Box Score Riverside- The UC Riverside Softball team extends their win-streak to three with a 5-4 win over over Utah State in eight innings Saturday afternoon. The Highlanders are now 9-4 on the season for their best start since the 2006 season when they won 10 of their first 13 games.

The Utah State Aggies were the first to strike, putting one run up on the board off a single up the middle by Hailey Froton, that brought in Sarah Chow who was sitting on third. The Aggies would go up by four, scoring two in the fifth inning and one in the sixth before the Highlanders would put a run across the plate

After going scoreless in the first five innings, the Highlanders bared down, producing five hits and four runs in two innings that included a three-run bomb by Jenna Curtan into right center to tie the game, sending the battle into extra innings.

Taking the mound for UCR in the eighth inning was Chelsea Ponce, who now boasts an 8-2 record and a 0.83 ERA. The Highlanders were able to hold the Aggies scoreless in the top of the eighth, taking the advantage into the bottom of the inning. With Haley Harris placed on second, Natalie Sanchez laid down a sacrifice bunt to move Harris over. On the very next pitch, Harris scored UCR's fifth run on a passed ball.

The Highlanders are back in action for a pair of games against San Diego Sunday, Feb. 22 at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm.