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72-513: The University of Rhode Island has been the ECWHL's most successful program in conference play, winning nine playoff championships and nine regular season championships in 17 years. URI and Massachusetts are the only two founding members that have remained in the ECWHL throughout its entire existence, and both have frequently qualified for the ACHA's National Tournament - 12 and 15 times, respectively, while in

144-412: A 3–1 loss to host school Robert Morris (IL) in the semifinals. Carrying a tag like "The Best Team to Never Win a National Title" with finishes in second place (once), fourth place (once) and third place (three times) over a five-year span is certainly a mixed bag, but Rhode Island could at least take solace in its eastern dominance. The team went 51–1–3 within the ECWHL from 2003–08, with a season sweep of

216-492: A Zoë M. Harris Player of the Year Award winner (Cassie Catlow in 2012–13), four players picked for World University Games teams (Catlow in both 2013 and 2015, Alisha DiFilippo in 2013, Lauren Hillberg in 2013 and Kristen Levesque in 2015) and six players who would be picked as first or second team All-Americans at some point during their careers (Catlow, DiFilippo, Hillberg, Brenna Callahan, Sydney Collins and Kayla DiLorenzo). With

288-525: A better hold on how to finance a Division I hockey program for men and women, which we know would be way over a million dollars. We are the only state university in New England that doesn't support a team. That would be a goal of mine in the future, but it all comes down to funding." More recently, a wave of conference realignment in NCAA hockey between 2012 and 2014 led to DI men's league Atlantic Hockey maintaining

360-488: A combined total doubling that of UMass, the next highest team. All the while, the Rams continued running off ACHA National Tournament appearances, compiling a streak of 11 consecutive bids through 2013–14 - a number that has only been surpassed in ACHA history by UMass (14, 2005–18) and Michigan State (13, 2002–14). The national title-related frustration continued as well though, as Rhode Island continued to run into teams of destiny at

432-595: A final ranking of fourth in the East Region (at the time, the ACHA was split into three regions, with the top two from each receiving national tournament bids, along with two wild card selections). An improved team in 2002–03 achieved its first winning mark at 10–7–3, boosting the program to a near-miss for the ACHA National Tournament at third in the East Region. The Rams' stars in their formative years included Marina Riva and Lauren Marx, each of whom ranked among

504-563: A less-than-ideal odd number of members, 11. Rhode Island's men were involved in discussions to join Atlantic Hockey, with the women possibly receiving varsity status as well by joining AHC's sister league, College Hockey America . However, in September 2014, athletic director Thorr Bjorn torpedoed things by flatly stating that the school "isn't currently looking at adding varsity hockey to our slate of offered sports." Nevertheless, Rhode Island

576-451: A nationals-qualifying Penn State team by 9–1 and 8–1 scores in 2006–07 standing as one glaring example of the separation between the Rams and most of the rest of the league during the middle part of the 21st century's first decade. Increasingly, as the ECWHL neared its tenth birthday, Rhode Island saw its hegemony at the top of the league challenged. The 2008–09 season featured a team besides URI win an ECWHL regular season or playoff title for

648-420: A row from 2004 through 2008. The team's present coach, Ashley Pagliarini, was a standout defenseman at URI from 2004 through 2009 and is just the second head coach in team history, taking over for program founder Beth McCann for the 2014–15 season. The first women's teams at URI, typical of a new program, lost more games than they won, posting a 6–33–1 mark from the inaugural 1999–2000 season through 2001–02. For

720-432: A stellar group of freshman that also included Alysa Coleman, Karen Hawes and Lynn Pecci, who would become a mainstay in the Rams' crease during the middle part of the decade. Wallace (33 goals, 26 assists) and Hawes (20 goals, 27 assists) finished first and second in the national scoring race, while Scherick, Rosselle, Riva and Marx also placed highly on the list. In the first-ever ECWHL playoffs, hosted at Boss Arena, Rhody

