Women's Basketball Season Tickets Now On Sale
(October 8, 2008) - Head Coach John Margaritis and the women's basketball program are aiming for their third trip to the NCAA Tournament in four years. Your opportunity to be a part of the 11-game home schedule begins today as season tickets officially went on sale Wednesday, October 8. For additional information, please contact the Highlanders Athletics Ticket Office at (951) UCR-GOLD, or download the complete season ticket pdf and mail in your order.

UC Riverside Announces 2008-09 Women's Basketball Schedule
(September 18, 2008) - UC Riverside Head Women’s Basketball Coach John Margaritis announced today that the Highlanders have released their complete 2008-09 schedule.

UC Riverside To Face Oklahoma In 2008 Preseason WNIT
(July 7, 2008) - Tournament organizers for the 2008 Preseason Women’s National Invitational Tournament announced the 16-team field today and the UC Riverside Highlanders will travel to Oklahoma for a first-round game against the Sooners on Saturday, Nov. 15. Oklahoma was ranked 19th in the nation at the end of last season in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the ninth consecutive season. The remainder of the UC Riverside women’s basketball schedule will be released later this month.

Highlanders Add Jason Flowers To Coaching Staff
(July 1, 2008) - UC Riverside Head Women’s Basketball Coach John Margaritis announced today that the Highlanders have hired Jason Flowers to fill the vacancy on their coaching staff left when Seton Sobolewski left to become the head coach at Idaho State University.

“I’ve known Jason for a number of years now,” said Margaritis, “and we’ve spoken at length over that time about coaching philosophies and how we approach the sport, so I’m excited to be adding him to our coaching staff. He brings an understanding of the game, an ability to teach the game and a well-deserved reputation as a coach who can get the most out of a player’s skill at the collegiate level. His familiarity with the Southern California recruiting landscape also helped make him a perfect fit for our program.”

Glyniadaki, Good and Schmuckal Named Big West Academic All-Conference
(April 8, 2008) - Four members of the UC Riverside men's and women's basketball teams were honored today with inclusion on the 2007-08 Big West Academic All-Conference Team for winter sports: Katerina Glyniadaki, Courtney Good and Jessie Schmuckal on the women's squad and Christian Soto for the men.

Waddell and Cunningham Named To All-Tournament Teams
(Mar. 16, 2008) - The Big West Conference named senior guard Larry Cunningham and sophomore guard Brittany Waddell to their respective Men's and Women's Big West Conference All-Tournament teams on Saturday.

Highlander Run For A Three-Peat Ends in Semifinals
(Mar. 14, 2008) - UC Riverside's bid to win their third straight Big West Tournament championship fell short Friday afternoon as the Highlanders dropped a 63-53 decision to #2 seed UC Davis.

Friend and Waddell Lead UCR To A Win in Big West Tournament
(Mar. 13, 2008) - The UC Riverside Women’s Basketball team used their trademark defense to pick up a 59-47 quarterfinal round win over Cal State Fullerton at the Big West Conference Tournament in Anaheim, CA Thursday afternoon.

Four Highlanders Named To Big West All-Conference Team
(Mar. 10, 2008) - The Big West All-Conference Women's Basketball teams were announced Monday afternoon.

Pacific Takes Season Finale From Highlanders
(Mar. 6, 2008) - UC Riverside dropped their final regular season game 82-60 to Pacific in Stockton, CA Saturday afternoon.

Cold Second-Half Shooting Puts UCR at #3 Seed
(Mar. 6, 2008) - UC Riverside struggled shooting from the floor in the second half, making only 22.7% of their shots and dropped a 62-41 decision to UC Davis in Davis, CA Thursday night.

Highlanders Fall To UC Santa Barbara
(Mar. 1, 2008) - UC Riverside dropped a 70-62 decision to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos in a Big West conference match-up at the Student Rec Center in Riverside, CA Saturday night.

Highlanders Stumble Against Cal Poly
(Feb. 27, 2008) - UC Riverside dropped a 54-52 decision to the visiting Cal Poly Mustangs in a Big West conference match-up at the Student Rec Center Wednesday night.

Balanced Scoring Gets UCR A Win Over Fullerton
(Feb. 23, 2008) - Four Highlanders finished in double-figures as UCR earned their sixth consecutive win after beating Cal State Fullerton (8-18, 6-8 Big West) 64-58 down in Fullerton, CA Saturday night. Junior Seyram Gbewonyo had a team-high 18 points for UC Riverside who improved to 13-11 overall and 10-2 in the Big West.

Highlanders Use Defense To Pick Up Fifth Straight "W"
(Feb. 20, 2008) - The UC Riverside defense made 12 steals and forced 20 Anteater turnovers in their 72-52 win over UC Irvine in Irvine, CA Wednesday night. Sophomore Brittany Waddell knocked down four three-pointers and finished with a game-high 22 points for the Highlanders (12-11, 9-2 Big West) who earn their fifth win in a row.

