UC Riverside baseball (6-3) took on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas over this past week, splitting the two-game series with the Runnin’ Rebels. It was a tale of two games in Vegas as an offensive explosion vaulted the Highlanders to victory, 11-9 in the first game on Tuesday, Feb. 28, while the inability to slow down the Rebels’...
In the modern NBA, where stretch bigs and 3-point shooting are priority, size can be overlooked quite a lot. Size in this case matters, as the San Antonio Spurs are set up to be the perfect kryptonite for the now Kevin Durant-less Golden State Warriors.
San Antonio can pound the ball in the paint with big men LaMarcus Aldridge and...
The women’s basketball team took a tough loss in the 2016-17 home finale, losing 61-59 to UC Davis at the SRC Arena on Thursday, March 2. Aggie redshirt sophomore forward Morgan Bertsch hit a quick layup with 1.1 seconds left to play for the game winning shot, she also led the Aggies with 16 points. The Highlanders held the...
UC Riverside softball started strong against Loyola Marymount University (LMU) on Saturday, March 4, but could not quite finish the job as they fell 3-2. Senior outfielder Maddy Richard went 2-2, but was the only Highlander with a multi-hit game as LMU’s Hannah Bandimere picked up the win in a five-hit, two-run complete game victory. Bandimere also walked two...
The UCR men’s basketball team (7-20, 5-11) played their final game of the 2016-17 regular season at home in the SRC Arena on Wednesday, March 1 against the UC Irvine Anteaters (19-11, 11-4). Coming off of a heartbreaking loss in overtime to Cal Poly on Saturday, Feb. 25, 84-77, the Highlanders celebrated Senior Night as they honored forward Secean...
The UCR softball team had a busy week, largely due to hosting their field’s namesake tournament: The Amy S. Harrison Classic. The Highlanders had four games this week and picked up wins in three of them.
On Wednesday, Feb. 22, the Highlanders took home a victory in game one of a two-game series against the Siena College Saints, 9-1....
Coming off a strong third-place team finish in the Battle at The Rock at Oak Quarry Golf Club, UCR sent sophomore Jakeishya Le and junior Julia Sander to the CBU Invitational on Monday, Feb. 20 to Tuesday, Feb. 21. Both Highlanders performed well on the par-72 course as Le finished second overall in individual scoring with a first round...
The UC Riverside baseball team (3-1, 0-0) came out on the winning end in both of a pair of exceptional games this week. On Tuesday, Feb. 21, UCR defeated UCLA, 3-2 despite the Bruins keeping the Highlanders in check for most of the game. UCLA entered the game with a team earned run average (ERA) of 1.00, and they...
UCR’s men’s golf finished the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate Tournament with a 19th place showing on Sunday, Feb. 19. Going into the final day of the tournament, the Highlanders shot a team score of 298, following up on their team-best second round performance of 293. The final round individual scores saw Sam Gillis shoot a 73, Pachara Sakulyong 74, Andrew...
Last week, the UCR women’s basketball team (15-13, 9-6) was sitting at third place in the Big West standings, only a half game behind Long Beach State (20-9, 11-3) in the loss column. The two teams played each other last Thursday, with possession of second place on the line. Long Beach ended up topping UCR 73-66, and are now...