792-567: A trustee and benefactor of the university, the center was completed in 2000. It houses the university's athletic and recreational facilities. Originally known as Wakehurst, a mansion built in 1887 for James J. Van Alen , was acquired by the university from the Van Alen family in 1972. A replica of Wakehurst Place in England, Wakehurst houses classrooms and faculty offices and serves as a hub for student recreational activities and campus events. The name

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864-436: Is frequently mentioned by fans and writers as a candidate for NCAA expansion on a more informal basis. Sources: † Rhode Island was the 2009–10 ECWHL playoff champion, which likely means that the Rams won at least two additional games that season beyond the 18 counted, however game scores for those playoffs are not available. ‡ In the 2007 ECWHL playoffs, Rhode Island was originally scheduled to play Penn State in

936-596: Is known for its selective nursing program, but it offers more than 40 majors. There are also a number of study abroad programs. Financial aid is offered through a variety of grants, scholarships, loans and part-time work-study employment. Some of the programs are funded by outside bodies and others funded by the university itself. The university also participates in the Post-9/11 GI Bill Yellow Ribbon Program to provide educational funding for veterans and their families. Named for Therese Antone, who

1008-492: The New England Association of Schools and Colleges with additional accreditation from other bodies for professional programs such as business studies, visual arts, counseling, education, nursing, and social work. According to the university, in the three years prior to 2016, it received an average of 5,000 yearly applications, of which 3,000 students were admitted from 35 US states and 20 other countries. Salve Regina

1080-590: The Newport Cliff Walk in the state of Rhode Island , is set on seven contiguous Gilded Age estates with 21 structures of historic significance. The university is home to the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy . Salve is a member of the NCAA Division III and in 2022 about 520 students – about 18% of the student body – participated in intercollegiate athletics. On March 6, 1934,

1152-497: The Vinland Estate , was donated to the college in 1955 by Florence Burden. daughter of Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly . Salve Regina was originally a women's college, becoming coeducational in 1973. The college added graduate programs in 1975 and, in 1991, achieved university status, transforming into Salve Regina University . The changes came about during the tenure of its longest-serving president, Lucille McKillop, who headed

1224-486: The 2003–04 season. + Career includes games in the 2006–07 and/or 2007–08 seasons, during which the ACHA did not accurately track goaltending statistics. The ACHA began compiling a national ranking in 2003–04, issued four times per season, with the top twelve (from 2003–04 through 2008–09) or eight (from 2009–10 on) in the fourth ranking, released in February, receiving a bid to the ACHA National Tournament. A preseason ranking

1296-493: The 2006 playoffs, the previous season's champion serves as the host. Due to the small number of teams in the conference, the ECWHL's regular season winner was named its sole champion, by mutual agreement of the membership and the commissioner Appearances made while an ECWHL member. Former conference members are in italics. Since 2011, the American Collegiate Hockey Association has supplied players for

1368-489: The 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010 national titles while RMU, which knocked URI out of nationals in 2005, 2006 and 2008 were the champs in 2005 and 2007 (the Lions and Eagles, in fact, went head to head in the title game to end four straight seasons, from 2006 through 2009). The Rams' run in the 2006 tournament was among the team's closest calls since the 2004 title game, as Chelsea Skorupski and Emily Tuohey put Rhode Island up 2–0 on RMU in

1440-418: The ACHA semifinals in five consecutive seasons, from the runner-up finish of 2003–04 through 2007–08, when defending national champion Robert Morris (IL) took out the Rams in the final four round. The latter result was part of a disheartening trend: while Rhode Island was great, it just couldn't manage to scale two of the other dominant programs of the time. Lindenwood , which beat URI in the 2007 semifinals, won

1512-549: The ECWHL in 2014 with a separate ACHA Division 1 program. Buffalo, Connecticut, Navy, Vermont and Northeastern all departed while dropping to the ACHA's Division 2, where each remains today. Bates presently competes in the non-ACHA division of the Independent Women's Collegiate Hockey League. NCCC left for a non-ACHA conference, the Northeast Women's College Hockey Association, but has since ceased operations. Beginning with

