Emotions continued to run high well past the 40 minutes of action between the UMass women’s basketball team and Rhode Island. The two rivals had not only just played their last-ever Atlantic 10 matchup,

Massachusetts (14-13, 10-7 A-10) fell to Rhode Island (16-13, 11-5 A-10) in a tightly contested 42-40 decision on Sunday afternoon

The Ducks second series of the season got underway yesterday with the series opener against Rhode Island. The Rams would strike first in the second inning on a double down the 3rd base line but the Ducks would strike back in the bottom half thanks to Drew Smith hustling to get a double and then eventually coming home on the balk by the Rams