John Greely

April 16, 2009

SB Goes for Big Finish

By John Greely

At the close of what has been an up-and-down season, the UCSB men's volleyball team has one last chance to go out on a high note Friday night.

April 6, 2009

Waves Wipe Out Gauchos

By John Greely

Just days after dropping an exhausting five set match to fourth-ranked USC, the UCSB men's volleyball team had another chance to pull off a big upset win at home. No. 2 Pepperdine would have none of it. Fittingly enough ...

April 2, 2009

Fifth Set Flubs Spell Disaster

By John Greely

As has become a trend this season, the UCSB men's volleyball team needed five games to determine their fate Wednesday night. Unfortunately for the Gauchos, not even a career night from sophomore opposite Cullen Irons cou...

March 30, 2009

Cardinal Bumps SB in Tourney

By John Greely

For 63 of the 64 participants in the Big Dance every year, their season must end with a loss. Such was the case for the UCSB women's basketball team, overmatched by a fantastic Stanford squad in the NCAA first round and ...

March 9, 2009

UCR and LBSU Get Balled Up

By John Greely

It was just one more weekend, two more wins and one conference championship for the UCSB women's basketball team, as Lindsay Gottlieb's Gauchos defeated UC Riverside and Long Beach State on the road to finish the regular...

March 5, 2009

UCSB Seeks #1 Seed

By John Greely

The Big West title is on the line tonight, when the Gaucho women's basketball team takes on UC Riverside. The only school that has played foil to UCSB over the last few years in what has otherwise been a one-team confere...

March 2, 2009

SB Nukes Northridge

By John Greely

Saying goodbye is never easy, and the seniors of the UCSB women's basketball team learned that lesson with a hard-fought 56-48 win against Cal State Northridge on Saturday afternoon. The win -- which completed a perfect ...

February 26, 2009

Gauchos Ready To Bullrush Matadors

By John Greely

The Thunderdome is never an easy place to play for opposing squads, and this year's UCSB women's basketball team has made it even tougher. The Gauchos are 7-0 against Big West competition in its confines, and are trying ...

February 25, 2009

Beaver Dam Leaves SB Dry

By John Greely

Late-season nonconference games can be excellent ways for teams to prepare for conference tournaments and beyond, and potentially boost their portfolio with a big win. And while the Gauchos came up short -- falling 70-51...

February 23, 2009

UCSB Drops First

By John Greely

For some teams, a weekend split on the road against two conference opponents would be considered a success. Such is not the case for the UCSB women's basketball squad.

February 19, 2009

Overconfidence Undermines Education

By John Greely

Something has been irking me as of late, and I get the feeling that I’m not alone here. It seems like, especially in classes related to the humanities, a vocal few dominate class discussion by espousing arrogant, n...

February 19, 2009

Gauchos Gear to Grapple Tigers

By John Greely

The UCSB women's basketball team will put its unbeaten conference record on the line Thursday night, when the Gauchos travel to Stockton to face off against the University of the Pacific. Big West leading scorer Amber Si...

February 17, 2009

Gauchos Ride Past ‘Stangs

By John Greely

For the second time this season, Cal Poly gave UCSB all it could handle on the basketball court. And, for the second time this season, the Gauchos came out on top.

February 12, 2009

Mustang Mangling on Tap

By John Greely

The UCSB women's basketball team is 10-0 in conference, so naturally every Big West team is gunning for the Gauchos. Cal Poly wants it even more.

February 9, 2009

UCSB Thrashes Conference Foes

By John Greely

Who says winning basketball has to be pretty basketball? The UCSB women's team got it done Thursday and Saturday in sloppy, low-scoring affairs, coming away with two key conference wins.

February 5, 2009

Titans To Get ‘Domed Up

By John Greely

Last weekend UCSB was toppled by Cal State Bakersfield for its first loss in 10 games, and let's just say the Gauchos are looking to take their frustration out on someone. That "someone" might end up being Cal State Full...