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1584-614: The ECWHL. However, former member Northeastern University owns the league's sole ACHA National Championship, as the Huskies defeated the University of Minnesota in the final to win in 2011–12. Notably, four ECWHL members have left the league in order to transition to NCAA varsity status. These alumni programs include Boston University and Penn State in NCAA Division I and Norwich and Canton in NCAA Division III . Penn State re-entered

1656-720: The Minutewomen exacted revenge for the ECWHL title and ousted Rhody there by a 2–1 score. McCann, by 2014 ACHA's longest-tenured coach by a wide margin, surprisingly did not have her contract renewed by the team that summer, which ended her 15-year run with a 304–128–26 overall record. In McCann's place stepped one of her former star players, 2009 graduate Pagliarini, who had been coaching the Cranston Thunderbirds (a high school co-op team combining players from Cranston High School East , Cranston High School West and East Greenwich High School ). Following Pagliarini's first season at

1728-801: The Month Harrow Defenseman of the Month Salve Regina University Salve Regina University is a private coeducational Roman Catholic university in Newport, Rhode Island , United States. It was founded in 1934 by the Sisters of Mercy and is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education . The university enrolls more than 2,800 undergraduate and graduate students annually. Salve's 80-acre historical coastal campus, bordering

1800-575: The Most Transformative Colleges in the United States. The university offers associate, bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in a variety of majors. The university has three PhD programs; in international relations , the humanities , and behavior analysis. The university also offers the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). All degree programs offered by the university are accredited by

1872-484: The Rams moving into the ACHA's top five and highlighted by a 4–3 come-from-behind overtime win at second-ranked Liberty , which gave the eventual national champion Flames their first loss. Just two days after the big win, however, a coach-player disagreement at practice resulted in All-American goaltender DiLorenzo being kicked off the team, while two other players also left the squad during the season. Notably, DiLorenzo

1944-441: The Rams remained in constant contention. Helsinki, Finland native Johanna Leskinen (2008–12) was also part of that progression, and would go on to become the program's all-time leading scorer with 116 goals and 188 points in 112 games. Appropriately, given the caliber of players wearing Keaney blue, the Rams won every single regular season and playoff title for the first five years of the ECWHL's existence and cemented their status as

2016-430: The Rams went 9–0–0 and scored 50 times while only surrendering 11 goals. A 2–2 draw with NCAA Division III Holy Cross closed out the regular season. Driving the team's success were a bevy of top players, some familiar, some new. Riva, Marx and Scherick were all still around, as was Jen Wallace, already well on her way to putting together one of the most spectacular careers in team history by that point. Rosselle headlined

2088-444: The Rams, along with URI's men's team and Rhode Island's status as the only New England state without NCAA Division I hockey at its flagship university , has led to frequent rumors of the school adding men's and women's hockey as varsity sports. Most of these began with the completion of Boss Arena , a facility considered capable of hosting NCAA hockey, in 2002, an occasion that led to then-athletic director Ron Petro to openly research

2160-522: The Sisters of Mercy, was originally the main building of the Vinland Estate , built in 1882 for the tobacco heiress Catharine Lorillard Wolfe . It was acquired by the university in 1955 and was at first a residence hall and library. It now houses classrooms and academic department offices. The main library is named for Lucille McKillop, who was president from 1973 to 1994. It was built in 1991 and holds approximately 150,000 volumes. Named for M. Hilda Miley,

2232-604: The United States team at the World University Games women's hockey tournament, held biennially and as part of the multi-sport event for college and university student-athletes. Rhode Island Rams women%27s ice hockey The Rhode Island Rams women's ice hockey team represents the University of Rhode Island (URI) in Women's Division 1 of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). Since

