Feb. 8, 2013
Highlanders 10 - Golden Eagles 2
On Friday afternoon, the UC Riverside softball team opened it's 2013 season with a 10-2 victory over Southern Mississippi at the Fresno State Kickoff tournament. It was UC Riverside's first opening day win in over five years.
Alyssa Razo pitched all six innings for the Highlanders, allowing just six hits and two...
Rio-Side
Rivalries always add to the excitement of competition. In sports, there is no better feeling than the one you get after beating your most hated opponent. We see that in basketball with the Lakers and Celtics. We see that in baseball with the the Red Sox and Yankees and we even see that in soccer with Real Madrid and...
Feb. 7, 2013
Lions 7 - Highlanders 0
The UC Riverside women’s tennis team was shutout for the third time this year with a 7-0 loss Thursday against Loyola Marymount.
UC Riverside’s only win came in doubles action when the pairing of Kate Bergeson and Thanh Doan defeated LMU’s Lisa Piller and Adriana Radinovic 8-6. However, Loyola Marymount defeated the other two...
Feb. 1, 2013
Aggies 4 - Highlanders 0
UC Riverside men’s tennis lost 4-0 to New Mexico State University in their first game in Las Vegas. The Aggies won the doubles matches handedly, winning 8-2.
The Highlanders lost the singles matches in straight sets in games three to five. Kevin Griffin and Marcus Vinzcarra lost in the first doubles match 8-2 to...
Kendall's Fastball
Everyone has been waiting for the return of Derrick Rose from the Chicago Bulls. I’ve been desperately hoping for his return this year. It looks like we will get just that.
Wednesday, Jan. 30, Tom Thibodeau, the head coach of the Bulls, told reporters that Rose has been cleared for full contact and he has been practicing for a...
Rio-Side
The Lakers are winning? I guess it’s time to jump back on that bandwagon.
The Los Angeles Lakers have found themselves in a bit of a winning streak since Kobe started doing what he never does—passing the ball.
It’s been unreal seeing his Stockton-esque play-making as of late. The man has averaged nearly a triple-double each and every night since that...
Jan. 31, 2013
Highlanders 45 - Gauchos 42
UC Riverside won its sixth game in a row Thursday, Jan. 31 against UC Santa Barbara, 45-42. The game was filled with good defense and poor offensive execution.
Natasha Hadley came up big with 20 points as the Highlanders improved their record to 10-9 on the season and 6-1 on the road. The Highlanders...
The UC Riverside men’s golf team finished 12th out of 15 teams in the Arizona Intercollegiate at the Vistoso Golf Club Jan. 28-29.
The Highlanders shot 308 in the first-round and finished the second-round with 302, dropping them to the bottom in 15th. A strong push in the third-round with 290 and the team was able to move up three...
Jan. 31, 2013
Rainbow Warriors 72 – Highlanders 68
The UC Riverside men’s basketball team hosted Hawai'i for a Big West showdown on Jan. 31, but UCR let their lead slip out of their hands as the Rainbow warriors prevailed on top 72-68.
On a special night with the Highlanders set to honor their program’s all-time leading scorer Larry Cunningham at halftime,...
Sophomore Ted Hooper had one of the best individual performances in his UCR career with a win in the men's long jump, breaking a 12 year school record, as the UC Riverside track and field squads found success in an array of events at the Mountain T's Invitational at Flagstaff, Arizona over the weekend.
Hooper claimed the indoor school record...