Following a pair of back-to-back matches in which the UCR volleyball team (6-18, 2-11) fell to Long Beach State (9-15, 6-6) and Cal State Northridge (11-13, 6-6), the Highlanders returned home on Tuesday, Nov. 4 to take on UC Irvine. Although the Highlanders lost the first set in an ugly fashion to Irvine, their resilience was instrumental in pushing...
The men’s and women’s cross country teams hosted Big West Conference Championships at their home course on Saturday, Nov. 2.
The men's team finished fourth overall in the 10k with two athletes, senior Jonathan Lee and junior Arman Arani, earning all-conference honors. Lee finished the race in third place running 24:34.72. Arani placed fifth and finished with a time of...
The UC Riverside men’s basketball team played in their first exhibition of the season against Life Pacific University (LPU) on Friday, Nov. 1. The Highlanders crushed LPU in their first game against Division I competition of the preseason, winning in a landslide, 73-45.
Riverside was dominant throughout, and only allowed the lead to change hands twice. UCR entered the break...
On Sunday, Oct. 27, the UC Riverside women’s golf team traveled to Las Vegas to compete in the Las Vegas Showdown at the Boulder Creek Golf Club Course. The tournament took place over three days, lasting until Tuesday, Oct. 29. The weather was a cool 63 degrees, giving the golfers a break from the grueling Las Vegas heat.
The University...
On Friday, Nov. 2, the UCR women’s soccer team (3-13-1, 1-6) traveled to the coast as they took on UC Santa Barbara (8-4-5, 4-1-2) at Harder Stadium. The match had an abundance of goals, with the Highlanders leveling the match twice. However, Santa Barbara had the last word in the end with a late goal in the 85th minute...
UCR’s volleyball team lost to Cal State Long Beach (8-15, 5-6) on Friday, Nov. 1, in their ninth straight loss of the season. The Highlanders are now 5-16 and 1-9 in Big West Conference play.
“We’re a young team, we’ve been watching a lot of film and working hard at practice. We’ve been working on the duration of our focus...
Rui Hachimura made history when he was selected ninth overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2019 NBA draft. Hachimura was the first Japanese player ever to be selected in the first round of the NBA draft, joining Memphis Grizzlies forward Yuta Watanabe as the only active players from Japan.
Hachimura should receive plenty of opportunities on the court to...
The UC Riverside women’s tennis team competed at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships in San Diego, California from Thursday, Oct. 17 to Monday, Oct. 21. Overall, the Highlanders had a solid performance at the tournament, earning a victory along the way.
“We played pretty well even though we played some really tough players,” Head Coach Mark Henry said. “We didn’t...
On Monday, Oct. 14, the UCR men’s golf team traveled to Simi Valley, California to participate in the Bill Cullum Intercollegiate Tournament. The tournament lasted for only two days, ending on Tuesday, Oct. 15. As a team, the Highlanders tied for 11th place among the 13 schools to participate in the tournament. The universities that participated in the tournament...
The Highlanders women’s soccer team ventured out to Long Beach on Thursday, Oct. 24, as they battled against Cal State Long Beach (4-10, 2-3) at George Allen Field. The Highlanders (3-12-1, 1-5) came into the game looking to establish a winning streak after their weekend win in which they shut out UC Davis (6-10, 1-5), 2-0 at home. However,...