UC Riverside Highlanders

UC Riverside Highlanders

14-14 - 7th in Big West
JuJu Watkins scores 27 points and No. 6 USC women rout UC Riverside 85-53 JuJu Watkins scores 27 points and No. 6 USC women rout UC Riverside 85-53

— JuJu Watkins' favorite player has been LeBron James from way back. The NBA's career scoring leader stuck around to watch her put on a show.

No. 4 UCLA turns hot start into victory over UC Riverside No. 4 UCLA turns hot start into victory over UC Riverside

— Gabriela Jaquez and Kiki Rice scored 18 points, Lauren Betts added 14 points with 15 rebounds, and No. 4 UCLA turned a fast start into an easy 90-52 victory over UC Riverside on Thursday night.

UC Riverside won't cut sports, will remain at Division I level despite pandemic UC Riverside won't cut sports, will remain at Division I level despite pandemic

UC Riverside announced on Thursday that it had saved the athletics department, which will continue to operate at the Division I level.

Big West to play 20 league games in men's, women's basketball Big West to play 20 league games in men's, women's basketball

No spectators will be allowed at games initially, although the Big West said it will revisit that issue as the season progresses.

Shelley lights it up with back-to-back 3s Shelley lights it up with back-to-back 3s

Oregon's Jaz Shelley scores six consecutive points for her team with back-to-back 3-pointers.

Shelley knocks down a buzzer-beating 3 Shelley knocks down a buzzer-beating 3

Jaz Shelley gets a long pass with less than three seconds left in the third quarter and drains the deep 3-pointer before the buzzer goes off.

Ionescu posts triple-double, No. 3 Oregon routs UC Riverside Ionescu posts triple-double, No. 3 Oregon routs UC Riverside

Sabrina Ionescu had a career-high 18 rebounds in her latest triple-double and No. 3 Oregon routed UC Riverside 84-41 on Monday.

No. 24 Arizona women forces 29 TOs, beat UC Riverside 70-27 No. 24 Arizona women forces 29 TOs, beat UC Riverside 70-27

Aarion McDonald scored 11 of her 14 points in first half and No. 24 Arizona beat UC Riverside 70-27 on Friday.

UC Riverside coach resigns amid abuse inquiry UC Riverside coach resigns amid abuse inquiry

John Margaritis resigned as UC Riverside's women's basketball coach on Saturday as the school was set to start a second investigation into allegations of verbal and emotional abuse toward student athletes by him.

Big West Standings

TEAM W L GB OVR
UC San Diego 80.3 - 4 25
UC Irvine 74.8 1 5 24
Cal State Nort.. 80.1 4.5 8 20
UC Riverside 74.4 7 11 18
UC Santa Barba.. 74.6 6 10 19
UC Davis 68.3 9.5 13 15
Cal State Bake.. 74.0 12.5 17 13
Hawai'i 69.7 10 13 14
Cal Poly 80.4 14 18 11
Long Beach Sta.. 67.6 18 22 7
Cal State Full.. 63.8 19 23 6
Full Standings