Cal Poly

Tempered expectations is the name of the game for the Cal Poly men's basketball team this year, as a new coach hopes to lead the Mustangs from the doldrums of the Big West and back into contention.
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Assorted News and Notes

After the success of September’s exhibition game between the Under-17 Mexican National team and UCSB at Harder Stadium, promoter Rudy Ybarra has set up another marquee match-up. This time around...
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Season Ends With Westwood Woe

Soccer is a cruel sport, and UCSB learned that the hard way Sunday night. The best-played 45 minutes of the Gauchos' season proved to be their last, as UCLA somehow held onto a 2-1 lead and ended Sant...
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SB Shocks San Diego to Slip Into Sweet 16

Two games... two David Walker goals... two UCSB victories. The Gauchos are in the third round of the NCAA Tournament following back-to-back 1-0 wins, but Sunday's victory at #11 seeded San Diego was a...
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Stayin’ Alive

Playoff games are never easy, and Thursday night was no exception. The key is simply to get the job done. The UCSB men's soccer team did that, but only just, in its exciting 1-0 victory over Wofford C...
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UCSB Looks to Rebound

The UCSB women's basketball team had a road trip to forget this Monday in Nevada and are looking to right the ship playing against LMU on Sunday.
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College Cup or Bust

GAME TO BE BROADCAST ON KCSB.ORG Going into UCSB's last game, the Gauchos were the #4 team in the nation and riding high into the NCAA tournament. Then UC Irvine changed everything.
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Irvine Ousts SB for Tourney Title

In its final game before the NCAA tournament, UCSB fell 4-1 to Irvine at home in this year's finale, channeling the problems of last year's team and raising serious doubts about its postseason hopes.
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SB Advances to Big West Final

For the 11th time in its last 12 games, the UCSB men's soccer team shut out its opponent Wednesday night. That foe was Cal State Northridge, as the Gauchos bested the Matadors 1-0 in the Big West Tour...
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ESS Grads React to Closure

The Exercise and Sport Studies program is not going down without a fight.
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‘Chos Down Davis

In front of a crowd of 6,854 fans on senior night, the Gauchos did what they have done throughout the conference season: win, and win defensively. Junior goalkeeper Sam Hayden notched his 13th shutout...
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Say Goodbye

It's senior night at UCSB, and the Gauchos are going out in style. /// In Brief: Men's Soccer Season Finale, Saturday, 7 p.m. at Harder Stadium. TV / Radio: read more

Gauchos Clinch Big West

A tie was all it took for the Gauchos Wednesday night, as #3 UCSB battled Cal Poly to a scoreless draw in front of 9,824 fans in San Luis Obispo. With the result, Santa Barbara left its northern rival...
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Gauchos Inch Past Irvine

With a chance to clinch a share of the Big West regular season title against the same UC Irvine squad that dethroned them last year, the Gauchos won a thrilling 1-0 double overtime decision.
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Gaucho Great Keeps Rolling

It's good to be good, but it's better to be lucky. Andy Iro is a bit of both.
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