The NFL has officially reached its halfway point and whether your team has left you perpetually disappointed (looking at you, Chargers fans), pleasantly surprised (we see you, Raider Nation) or has met your expectations (hey, I knew my Jets wouldn’t be half bad) this season has been one of endless excitement — and, luckily for the NFL, one of...
In part one of this series, where we sit down with ESPN’s Big West college basketball analyst Richie Schueler, we took an early look into the highly-anticipated season of the UC Riverside women’s basketball team. This week, Schueler and I discussed the men’s team who — while their expectations aren’t set quite as high as they are for the...
November 5, 2015
Big West Conference Tournament Round 1: #1 49ers 1 - #4 Highlanders 0 (OT)
This past Thursday, November 5, the UC Riverside women’s soccer team took on #1 ranked Long Beach State in the Big West Conference semifinals. This was the third time in program history that the women’s soccer team managed to make the Big West tournament...
November 7, 2015
Preseason game #2: Highlanders 85 - Lancers 75
In case you were unaware, the UC Riverside women’s basketball team is projected to finish second in the Big West conference based upon the coach’s preseason poll. And, thus far, they’ve done nothing to suggest these expectations should be lowered.
Coming off a decisive 86-51 victory in their first exhibition matchup...
November 6, 2015
Preseason game #1: Highlanders 70 - Sea Lions 59
The UC Riverside men’s’ basketball team took on Point Loma Nazarene University this past Friday in the Highlanders’ first and only exhibition game of the year, and defeated the Sea Lions, 70-59. Senior guard Jaylen Bland led the Highlanders on the night with 18 total points — 14 of...
The UC Riverside women’s golf team hosted CSU Bakersfield at the Canyon Crest Country Club on Sunday, November 1 in an 18-hole duel match that would be their final event of the fall season.
The Highlanders entered the day with high expectations after defeating the Runners in five out of seven head-to-head matches last year as well as one three-way...
October 29, 2015
Highlanders 1 - Matadors 0
Get ready for Thursday, November 5 because UC Riverside’s women’s soccer team is heading to the Big West conference semifinals. On Thursday, October 29 UC Riverside took on the CSU Northridge Matadors in a match that would determine their chances to move on to the Big West Conference tournament. After making the championship...
October 28, 2015
Matadors 2 - Highlanders 1
The UC Riverside men’s soccer team lost to CSU Northridge (CSUN), 2-1 last Wednesday, October 28. This loss came on the heels of the Highlanders’ thrilling overtime victory over Cal State Fullerton a week prior. A win would have given UCR enough points in the Big West for the second or third playoff...
The UC Riverside men’s golf team finished up their week at the Pacific Invitational held in Stockton, California and did it in style, moving up four spots on the final day into a tie for seventh place with Mountain West Conference member Nevada. At the beginning of the day, the Highlanders sat in 11th place, but were in striking...
October 30, 2015
Rainbow Warriors 3 - Highlanders 1
It was a 10 p.m. PT start for the UC Riverside volleyball team in their road matchup against conference powerhouse and 6th ranked team in the nation, Hawai’i. To suggest that this late start played a major role in the Highlanders’ performance would be unfair to both sides, however, the box score...