OOzeball: A mixture of mud, volleyball, and a lot of fun

Published: April 22, 2024, 8:21 a.m.

University of Rhode Island Student Alumni Association held the 32nd annual OOzeball mud volleyball tournament, the Oozepocalypse, on Sunday afternoon.

URI Student Alumni Association holds the 32nd annual OOzeball, mud volleyball tournament on Sunday April 21, 2024
URI Student Alumni Association holds the 32nd annual OOzeball, mud volleyball tournament on Sunday April 21, 2024
Adam Fuller of the Ball Slappers spikes the ball home for a point over Hiking Dead defender Nicole Kobasa while teammate Jonah Saperstein watches
Adam Fuller helps Ball Slappers teammate Jonah Saperstein up and out of the mud of the playing court
A mud covered Kiley Stahl finished third in the annual URI mud volleyball tournament with team Mud Pies
One of the many University of RI students getting ready to serve in Sunday afternoon's Oozepocalypse, the 32nd annual OOzeball, mud volleyball tournament at URI
Lauren Ragen of Team Oozeballers explodes with laughter at the sight of teammate Nicole Gerrish tumbling backward into the mud while going for the ball during Sunday's Oozepocalypse
URI Student Alumni Association holds the 32nd annual OOzeball, mud volleyball tournament on Sunday April 21, 2024
URI Student Alumni Association holds the 32nd annual OOzeball, mud volleyball tournament on Sunday April 21, 2024
URI Student Alumni Association holds the 32nd annual OOzeball, mud volleyball tournament on Sunday April 21, 2024
URI Student Alumni Association holds the 32nd annual OOzeball, mud volleyball tournament on Sunday April 21, 2024
URI Student Alumni Association holds the 32nd annual OOzeball, mud volleyball tournament on Sunday April 21, 2024
URI Student Alumni Association holds the 32nd annual OOzeball, mud volleyball tournament on Sunday April 21, 2024
URI Student Alumni Association holds the 32nd annual OOzeball, mud volleyball tournament on Sunday April 21, 2024
URI Student Alumni Association holds the 32nd annual OOzeball, mud volleyball tournament on Sunday April 21, 2024
Nicole Kobasa (center) with her Hiking Dead teammate Ellis Rienzi
Ally Burke waits to get hosed down after her game
URI Student Alumni Association holds the 32nd annual OOzeball, mud volleyball tournament on Sunday April 21, 2024
URI Student Alumni Association holds the 32nd annual OOzeball, mud volleyball tournament on Sunday April 21, 2024
URI Student Alumni Association holds the 32nd annual OOzeball, mud volleyball tournament on Sunday April 21, 2024
URI Student Alumni Association holds the 32nd annual OOzeball, mud volleyball tournament on Sunday April 21, 2024
Mud Pie player Madison Hill gets mud removing adjustment with the help of teammate Chloe Tworek after their third place final game
URI grad student and OOzeball participant Rafeed Hussain carries OOzeball supporter Florence Fields safely back through the mud to dryer land
Left to right the members of the Net Force team remove the layers of duct tape from their shoes after their game. Josh Hall, Lauren Zaleski, Kristen Karavitch, Sam Jorgenson and Sarah Parker. The tape helps hold their shoes on to their feet during tournament time
URI Student Alumni Association holds the 32nd annual OOzeball, mud volleyball tournament on Sunday April 21, 2024
While teammate Chloe Tworek watches, a mud covered Kiley Stahl of team Mud Pies gets a head to toe cleaning water spray courtesy of the Kingston fire dept
A mud covered Kiley Stahl of team Mud Pies gets a cleansing hose down courtesy of the Kingston fire dept
Kaitlyn Valentine gets hit by a cold spray of water as she tries to wash away the layers of mud caked to her clothes
Madison Hill, Chloe Tworek and Tommy Vinagre get hosed off after their third place OOzeball tournament finish on Sunday afternoon