Justin Tenuto

November 19, 2001

UCSB: Best in Big West

By Justin Tenuto

If Friday night was orgasmic, Sunday was a kick in the crotch. On its first game of the weekend, the UCSB men's soccer team vanquished second-place Irvine 2-0 to clinch the Big West Title.

November 16, 2001

Hey, Irvine: Here We Come

By Justin Tenuto

The strategy is simple - at least in the words of UCSB men's soccer Assistant Coach Rick Barker it is."Score one more than they do."

November 13, 2001

Gauchos Demolish Mustangs

By Justin Tenuto

There is no such thing as a sure thing. Going into last weekend's game, the players on UCSB men's soccer team knew they needed a win to remain in contention for the Big West title.

November 9, 2001

UCSB To Battle Mustangs

By Justin Tenuto

When the UCSB men's soccer team battled Cal Poly on Oct. 19, it allowed an early goal and went into the locker room deflated and off-key. But the Gauchos exploded in the second half, scoring three and shutting down the P...

November 5, 2001

Santa Barbara Moves Into First With Two 1-0 Wins

By Justin Tenuto

The two 1-0 victories for the UCSB men's soccer team this weekend were downright ugly. But with the wins, Santa Barbara moved into first place in the Big West with 16 points.

November 2, 2001

Gauchos Ready to Take on Northridge, UCR

By Justin Tenuto

The UCSB men's soccer team may be entering the most important weekend of the season.

October 29, 2001

Gauchos Trounce Highlanders With Blitz

By Justin Tenuto

Northridge afflicted the UCSB men's soccer team with its first Big West defeat two weekends ago. In the game, the Gauchos lost starting freshman goalkeeper Dan Kennedy for a hard foul in the box and senior midfielder Ste...

October 22, 2001

Santa Barbara Rallies to Top Cal Poly

By Justin Tenuto

UCSB came out sluggish in the first half. The sloppy play led to an early Cal Poly goal by forward Mark Jones, whose shot was deflected off the Gaucho defense and into the net.

October 19, 2001

Santa Barbara To Head South to Northridge

By Justin Tenuto

Last weekend was one of turn-arounds for the UCSB men's soccer team. It broke a 252-minute scoreless streak but also let in two goals each game.

October 18, 2001

Midweek Report: UCSB Offense Wakes

By Justin Tenuto

The UCSB men's soccer team hadn't scored more than a single goal since Sept. 6 against San Diego State. So when the Gauchos went into the half down 2-0 against Fullerton, the team needed more than ever to break that stre...

October 15, 2001

Gauchos Rally to Top CSUF, Settle for Tie vs. Irvine

By Justin Tenuto

Coming off two straight lackluster offensive performances, the UCSB men's soccer team turned things around this weekend with a 3-2 win against Fullerton and an impressive 2-2 tie against Irvine.

October 12, 2001

Santa Barbara Looks to Kick 206-Minute Scoreless Streak Versus Fullerton, Cal Poly

By Justin Tenuto

After a frustrating weekend when the UCSB men's soccer team tied a game and dropped another while outplaying both opponents, the Gauchos are primed for the start of Big West play this Friday.

October 8, 2001

Gauchos Settle for Tie with Fresno, Fall to Denver

By Justin Tenuto

"It's really frustrating to lose a game like this the way we did," said freshman midfielder Nate Boyden. "We dominated those guys and then they got a lucky goal at the end."

October 5, 2001

UCSB Looks to Find Back of Net vs. Fresno State, Denver

By Justin Tenuto

The Gauchos are coming off a 120-minute scoreless tie with Pac-10 power UCLA, a game which the team played nearly half of short-handed due to senior defender Reuben Bates getting red-carded.

September 26, 2001

Gauchos Hope to Bite Harder, Send Bruins Into Hibernation

By Justin Tenuto

"UCLA is a good team, but they're nothing we can't handle," senior defender and defensive anchor Reuben Bates said.

September 25, 2001

Friend Adds Experience, Killer Instinct to Gauchos

By Justin Tenuto

"Rob is a great all-around player. He's our main go-to guy and he's really what we were missing last year," sophomore midfielder Matt Kubota said. "He's almost unstoppable."