As fall comes to a close, UC Riverside athletics begins to reign in a winter season that can best be defined in a word: basketball. As we covered on page 23 of this issue, the women’s basketball team kicked off their exhibition season this past Saturday, October 31 with a dominant 86-51 victory over Cal Poly Pomona. Coming off...
The UC Riverside women's basketball team debuted the season in great form, crushing Cal Poly Pomona 86-51. Senior guard Brittany Crain — who was 11th in the nation in scoring last year averaging 21.7 points per game — continued to display elite shooting ability and showing that she is poised for another recognition-worthy year. The exhibition was also a...
“Time to take it home.”
These were the words of Highlander runner Faith Makau when media asked of the final 1200-meter surge which netted her the Big West conference's individual title — with a career-best time of 20:27.50 in the 6K — and helped propel UCR women's cross country team to a fourth-place finish at the annual conference championships this...
October 18, 2015
Titans 1 - Highlanders 0
The UC Riverside women’s soccer team squared off against the Cal State Fullerton Titans last Sunday, hoping to extend a winning streak that spanned three games within the Big West conference.
Most of the match proved to be an offensive shootout, with UC Riverside edging out the Titans 28-19 in shot attempts. Despite the...
October 23, 2015
Highlanders 3 - Aggies 2
Prior to Friday’s match against UC Davis, I must say I held my fair share of doubts about UC Riverside volleyball’s ability to pull out a win. I can safely say I was not alone in this thought. After all, the group had won a mere two of their previous 10 matches and...
The UC Riverside men’s golf team visited the Wood Ranch Golf Course over the past week. They placed ninth out of 16 schools at the Bill Cullum Invitational, scoring higher than four other Big West teams including CSUN (16th place), Cal State Fullerton (8th), Hawaii (13th), and UCI (15th). Only UCSB (6th), and CSULB (5th) scored lower. Loyola Marymount...
The heat leaves the women unfazed as they run drills on the turf. This time, they’re asked to run close to the goal and pass to a teammate who is expected to score. As each duo of players moves up to finish the drill, the soccer balls go in, one after another. A few miss, but those are just...
The return of corny Jamie Foxx-narrated commercials can only mean one thing: the NBA season is nigh. And, as always, there are questions galore. Will the Warriors — led by the increasingly dynamic Splash Brothers — keep the Larry O’Brien trophy, or will it find a new home next summer? Can the retooled and revamped San Antonio Spurs add...
The Champions League is well under way with week three upon us. And many fans across the globe are wondering what is to become of each team in their respective groups. As seems to be the case every year, the tournament has been quite unpredictable, with ridiculous upset victories and a rare four-way tie among Group B, leading a...