Leading the weekend two-game series against UC San Diego (UCSD), UCR men’s basketball team (10-6, 5-3) entered their second weekend contest in La Jolla, California with impressive momentum. Despite maintaining a lead throughout most of the game, the Highlanders shockingly fell in overtime, concluding the score at 82-83 on Saturday, Feb. 20.
The first half played similarly to the...
UCR’s women’s basketball team played their second game against UC San Diego (UCSD) on Saturday, Feb. 20. After an intense game against the Big West newcomers, they drew another loss. After both of this weekend’s games ended in losses, UCR now has a conference record of 5-7.
UCR came into the game by opening the board with a jumper....
UCR’s (7-8, 5-6) women’s basketball team closed out their first game against UC San Diego (UCSD) with a loss on Friday, Feb. 19. Playing in the SRC arena, the Highlanders did their best to close out the game with a win, although they trailed behind by 10 points for most of the game. Despite their best efforts, they closed...
On Friday, Feb. 19, UCR’s men’s basketball team defeated the UC San Diego (UCSD) Tritons 81-75 thanks to a 3-point barrage and dominant rebounding from the Highlanders. UCR played the Tritons in a non-conference match on Jan. 31 when UCSD’s scheduled opponent, Long Beach State, was forced to cancel the game, in which the Highlanders won 71-59. The Highlanders...
UCR’s women’s basketball team was originally scheduled to play against UC Irvine (UCI) this weekend before both teams mutually agreed to cancel the series. Both teams had faced off a month prior after both UCR’s opponent, the University of Hawaii, and UCI’s opponent, UC Davis, canceled due to COVID-19-related reasons.
“We agreed to move the games up because we...
On the weekend of Feb. 5 and 6, UCR had to cancel their series against the California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) Titans. The initial press releases posted by both schools on the cancellation of their games used vague terminology that made it unclear whether the cancellation arose because of concerns about the Highlanders or the Titans.
An article published...
UCR’s (9-5, 5-3) men’s basketball team lost a tough match against UC Irvine (UCI) 67-73, whose conference record stands at 11-7, 7-3. The Highlanders were unable to get stops and scores down the stretch. Coming off of a blowout win 24 hours beforehand, UCI seeked to get their revenge against the Highlanders with a comeback win. With the loss,...
The UCR men’s basketball team got a dominating win against UC Irvine (UCI) thanks to a 3-point clinic by the Highlanders. Both UCI and UC Riverside were 5-2 in conference play going into the game. With the win today, UCR jumped to second in the Big West Conference Standings and defeated UCI for the first time in six years.
The...
On Jan. 29, the Big West Conference announced in an official press release that 2021 gameplay would return for the sports of baseball, softball, men’s volleyball and women’s water polo. These news come at an opportune time for UC Riverside, who is transitioning into a change of leadership with new Interim Athletic Director Wes Mallette and is still discussing...
After losing the last two games to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the UCR women’s basketball team bounced back with a dominating win against Cal State University, Fullerton (CSUF). A third quarter run from UCR ultimately put the game away, and combined with their suffocating defense, the Highlanders won in convincing fashion.
The Highlanders started the game with a 5-2...