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2304-822: The Year Coach of the Year Off-Ice Most Valuable Player Community Service Award Academic All-American First Team All-American Second Team All-American All-American Honorable Mention First Team All-Tournament Second Team All-Tournament All-Tournament Honorable Mention During the 2013–14, 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons, the ACHA presented a series of monthly awards for both men's and women's divisions. Harrow Player of

2376-426: The autumn of that year. The college's first president was Mary Matthew Doyle (1870–1960), who was also the first Mother Provincial of the Sisters of Mercy of Providence. During the 1950s two more buildings were added to the campus: Moore Hall, originally built in 1890, was donated to the college in 1955 by Cornelius Moore, a former Newport mayor and chairman of the original board of trustees; McAuley Hall, originally

2448-428: The ballrooms on the ground floor. The Goelet family gave Ochre Court to the Sisters of Mercy in 1947, enabling the establishment of the college. It was at first the only building, and housed the dormitories for the original 58 students, classrooms, a library, and the dining hall. At the time, the faculty consisted of eight Sisters of Mercy who lived in the mansion's former servant quarters. Named for Mary James O'Hare,

2520-533: The best practices of planting and caring for campus trees and the engagement of students in environmental stewardship. The university was also accredited by the Morton Arboretum as a Level II arboretum for its historic trees and landscapes in 2016. For its 2023 edition, the Princeton Review selected the university as one of America’s ‘Best Colleges’. In its 2024 edition, U.S news & World Report ranked

2592-503: The campaign to a bitter close. By her second year in charge, Pagliarini managed to stabilize things, as senior tri-captains Collins, DiFilippo and Callahan, along with classmate Levesque, dominated the ACHA scoring charts. Callahan, with 29 points, was the second-highest-scoring defenseman in ACHA Division 1, while Collins (49 points), DiFilippo (43) and Levesque (38) ranked fourth, seventh and ninth among all DI players. Thanks largely to

2664-574: The concept. Petro told college hockey news site USCHO that "During [the last academic] year, the president [of URI] asked for a survey, so I talked to people from Hockey East, the ECAC and the MAAC as to URI - if we were able to fund it - getting into a league. I made a recommendation to the president in April, but we've been hit with budget cuts as most people have been, so we've delayed any decision on that until we can get

2736-488: The efforts of McCann, who also served as the league's first commissioner. Buffalo , Penn State, Massachusetts and Boston University stood as URI's conference rivals in 2003–04. Rhode Island served notice of the shift immediately, taking 15 of the first 16 games on the schedule. Notable among the results were a 4–2 win over NCAA Division I Sacred Heart on October 26, 2003, behind Robin Rosselle, who scored twice and assisted on

2808-592: The final four round. The dream season - which resulted in a program-best 32 wins - came to a disappointing end one victory shy however, as Wisconsin topped the Rams 3–1 in the ACHA championship clash. The spectacular 2003–04 season was hardly a one-off affair as URI recharged with another great incoming class, headlined by Pagliarini and goaltender Kelly Jourdain, while retaining most of its core. A steady flow of other program legends like Kate Garcia (2005–09), Jolene Rambone (2006–10), Justine Ducie (2007–11) and Meghan Birnie (2008-12) arriving in subsequent seasons ensured that

2880-647: The first category, alongside the JV team from Brown and DIII's Salve Regina . The Rams' sole victory that year came against the Providence Lady Reds program. In the 2001–02 season, URI became a member of the ACHA Women's Division (later ACHA Women's Division 1) in its second year of existence, as the organization provided much-needed structure, regulation and a national championship tournament for non-varsity women's college hockey. The Rams' 5–12–0 record in 2001–02 merited

2952-507: The first time ever in the form of Massachusetts, which finished in first place during the regular season. Northeastern , fresh off of a 2010 national championship in ACHA Division II, joined Division I and the ECWHL and were a strong contender during their first years in the league. In 2010–11, the Huskies became the first team other than the Rams to win the ECWHL's playoff championship with a 6–5 win over URI at Boss Arena, while also taking

