Eliav Appelbaum

February 21, 2001

UCSB Men’s Basketball Looks To Solidify Position in Big West

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Gauchos will also try to reach .500, and if they can defeat Pacific Saturday, the team may have an opportunity to go over .500.

February 20, 2001

Men’s Basketball Tells UCR to Take A Hike on Road

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Gauchos bore down the stretch to pull out a 59-48 victory over Riverside at the Thunderdome on Saturday to avoid losing their second-straight game after the pounding initiated by Utah State last Thursday.

February 16, 2001

Aggies Bounce Gaucho Basketball’s Win Streak

By Eliav Appelbaum

By the time Utah State finished throttling the UCSB men's basketball team Thursday night in the Thunderdome 71-48, the Gauchos realized that they ultimately could not compete with Utah State, the #1 mid-major college pro...

February 15, 2001

Men’s Basketball Plans to Grapple With Aggies in Showdown

By Eliav Appelbaum

Santa Barbara now finds itself in the middle of the best winning streak in Coach Bob Williams' career at the university, and the Big West's deepest and strongest team, Utah State (21-3, 9-1 in the Big West), is the squad...

February 12, 2001

UCSB Men’s Basketball Smokes Cal Poly for Fifth Straight Win

By Eliav Appelbaum

UCSB made an astounding 74 percent of their shots in the first half en route to drubbing the Mustangs.

February 9, 2001

Men’s Basketball Earns Revenge Against Idaho in Final Seconds

By Eliav Appelbaum

On a night when the UCSB men's basketball team was not on top of its game, the players managed to squeezed by a relentless Idaho, 69-67, Thursday night in the Thunderdome.

February 8, 2001

Men’s Basketball to Face Idaho Vandals in Revenge Match

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB men's basketball team is riding the high tide of a three-game winning streak heading into tonight's game with the University of Idaho.

February 7, 2001

UCSB Softball Off to Rough Start Against Lions

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB softball team opened the 2001 season on a rocky note after falling to Loyola Marymount this past weekend.

February 5, 2001

Vuk Cooking Up a Storm; Gauchos Rolling on Road

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB men's basketball team was sparked by their junior power forward's perfect night from the floor, while the Gauchos overpowered Pacific 73-67 on Saturday night for their third straight victory.

February 2, 2001

Men’s Basketball Overcomes 11-Point Deficit At Long Beach

By Eliav Appelbaum

A rejuvenated UCSB men's basketball team walked into the Pyramid last night to face Big West foe Long Beach State, and came out with a stunning 78-71 comeback victory.

February 1, 2001

Mens’s Basketball Seeks Revenge Against Long Beach

By Eliav Appelbaum

Santa Barbara will try to avenge its 76-75 loss to Long Beach State on Jan. 18 by going after the 49ers at their own dome, the Pyramid, at 7 p.m., in a game televised by Fox Sports Net 2. The game is expected to be just ...

January 29, 2001

UCSB Men’s Basketball Ends Losing Streak With Destroying of Fullerton

By Eliav Appelbaum

Santa Barbara received contributions from everyone on the team against the shorthanded Titans.

January 25, 2001

Men’s Basketball Shooting for Revenge, Respect vs. Anteaters

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB men's basketball team has heard just about enough of how good Irvine is and hopes to go out and show the Big West how good the Gauchos are.

January 25, 2001

Anteaters Put the Hurt on Men’s Basketball

By Eliav Appelbaum

When Anteaters clean a house full of insects, usually it's for a good reason. But when the UCSB men's basketball team was the pesky team fighting for its life in conference standings, it got cleaned right out of its own ...

January 25, 2001

Women’s Hoops Aims for Boise State

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB women's basketball team is preparing for another conference matchup with Boise State, hoping to extend its regular-season Big West conference record to 46 consecutive victories.

January 23, 2001

Superbowl Prediction: The Ravens Will Fly High

By Eliav Appelbaum

The team that is destined to win will be the Ravens, without serious question. The Giants can't win the game: they'll soon be stitching a tent covering the city with all the banners and pennants the city has accumulated.