Brent Pella

December 5, 2011

Gaucho Men and Women Take Seventh During Texas Invite

By Brent Pella

This weekend both the UCSB men and women’s swim and dive teams finished seventh overall at the Texas Invitational meet at the University of Texas. The meet serves as the last competition for both teams until Jan. 21, w...

December 4, 2011

UCSB Wraps Up 2011 Competition

By Brent Pella

‘Winter break’ will be more winter than break for the men’s and women’s swim and dive team this season. The squad will cease training for just 10 days during the holiday months, a stark contrast to the usual four...

November 27, 2011

Gauchos Defeated by Creighton in Third Round of NCAA’s

By Brent Pella

The UCSB men's soccer team was defeated 2-1 in third round action of the NCAA tournament against Creighton in Omaha, Nebraska on Sunday.

November 23, 2011

Beneath the Mask- Luis Silva

By Brent Pella

Brent Pella sits down with Big West midfielder of the year Luis Silva just one week before his 2nd-round playoff game against Creighton.

November 21, 2011

Gauchos Top Friars 3-2 in Second Round

By Brent Pella

Three players tallied one goal and one assist apiece in an offensive effort that led UCSB men’s soccer past Providence College in second round action of the NCAA tournament Sunday night. It was the first game of the to...

November 18, 2011

Gauchos Face Friars in NCAA Tourney

By Brent Pella

UCSB men’s soccer will face an unfamiliar foe Sunday night when Providence College comes to town for a second-round match of the NCAA tournament. It will be the first-ever meeting between the two teams, and the Gauchos...

November 14, 2011

UCSB Drops Championship vs. UCI

By Brent Pella

A muddy night in Irvine seemed even colder for the UCSB men’s soccer team when it was defeated 3-2 in double overtime during the Big West Championship match on Saturday night. Senior midfielder Luis Silva had a goal an...

November 10, 2011

Gauchos Advance to Championship

By Brent Pella

Junior forward Sam Garza’s goal and assist helped the Gauchos overcome visiting UC Davis 2-1 during a semifinal match of the Big West conference tournament Wednesday night. It was UCSB’s fifth win in a row, and dashe...

November 9, 2011

Second Seeded Gauchos Set to Kick Off 2010 Postseason

By Brent Pella

The No. 10 UCSB men’s soccer team, currently ranked No. 2 in the league, will find itself in a familiar postseason position tonight when it hosts UC Davis in a Big West tournament semifinal match. This year is the four...

November 7, 2011

Gauchos Shut Out Mustangs on Senior Night

By Brent Pella

A 2-0 victory over visiting Cal Poly capped a four-game winning streak for the UCSB men’s soccer team as it closed out its regular season Friday night. After opening with a 2-4 record through the first six games of con...

November 4, 2011

Gauchos Face Rival Mustangs at Home

By Brent Pella

A rivalry will be renewed tonight when Gaucho blue meets Mustang green on the brightly lit field beneath the bleachers of Harder Stadium. Though the UCSB men’s soccer team has already secured its berth in the Big West ...

November 2, 2011

Gauchos Win Double OT Thriller

By Brent Pella

It took a game-winning goal by senior midfielder Luis Silva with 19 seconds left in double overtime for the UCSB men’s soccer team to finish off Cal State Northridge 3-2 on the road Tuesday night. The victory over CSUN...

November 1, 2011

Gauchos Travel to Face CSUN

By Brent Pella

Team buses will be gassed up for the final road trip of the season today as the UCSB men’s soccer team heads south to face Cal State Northridge. It will be the first and only time the two teams will face each other dur...

October 31, 2011

UCSB Outlasts CSU Fullerton, Improves to No. 4 in Big West

By Brent Pella

Senior midfielder Luis Silva scored two goals en route to a 4-3 Gaucho victory on the road against Cal State Fullerton this past Saturday. The pair of goals placed Silva among the top-10 highest scorers in the history of...

October 28, 2011

Gauchos Hit Road to Face Fullerton

By Brent Pella

The UCSB men’s soccer team’s 6-0 thrashing of Cal State Fullerton earlier this season will not be on the minds of the squad this Saturday when it travels south to face the Titans in one of the final matches of the se...

October 27, 2011

Gauchos Beat Top Conference Team UCD at Harder

By Brent Pella

The UCSB men’s soccer team found itself in an unusual position this past Wednesday night when it faced Big West leader UC Davis at Harder Stadium. The Gauchos, a perennial first-place contender in conference, played th...