SoCal Powerhouses Collide

October 1, 2008 by

For the most part, UCSB and UCLA have a very lopsided history. The Bruins have dominated the Gauchos year in and year out and boast a 30-2 series record. Based on that statistic alone, one might think...
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How Playing It Smart Made Football Boring

October 1, 2008 by

I miss the chaos of football. I miss fake punts, double reverses and play-action bombs on first down. Remember watching football in the '90s? Remember how much better it was? Any given punt could very...
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UCSB Notches Big Win

September 29, 2008 by

Winning at Indiana is no easy task. The Hoosiers (4-2-2), currently ranked 10th in the country and holders of seven national titles, rarely lose in Bloomington.
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Gauchos Prep for Big Ten Test

September 26, 2008 by

"The game against Indiana is just about the hardest game you're going to get in college soccer." And Tim Vom Steeg would know. The two-time National Soccer Coaches Association of America coach of the...
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Gauchos Grope For Victory; Deacons Get Happy Ending

September 25, 2008 by

For 42 minutes and 22 seconds, UCSB led the top-ranked team in the country. After that, things went downhill.
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UCSB Falters on Road Trip

September 18, 2008 by

The UCSB men's soccer team has a lot of talent to go around. It just lacks a lot of experience. This is the trade-off that Head Coach Tim Vom Steeg will have to deal with in his 10th year at the helm....
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The Thunderdome or Harder Stadium?

September 18, 2008 by and

Sure, Meredith Field at Harder Stadium - or whatever it's called these days - is one of the nicer soccer stadiums in the country. I've seen some good games there, and even better post-game celebration...
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Welcome to Town, Get Ready to Cheer

August 30, 2008 by

So football season is upon us, and as incoming freshman, it's likely just dawned on you that UCSB doesn't actually have a team. Distressing, no? That's what I thought when I was in your position a cou...
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Hate UCI

May 27, 2008 by

UCLA has USC, Ohio State has Michigan, Notre Dame has pretty much everybody - but when it comes to a rival school who do we Gauchos have to irrationally hate? Cal Poly?
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Gauchos Still Have Chance to Make MCLA Tournament

April 29, 2008 by

The UCSB men's club lacrosse team came into the weekend looking to avenge an earlier loss to Arizona State and to solidify a birth into the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association National Championships...
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UCSB Swings to Fifth Place

April 23, 2008 by

After a season that saw flashes of potential from the Gaucho golf team, the Big West Tournament proved to be a disappointing affair. Coming in, UCSB was hoping to steal a victory at Tijeras Creek Golf...
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SB Drops Series to Davis

April 14, 2008 by

In a wild weekend series that featured 61 runs, 84 hits and 18 pitching changes, the UC Davis Aggies got the better of UC Santa Barbara two times out of three to claim the top spot in the Big West. Th...
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Gauchos Fail to Lasso Win at Tourney

April 9, 2008 by

With the Big West Tournament just around the corner, the Gaucho golf team was hoping to gain some much-needed momentum at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic in Scottsdale, Ariz. What they got was more of the ...
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Santa Barbara Drops to Fourth in Own Tourney

April 2, 2008 by

After two rounds of its home tournament had been completed, the UCSB golf team stood in a promising second place. However, a disappointing performance on Tuesday knocked the Gauchos into a fourth-plac...
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Gauchos Brave Poor Conditions to Finish Third

March 6, 2008 by

The Gaucho men's golf squad recovered from a poor start to take third place in the UC Riverside Braveheart Classic on Tuesday. After shooting a 320 on Monday, good for a share of eighth place, the Gau...
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