By PAUL GOTHAM While Rochester and the rest of the northeast of the United States brace for a major winter storm, the Monroe Community College baseball team gets ready to absorb a regular season schedule which may make double-digit snowfall amounts look easy. As they have for the past three years under head coach Dave Brust, the Tribune nine will open its season in … [Read more...] about Tribune nine open March 13th
Rhody’s ball control led to A-10 championship
By PAUL GOTHAM PITTSBURGH, PA -- Rhode Island won their only regular season meeting with Virginia Commonwealth University. That didn't mean there wasn't room for improvement, and when it came to preparing for a rematch in Sunday's Atlantic 10 Championship game, head coach Dan Hurley wanted to take away VCU's strength. A URI adjustment limited turnovers and kept VCU from … [Read more...] about Rhody’s ball control led to A-10 championship
Rhode Island holds off VCU; takes A-10 title
By PAUL GOTHAM PITTSBURGH, PA -- Tournament MVP E.C. Matthews finished with 19 points including a pair of free throws in the closing seconds, and the Rhode Island Rams defeated the VCU Rams, 70-63 to claim the Atlantic 10 championship and secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Matthews connected on 6 of 11 shots from the floor including four of five from behind the … [Read more...] about Rhode Island holds off VCU; takes A-10 title
Rhode Island races to double-digit advantage at halftime of A-10 championship
By PAUL GOTHAM PITTSBURGH, PA -- E.C. Matthews and Jared Terrell paced an early run, and the Rhode Island Rams took a 40-27 halftime lead over the VCU Rams in the finals of the Atlantic 10 championship Sunday at PPG Paints Arena. Matthews, who connected on all four of his three-point attempts in the semi-finals, hit his first of three triples to get Rhode Island on the … [Read more...] about Rhode Island races to double-digit advantage at halftime of A-10 championship
Doughty delivered when VCU needed it most
By PAUL GOTHAM PITTSBURGH, PA -- Trailing by six with less than eight minutes remaining in regulation, Will Wade and VCU Rams needed a spark. They found it in redshirt freshman Samir Doughty. The 6-foot-4 guard drove baseline and drew contact for an and-one to stop a 6-0 Richmond spurt. Wade reacted on the sideline. "We have to drive the ball and get it in the … [Read more...] about Doughty delivered when VCU needed it most