UC Riverside men’s basketball team (7-15, 5-6) fought diligently, but couldn’t close the deal against Long Beach State (11-15, 5-3) on Thursday, Feb. 9. The team led 42-41 at halftime but could not overcome a 37-29 second half by Long Beach State.
The Highlanders shot particularly well in the first half, knocking down 51.7 percent of their shots, but could...
UC Riverside’s women's basketball team (13-10, 7-3) traveled to Honolulu, Hawai’i to take on the University of Hawai’i (8-14, 4-6) in a conference matchup in the Stan Sheriff Center on Wednesday, Feb. 8.
The Highlanders’ senior forward Rejane Verin led the team to victory with 26 points and 12 rebounds in a 79-59 blowout. She had her seventh double-double...
UC Riverside’s men’s golf began their winter season at the Folino Invitational hosted by CSU Fullerton on Monday, Jan. 30 and Tuesday, Jan. 31. The Highlanders placed sixth in the tournament overall, and senior Sam Gillis returned to action for the first time since being sidelined with an illness back in the fall. Gillis finished with a tie for...
The UCR men’s basketball team (6-12, 4-4) fell to the University of Hawai’i (9-11, 4-4), 72-63, in a heated competition on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 2 in the SRC Arena. The Highlanders looked to bounce back from a disappointing loss against Cal State Northridge (10-13, 6-4) on Saturday, Jan. 28.
Unfortunately for Riverside, Hawai’i came out hot and took...
The UC Riverside men’s tennis team (1-6, 0-0) has struggled to find any positive takeaways this season, picking up only one win on the season so far. It also doesn’t help that the team has had to make quite the adjustment in filling in six roster spots due to seniors graduating last year. This team mostly consists of underclassmen,...
UC Riverside’s women’s basketball team (12-10, 6-3) bounced back from a tough loss against Long Beach State with a convincing victory against Hawai’i (8-13, 4-5) on Thursday, Feb. 2. The women put on a show from the get-go, leading 22-16 in the first quarter and never surrendering the lead en route to a 63-45 win.
The Highlanders took advantage of...
UCR Head Softball Coach Nikki Palmer was hired just this December to head the program, and the outlook for the team is the best it has been in decades. Palmer is a former catcher for UC San Diego, starting 146 of the 158 games she played. At her previous job as the head softball coach at Utah Valley State,...
The United States is in an unusual post-election state of turmoil, and it only seems to get worse the more President Donald Trump tweets or addresses the nation. We’ve seen women’s marches across the entire nation and even in Antarctica, and we’ve seen plenty of celebrities bash both sides of the political spectrum and their candidates. However, despite this...
Rain or shine, there are no days off for the UC Riverside indoor track and field team. This past weekend, Friday, Jan. 27 and Saturday, Jan. 28, a few of the Highlanders participated in the University of Washington Invitational. After a snowy meet last week in Arizona, the Highlanders focused on distance rather than weight this weekend. It is...
After a tough shooting night, the men’s basketball team (6-12, 4-3) fell in a close matchup against the Cal State Northridge Matadors, 63-59. Prior to the CSUN game, UCR men’s basketball Head Coach Dennis Cutts highlighted the overall trend that was prominent during the team’s four-game winning streak, “We’re doing some good things offensively — we wanna shoot anywhere...