Keith Busam

November 16, 2001

UOP, Northridge Visit T-dome in Final Weekend of Season

By Keith Busam

Both UCSB and UOP's Women's volleyball teams are tied for second place in the Big West, so the winner of Friday night's showdown will most likely finish in second place for the season and receive a better seed for the NC...

November 14, 2001

Riverside, Fullerton Toast

By Keith Busam

UCSB is two games ahead of Utah State in the critical battle for third in league. Whoever finishes in third place will almost certainly receive an at-large berth in next month's NCAA Tournament.

November 5, 2001

Gauchos Get Defensive in Home Sweep of Cal Poly

By Keith Busam

"Kathy [Gregory] has been talking about us playing better defense in practice," junior outside hitter Courtney Guerra said. "Tonight we finally made it happen. That is what won this match for us."

October 31, 2001

UCSB Falls to UOP in Five-Set Thriller After Weekend Sweeps of Big West Foes Idaho, USU

By Keith Busam

The #23 UCSB women's volleyball team continued its struggles with ranked opponents Tuesday night as it fell in five games to #17 Pacific.

October 24, 2001

Pepperdine Ousts Santa Barbara

By Keith Busam

The Pepperdine Waves had a plethora of offensive weapons to turn to Tuesday night, and it seemed as if they used almost every one of them.

October 23, 2001

Gauchos Plunder Vandals, Utah State

By Keith Busam

With an overall record of just 12-9, most would not expect that the #23 UCSB women’s volleyball team would be in a good position this late in the season.

October 22, 2001

UCSB Sweeps Irvine Before Tough Loss to #1 LBSU

By Keith Busam

Riding a five-match winning streak, the #24 UCSB women's volleyball team was hoping to pull off the improbable Saturday night at the Thunderdome against #1 Long Beach State.

October 19, 2001

UCSB Faces Irvine, #1 long Beach State in Showdown at Thunderdome

By Keith Busam

The #24 UCSB women's volleyball team is hot, and this weekend is the perfect time to see just where the Gauchos stand now that they are officially back on track.

October 17, 2001

Santa Barbara Clobbers Matadors at Matadome, Improves to 7-1 Mark in Big West Play

By Keith Busam

The Gauchos have believed in themselves all along, and now people all over the country are jumping back on the bandwagon.

October 8, 2001

Women’s Vollyball: Santa Barbara Bounces Back With Road Sweep of Cal Poly

By Keith Busam

"We treated this game like a tournament game," UCSB Head Coach Kathy Gregory said. "We went back to the original lineup. Offensively everyone was great and we were able to sideout really well."

October 4, 2001

Loyola Marymount Shreds Gauchos in Three-Straight Games to Mark First Unranked Loss

By Keith Busam

Undoubtedly, UCSB has struggled so far this year, but no one in the country has played a tougher schedule. Santa Barbara has lost seven matches, six of which have been to Top 25 teams, and five of which have been to team...

October 3, 2001

Womens’ Volleyball: #20 UCSB Prepares for Lions

By Keith Busam

Tonight when the #19 UCSB women's volleyball team squares off against Loyola Marymount University, the squad will be looking to add to its first winning streak of this young season.

September 26, 2001

Cougars Maim UCSB In Three Straight Games for Win

By Keith Busam

Santa Barbara (3-6, 1-1) was overpowered in almost every facet of the game against the Cougars (7-1, 1-0 Mountain West). UCSB was out-blocked 12-5, out-dug 49-47 and out-hit .276 to .176

September 25, 2001

Santa Barbara Travels on Utah Trip to Face Brigham Young, Utah State

By Keith Busam

The Gauchos dropped tough matches to both BYU and Utah State last season and have their sights set on redemption.

September 24, 2001

Womens Volleyball: UCSB Loses Five Set Thriller to #2 Long Beach State, Tops UCI

By Keith Busam

After tumbling through one of the most difficult preseason schedules in UCSB women's volleyball team history, the #18 Gauchos turned the corner this past weekend by securing their first league victory of the season.

May 17, 2001