Conference Play Underway For Three Of UC Riverside's Fall Sports
9/28/2016 10:18:00 AM | Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball
Riverside—UC Riverside's 22,000-plus students are back on campus for the fall quarter, which also means that Big West play is underway for three of UC Riverside's fall athletics programs—Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer and Women's Volleyball.
The Highlanders are members of the Big West Conference, which features nine universities as primary members—Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, CSUN, Hawai'i, Long Beach State, UC Davis, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara. Sacramento State is an associate member of the Big West in Men's Soccer.
Big West teams have won Division I National Championships in Women's Volleyball (5), Baseball (4), Softball (1) and Men's Soccer (1), while the Highlanders have five national championships to their credit from their Division II days—three in Women's Volleyball and two in Baseball. UC Riverside made the transition to Division I and the Big West Conference beginning with the 2001-02 season.
The Highlanders Men's Soccer Team made the conference tournament in three of the last five seasons, winning its first South Division Championship in 2014. This season, UC Riverside is 4-4-1, with a 2-0 win over #20 Gonzaga to its credit.
This week, the Highlanders host UC Santa Barbara on Thursday, September 29 and Cal Poly on Saturday October 1. Both matches kick off at 7 pm PT.
For more information on the UC Riverside Men's Soccer Team, please read the Highlanders' preview story for the week.
The UC Riverside Women's Soccer Team made the conference tournament in two of the last three seasons, and came within a goal of advancing to its second NCAA Tournament back in 2013. The Highlanders begin Big West play this week with a road match on Friday at 7 pm at Cal State Fullerton, before returning home for a Sunday 6 pm tilt against UC Irvine.
For more information on the UC Riverside Women's Soccer Team, please read the Highlanders' preview story for the week.
The UC Riverside Women's Volleyball Team is coming of its best Big West season ever, and opened conference play at Cal State Fullerton on Saturday. After the Highlanders travel to nationally-ranked Hawai'i this weekend, they host four straight matches at the SRC Arena—vs. Long Beach State on Wednesday, October 5, vs. UC Irvine on Saturday, October 8, vs. UC Santa Barbara on Friday, October 14, and vs. Cal Poly on Saturday, October 15. All four of those matches begin at 7 pm.
For more information on the UC Riverside Women's Volleyball Team, please read the Highlanders' preview story for the week.
Admission to all UC Riverside home athletics contests is free for undergraduate students, and faculty and staff members may purchase an All-Sports Pass for just $50 to gain admittance to all Highlanders home athletics events. For additional ticketing information, please contact the UC Riverside Athletics Ticket Office at 951-827-4653.
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The Highlanders are members of the Big West Conference, which features nine universities as primary members—Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, CSUN, Hawai'i, Long Beach State, UC Davis, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara. Sacramento State is an associate member of the Big West in Men's Soccer.
Big West teams have won Division I National Championships in Women's Volleyball (5), Baseball (4), Softball (1) and Men's Soccer (1), while the Highlanders have five national championships to their credit from their Division II days—three in Women's Volleyball and two in Baseball. UC Riverside made the transition to Division I and the Big West Conference beginning with the 2001-02 season.
The Highlanders Men's Soccer Team made the conference tournament in three of the last five seasons, winning its first South Division Championship in 2014. This season, UC Riverside is 4-4-1, with a 2-0 win over #20 Gonzaga to its credit.
This week, the Highlanders host UC Santa Barbara on Thursday, September 29 and Cal Poly on Saturday October 1. Both matches kick off at 7 pm PT.
For more information on the UC Riverside Men's Soccer Team, please read the Highlanders' preview story for the week.
The UC Riverside Women's Soccer Team made the conference tournament in two of the last three seasons, and came within a goal of advancing to its second NCAA Tournament back in 2013. The Highlanders begin Big West play this week with a road match on Friday at 7 pm at Cal State Fullerton, before returning home for a Sunday 6 pm tilt against UC Irvine.
For more information on the UC Riverside Women's Soccer Team, please read the Highlanders' preview story for the week.
The UC Riverside Women's Volleyball Team is coming of its best Big West season ever, and opened conference play at Cal State Fullerton on Saturday. After the Highlanders travel to nationally-ranked Hawai'i this weekend, they host four straight matches at the SRC Arena—vs. Long Beach State on Wednesday, October 5, vs. UC Irvine on Saturday, October 8, vs. UC Santa Barbara on Friday, October 14, and vs. Cal Poly on Saturday, October 15. All four of those matches begin at 7 pm.
For more information on the UC Riverside Women's Volleyball Team, please read the Highlanders' preview story for the week.
Admission to all UC Riverside home athletics contests is free for undergraduate students, and faculty and staff members may purchase an All-Sports Pass for just $50 to gain admittance to all Highlanders home athletics events. For additional ticketing information, please contact the UC Riverside Athletics Ticket Office at 951-827-4653.
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