Club Athlete of the Year

There is never any question that the general is in charge. Casual spectators who may have caught a glimpse of a UCSB women's lacrosse game would have no problem locating the commander in chief on the ...
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Intercollegiate Athletics Funding: Part III of IV

The men's soccer team is certainly no one-hit wonder, and despite recording a platinum season, there doesn't appear to be a promising payday. The financial constraints on the UCSB Athletic Dept. are f...
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Intercollegiate Athletics Funding: Part I of IV

The buck always stops with UCSB Athletic Director Gary Cunningham, even when there aren't many bucks to go around. With Intercollegiate Athletics (ICA) operating on an extremely modest budget, Cunning...
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Women’s Lacrosse: UCSB Vies for First-Ever National Championship

Winning the Western Women's Lacrosse League (WWLL) Championship was a warm-up; now the UCSB women's lacrosse team wants a national championship. Santa Barbara (16-1) enters this weekend's U.S. Lacross...
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Club Sports Thrive Despite Small Budget

There's always a price to play, but sometimes that's not always so bad. Despite limited financial assistance from the university, the UCSB Sports Club Program, a division of UCSB Recreational Sports, ...
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Women’s Lacrosse: Santa Barbara Wins WWL League Title

After the UCSB women's lacrosse team's dominance in the league playoffs over the weekend, there's little left that it must do to prove that it is the best team in the nation. The Gauchos won the Weste...
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Women’s Tennis: UCSB Takes Fourth

Destiny turned out to be a cheap date. The UCSB women's tennis team suffered defeat at the 2005 Big West Championship Tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. on Saturday afternoon, dropping its semifinal m...
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W.Tennis: #2 Seeded UCSB Thinking Big in Championships

A conference championship, an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament and a little bit of respect are all at stake for the resurging UCSB women's tennis team this weekend at the Big West Tournament.
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Women’s Tennis: UCSB Falls to Sac State, Douses Davis

The UCSB women's tennis team split a pair of nonconference matches this weekend in preparation for the all-important Big West Tournament, which kicks off later this week.
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W.Tennis: Gauchos Clinch #2 Seed in Tournament

The UCSB women's tennis team trounced rival Cal Poly 5-2 on Wednesday afternoon at the Rob Gym courts, winning its fourth consecutive Big West contest to secure the coveted #2 seed in the upcoming 200...
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Women’s Tennis: Cal Poly Match To Determine Seed

Playoff fever has struck the UCSB women's tennis team but none of the Gauchos seem to be concerned about the diagnosis. Santa Barbara (12-6 overall, 4-2 in the Big West) hosts Central Coast opposition...
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Women’s Tennis: Gruenig Sparks SB

With the regular season winding down, the UCSB women's tennis team's temperature appears to be blazing hot. The Gauchos (12-5 overall, 4-2 in the Big West) raced past Fullerton on Friday afternoon at ...
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Sports Column: Foul Cooking

On the evening of Jan. 2, one night before UCSB students returned to classes from Winter Break, the UCSB men's basketball team entered the Matadome to rumble with conference rival Northridge in an ear...
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Women’s Lacrosse: Top-Ranked Santa Barbara Remains Undefeated

Undefeated seems like a nice place to be for a team, but perfection in the rankings just isn't good enough for the UCSB women's lacrosse team these days. The Gauchos downed St. John Fisher 14-7 Saturd...
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W. Tennis: Gauchos Prevail on Northern Road Trip

The UCSB women's tennis team went north over the weekend for three matches in as many days, taking two of three and losing only to Big West Conference foe University of the Pacific.
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