The Three-Ball Gets Highlanders A Win Over CSUN
(Feb. 16, 2008) - UCR tied a season-high with nine three's in a 71-51 win over Cal State Northridge at the Student Rec Center Saturday night. Junior Ronéy Friend finished with a game-high 18 points.

Waddell Stays Hot and Gbewonyo Reaches Milestone As UCR Wins Third Straight
(Feb. 13, 2008) - Sophomore Brittany Waddell continued to light it up from the floor, finishing with a game-high 18 points for the Highlanders who beat Long Beach State 67-39 at the Student Rec Center in Riverside Wednesday night. Junior Seyram Gbewonyo scored one point on the night to become the school's 11th player to score 1,000 points in a career.

Highlanders Beat Bakersfield Behind Waddell’s Career-High
(Feb. 9, 2008) -Sophomore Brittany Waddell’s career-high of 29 points led UC Riverside to a 69-62 victory over the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners in a non-conference match-up in Bakersfield Saturday night.

Lott Earns Big West Player of the Week
(Feb. 4, 2008) -The Big West Conference announced Monday that UC Riverside junior forward Tainoisouti Lott has been named the Woman's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending February 3rd.

Highlanders Bounce Back With Win at Cal Poly
(Feb. 2, 2008) - UC Riverside returned to their winning form by taking a 67-55 decision from Cal Poly up in San Luis Obispo Saturday afternoon. The win allows the Highlanders (8-11, 6-2 Big West) to take sole possession of second place in the Big West standings.

Lott’s Career-Highs Not Enough As UCR Falls To UCSB
(Jan. 31, 2008) - Junior Tainoisouti Lott’s career-highs of 27 points and 13 rebounds weren’t enough as UC Riverside saw their record slip to 7-11 overall and 5-2 in the Big West after dropping a 73-61 decision to UC Santa Barbara up in Santa Barbara Thursday night.

UCR Holds Off UC Irvine
(Jan. 26, 2008) - UC Riverside held on to pick up a 59-56 win over UC Irvine despite a late Anteater rally at the Student Rec Center Saturday night. Junior Seyram Gbeywonyo and sophomore Brittany Waddell led the way with12 points a piece for the Highlanders.

Fullerton Takes One From Highlanders
(Jan. 23, 2008) - UC Riverside fell to the Cal State Fullerton Titans 62-54 at the Student Rec Center Wednesday night. Juniors Seyram Gbewonyo and Tainoisouti Lott each put up 14 points for the Highlanders.

Friend’s Career-High Keeps UCR Perfect In Big West Play
(Jan. 19, 2008) - Four different Highlanders finished in double figures in their 72-58 win over Long Beach State in Long Beach Saturday afternoon. Junior Ronéy Friend finished with a career-high 24 points for UCR who improves to 6-9 overall and 4-0 in the Big West.

Highlanders "D" Gets UCR a Win at Northridge
(Jan. 16, 2008) - Junior Seyram Gbewonyo put up a game-high 19 points to lead UC Riverside (5-9, 3-0 Big West) past Cal State Northridge 67-48 Wednesday night in Northridge, CA.

UCR Beats Davis To Close Out First Week of Big West Play, Perfect
(Jan. 5, 2008) - UC Riverside beat UC Davis 68-57at the Student Rec Center Saturday night. Junior Tainoisouti Lott put up a season-high 20 points for UCR who improved to 4-9 overall and 2-0 Big West on the year.

Gbewonyo’s 22 Points Puts UCR Past Pacific
(Jan. 2, 2008) - UC Riverside opened their Big West Conference schedule with a 83-61 win over the Pacific Tigers (5-9, 0-1) at the Student Rec Center Wednesday night. Junior Seyram Gbewonyo had a game-high 22 points to lead the Highlanders (3-9, 1-0) who finished with 10 players scoring a bucket.

Last Second Fresno State Free-Throw Beats Highlanders
(December 29, 2007) - UC Riverside rallied back from a nine-point halftime deficit to the Fresno State Bulldogs to tie the game with 3.6 left in the game. Emma Andrews was fouled and made one of two free-throws to give the Bulldogs (4-8) the 68-67 last second victory Saturday afternoon.

Bruins Make Their Shots Down The Stretch To Beat UCR
(December 21, 2007) - UC Riverside dropped a hard fought game, 71-60 to the UCLA Bruins (5-6) at Pauley Pavilion Friday afternoon. Three Highlanders finished in double figures led by junior Seyram Gbewonyo who finished with a game-high 17 points for UCR (2-8) in the losing effort.

Highlanders Fall To Kansas
(December 16, 2007) - The Highlanders dropped a 62-49 decision to the University of Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS Sunday night

Highlander Turnovers Lead To Nevada Win
(December 9, 2007) - UC Riverside could not overcome committing 21 turnovers in a 62-52 loss to the University of Nevada-Reno (6-3) at the Student Rec Center Sunday afternoon. Senior forward Kemie Nkele led all scorers with 19.

