Golf season for UC Riverside doesn’t start until Feb. 4 for the women’s team and Jan. 28 for the men’s team. Both have a lot going for them with Coach Eric Riehle guiding the way, however, the athletes must produce.
Riehle has set up his men’s and women’s teams for success for this season and beyond with his core of...
Coming off three tough losses against Northeastern, Alaska Anchorage, and Texas State, UC Riverside pulled out a win by beating Northern Colorado 69-63 with tough defense. They were one and five before heading into Saturday’s Dec. 1 game against Northern Colorado and desperate for a win. Struggling with inconsistency and a lack of both a powerhouse offense and good...
The UC Riverside women’s basketball team lost a four point game to the Princeton Tigers of the Ivy League, 72-68 at the Student Recreation Center. The Highlanders were down 20 points in the first half, but rallied in the second, cutting the deficit to four points. On multiple occasions UCR was unable to make plays late to complete the...
The NFL will be entering its 13th week of their 17 week season. The 2012 season has been one to remember. There are teams that exceeded my expectations and teams that never lived up to the hype.
Let’s start with the team that I think is a let down this season. At the beginning of the 2011 season, the Philadelphia...
November 21st, 2012
Huskies 61 – Highlanders 52
The UC Riverside men’s basketball squad traveled north to take part in the Great Alaska Shootout tournament and finished in sixth place. The Highlanders’ first opponent was against the Northeastern Huskies from Boston. UCR eventually erased a 21-point deficit but was unable to complete the comeback, losing 61-52.
An early 12-0 run in the...
November 21, 2012
Matadors 3 - Highlanders 0
Searching for their fourth win in the last seven games, the UC Riverside women's volleyball team began the final two matches of their season on the road, starting with the first match against Cal State Northridge. The Highlanders (8-23, 2-15) were swept by the Matadors (20-10, 11-6) in three straight sets (25-14, 25-12,...
Rio-Side
Since UC Riverside’s inception in the mid 1950s, the Highlanders have had a decent amount of success in just about every sport played on campus. We’ve sent athletes to the MLB, the NFL and even to the PGA. Some of these players went as far as winning a championship for those teams.
But the one sport UCR has yet to...
Student support is usually a key factor in determining the outcome of a college basketball game. Fans usually come out in support of their team, wearing the school colors, cheering for the team and doing something as simple as singing the school’s fight song.
It’s become increasingly clear, however, that the latter usually doesn’t occur during UCR home games.
During timeouts...
Nov. 16, 2012
Gauchos 3 – Highlanders 2
The misfortunes continued to pile for UCR’s struggling women’s volleyball squad (7-22) after a hard-fought match ended with a 3-2 defeat at the hands of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.
The Gauchos took an early 1-0 lead thanks to a 25-23 victory in their first set, which consisted of mostly back-and-forth scoring by both...
Nov. 12, 2012
Highlanders 79 - Pepperdine 71
UC Riverside’s women’s basketball team traveled to Malibu to take on Pepperdine on Monday, Nov. 12 following a tough loss to open the season. The women survived a late push by Pepperdine after getting off to a hot start to move to 1-1 on the season.
The Highlanders broke out of the gate leading...