Riverside—The UC Riverside Women's Basketball Team is hosting the UCLA Bruins on Monday, December 28 at 7 pm PT. San Bernardino residents and employees may attend the game free of charge as the Highlanders honor San Bernardino Strong!
Just present a valid ID that indicates that San Bernardino is your place of residence or employment at the ticket booth that evening, and receive your free ticket to watch two of the top women's basketball teams in Southern California battle it out for regional supremacy.
The Highlanders are coming off their top offensive performance of the year, a 92-70 win over Seattle University on Monday. They defeated regional foes San Diego State and LMU earlier this year, while putting a scare into #21 Cal before falling by six, 64-58.The Bruins (7-3) are ranked 19th in the nation this season. Two of their three defeats came against the 2nd (South Carolina 68-65) and 3rd (Norte Dame 92-84) ranked teams in the nation. UCLA was also defeated at #21 Cal
—December 21, in a, 108-104, double overtime contest.
Both teams boast some of the premier scorers in the nation with Brittany Crain leading the Big West at 18.1 points per game, and UCLA's Jordin Canada's ranking third in the Pac-12 at 18.8 points per contest.
Monday night's match-up will be the first time a ranked team has visited the SRC Arena since 2008, when the Highlanders upset #16 Vanderbilt
50-47.