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3024-464: The four goals per game average those players helped produce, URI returned to national prominence with an eighth ECWHL regular season championship and a 12th bid to the ACHA National Tournament. The following season, 2016–17, despite breakout years from Monica Darby (43 points, good for third in the nation) and rookie Madison Balutowski (28 goals, also third), URI narrowly missed nationals for the second time in three years. The continued national success of

3096-440: The helm in 2014–15, URI student paper The Good 5 Cent Cigar reported that both ends of the coaching change were far from unanimous decisions within the team - the player vote against keeping McCann was 11–10, while the replacement search committee was similarly divided on Pagliarini - and largely blamed on the abrasive behavior of the former coach's husband Tracy, who had also been on the staff. The 2014–15 season started well, with

3168-432: The importance of the regional rankings, as the national rankings were used to determine nationals bids. Regional champions were still awarded an autobid, however, even if ranked outside of the top 12 nationally. In 2004–05, growth in the number of ACHA women's teams resulted in an increase to four regions - Northeast, Southeast, Central and West - although things reverted to East, Central and West in 2007–08. The 2009–10 season

3240-481: The institution from 1973 until 1994. During that time the school went from 1000 students studying nine majors to over 2300 students studying 25 majors. By 2000 the campus had expanded to 60 acres and included 18 buildings of historical significance. The university received an Historic Preservation Award from the Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission in 2000 for its work in

3312-464: The northeast's dominant team by taking the top spot in the East or Northeast Region (as applicable) in 24 of the 27 regional rankings issued between 2003–04 and 2009–10, after which the regional poll was discontinued. Rhody's success translated on a national scale as well, as McCann collected a pair of ACHA coach of the year awards in 2004–05 and 2007–08. Both came during a stretch that saw her team qualify for

3384-555: The other two Rhody tallies. Win 15 of that opening salvo came on January 9, 2004, by a 4–3 score against defending national champion Michigan State. The next week, URI finished second at the UMass White Out Tournament, an invitational packed with powerhouses like the hosting Minutewomen, West Los Angeles College , Colorado and Robert Morris (IL) , before thoroughly dominating the schedule's home stretch. Against Buffalo, Penn State, Bates College , UMass and Saint Anselm ,

3456-534: The preservation and "sensitive adaptation" of the buildings and the 1999 National Preservation Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation . In 2002 the university received a Getty Grant Program award to develop a campus heritage preservation plan. In December 2015 the university received a Tree Campus USA designation, a program of the Arbor Day Foundation which recognizes and encourages

3528-417: The program's growth in the years that followed, opened in the fall of 2002. Although the Rams showed steady improvement over their first four years, there really wasn't much indication of what would follow in season five: an immediate and decisive ascension into one of the nation's best programs, a status that continues to the present day. Coinciding with this development was the advent of the ECWHL thanks to

3600-538: The regular season crown by a single point over Rhode Island to shut the Ocean Staters out of both ECWHL titles for the first time ever. NU added insult to injury the next season by claiming the ACHA national championship that had long eluded the Rams in just its second Division I campaign. Despite the heightened competition within the league, URI more than held their own by winning four playoff and two regular season ECWHL titles over six years from 2008–09 through 2013–14,

3672-457: The second president, Miley Hall was built in 1964 on the former site of Mary Frick Garrett Jacobs ' Whiteholme estate. It serves as a residence hall for first-year students and also houses the cafeteria, bookstore, and offices for student services. Ochre Court , built between 1890 and 1895, and once the summer residence of Ogden Goelet , is now the university's central administration building. Concerts, lectures, and special functions are held in

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3744-431: The semifinal round. However, PSU was unable to travel to the playoffs, resulting in a forfeit and URI's automatic advancement to the championship game. A game against non-ECWHL member Nichols was added as a fill-in during the scheduled semifinal. As of April 14, 2016. ACHA games only, beginning with the 2003-04 season. Sources: ^ Career includes games prior to the 2003–04 season. ^ Career includes games prior to

