RIVERSIDE, Calif. - UC Riverside stretched its win streak to four on Thursday night at the SRC Arena with a 64-62 win over Cal State Bakersfield. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Makayla Jackson led UCR with 11 points in the first half on 4 of 6 shooting. Jackson hit a three in the final seconds prior to halftime to solidify her sixth game in her last eight with at least 10 points. 
• Jordan Webster grabbed three rebounds in the first half but quickly registered three more in the first few minutes after halftime, helping the Highlanders go on a 7-0 run dating back to Jackson's three just before the break. 
• Jackson stretched the run to 10-0 with her third triple of the night, forcing a Bakersfield timeout while UCR continued to chip away at its deficit. 
• Webster knocked down the back end of two shots from the free throw line to erase a 15-point deficit and tie the game at 37 late in the third quarter. 
• UC Riverside overcame its second biggest deficit of Big West play at 15 points with just over three minutes remaining until halftime, but followed that up by outscoring the Roadrunners 23-9 in the third quarter while holding them to just 2 of 16 from the field in the frame. 
• Webster grabbed the game-winning rebound as Bakersfield missed the tying shot, giving Webster her second double double of the season and soon after her first career 30-point game. 

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

• UCR earned its fourth straight win for the second time this season, doing so following an 0-3 start to the season. 
• Webster became the 20th member of UC Riverside's 1,000-point club on Thursday with an and-one down low that gave UCR a 46-39 lead in the third quarter. The senior finished with a new career high of 31 points and is the first Highlander since Jannon Otto in 2018-19 to record 30 points in a game. 
• UCR showed the majority of their control on Thursday in transition, where the Highlanders overpowered Cal State Bakersfield with a 24-2 edge in fastbreak points. 
• UCR shot a season-high 33 free throws on Thursday and has now gone to the free throw line at least 20 times in three of its last four games. 

UP NEXT

• UC Riverside will look to keep rolling on Saturday, January 20 with a 2:00 p.m. tipoff at CSUN on ESPN+.