Kelly Hayes

May 25, 2006

Club Athlete of the Year: All-American Joins U.S. National Team

By Kelly Hayes

In his four years at UCSB, men's lacrosse senior defender Damon Conklin-Moragne has helped the Gauchos to three National Title game appearances, two National Championships and three Western Collegiate Lacrosse League tit...

May 24, 2006

Coach of the Year: Gregg Wilson Makes a Splash in 2006

By Kelly Hayes

Brought in as one of the most highly regarded recruits in the UCSB men's soccer program history, freshman midfielder Eric Avila was the star of the 2005-2006 freshman athletic class.

May 16, 2006

Gauchos Come Up Just Short Against Buffaloes

By Kelly Hayes

At the U.S. Lacrosse Men's Division Intercollegiate Associates (MDIA) National Championships, one goal can be the difference between a national title and coming up short. The UCSB men's lacrosse team proved just that las...

May 10, 2006

M. Lacrosse: SB Advances in Championships

By Kelly Hayes

Good things come in threes, and the UCSB men's lacrosse team is one step closer to a U.S. Lacrosse Men's Division Intercollegiate Associates (MDIA) National Championship "three-peat" after its 9-5 win over #7-seed UC San...

May 9, 2006

Men’s Lacrosse: UCSB Seeks ‘Three-Peat’

By Kelly Hayes

If fate is on the side of the UCSB men's lacrosse team, the third time will be the charm in the first round of the U.S. Lacrosse Men's Division Intercollegiate Associates (MDIA) National Championships today. The #10 Gauc...

April 25, 2006

Men’s Lacrosse: Tritons Take Out Turnover-Prone UCSB

By Kelly Hayes

An early lead, strong play from UCSD senior All-American attack Nick Dean and some Gaucho turnovers handed UC San Diego a 10-7 upset win over the UCSB men's lacrosse team in the Western Collegiate Lacrosse League (WCLL) ...

April 24, 2006

Women’s Water Polo: Santa Barbara Wins Three in Tournament

By Kelly Hayes

It was a weekend of downs and ups for the UCSB women's water polo team. After dropping its final Mountain Pacific Sports Federation game of the season to #1 USC on Friday 16-9, the Gauchos returned home to host a mini to...

April 21, 2006

Men’s Lacrosse: Gauchos Kick Off Playoffs

By Kelly Hayes

The #6 UCSB men's lacrosse team will be out to make a statement in the first round of the Western Collegiate Lacrosse League playoffs this weekend, taking on #9 UC San Diego at home in the quarterfinals.

April 17, 2006

Baseball: Santa Barbara Avoids Sweep at UOP

By Kelly Hayes

The UCSB baseball team dropped its second-straight series, losing the two of three at Pacific in the weekend matchup. The Tigers notched their 20th and 21st wins of the season, downing the Gauchos (15-17 overall, 2-4 in ...

April 5, 2006

All The Way Live Raindrops Keep Fallin’

By Kelly Hayes

Just when we thought it was time for sunshine, skipping classes and beer pong-filled afternoons, Mother Nature decides to rain on our parade, Beirut table and most importantly, ball games.

March 10, 2006

Mustangs Disappoint Gauchos

By Kelly Hayes

The UCSB men's basketball team got bucked from its horse, dropping its Big West quarterfinal game to Central Coast rival Cal Poly last night. The Mustangs (10-18 overall) downed Santa Barbara 57-50 in a game that saw nei...

March 9, 2006

Gauchos Rock Riverside

By Kelly Hayes

Anaheim, Calif. - The UCSB men's basketball team has one win down and three to go on the road to the Big West Tournament championship, after demolishing UC Riverside in the first round last night.

March 8, 2006

UCSB Gears for Big West Tournament

By Kelly Hayes

A new season starts for the UCSB men's basketball team tonight in Anaheim. The Gauchos take their #5-seed into the 2006 Big West Tournament tonight, taking on #8 UC Riverside. Although it has won seven of its last nine g...

March 6, 2006

SB Topples CSUN in Overtime Bout

By Kelly Hayes

The UCSB men's basketball team finished up its regular season with a bang, exploding for 55 points in the final 25 minutes of its 82-76 overtime victory against Cal State Northridge (11-16 overall, 4-10 Big West) on Sat...

March 3, 2006

Gauchos Implode at Spanos Center

By Kelly Hayes

The UCSB men's basketball team saw Murphy's Law in action last night at the Spanos Center in Stockton. For Santa Barbara, whatever could go wrong did go wrong in a 28-point loss to Pacific.

February 27, 2006

Gaucho Seniors Spark Last Thunderdome Win

By Kelly Hayes

The five seniors on the UCSB men's basketball team showed off their stuff for one last time at the Thunderdome on Saturday, earning an 81-71 win over UC Riverside to finish off their home careers.