Women’s basketball dispatches UC Irvine
Jan. 8, 2014
Titans 58 - Highlanders 49
With a game against the Anteaters on the horizon, the UC Riverside women’s basketball team opened its conference portion of the schedule on the road against the Cal...
UCR wins conference opener in overtime
Jan. 8, 2015
Highlanders 84 - Titans 78
After what seemed like a comfortable victory with an 18-point lead in the first half, the men’s basketball team had to battle a pesky Titans team in overtime...
Jaylen Bland: A welcome addition to UCR
Basketball guard Jaylen Bland, a new member of the UC Riverside men’s basketball team, has excelled in his first season with the Highlanders. Bland currently leads the Big West in three-pointers made, with 44....
Men’s basketball falls in overtime vs. Northern Illinois
Dec. 30, 2014
Highlanders 68 – Bears 63
Days before bringing in the New Year, the men’s basketball team recovered from a 17-point first-half deficit to dispatch the Morgan State Bears, 68-63. UCR’s Taylor Johns tied...
Brittany Crain wins third conference award
Women’s basketball guard Brittany Crain continues to shine for the university. With the team 9-5 heading into conference play, the Big West Conference named the Moreno Valley native the player of the week for...
UCR finishes non-conference play, defeats UMKC
Dec. 30, 2014
Cyclones 71 - Highlanders 54
On the night before New Year’s Eve, UCR’s women’s basketball team faced Iowa State in the Cyclone Challenge in Ames, Iowa. After advancing with a first-round victory over...
Men’s basketball thumps Portland State 88-62
Dec. 6, 2014
Highlanders 88 - Vikings 62
Another Saturday night meant another win for the men’s basketball team. Unlike the Highlanders’ nail-biting victory of 59-58 against Bakersfield on Dec. 2, this was far from a...
Brittany Crain: Sitting down with the Big West’s top scorer
Being a starting guard for a Division I basketball team is no easy task, let alone being the fifth-highest scoring women’s player in the NCAA, but UCR’s Brittany Crain makes it look as easy...
Undefeated streak ends for women’s basketball vs. Fresno State, Bakersfield
December 4, 2014 Bulldogs 73 -- Highlanders 61 The old adage has it that all good things must come to an end, as was the case for the UCR women’s basketball team Thursday night,...
Highlanders remain undefeated, take home tournament championship
Nov. 28, 2014
Highlanders 90 - Lady Jacks 62
On a busy Black Friday, the UC Riverside women’s basketball team played in New Mexico University’s Thanksgiving Tournament as the rest of America shopped on one of...