NFL: A late season review and early playoff picture
December marks the point in the NFL season when the sprint to postseason begins for the teams that are still in the race, and everyone else begins to look ahead to a long offseason.
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Men’s basketball splits games vs. LMU, Abilene Christian
Nov. 26, 2014
Lions 66 - Highlanders 62
In a game that featured 49 fouls and 44 turnovers, the Loyola Marymount Lions and UC Riverside Highlanders grinded out a seesaw match that eventually went the way...
Catching up with Janet Lucas
Interim Director of Athletics Janet Lucas sat down with the Highlander to talk about her status as UCR’s first female A.D., the current state of the department and how she handles the stress of...
Highlanders around the Big West
Men’s Basketball
The UC Riverside’s men’s basketball team began the season with a convincing win during Homecoming weekend but with back-to-back losses, they now have a 1-2 record. The second home game of the season...
Highlanders remain undefeated, knock off SJSU with 100-point performance
Nov. 20, 2014
Highlanders 100 - Spartans 80
The undefeated women’s basketball team is showing signs of consistency, beating the San Jose State Spartans, 100-80, behind 34 points from Brittany Crain.
With the student section sparsely filled,...
Men’s basketball stomps St. Katherine, 102-49
Nov. 23, 2014
Highlanders 102 - Firebirds 49
The UC Riverside men’s basketball team slaughtered St. Katherine university, 102-49, on a windy afternoon at the Student Recreation Center Arena. Jaylen Bland, who knocked down five three-pointers,...
Women’s basketball bounces Santa Clara in season opener
Brittany Crain scored 29 points and the Highlanders drew 36 fouls to defeat Santa Clara 80-69 on Friday night.
Competing at the same time as the homecoming bonfire on campus, UCR women’s basketball didn’t let...
Men’s soccer postseason hopes dashed versus Cal State Fullerton
Nov. 12, 2014
Titans 3 - Highlanders 0
As the final seconds wound down, several blue and gold jerseys spotted the field in crouched positions, shocked at the twist of events that led to a 3-0...
Men’s basketball powers past UC San Diego
The UC Riverside men’s basketball team had the entire Student Recreation Center Arena roaring with a 79-52 win over the UC San Diego Tritons. The Highlanders used a 21-0 run in the early minutes...
Volleyball loses in straight sets to Irvine, Fullerton
Nov. 13, 2014
Anteaters 3 -- Highlanders 0
With the home stretch looming in the 2014 women’s volleyball season, some teams begin to make that final push toward the postseason, while the ones who have all...