The UC Riverside men’s basketball team looked to bounce back from their hard-fought loss at University of Nevada - Las Vegas (UNLV) last Wednesday, Nov 16. The team came back home Thursday morning, wasting no time by continuing their preparation for their Homecoming game against Fresno Pacific University on Saturday, Nov 19.
“One thing we definitely want to make...
UC Riverside (1-2) visited University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) (1-1) for a matchup in the desert Wednesday, Nov. 16. The Highlanders fought hard but their second-half comeback effort fell short in a 74-62 loss to the Rebels.
Center Alex Larsson led the way for UCR falling just shy of a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds. UC...
The UC Riverside volleyball team took the time to celebrate the careers of two of their seniors, libero Maddie Hubbell and outside hitter Cristina Maietta, on Friday, Nov. 18 against Cal State Northridge (CSUN). However, the Highlanders ended up dropping a hard-fought four-set decision to CSUN to end their last home game of the year.
CSUN jumped out to an...
UCR’s women’s basketball team (1-2), who was coming off a dominant 72-44 win over San Diego State on Friday, Nov. 11 took the court again on Wednesday, Nov. 16 against the USC Trojans. The Highlanders were unable to duplicate that type of play against the Trojans, falling 67-49. Offensive struggles hindered the Highlanders against the Trojans, as they shot...
The Highlanders’ women's volleyball team took on Cal State Fullerton in the SRC arena on Friday, Nov 4. The last time these two teams met up in the SRC, the Highlanders swept them in three straight sets and they were looking to do the same here.
The first set was evenly matched through the first half as they were tied...
UCR cross country took part in the Big West Championship on Saturday, Oct. 29 in Kahuku, Hawai’i and despite wind and rain, redshirt juniors Faith Makau (21:29.1) and Weslie Totten (24:04.1) finished third and sixth respectively in the 6k. The women took sixth out of ninth and the men, led by Solomon Demeku-Ousman (26:06.4) and Cesar Solis (26:06.5), took...
The UCR men’s soccer team’s (9-10-1) season ended on the heels of a hard-fought match against the Sacramento State Hornets (9-8-2) Saturday, Nov. 5. A large portion of the team caught an unlucky case of food poisoning before the game that evidently impacted their play on the field. Nevertheless, the Highlanders found no shortage of effort as they fought...
With Kevin Durant signing with the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 offseason, there’s no doubt that Durant’s legacy has been a popular topic of debate. Fans either completely support his decision to hop on the Bay Area bandwagon, or are entirely against it. Speaking of controversial offseason moves, Lebron James’ “The Decision,” the hour-long nationally televised special that...
The women’s golf team has been setting records for the Highlanders over the past several seasons, so it’s only fitting that their 2016 fall slate ended with the team continuing to set new milestones for the program.
In their final tournament of the fall season, sophomore Hannah Facchini set a single-round program record with a score of 66, and both...
The women’s soccer team ended their tumultuous season on a positive note, giving a tough showing in a 0-0 draw with Long Beach State in their home finale. The result capped off a three-game streak with no losses right after a tough eight-game losing streak that doomed the Highlanders’ postseason chances. Head Coach Nat Gonzalez believed that the team’s...