UCR volleyball (5-11, 0-4) opened up its four-game Big West Conference homestand on Wednesday, Oct. 5 against Cal State Long Beach (12-7, 6-0). The Highlanders came out aggressive and sharp, taking the first set 25-21, but dropped the next three sets 25-11, 25-20 and 25-16. The loss comes after a grueling sweep at Hawai’i, capping off a rocky opening...
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After hitting a bump in the second round, the women’s golf team capped off a trip to Palm Desert with a third-place finish on the Classic Club Course in the Wyoming Desert Invitational. Senior Yuri Ahn led the way for the Highlanders with a sixth-place finish. While her seven-over-par in the first round was cut from...
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Matt Lutz finished in a tie for third place in the individual scores, but UCR men’s golf could not quite capitalize as they finished in eighth place at the Nick Watney Invitational held at the San Joaquin Country Club in Fresno, CA from Monday, Oct. 3 to Tuesday, Oct. 4.
Lutz started out the tournament with a...
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UCR’s athletic family welcomed in some new members this month as men’s basketball, softball and the athletic department all made new hirings.
UCR Athletics added Marlon Wood and recent Highlander graduate Austin Quick (‘16) as academic counselors. Wood has a BA in political science from the University of Washington as well as an MA in human services...
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The women’s soccer team struggled to put it all together this week, suffering a 3-2 double overtime loss to Cal State Bakersfield on Sept. 25 and a 2-1 loss at Cal State Fullerton on Sept. 30. The losses continue a tough four-game stretch for the Highlanders (3-6-3, 0-1-0), where all four games have been lost by...
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UCR’s men’s and women’s cross country teams finished in seventh and ninth place respectively at the Sacramento Capital Cross Challenge on Saturday, Oct. 1. Highlighting the day was redshirt junior runner Weslie Totten, who placed third in the women’s 6k with a time of 20:50.02. The run was her second top 10 showing of the brief...
I woke up the morning of Sept. 24 anticipating nothing more than a relatively normal day in the world of sports. Reaching to my phone, I scrolled through the various notifications I had gotten earlier that morning and after I went to sleep the night before. These notifications were mostly about European soccer, the time difference causing their daytime...
The Highlanders (5-4-1, 1-0-1) opened up conference play at the UCR soccer stadium against UC Santa Barbara (4-5-1, 0-0-1) on Thursday, Sept. 29 to a packed house of 688. The crowd energy certainly fueled the Highlanders as they drew first blood courtesy of midfielder Raul Guerrero assist to midfielder Romario Lomeli in the 42nd minute. Forward Tyler Miguel headed...
The 2016 UCR men’s soccer team opened up 3-3 against a talented field of non-conference opponents. Head Coach Tim Cupello wanted exactly that, in order to strengthen his team and get them used to the high-level soccer he deems will be necessary for the Highlanders to make it through conference play and hopefully earn a spot in the NCAA...
One of the most timeless sayings in sports has always been, “It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish,” of course implying rocky starts to a season can be overcome. For the 2016 UCR volleyball team, the season is certainly off to a rough start. The Highlanders are currently 5-7 overall with completion of the team’s final non-conference...