Keith Busam

October 28, 2002

UCSB Shellacks The Beach

By Keith Busam

The players on the #5 UCSB women's volleyball team proved that they belong among the elite programs in the country after downing #7 Long Beach State in four games in front of a record crowd of 4,258 fans.

October 25, 2002

Gauchos Host LBSU

By Keith Busam

A matchup of national and Big West powerhouses #5 UCSB and #7 Long Beach State will be on display tonight at 7 in the Thunderdome. The game should be nothing short of a heavyweight bout, worthy of the Don King-style hype...

October 18, 2002

Gauchos Pack Up for Road

By Keith Busam

This weekend the #5 UCSB women's volleyball team will embark on what most would consider a meaningless road trip against perennial Big West bottom dwellers Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside.

October 14, 2002

UCSB Hammers Cal Poly in Rout

By Keith Busam

The #7 UCSB women's volleyball team has played so dominantly these days that just winning won't even suffice. Lately, the Gauchos are finding new ways to impress not only themselves but also their fans.

October 9, 2002

Gauchos Turn Sweet 16-0

By Keith Busam

You wouldn't think that at 16-0 and having a No. 7 ranking in the nation that the UCSB women's volleyball team would have a problem, but it does.

October 8, 2002

UCSB Waits for Lions

By Keith Busam

After sweeping conference foes Utah State and Idaho on back-to-back nights in the Thunderdome, Santa Barbara will now shift its attention to a nonconference match-up with rival Loyola Marymount University.

October 7, 2002

UCSB Rolls Ahead

By Keith Busam

Unexpected. Dominating. Unbelievable. Call it what you will, but the No. 6 UCSB women's volleyball team's new school record is as impressive as it sounds.

October 2, 2002

Bauer Barrels Through Foes

By Keith Busam

The first three years of Danielle Bauer's career on the UCSB women's volleyball team were marked with flashes of brilliance and a serious bout with inconsistency.

September 30, 2002

Gauchos Take Five for Niners

By Keith Busam

It was a glorious weekend for the No. 10 UCSB women's volleyball team as they not only knocked off their biggest rival, No. 6 Long Beach State at the Pyramid, but also defeated Big West opponent UC Irvine to complete a p...

September 27, 2002

UCSB Hits The Beach

By Keith Busam

Few things are as awe-inspiring and emotionally charging as watching a sporting event in which your favorite player gets injured, only to return against all odds to try and help the team on to victory.

September 26, 2002

Gauchos Gear Up for Glory

By Keith Busam

Reeling from a season of disappointment, the UCSB women's volleyball team ended 2001 with the its earliest exit from the NCAA Tournament since 1993. No wonder there were more questions than answers about this year's Gauc...

May 23, 2002

Men’s Tennis: Rebel Ends Netter’s Year

By Keith Busam

A week ago, junior Carlos Palencia[[ok]] was told that he was the fourth alternate for the NCAA Men's Tennis Championships, and that no fourth alternate had ever made it into the main draw.

May 15, 2002

Men’s Tennis: Santa Barbara Netters Reminisce on Season

By Keith Busam

In a season that saw the UCSB men's tennis team win the Big West Championship, and return to the NCAA Tournament, everyone involved in the program had good things to say about the Gaucho netters' 2002 campaign.

May 13, 2002

Men’s Tennis: L.A. Story: ’02 Season Ends Where It Began

By Keith Busam

The Gauchos realized both of their preseason goals by moving back into the national rankings and winning the Big West. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end.

May 8, 2002

Men’s Tennis: Gauchos Gear Up for NCAA Grind in L.A.

By Keith Busam

Despite an unbelievable run through the Big West Championships, the selection committee served up a royal slap in the face to Santa Barbara and its star player junior Carlos Palencia.

May 1, 2002

Men’s Tennis: Gauchos Glean Awards

By Keith Busam

Just four days after the No. 75 UCSB men's tennis team claimed its second conference title, the Big West awarded the Gauchos enough hardware to fill an entire trophy case.