Saturday, March 7
Student Recreation Center
5:00 PM
UC Riverside
74
vs
61
Cal Poly
Photo by: Bobby R. Hester, (c) 2009
Highlanders Win 74-61 Against Cal Poly On Senior Night
3/7/2009 5:55:26 PM | Women's Basketball
UC Riverside 74, Cal Poly 61 - Box Score
Riverside, CA - The UC Riverside women's basketball team honored eight members of their senior class on Saturday evening as they closed out their home season with a 74-61 victory over visiting Cal Poly on Senior Night at the Student Recreation Center. UCR finishes out Big West play with a 19-10, 14-2 record and a second place finish in the standings.
UCR used a 41-point second half to defeat the Mustangs (19-10, 11-5) for the second time this season. The Highlanders had just a seven point lead at the half but shot 50 percent from beyond the arc in the period to push the lead to 21 on two different occasions.
Kemie Nkele recorded her sixth double-double of the year and the 44th of her career as she led all scores with 26 points. Her 13 boards on the night moved her into first place all-time on UCR's career total rebounds list. Seyram Gbewonyo added 13 points and a game-high six assists, while Alyssa Morris added eight points.
The first half was a little different as Cal Poly exploded out of the gates building a 5-0 lead with less than a minute gone by. UCR then responded with a 12-0 run of their own to take a 12-5 advantage off a three-pointer by Nkele at the 15:08 mark.
After five unanswered points from the Mustangs that narrowed the margin to one, 12-11, the Highlanders rattled off nine straight points and led by their largest margin of the half, 21-11. Cal Poly cut the lead to four on two different occasions but could get no closer as UCR went into the half with a 33-26 advantage.
UCR now heads to the Big West Basketball Tournament at the Anaheim Convention Center for a chance to make their third NCAA appearance in the last four years. Check back with gohighlanders.com for opponent updates and the naming of the Big West All-Conference Teams.
Riverside, CA - The UC Riverside women's basketball team honored eight members of their senior class on Saturday evening as they closed out their home season with a 74-61 victory over visiting Cal Poly on Senior Night at the Student Recreation Center. UCR finishes out Big West play with a 19-10, 14-2 record and a second place finish in the standings.
UCR used a 41-point second half to defeat the Mustangs (19-10, 11-5) for the second time this season. The Highlanders had just a seven point lead at the half but shot 50 percent from beyond the arc in the period to push the lead to 21 on two different occasions.
Kemie Nkele recorded her sixth double-double of the year and the 44th of her career as she led all scores with 26 points. Her 13 boards on the night moved her into first place all-time on UCR's career total rebounds list. Seyram Gbewonyo added 13 points and a game-high six assists, while Alyssa Morris added eight points.
The first half was a little different as Cal Poly exploded out of the gates building a 5-0 lead with less than a minute gone by. UCR then responded with a 12-0 run of their own to take a 12-5 advantage off a three-pointer by Nkele at the 15:08 mark.
After five unanswered points from the Mustangs that narrowed the margin to one, 12-11, the Highlanders rattled off nine straight points and led by their largest margin of the half, 21-11. Cal Poly cut the lead to four on two different occasions but could get no closer as UCR went into the half with a 33-26 advantage.
UCR now heads to the Big West Basketball Tournament at the Anaheim Convention Center for a chance to make their third NCAA appearance in the last four years. Check back with gohighlanders.com for opponent updates and the naming of the Big West All-Conference Teams.
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