John Greely

January 6, 2010

Assorted News and Notes

By John Greely

After the success of September’s exhibition game between the Under-17 Mexican National team and UCSB at Harder Stadium, promoter Rudy Ybarra has set up another marquee match-up. This time around, it will be the U-2...

November 30, 2009

Season Ends With Westwood Woe

By John Greely

Soccer is a cruel sport, and UCSB learned that the hard way Sunday night. The best-played 45 minutes of the Gauchos' season proved to be their last, as UCLA somehow held onto a 2-1 lead and ended Santa Barbara's College ...

November 23, 2009

SB Shocks San Diego to Slip Into Sweet 16

By John Greely

Two games... two David Walker goals... two UCSB victories. The Gauchos are in the third round of the NCAA Tournament following back-to-back 1-0 wins, but Sunday's victory at #11 seeded San Diego was a league above the la...

November 20, 2009

Stayin’ Alive

By John Greely

Playoff games are never easy, and Thursday night was no exception. The key is simply to get the job done. The UCSB men's soccer team did that, but only just, in its exciting 1-0 victory over Wofford College.

November 20, 2009

UCSB Looks to Rebound

By John Greely

The UCSB women's basketball team had a road trip to forget this Monday in Nevada and are looking to right the ship playing against LMU on Sunday.

November 19, 2009

College Cup or Bust

By John Greely

GAME TO BE BROADCAST ON KCSB.ORG Going into UCSB's last game, the Gauchos were the #4 team in the nation and riding high into the NCAA tournament. Then UC Irvine changed everything.

November 16, 2009

Irvine Ousts SB for Tourney Title

By John Greely

In its final game before the NCAA tournament, UCSB fell 4-1 to Irvine at home in this year's finale, channeling the problems of last year's team and raising serious doubts about its postseason hopes.

November 12, 2009

SB Advances to Big West Final

By John Greely

For the 11th time in its last 12 games, the UCSB men's soccer team shut out its opponent Wednesday night. That foe was Cal State Northridge, as the Gauchos bested the Matadors 1-0 in the Big West Tournament semifinals at...

November 10, 2009

ESS Grads React to Closure

By John Greely

The Exercise and Sport Studies program is not going down without a fight.

November 9, 2009

‘Chos Down Davis

By John Greely

In front of a crowd of 6,854 fans on senior night, the Gauchos did what they have done throughout the conference season: win, and win defensively. Junior goalkeeper Sam Hayden notched his 13th shutout, and the offense ta...

November 6, 2009

Say Goodbye

By John Greely

It's senior night at UCSB, and the Gauchos are going out in style. /// In Brief: Men's Soccer Season Finale, Saturday, 7 p.m. at Harder Stadium. TV / Radio: KCSB

November 5, 2009

Gauchos Clinch Big West

By John Greely

A tie was all it took for the Gauchos Wednesday night, as #3 UCSB battled Cal Poly to a scoreless draw in front of 9,824 fans in San Luis Obispo. With the result, Santa Barbara left its northern rivals as the Big West Re...

November 2, 2009

Gauchos Inch Past Irvine

By John Greely

With a chance to clinch a share of the Big West regular season title against the same UC Irvine squad that dethroned them last year, the Gauchos won a thrilling 1-0 double overtime decision.

October 30, 2009

Gaucho Great Keeps Rolling

By John Greely

It's good to be good, but it's better to be lucky. Andy Iro is a bit of both.

October 29, 2009

SB Avenges Big West Loss, Wins Handily

By John Greely

On a cold and windy night during the week of Halloween, the UCSB men's soccer team was looking for revenge. It sounds like the plot of a (very) bad horror film, but it was, in fact, the scene on Wednesday night at Harder...

October 28, 2009

Gauchos Think Revenge as Northridge Comes to Town

By John Greely

With the Big West Conference schedule nearing its conclusion, UCSB is in a pretty good spot. The Gauchos are in first in the conference, having given up only one goal in six matches. That goal, however, resulted in UCSB'...