Bryan DeSena

November 4, 2002

Women’s soccer: Santa Barbara Splits Weekend Series

By Bryan DeSena

Two wins away from a Big West Conference championship, the UCSB women's soccer team hit a snag on the road to the title on Sunday with a 4-3 double-overtime loss to Cal State Fullerton.

November 1, 2002

Santa Barbara Heads Into Pivotal Final Three Games

By Bryan DeSena

In the midst of a three-game winning streak and an eight-game unbeaten stretch, the red-hot UCSB women's soccer team will enter its final three games of the season with a conference title and playoff berth on the line.

October 29, 2002

Gauchos Rout Anteaters, Sting Niners at Home

By Bryan DeSena

With two wins last weekend, the UCSB women's soccer team hopped in the driver's seat for the final two weeks of the season and into first place in the Big West Conference.

October 24, 2002

Gauchos Prepare for Final Homestand

By Bryan DeSena

This weekend's final home stand will be just that for the UCSB women's soccer team. The Gauchos (10-3-1, 3-0-1 in the Big West Conference) are set to take on UC Irvine and Long Beach State - two teams currently sandwichi...

October 22, 2002

Rocky Mountain Revelry

By Bryan DeSena

The UCSB women's soccer team kept its quest for an undefeated conference schedule alive this weekend with a 3-3 tie against Utah State and a dominating 6-0 whipping of Idaho.

October 18, 2002

Sandza, Santa Barbara Dual With Aggies, Idaho

By Bryan DeSena

Sometimes it's the teams that you least expect that knock you out of contention for the postseason. That's exactly why UCSB women's soccer Head Coach Paul Stumpf is not taking his team's trip to Utah State and Idaho this...

October 14, 2002

Santa Barbara Handles UOP, Matadors at Home

By Bryan DeSena

It might not have been pretty, but the UCSB women's soccer team pulled out a 4-3 victory over Cal State Northridge on Sunday night at a foggy Harder Stadium.

October 10, 2002

The Grand Sandza of Santa Barbara Soccer

By Bryan DeSena

On Friday UCSB midfielder Krystal Sandza scored both of her team's goals in a 2-0 shutout. On Sunday she broke a UCSB record with five goals in a game. And finally on Monday, Sandza indulged herself in the ancient art of...

October 8, 2002

Sandza, Gauchos Reign in Air

By Bryan DeSena

The sophomore midfielder from Poway, Calif. kicked her way into the Gaucho record books Sunday with five goals while leading the Gauchos to a lopsided 8-1 victory over the United States Air Force Academy.