The UC Riverside cross country program hosted the Big West Championship on Saturday, Oct. 28, and both programs had their eyes set on a top-three finish. The women narrowly missed their goal, placing in fourth thanks to redshirt seniors Weslie Pearce and Faith Makau.
Pearce led all Highlanders with her ninth overall finish in the women’s 6k with a time...
Last Thursday, Oct. 26, UC Riverside’s women’s soccer team (8-10-2, 5-3-0) and UC Davis (4-11-2, 3-2-2) faced off for one of the final four spots in the Big West Tournament. With two games left in the season, both teams needed to win Thursday’s game to stay in the playoff race. UC Davis had two ties and a loss in...
April 9, 2009. This was the last time the UCR women’s tennis team recorded a conference win. That ended up being the lone conference win of the 2008-2009 season, as the team went 1-7 in Big West play. The team has been 0-8 in conference ever since then and has desperately been trying to prevent that.
I spoke with Head...
The UCR men’s soccer team (2-12-1, 2-5-1) got a 2-1 victory at home Saturday, Oct. 14 against Cal State Fullerton (8-6-3, 3-3-2). The Highlanders followed that win with a 1-0 loss on the road on Wednesday, Oct. 18 against Cal State Northridge (9-6-2, 4-2-2).
In the game against Fullerton, the Highlanders were able to get out to an early...
The UCR cross country team isn’t concerned with costumes or treats this time of year; instead they’re focusing on mile tempos and training sessions. Both the men’s and women’s teams are coming off impressive finishes in last week’s Highlander Invitational, with the men finishing fourth and the women finishing third. Of course the next step for the program is...
The UCR men’s golf team wrapped up the two-day Bill Cullum Invitational on Tuesday, Oct. 17 with a ninth overall finish led by senior Brandon Tsujimoto’s 10th place individual finish. True freshman Bahram Talle and sophomore transfer Tyler Moore both chipped in with a 6-over-par 222, tying them both for 41st overall. Juniors Andrew Spilman and Michael Wong rounded...
The Boston Celtics were the frontrunners to sign Gordon Hayward this offseason. With this in mind, they traded away a defensive stud in Avery Bradley, and allowed a couple core players to walk in free agency to make more cap space. Hayward ended up signing with the Celtics, and all signs pointed at a smooth start for the Eastern...
The U.S. men's national soccer team had one last chance to qualify for the 2018 World Cup on Tuesday, Oct. 10 after underperforming throughout their qualifiers, but they ultimately fell short. All the U.S. had to do was win or tie against a clearly weaker Trinidad and Tobago squad and the team would be heading to Russia. Instead, Trinidad...
The UCR cross country team hosted the Highlander Invitational which took place at the UCR Agricultural Operations Cross Country Course on Saturday, Oct. 14 and both the men’s and women’s team stood out. The women’s team had redshirt seniors Faith Makau, Weslie Pearce and junior Emily Sanchez place second, third and eighth respectively en route to a third overall...
The UC Riverside women’s soccer team (6-9-2, 3-2-0) were handed their first conference loss of the season on Thursday, Oct. 12, losing 1-0 to visiting Cal State Northridge (6-4-5, 2-1-1).
Even with this loss, the Highlanders have already won more conference games than last year’s team did all season. The team was expected to have a down year this season...