Eliot Biggert

May 1, 2002

Women’s Water Polo: UCSB Looks Forward to 2003

By Eliot Biggert

As another UCSB women's water polo season comes to a close, many questions remain unanswered concerning a team that won its first seven games, but dropped 11 of its last 16.

April 30, 2002

Women’s Water Polo: Santa Barbara Settles for Tenth at MPSF Playoffs

By Eliot Biggert

Santa Barbara finishes its season with a record of 17-17 and a few places shy of where it expected to finish.

April 23, 2002

Women’s Water Polo: Santa Barbara Submerges vs. No. 1 Bruins

By Eliot Biggert

Santa Barbara (16-15 overall, 4-7 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) was unable to slow down or stop top-ranked UCLA en route to a 14-2 loss.

April 17, 2002

Women’s Water Polo: Ants Be Gone: Gauchos Brush Off UCI

By Eliot Biggert

No. 12 Santa Barbara was able to jump all over No. 17 UCI from the outset of the match, and the Gauchos certainly had something to prove to other teams in the conference after an uninspired performance two weekends ago a...

April 9, 2002

Women’s Water Polo: Santa Barbara Hits Pool in Greek Wars

By Eliot Biggert

The UCSB women's water polo team was unable to complete the Greek sweep last weekend in Southern California, as its victory Saturday over the unranked Athenas of Claremont McKenna was preceded by a loss to USC.

March 6, 2002

Women’s Water Polo: Santa Barbara Struggles vs. Stanford, Spartans at Pool

By Eliot Biggert

At only the midpoint of their grueling five-month season, this year's UCSB women's water polo team has seen its share of both glory and heartbreak. The Gauchos raced to a 7-0 start, but have since fallen in troubled wate...

February 25, 2002

Women’s Water Polo: Water Polo Places 10th in Gaucho Invite, Defeats UOP

By Eliot Biggert

The 2002 roller coaster ride that has defined the UCSB women's water polo team continued over the weekend as the squad hosted No. 15 Michigan on Friday, followed by the annual Gaucho Invitational.

February 21, 2002

Women’s Water Polo: UCSB Slips Against USD; Tops Aztecs

By Eliot Biggert

The UCSB women's water polo team was back in action last weekend against a pair of San Diego rivals.

February 13, 2002

Women’s Water Polo: Santa Barbara Seals Michigan Tourney, Falls at Campus Pool

By Eliot Biggert

The UCSB women's water polo team was off to a running start in the 2002 season. The Gauchos soundly defeated a bevy of Midwest powers en route to a first-place finish at the Michigan Invitational two weeks ago.

November 27, 2001

Men’s Water Polo: Gauchos Top Irvine to Finish Season in MPSF Tournament

By Eliot Biggert

The season ended for the UCSB men's water polo Sunday with a 5-4 victory over Irvine at Cal's Speiker Pool. The win gave the Gauchos (9-13, 2-6 MPSF) a seventh-place finish in the season.

November 20, 2001

Men’s Water Polo: Anteaters Cruise Past Santa Barbara

By Eliot Biggert

The Gauchos were soundly defeated 10-4 by UC Irvine on Sunday. The match was billed as Santa Barbara's warm-up for this Friday's first-round contest against UCLA.

November 15, 2001

Men’s Water Polo: Santa Barbara Suffers Defeat at LBSU, Bounces Back for First Road Win

By Eliot Biggert

After suffering a loss to red-hot Long Beach State on Saturday, the Gauchos rebounded on Sunday at San Diego, defeating the UCSD Tritons, 7-5.

November 6, 2001

Men’s Water Polo: Santa Barbara Falls in Close Match Against UCLA; Late Goals by Treman, Pacelli Not Enough for Win

By Eliot Biggert

"We played them very aggressive and actually outscored them 3-0 in the third quarter," UCSB Head Coach Joe O'Brien said. "We just need to figure out what it takes to play that way for the whole game."

October 30, 2001

Men’s Water Polo: Niners Smother UCSB on Senior Day

By Eliot Biggert

The 49ers (7-6 overall, 1-4 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) have thoroughly dominated UCSB (6-8 overall, 2-4 MPSF) for the last two years, and this weekend was no exception.

October 25, 2001

Men’s Waterpolo: Gauchos’ Spence Is Fixture in Lineup

By Eliot Biggert

If one thing can be distinguished above everything else as the UCSB men's water polo team's key to success, it is defense. The cornerstone of that defense for the last four years has been senior goalie, Trevor Spence.

October 15, 2001

Men’s Waterpolo: Gauchos Disappoint at NorCal Tourney, Finish in 10th Place

By Eliot Biggert

Blood, broken noses, overtime thrillers, last-second victories and warm sunshine were all in abundance at last weekend's collegiate men's NorCal Water Polo Tournament at Stanford.