Danny MacLeith

October 20, 2003

UCSB Draws Double-OT Tie From Defending Champions

By Danny MacLeith

There are two ways to look at the UCSB women's soccer team's 2-2 double-overtime tie with #19 Cal Poly (12-1-2, 3-0-2 in the Big West). One would be to chalk it up as its nightmarish 0-3-3 showing in its last six games.

October 17, 2003

First Place On the Line for SB

By Danny MacLeith

The No. 19 Gauchos are venturing into the venues that have left conference foes winless in order to establish distance between themselves and the other two teams bunched at the top of the league.

October 13, 2003

Gauchos Drop Aggies, Vandals

By Danny MacLeith

The #19 UCSB women's volleyball team twice came within one point of bagging quick three-game wins against Utah State and Idaho this weekend, but let game three slip in each contest, delaying inevitable victory each time.

October 3, 2003

Gauchos’ Growl Kills Tigers

By Danny MacLeith

If there were hip pockets on those spandex shorts, the #23 Tigers would have had last night's match tucked inside of them. Instead the #15 UCSB women's volleyball team (8-4, 4-0 in the Big West) overcame a two-game defic...

October 2, 2003

Santa Barbara Invades Nationally Ranked UOP

By Danny MacLeith

The Gauchos (7-4, 3-0 in the Big West) are preparing for the most grueling of all their Big West road trips. Not only does Santa Barbara spend over seven hours on a rumbling bus but the Gauchos have to meet their bitter ...

September 26, 2003

Welcome Home, UCSB

By Danny MacLeith

In most college sports programs, the year after graduating two All-Americans and a First-Team All-Big West selection whispers of one of the ugliest words in sports usually begin to circulate - rebuilding.

September 26, 2003

Women’s Volleyball Season Preview Column: Questions Loom for Santa Barbara in 2003

By Danny MacLeith

In most college sports programs, the year after graduating two All-Americans and a First-Team All-Big West selection whispers of one of the ugliest words in sports usually begin to circulate - rebuilding.

September 22, 2003

Road – Weary SB Welcomes Return

By Danny MacLeith

The #13 UCSB women's volleyball team's up-and-down season hit a bump in its final week of preseason play as #7 Pepperdine trounced the Gauchos.

September 19, 2003

SB Student Apathy

By Danny MacLeith

Student support of UCSB sports, especially women's basketball, has been terribly lacking, given the success of many of our 19 NCAA Division I programs at UCSB.

September 19, 2003

Let’s Get Physically Active

By Danny MacLeith

Listed in school schedules as PA 1 courses, physical activities courses cover a wide range of sports and athletic activities, from fencing and sailing to weight training and racquetball.

May 28, 2003

MLB Draft: MLB Scans SB For Diamond In Rough

By Danny MacLeith

UCSB baseball wrapped up a long season two weekends ago, going out with a bang by winning their final three series. But this week, several Gaucho players patiently await the knock of opportunity on a door that could open...

May 22, 2003

Record-Breaking Gauchos Set for 2003

By Danny MacLeith

After setting school records with a .909 winning percentage and 23 straight wins to start the 2002 season, almost any performance the UCSB women's volleyball team puts forth in 2003 would be considered a disappointment.

May 19, 2003

Baseball: UCSB Bucks SLO For Series Victory

By Danny MacLeith

The Gauchos endured grueling 14- and 12-inning games to kick off this weekend's series against Cal Poly. Those extra-inning contests made Sunday's nine-inning game seem all the shorter, as five Gaucho seniors suited up f...

May 12, 2003

Baseball: Gauchos Cage Tigers at Home

By Danny MacLeith

For the first time this season, the Gauchos used one of their many opportunities to climb out of last place in the Big West. Fittingly, it was limiting Pacific's opportunities to score, and cashing in on their own that n...

May 7, 2003

Baseball: UCLA Rips Double in Ninth to Beat SB

By Danny MacLeith

The great Babe Ruth's hitting strategy was simple: hit the ball so far that the other team can't catch it. The UCLA baseball team employed that strategy Tuesday evening, clubbing four home runs and a clutch ninth-inning ...

April 23, 2003

Baseball: Trojans Unwrap Gauchos

By Danny MacLeith

In the midst of an eight-game losing skid, no lead feels safe. The UCSB baseball team learned this the hard way. Desperately needing a win, the Gauchos could not cling to a 10-0 lead to USC at Dedeaux Field, eventually l...