UCR Defense Leads To Win
(December 7, 2007) - UC Riverside used great defense to beat UNLV 61-49 at the Student Rec Center Friday night. Senior forward Kemie Nkele led the way with her fourth consecutive double-double effort with a game-high 17 points and a game-high 10 rebounds for the Highlanders.

Nkele Returning To Form, Earns Big West Weekly Honors
(December 3, 2007) -The Big West Conference announced Monday that UCR forward Kemie Nkele has been named the Woman's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending December 2.

UCR Picks Up first Win in Overtime Thriller
(December 2, 2007) - UC Riverside won an exciting over time over the Gonzaga Bulldogs (4-3), 75-65, in their final game at the Verizon Arizona State University Classic in Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, AZ. Sunday afternoon. Senior Kemie Nkele put up a game-high 23 points and grabbed 10 boards for UCR who improve to (1-5) on the season.

Tough Shooting Night Leads To Highlander Loss
(November 30, 2007) - UC Riverside lost a 64-47 decision to 18th ranked Auburn (7-0) in their first game of Verizon Arizona State Classic at Wells-Fargo Arena in Tempe, AZ Friday night. Senior Kemie Nkele led all scorers with 17 points and also brought down a game-high 13 rebounds.

Nkele’s Return Not Enough as Highlanders Fall 76-58
(November 21, 2007) – UC Riverside welcomed reigning Big West Player of the Year, senior forward Kemie Nkele, back to the lineup Wednesday night, but her team-high 15 points wasn’t enough for UCR who lost to Oklahoma State (4-0) 76-58.

Highlanders Lose Battle With #12 Cal Squad
(November 15, 2007) – UC Riverside fell to the 12th ranked California Golden Bears 65-49 at the UCR Rec Center Thursday night. Juniors Tainoisouti Lott and Seyram Gbewonyo finished with 15 and 12 points respectively to lead the Highlanders.

UCR Falls in Double Overtime To South Dakota State
(Brookings, SD) –The UC Riverside women's basketball team lost to South Dakota State 93-90 in double overtime Sunday afternoon in Brookings, SD. Sophomore Brittany Waddell led the Highlanders in scoring for the second straight game after finishing with a game-high 22 points.

Highlanders Unable to Hold Off Minnesota
(Minneapolis, Minn.) – A strong second half from the Golden Gophers (1-0) was enough to erase a six-point UC Riverside (0-1) halftime lead as the Highlanders fell 57-49 Friday night in the season opener beforea crowd of 5,091 in the Williams Arena.

Highlanders to Receive Championship Rings
(Nov. 1, 2007) – The UC Riverside women’s basketball team will be receiving their 2006-07 Big West Championship rings at halftime of the Highlanders men’s basketball exhibition game against UC San Diego this Friday, Nov. 2 at the Student Recreation Center.

Highlanders On Top of Preseason Polls
(Oct. 24, 2007) – UC Riverside was selected to claim its second consecutive Big West Conference women’s basketball regular season title, as voted by the coaches and media during the conference’s annual basketball media day. UC Santa Barbara was picked second in both polls, while first-year member UC Davis earned the third spot in the coaches’ poll and Cal Poly grabbed third place in the media poll.

Highlanders Remain Successful on Greece Trip
(Sept. 7, 2007) – The UCR women’s basketball team enjoyed two more victories on their foreign tour of Greece. Wednesday they took on Apollo and won convincingly 71-38. Against the club team Siemens on Thursday, the score was 68-49 in favor of the two-time Big West Champions.

Highlanders Win First Game on Greek Trip
(Sept. 5, 2007) - The UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball team's tour of Greece has been an exciting success so far. On the court, the Highlanders got their first win of the trip with an 80-55 win over Artemis in Volos. After lunching with the team earlier in the day, the Highlanders went out and posted an 80-55 win behind 21 points by Jesse Schmuckal - including four threes. Tainoisouti Lott had 16 points and Katerina Glyniadaki had 13 points.

UCR Women's Basketball Team to Travel to Greece
(August 22, 2007) – The UC Riverside women’s basketball team will be traveling to Greece on August 30 for a 14 day tour. While in Greece the team will be playing six games against four different club teams and will be visiting the cities of Athens, Volos, Thessaloniki and Kastoria.

Jody Hensen Joins UCR Coaching Staff
(May 4, 2007) – UC Riverside has hired Jody Hensen as an assistant coach, Head Women’s Basketball Coach John Margaritis announced Friday. Hensen comes to UCR following several successful assistant coaching stops throughout the country. Her primary responsibility will be to serve as the Highlanders’ recruiting coordinator.

Brittany Purdom to Transfer to UCR
(May 4, 2007) – Brittany Purdom, a 6-3 forward formerly of Texas Christian University, will transfer to UC Riverside and join the women’s basketball team, UCR Head Coach John Margaritis announced Friday. Purdom will enroll at UCR for the summer quarter and will have two years of eligibility remaining after she redshirts the 2007-08 season, per NCAA Transfer Regulations.

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