Kelly Hayes

January 12, 2006

Just in Case You’ve Missed Anything …

By Kelly Hayes

With baseball season set to begin at the end of the month, the Big West coaches have tabbed Cal State Fullerton to win its third consecutive conference title. Returning 20 letterwinners and coming off of an appearance in...

January 10, 2006

Irvine Hands Gauchos First Home Defeat

By Kelly Hayes

Like the guy who had a chance to win a Porsche at halftime, the UCSB men's basketball team did not come out on the winning end of its contest last night. The Gauchos (6-8 overall, 1-3 in the Big West) dropped their first...

January 9, 2006

Gauchos Squeeze Out Close Win

By Kelly Hayes

In its Big West home opener, the UCSB men's basketball team extended its unbeaten home streak to six games and picked up its first conference victory with a 77-74 win over Long Beach State.

December 1, 2005

UCSB Falls to Tarheels

By Kelly Hayes

While their fellow students were licking gravy-coated plates clean, the members of the UCSB men's basketball team were getting their first taste of defeat this season on a road trip featuring the defending national champ...

November 22, 2005

Gauchos Squelch USD Comeback

By Kelly Hayes

The UCSB men's basketball team just barely passed its first test of the season, squeaking out a 67-65 win over University of San Diego last night at the Thunderdome.

November 21, 2005

Santa Barbara Drains Threes to Down Dons

By Kelly Hayes

In front of the largest home opener crowd in over five years, the UCSB men's basketball team kicked its season off on the right foot with an 82-59 victory over University of San Francisco on Friday night at the Thunderdo...

November 10, 2005

SB Shooting Wallops Neighbor Westmont

By Kelly Hayes

The UCSB men's basketball team kicked its offense into full throttle Wednesday night, clobbering crosstown rival Westmont 96-56.

November 9, 2005

Santa Barbara To Tune Up Offense Versus Westmont

By Kelly Hayes

Sophomore forward Chris Devine made his Gaucho debut last week against UC San Diego. Santa Barbara hosts Westmont in an exhibition tonight at 7.

November 4, 2005

Defense Drops UCSD in Exhibition Win

By Kelly Hayes

The UCSB men's basketball team kicked off its 2005-2006 season last night by shaking off the dust and downing San Diego 57-36 in an exhibition match at the Thunderdome.

November 3, 2005

Men’s Basketball Season Preview

By Kelly Hayes

After a 2004-05 season which saw the injury-riddled UCSB men's basketball team finish in eighth place in the Big West Conference, the team's prospects already appear to be looking up - even before the first tip-off of th...

October 21, 2005

Gauchos Go Goalless in Defensive Standoff

By Kelly Hayes

Forty-five minutes of dominating play was only half as good as #17 UCLA for the UCSB men's soccer team Thursday night. The Gauchos (7-3-3 overall, 3-0-2 in the Big West) allowed an early goal, which would eventually do t...

October 5, 2005

Hot Dogs and Blurs

By Kelly Hayes

First, a question: Why would ESPN ever think it was a good idea to put Tony Stewart, the NASCAR points leader, on the cover of its magazine? Sure, NASCAR is one of the most popular sports in the country, but, really, do ...

June 29, 2005

Four Gauchos Go Pro in MLB Draft

By Kelly Hayes

Despite a relatively quiet season in the Big West, the UCSB baseball team managed to make its presence felt in the 2005 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft held on June 7 and 8. Four Gauchos had their names cal...

May 27, 2005

Baseball: SB Seniors Suit Up for the Last Time

By Kelly Hayes

There's nothing like the possibility of a last-place finish to motivate a team. For UCSB baseball, the final series of the weekend presents just that type of challenge. The Gauchos travel to Northridge for their last ser...

May 26, 2005

Freshman of the Year: Gaucho Center Back Andy Iro Is a Head Above the Competition

By Kelly Hayes

At 6'4" and 200 pounds with the soccer skills of a veteran starter, it's hard not to mistake Andy Iro for an upperclassman. Yet, the Liverpool, England native was merely a rookie on the UCSB men's soccer team in 2004.

May 24, 2005

Baseball: Santa Barbara Seniors Swing for the Big Show

By Kelly Hayes

Each year, only about 1 percent of the players eligible for Major League Baseball's (MLB) First-Year Player Draft will actually be drafted, and only 10 percent of all players who sign a professional contract will ever pl...