UC Riverside’s men's basketball team (7-18, 5-9) was looking to bounce back from the defeat they took at the hands of UC Irvine (16-13, 9-4) back on Saturday, Feb 18. The Highlanders traveled to UC Santa Barbara (5-21, 3-11) to attempt to win their first game ever in the Thunderdome Thursday, Feb. 23. However, poor shooting and defense from...
UC Riverside’s women’s golf team was in action at Riverside’s Oak Quarry Golf Club for the 15-team Battle at The Rock tournament held Monday, Feb. 13 to Tuesday, Feb. 14. The Highlanders finished in third place overall and senior Paris Griffith and freshman Hailey White finished tied for fifth place overall in individual scoring.
Day one saw UCR senior Haley...
For a rare moment, the focus of the UC Riverside baseball team was not on batting averages, pitch types or the dreams of a successful Big West season, but on a boy with a story. The brotherhood of a scholastic sports team is a unique fraternal dynamic, usually based upon shared experiences. This was different though; all eyes were...
This past week, the UC Riverside women’s basketball team (15-11, 9-4) ousted UC Santa Barbara (12-14, 7-6) 73-69, thanks to third-year Michelle Curry’s career-high of 26 points, as well as fourth-year Rejane Verin putting up 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
Verin, who nearly flirted with a triple double against UCSB, as well as fellow senior Diamond Machabie, did...
The UC Riverside men’s golf team was back on the course in Palm Desert, California for the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate Tournament from Friday, Feb. 17 through Sunday, Feb. 19. The Highlanders were coming off of a rough outing in their previous tournament, the Pro Compression Invitational in San Diego held Monday thru Tuesday, in which they placed 11th out...
UC Riverside men’s basketball (7-16, 5-7) fell short in a 55-56 nail-biter against Cal State Fullerton (12-12, 6-5) on Thursday, Feb. 16. The game came down to a last second 3-point attempt by senior Secean Johnson that fell short.
The Highlanders struggled in the first half, shooting just 34.6 percent from the field. However, UC Riverside stayed competitive on the...
UC Riverside’s women’s tennis (1-4, 0-1) team picked up their first win of the season in convincing fashion, beating Hope International, 7-0 on Friday, Feb. 10 on the Student Recreation Center tennis courts.
The Highlanders benefitted from a Royals team who had to forfeit three singles matches and two doubles matches, as they were only able to bring four...
While most of the Highlander track and field team was in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Weslie Totten continued to add to her legacy just over 1,400 miles north.
The redshirt junior broke her own school record in the 5,000-meter indoor run at the UW Husky Classic at Washington’s Dempsey Arena in Seattle, Washington on Friday, Feb. 10. She recorded a time...
UC Riverside’s rock climbing club was established in 2011 by UCR alumnus Natalie Cookson and currently consists of about 25 official members, all passionate about their organization and the sport of rock climbing. Aside from weekly practices every Thursday at 7 p.m. at The Rock in the Student Recreation Center, members also participate in outdoor excursion trips both locally...
Any storybook comeback in sports must come at the peril of a team that gives up a monumental lead. Credit must be given where it’s due, and there’s no question that the Patriots played phenomenal football in the past two Super Bowls they participated in. There’s also no question that both the Atlanta Falcons and the Seattle Seahawks were...