URI, even though Duquesne is in 3rd place, 12-4, 20-9, they are beatable. We beat them the first time and then lost the 2nd game by 10 at Duquesne.
We must contain 2nd Team All A10 Player April Robinson. We did a good job last time but then Gronas got incredibly hot against us off the bench. We continue to improve and it would be awesome to get to the Semi-Finals.
•With 17 victories, Rhode Island has its biggest win total in 19 seasons, dating back to the 1995-96 team that went 21-8 and qualified for the NCAA Championship.
•With the victory, Rhode Island has 10 more wins than it had last season, making the Rams one of only eight schools in the country to improve by at least 10 wins from last season. The others are Ohio, Southern Illinois, Texas-Arlington, Kennesaw State, Eastern Tennessee State, Radford and UC Riverside
Now for the Duquesne Game:
This is a winable game for URI, even though Duquesne is in 3rd place, 12-4, 20-9, they are beatable. We beat them the first time and then lost the 2nd game by 10 at Duquesne.
We must contain 2nd Team All A10 Player April Robinson. We did a good job last time but then Gronas got incredibly hot against us off the bench. We continue to improve and it would be awesome to get to the Semi-Finals.
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Sucks they lost to the Dukes. Great season to build a winning program.
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they took the lead by 1 with about 4 1/2 minutes to go and then Duquesne took over the last 4 minutes
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Bummer they lost to the lady dukes, is it the duchesses? but as I've said I'm really happy for the women's program and I'm really hoping they can schedule some home double headers with the men's team going forward.
I do think the A10 a little bit ignores Rhody in some of these cases, La Force got screwed, but I'm not as convinced our geographical location is a problem for the A10, lets just say I think it's a good thing that both programs are 'relevant' again. Winning programs can not be ignored!
I do think the A10 a little bit ignores Rhody in some of these cases, La Force got screwed, but I'm not as convinced our geographical location is a problem for the A10, lets just say I think it's a good thing that both programs are 'relevant' again. Winning programs can not be ignored!
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Great turn around season. This program had been down for so long. Coach La-Force has completely changed the culture of the program.
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17 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists for Ross in Fenway HS playoff game last night
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/ ... story.html
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/ ... story.html
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Maybe Rookie of the Year two years in a row ...
"We can switch off on a quick guard and I’m comfortable with her switching off, picking up that quick guard defensively,” said Rice. “She’ll jump center, she can shoot threes, post up, she can go to the point, we can have her on the wing, she’s an excellent passer, she can run the floor, and she’s got good speed.
“That’s the reason why out of all the freshmen coming into a fantastic conference like the Atlantic 10, she’s the highest-rated.”
"We can switch off on a quick guard and I’m comfortable with her switching off, picking up that quick guard defensively,” said Rice. “She’ll jump center, she can shoot threes, post up, she can go to the point, we can have her on the wing, she’s an excellent passer, she can run the floor, and she’s got good speed.
“That’s the reason why out of all the freshmen coming into a fantastic conference like the Atlantic 10, she’s the highest-rated.”
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In the Women's NCAA Tournament who else but Dayton of the A10 is making some big noise.
They are now in the Elite 8 having been a 7-Seed and will play 1-Seed UCONN Monday Night
Dayton pulled a big upset of 2-Seed Kentucky in the round of 32
Then had a big upset of 3-Seed Louisville today. After trailing by 1 at the half they ran away from Louisville winning 82-66.
They are now in the Elite 8 having been a 7-Seed and will play 1-Seed UCONN Monday Night
Dayton pulled a big upset of 2-Seed Kentucky in the round of 32
Then had a big upset of 3-Seed Louisville today. After trailing by 1 at the half they ran away from Louisville winning 82-66.
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It’s official! NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approves playing four 10-minute quarters in women's basketball.
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URI needs to start going after my cousin at Cranston East. I'd like to see her go to URI but she is already getting letters from Stanford
and other top schools. She's a 6'5 soph and she is only getting better. Reach out to me coach.
and other top schools. She's a 6'5 soph and she is only getting better. Reach out to me coach.
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Jimi, she's very approachable.
Email her or give her a call.
Email her or give her a call.
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If she grows 3 more inches, maybe you ought to alert Dan.
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