Thursday, May 2, 2024

Women’s basketball advances to semifinals of Big West Tournament after physical win over Long...

The No. 3 seeded UCR women’s basketball team (17-14, 10-6) defeated the No. 7 seed Long Beach State 49ers (9-22, 5-11) 67-50 in the conference quarterfinals on March 13 to advance to the semifinals...

Men’s basketball falls to Long Beach, earns playoff berth with win over UC Davis

UCR men’s basketball (9-22, 3-12) dropped the season series against Long Beach State (14-18, 8-8) with a 70-57 defeat on Wednesday, March 6. The Highlanders started the game off well, leading by as many as...

Men’s tennis extends win streak to four with sweep at home

After just over a month of playing matches on the road, UCR men’s tennis (8-7) finally returned home to host a doubleheader against Villanova and Hope International on Friday, March 8. The first match saw...

Women’s tennis goes 1-1 against Cal Poly, Weber State

The UCR women’s tennis team (3-7, 0-3) went 1-1 in their week after losing 4-3 to Cal Poly followed by a 5-2 win against Weber State. The Highlanders first took on Cal Poly San...

Baseball loses three straight during week

UCR’s baseball team (6-9) started the week with an embarrassing loss at home to the University of San Diego (18-13), where the team gave up a total of 31 runs. The Highlanders came into...

Softball continues winning streak heading into weekend

The Highlander softball team (7-12) hosted the Highlander Classic from Friday, March 8-10. As part of the Highlander Classic, UCR competed against Omaha University, the University of Houston and the University of San Diego. Riverside...

Women’s basketball splits final two games before the Big West Tournament

UC Riverside (15-14, 9-6) lost their final home game to Hawaii (13-15, 9-6) by a final score of 51-44 on Thursday, March 7. This was a critical loss for the Highlanders because they are...

Highlander Hot Take: Bryce Harper’s mega-contract is a mistake for both him and the...

It has been such a long winter for MLB free agency. The market for player services slowed down as everyone waited to see where two marquee names would play next season. These two players...

Highlander Hot Take: Signature shoes shouldn’t contribute to a player’s legacy

Don’t pretend as if you haven’t bought into this belief, we’ve all done it. Now, this isn’t some rant directly about consumer capitalism and how it affects the world around us. This is purely...

Polarizing week for women’s basketball as season winds down

In what served as the most critical game of the season so far, the Highlanders (15-12, 9-4) ousted CSUN (14-13, 8-5) to secure second place in the Big West for the time being. Heading...