After starting the season winless with an 0-3 start, UCR got its first win of the season against the UC Merced Bobcats (4-1). Playing in their first home game, the Highlanders defeated the Bobcats with a final score of 63-53.
The Highlanders started the game strong leading 16-10 with about 10 minutes left in the first half. Senior big...
UCR’s women’s basketball team (1-3) won their first game of the season at home against Southern Utah University (1-1) Thursday, Nov. 15. The Highlanders were able to earn their victory because of a huge fourth quarter in which they outscored their opponents 21-9 to steal the game, 56-50.
Riverside started the game off well, and went into the second quarter...
The Highlanders volleyball team (9-18, 4-11) went on the road Friday, Nov. 16 to face the Cal Poly Mustangs (24-2, 14-1) in San Luis Obispo. After facing Cal State Northridge and coming out on top 3-2, UCR was hoping to pull out the same magic against the Mustangs. Sadly, it wasn’t in the cards as the Highlanders were swept...
The National Football League has toyed with expanding the number of teams in the league in recent years, and recent games played internationally indicates they might try to do something unique.
That would be international expansion.
Of the four major sports leagues in North America, the NFL is the only league without a team outside the United States. The NBA,...
November 10, 2018. A date that will forever be etched into the minds of the UC Riverside players who rewrote history with a 4-2 victory over UC Davis in penalty kicks.
The stakes for this game seemed to raise higher and higher by the minute, with UCR making its first appearance in the championship round. The team played in front...
The Golden Boy award is a prestigious award given to a player on a European club team who is under the age of 21 and has shown the greatest amount of skill, determination and has been the most impressive player overall. This award has been awarded to some of the best soccer players of this generation such as Wayne...
The Highlanders (9-17, 4-10) were defeated by Long Beach State (14-13, 6-8) in the first of UCR’s final two home games taking place over the weekend.
Riverside dropped the first two sets, but were within striking distance throughout both. The Highlanders lost the first set 25-20 and the second set 23-25. UCR was able to win the third set...
UC Riverside’s men’s basketball team looked for a fresh start to a new season, after last season’s dismal (9-22, 4-12 record) and close loss to UC Davis in the Big West Tournament.
This season, the Highlanders brought in new head coach David Patrick to replace Dennis Cutts, who was fired after a 5-9 start to last season. Patrick served...
The Highlanders kicked off their season with a tough road game Tuesday, Nov. 6 against the University of Southern California. Although Riverside had stretches in which they played well, the team was ultimately outplayed and fell 73-55.
One of those stretches in which UCR played took place in the second quarter. The Highlanders went on a 13-0 scoring run, while...
For the first time in program history, the UC Riverside men’s soccer team (7-9-2, 5-2-1) will appear in the Big West Conference Tournament final. The Highlanders knocked off defending champion Cal State Fullerton (7-5-9, 2-4-2) in dramatic fashion, edging the Titans 3-2 in overtime. These same two teams played each other last week and drew a tie, but with...