Makayla Minshall
Spencer Tezen Marroquin
51
Cal St. Fullerton CSF 7-23,5-15 Big West
61
Winner UC Riverside UCR 16-14,12-8 Big West
Cal St. Fullerton CSF
7-23,5-15 Big West
51
Final
61
UC Riverside UCR
16-14,12-8 Big West
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Cal St. Fullerton CSF 12 11 13 15 51
UC Riverside UCR 15 13 17 16 61

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball Gets Senior Day Victory over Fullerton

Wickstrom, Hackley lead the way in Senior Day win

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - UC Riverside hosted Cal State Fullerton on Senior Day at the SRC Arena on Saturday, taking the 61-51 win on Senior Day. 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • UCR and Cal State Fullerton traded offensive firepower in the first half. The Highlanders shot 46% in the second quarter and 35.7% in the first, while Fullerton recorded a 41.7% clip in the first compared to just 30.8% in the second.  
  • The lead for either team was no higher than four for the first half until Hannah Wickstrom's jumper inside the final minute of the second quarter gave UCR a five-point edge at the intermission.  
  • Wickstrom led all scorers with 11 points in the 20 minutes as part of a balanced first-half scoring effort for UC Riverside.  
  • Esther Matarranz grabbed six rebounds in the first half to begin her final home game. 
  • The Highlanders went on a 9-4 run early in the third quarter  
  • UC Riverside got out to its largest lead yet at 11 points inside a minute remaining in the third, thanks to a Wickstrom free throw.  

NOTABLES 

  • Wickstrom and Seneca Hackley combined for 31 points on 9-of-18 shooting. 
  • UCR held the Titans to 1 of 8 from three for the afternoon.  
  • UC Riverside ends the regular season on a four-game win streak.  

UP NEXT 

  • UCR will begin its quest for a Big West postseason title with next week's Big West Championship at the Lee's Family Forum in Henderson, Nevada.