All Entries in the "Sports Update" Category
A Letter From Scott Juniper
Dear New U,
Our players are slowly picking themselves up after the tough loss on Saturday but we all wanted to send you a note of thanks for the support through the season. The students, staff and faculty who came to the games helped create a truly electric atmosphere. This kind of support genuinely [...]
Sports In Brief
Men’s Basketball Falls to Illinois and USC, to Host Sports Classic Tournament
The Anteaters traveled to No. 13 Illinois on Nov. 8 to open up the regular season. Senior Darren Moore led the Anteaters with 18 points, but the ’Eaters fell to the Fighting Illini, 79-65. Patrick Rembert added 12 points and forwards Eric Wise and [...]
Live Blog: UC Irvine vs. Illinois
UC Irvine men’s basketball opens their season against No. 13 Illinois. The highly touted Big 10 ten team has never faced UCI. The New University will provide live updates as the game goes on.
5:11 p.m: The Anteaters are down 8-5 with 15:11 on the clock after a TV timeout. Although the Anteaters look frazzled and [...]
Women’s Soccer Team Clinches First Big West Title
After defeating the Highlanders of UC Riverside, 1-0, on Sunday Oct. 24, the women’s team accomplished something for the first time in program history. The Lady Anteaters clinched their first ever Big West Title with a 7-0 conference record and 15-1-2 overall mark. The Anteaters also secured the No. 1 seed in the Big West [...]
Men’s Basketball Lands Collin Woods
Russell Turner continues to bring in impressive recruits.
According to ESPN.com, Scottsdale, Ariz. native Collin Woods has made a verbal commitment to UC Irvine for the 2011-2012 season. The 6 ’2, 165 pound guard looks to play the point for the Anteaters, and also received interest from Arizona State, the University of Colorado, San Diego State, [...]
Fanfest, Fathead Booth Come to Anaheim Convention Center
As a part of the All-Star game festivities, Major League Baseball’s Fanfest is at the Anaheim Convention Center from July 9-13. Besides the numerous hands-on exhibits and Hall of Fame players on hand to sign autographs for fans, numerous memorabilia booths are on hand to sell everything baseball related to a diehard fan base.
One such [...]
Heartbreaker in Game 1, Thrashing in Game 2
Eric Pettis failed to overcome his past demons, as the Anteaters failed to close out the game twice, ultimately succumbing to LSU in 11 innings, 11-10.
Just like two years ago in Baton Rouge, the Tigers appeared to be down and out, but strung together a two-out rally in the bottom of the 11th, with Trey Watkins lacing [...]
Baseball in UCLA Regional, Will Face LSU First
UCI baseball has been given the No. 3 seed in the Los Angeles regional hosted by UCLA this weekend. They will take on No. 2 seed LSU on Friday, with ace Daniel Bibona making his return from injury for the start. Kent State, the No. 4 seed, will take on UCLA in the other opening [...]
Drama at Dawn: English Premier League Update
Set your alarm clocks to constitutional monarchy and your coffee to tea because here on the west coast, the drama of English Premier League starts promptly at 5:00 am. With just two weeks left in the 2009-2010 season, the excitement is building to a fever pitch. The title race looks likely to go down [...]
Baseball Sweeps Northridge
Sitting at 14-8 after the bulk of non-conference play, UCI was not necessarily having a bad season. But after starting the season in the top 10, the now No. 24 ranked Anteaters expected more out of themselves.
A three-game series at Matador Field against Cal State Northridge represented the start of Big West Conference play, and [...]