3816-464: The semis before a natural hat trick from 2006–07 Zoë M. Harris Award winner Savannah Varner flipped the result to 3–2 for the Eagles. In 2007–08, URI had another of the program's best seasons, as the Rams tore through their ACHA regular season schedule unbeaten at 19–0–2 (part of a 19–5–3 overall regular season mark that also included six contests against NCAA teams). Included in that run, most impressively,

3888-496: The state of Rhode Island granted a charter to the Sisters of Mercy of Providence for a corporation to be named Salve Regina College (translated from the Latin as "Hail Queen"). The charter specified that the college would exist "to promote virtue, and piety and learning". In 1947 the corporation received the gift of Ochre Court , a 50-room Newport mansion from businessman Robert Goelet IV, and admitted its first class of 58 students in

3960-468: The talent cupboards again fully loaded, the Rams took both ECWHL championships for the first time since 2009–10 by shutting out both Vermont and UMass in the playoffs. URI carried the third seed to the ACHA National Tournament in Newark, Delaware , and went unbeaten in the pool round (including a tie with eventual national champion Miami ), qualifying for the semifinals for the first time in three years. However,

4032-612: The team's 1999 inauguration, the Rams have been one of the most successful programs in intercollegiate women's ice hockey, winning nine regular season and nine playoff titles in the 15-year existence of the Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League , both ECWHL records. The Rams have also qualified for 12 of the 18 ACHA National Tournaments held for women's teams, a number that trails only Massachusetts , Michigan and Michigan State . Highlighting Rhode Island's 12 ACHA tournament bids are eight semifinal appearances, including five in

4104-580: The team's first four years, it primarily used the West Warwick Ice Rink in West Warwick, Rhode Island - roughly a half hour drive from campus - as its home facility. Early schedules featured a mix of top club programs of the day, as well as junior varsity teams from NCAA Division I schools and NCAA Division III teams. Rhode Island's 2000–01 schedule, for example, included future ECWHL opponents Boston University , Massachusetts and Penn State from

4176-402: The top four from each in February's final ranking invited to nationals. For 2001–02 and 2002–03, the setup was expanded to include East, Central and West Regions. Under that system, the top two from each region were invited to nationals, along with two wild card teams. In 2003–04, the tournament field was expanded to 12 teams, and a national ranking was introduced. The latter development diminished

4248-501: The top ten nationally in 2002–03 scoring. Marina Riva won the leading scorer award for the team in the 2002–03 season with 20 goals and 15 assists for a total of 35 points. Forward Heather Scherick became the first in URI's long line of ACHA award winners by earning All-American Honorable Mention that season. The $ 12 million, 2,500-seat Bradford R. Boss Arena , which finally gave the Rams a top on-campus facility and would prove instrumental to

4320-465: The tourney. In 2009–10, the Lindenwood dynasty again presented a wall too high in the semifinals, while ascending Northeastern posed the same problem the following year and 2012–13 champion Minnesota blocked URI in the pool stage that time around. Following disappointingly short ACHA tournament runs in the springs of 2012 and 2013, McCann assembled one of her strongest teams in 2013–14. That squad featured

4392-616: The university 27th in the Regional Universities (North) Category. In 2022, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked Salve in the top 401st – 500th category of U.S. colleges. In 2022 both Architectural Digest and Conde Nast Traveler ranked the university as having one of the most beautiful college campuses in America. In 2018 Money magazine ranked the university as being one of

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4464-645: The university when the convent was torn down 2004. Wood salvaged from the Fall River convent has been incorporated into the altar base and celebrant's chair. The steeple contains three bells made by the Meneely Bell Foundry in 1910, which formerly hung in a church in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The Mercy Center for Spiritual Life is on the lower level of the building and provides space for student activities and offices for campus ministers. Named for Thomas Rodgers Jr.,

