Chris Hoffman

November 27, 2006

Victory To Send Gauchos to Final Four

By Chris Hoffman

Six weeks ago, the UCSB men's soccer team's season was in peril. Now the squad is making its second College Cup appearance in the last three years.

November 27, 2006

Santa Barbara Elite Heads to Final Four in Missouri in M Soccer

By Chris Hoffman

Six weeks ago, the UCSB men's soccer team's season was in peril. Now the squad is making its second College Cup appearance in the last three years.

November 22, 2006

Harder Holds Key to Victory

By Chris Hoffman

After living out of their suitcases for nearly a week, the UCSB men's soccer team returns home this weekend looking for some more Harder Stadium magic.

November 22, 2006

Gauchos’ Surge in Double OT Preserves Undefeated Mark in M Basketball

By Chris Hoffman

Close finishes are beginning to be the norm for the UCSB men's basketball team as the squad pulled out another hard-fought victory last night, defeating Pepperdine 89-80 in double overtime on the road.

November 21, 2006

Men’s Basketball

By Chris Hoffman

Off to its best start since the 1994 season, the UCSB men's basketball team takes its perfect record on the road this evening to take on Pepperdine.

November 15, 2006

UCSB Finds Its Back to the Wall

By Chris Hoffman

Fortunately for the #17 UCSB men's soccer team, the squad is in the midst of its best run of the year. The downside is that the team must face #1 Southern Methodist University next. Santa Barbara (13-7 overall) rides a t...

November 13, 2006

Santa Barbara Snags Season Opener

By Chris Hoffman

Junior guard Alex Harris poured in 25 points to lead the UCSB men's basketball team to a come-from- behind 75-67 victory over San Jos

November 9, 2006

SB Hosts SD Second Year in a Row

By Chris Hoffman

In a severe case of d

November 7, 2006

UCSB Closes Out Exhibition Play

By Chris Hoffman

The UCSB men's basketball team won the battle of Santa Barbara schools once again last night, although Westmont kept things much closer than the Gauchos would have liked. The Gauchos overcame an early first-half deficit ...

November 3, 2006

SB Looks to Alter Recent Woes

By Chris Hoffman

After two difficult losses on the home court last weekend, the UCSB women's volleyball team hopes to turn things around this weekend on the road. The Gauchos (13-10 overall, 5-5 in the Big West) travel to face UC Riversi...

October 30, 2006

UCI Earns Historic T-Dome Victory

By Chris Hoffman

The UCSB women's volleyball team squandered an opportunity to gain ground in the Big West conference race twice this weekend.

October 27, 2006

SB Will Host Conference Foes

By Chris Hoffman

With six conference games remaining, the UCSB women's volleyball team looks to close in on the league leaders with two Big West contests this weekend. The third place Gauchos (13-8 overall, 5-3 in the Big West) will host...

October 20, 2006

UCSB Leaves Titans Confused

By Chris Hoffman

The UCSB men's soccer team continued to do just enough to get by against Cal State Fullerton last Saturday, netting a first-half goal and holding on for a 1-0 victory over the Titans. The win vaults the Gauchos (10-6 ove...

October 20, 2006

UCSB Bounces Back With Sweep

By Chris Hoffman

The UCSB women's volleyball team won a crucial conference battle last night, sweeping second place Cal State Northridge 30-26, 30-19, 30-23 in the Matadome.

October 19, 2006

Gauchos Aim for Winning Record in Northridge

By Chris Hoffman

Having left the toughest part of its schedule behind, the UCSB women's volleyball team aims to finish strong in hopes of reaching yet another NCAA Tournament this year.

October 18, 2006

That’s My Purse: Basketball Should Adopt Student-Team Promotion

By Chris Hoffman

The other day, "SportsCenter" showed big colleges around the country filling their gyms with fans for the school's first basketball practice at midnight. That got me thinking about UCSB basketball and how I wished we had...