Box Score Riverside, CA- The UC Riverside Women's Basketball Team picked up its second conference victory of the season Thursday evening, getting 29 points from Brittany Crain in an 89-74 victory over visiting UC Santa Barbara.

The Highlanders trailed 7-1 in the early going, but scored 27 of the next 33 points to take a lead they would never relinquish. They increased that lead to as many as 23 points early in the second half, and although the Gauchos cut the lead to single digits late in the game, UC Riverside withstood the late rally to secure the 15-point win.

Crain went 11 of 18 from the field and including five of eight from behind the arc as the Highlanders shot 54.5 percent from the field as a team. She now boasts 11 games this season with 20 or more points, and has a 28 game streak of double-figure points. Late in the game, Crain moved past Cassandra Reeves (1,383 points) into fifth place on UC Riverside's all-time scoring list, and she now has 1,388 for her career.

Crain wasn't the only Highlander putting up big numbers for the night. In her third game since returning from an injury, Annelise Ito contributed a season-high 21 points, pulling down seven boards, and dishing out a team-leading six assists. Freshman Michelle Curry grabbed nine rebounds while scoring a career-high 19 points, nine of which from the charity stripe. Rounding out the leading scorers for UCR was Akilah Martin with 10 points, shooting four for seven from the field.

UCSB was led by Makala Roper with 23 points. Kristine Brance and Onome Jemerigbe contributed in the Gauchos cause adding 12 and 10 points, respectively.

The Highlanders return to the SRC Arena Saturday, Jan. 24 to take on Cal Poly at 5 pm.