4536-519: The university's first academic dean, the O'Hare Academic Center houses classrooms, laboratories, faculty offices, the Bazarsky Lecture Hall and the Jazzman's Cafe. Designed by East Providence architect Edward P. Denning , it was built in 1968, and in 2015 underwent a major renovation and expansion project in 2017. The chapel and interfaith prayer room are on the main floor of the building, which

4608-547: Was a 4–1 win against Lindenwood at Boss Arena on November 16, 2007, behind two points from Emily Gasper and goals by Ducie and Pagliarini. Three months later, Ducie would strike again - in triple overtime against UMass - to give Rhody a fifth consecutive ECWHL tournament title on February 24, 2008. Rhode Island subsequently plowed through Michigan, Northern Michigan and Minnesota to open nationals in Bensenville, Illinois , before seeing its ACHA unbeaten streak end at 28 games with

4680-772: Was acquired by the university in 1997. The university competes in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . It is a member of the Commonwealth Coast Conference and its quasi-independent football arm, Commonwealth Coast Football , and offers ten sports for women (soccer, field hockey, tennis, cross country, basketball, ice hockey, volleyball, softball, track and field, and lacrosse), eight for men (football, cross country, soccer, basketball, ice hockey, tennis, baseball, and lacrosse), and one co-ed sport (sailing). It also has

4752-683: Was changed to Gerety Hall in May 2019 after the retirement of president Jane Gerety. Named for the university benefactors Anita O'Keeffe and Robert R. Young, the Young Building is the home of the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy and is also a residence for sophomore students in the Pell Honors Program. It was originally Fairlawn, a mansion built in the 1850s for the Boston lawyer Andrew Ritchie and later owned by Levi P. Morton . It

4824-520: Was completed in September 2010. It was built, in part, to house three large figurative stained glass windows and ten smaller ones by John La Farge . They were originally created in 1890–1891 for the private chapel of the Caldwell sisters in Newport. When the Caldwell house was demolished in 1931, the windows went to the Sisters of Mercy convent chapel in Fall River, Massachusetts, and were subsequently acquired by

4896-433: Was initiated beginning with 2014–15. Beginning with the 2016–17 season, the ACHA tabulated rankings each week during the season and issued them on Tuesdays following weekends including games. From 2000–01 through 2002–03, regional rankings were the sole method for determining ACHA National Tournament bids. The inaugural 2000–01 season (which did not include Rhode Island) featured teams divided into East and West Regions, with

4968-461: Was just as dominant as during its 8–0–0 league regular season, dispatching BU (7–2) and UMass (9–2) to win the title and lock down the national number three ranking into the ACHA National Tournament. Things started well in East Lansing, MI as URI took first in its pool and made the semifinals with decisive wins over West LA and Iowa State , before taking down MSU for the second time in 2003–04 during

5040-480: Was notable both for the fact that the tournament field was reduced back to eight teams and as the final year of the regional system, which had become largely antiquated as regional champions generally had little issue placing highly in the national rankings. All-Americans and All-Tournament selections including all seasons except 2008–09. Academic All-Americans including all seasons except 2007–08 and 2008–09. Sources: Zoë M. Harris Player of

5112-656: Was president from 1994 to 2009, the Antone Academic Center for Culture and the Arts houses facilities for several academic departments and programs, including art, cultural and historic preservation, English communications and media, and music, theatre and dance. It was completed in 2008 and involved combining and restoring the carriage house and stable complexes of two historic buildings — Wetmore Hall, belonging to Chateau-sur-Mer , and Mercy Hall belonging to Ochre Court . McAuley Hall, named after Catherine McAuley , founder of

5184-423: Was the Rams' only goaltender, which forced star forward/defenseman Collins to log 440 minutes in net until a late-season replacement was found. Although the Rams largely survived the rough patch and finished with a 21–11–1 overall record while reaching the ECWHL championship game, a blowout loss to Massachusetts in that final and narrowly missing out on the ACHA National Tournament for the first time since 2003 brought

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