UCR volleyball suffers home opener loss amid four game skid

UCR volleyball (5-11, 0-4) opened up its four-game Big West Conference homestand on Wednesday, Oct. 5 against Cal State Long Beach (12-7, 6-0). The Highlanders came out aggressive and sharp, taking the first set...

Women’s tennis drops conference matchup against UCSB, 7-0

UCR women’s tennis team (5-9, 0-4) matched up against conference opponent and number one seed UC Santa Barbara (9-6, 3-0) on Thursday, April 4. The match was especially significant because the Highlanders only have...

Women’s basketball extend losing streak

UCR women’s basketball (2-7) played three games in a week starting Friday, Nov. 24 against Southern Methodist University (3-5) in the Nugget Classic tournament. The Highlanders were there for a two-game stand, and were...

UCR women’s golf gets their wake-up call

Coming off a strong third-place team finish in the Battle at The Rock at Oak Quarry Golf Club, UCR sent sophomore Jakeishya Le and junior Julia Sander to the CBU Invitational on Monday, Feb....

24 seconds: the legacy of the Mamba

Los Angeles Lakers basketball legend Kobe Bryant tragically passed away on Jan. 26, 2020 after his helicopter crashed while flying in dense fog. The fatal crash also killed Kobe’s daughter Gianna (Gigi) along with...

Senior Jazmine Lewis shines at Big West Championship

Jazmine Lewis stated in her UCR biography that her goal as a UC Riverside athlete was to set the record in the heptathlon. And on Saturday, May 4 she achieved her goal as the...

Softball ends season on a good note, taking series win from Cal Poly

Date: May 11, 2012 Mustangs 6 - Highlanders 5 (9) Playing their final games of the season on the road against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the UC Riverside softball team dropped a heartbreaker 5-6 in...

Highlanders Softball trade blows with CSUN in 7-5 win

This past weekend, the University of California, Riverside (UCR) (6-9) made the trip out west to face rivals Cal State University Northridge (CSUN) (2-13). Following an up-and-down series against Hawaii, the Highlanders looked to...

Men’s and women’s tennis double faults in two losses

It was another tough week at the office for UCR’s tennis programs. The women’s team only secured one match win in a 6-1 loss to Air Force. The men’s club, however, fared slightly better...

Men’s basketball thumps Portland State 88-62

Dec. 6, 2014 Highlanders 88 - Vikings 62 Another Saturday night meant another win for the men’s basketball team. Unlike the Highlanders’ nail-biting victory of 59-58 against Bakersfield on Dec. 2, this was far from a...