Kip Hanson

April 25, 2007

Second-Round Showing Dooms SB

By Kip Hanson

The UCSB golf team's hopes to book a trip to the regional tournament came unraveled Monday at the Big West Championships, following a promising first-round 289 with a dismal team mark of 308.

April 24, 2007

SB Puts Regional Berth on Line

By Kip Hanson

The pressure is on today for the streaky UCSB golf squad as they enter the final day of competition at the 2007 Big West Golf Championship in Rancho Santa Margarita.

April 12, 2007

UC Davis Lassos Cowboy Classic

By Kip Hanson

Senior Joe Ryon and UCSB shared a similar fate Tuesday, finishing second by one stroke in both the individual and team competitions to future conference rivals UC Davis and Aggie superstar Matt Marshall.

April 5, 2007

Gauchos Shoot 13-Under

By Kip Hanson

For a golfer, it doesn't get much better than a wide-open course on a perfect day - the results from Santa Barbara's own OGIO-Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Tournament on Monday and Tuesday sure reflected that.

March 8, 2007

First Round Trouble Spells Doom for SB

By Kip Hanson

A bleak first-round performance on a tough course at the Callaway Golf Invitational in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., left the Gauchos in 14th place and out of contention for the tournament cup.

March 1, 2007

Matadors Lasso Slumping Gauchos

By Kip Hanson

The hard-luck #4 Gauchos continued their downward spiral last night, extending their first losing streak of the season to three games as they dropped a 3-1 decision to #11 Northridge.

February 15, 2007

UCSB Returns for Bout With Tritons

By Kip Hanson

As the top four teams in the country remain locked in a vicious fight for first place, the #3 Gauchos return home tonight to take on a tragically inferior UCSD squad.

January 31, 2007

Feature: The Naked Truth About Cal Poly Athletics

By Kip Hanson

It is a difficult task to mention our friends to the north without talking about true sporting excellence. Whether on the field of competition or in the announcer's booth up above, the only brand of descriptor that can ...

January 26, 2007

Gauchos Climb Rankings, Head South

By Kip Hanson

As the excitement from hurdling UCLA (3-5 overall, 1-4 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) and falling one set short of toppling the Irvine Empire fades into the background, the UCSB men's volleyball team (5-2, 3-...

January 22, 2007

SB Falters in Final Games

By Kip Hanson

While riding the momentum of its stirring sweep of UCLA, the #6 UCSB men's volleyball team put #1 Irvine up against the net in Friday's match, until the Gauchos collapsed and gave Irvine the game in five, 25-30, 28-30, 3...

January 12, 2007

Gauchos To Face Top Opponents

By Kip Hanson

The results from last weekend's Elephant Bar Invitational hosted by the #6 Santa Barbara men's volleyball team are a bit deceiving. Including eight of the country's top 15 squads, each team finished the tournament exactl...

January 10, 2007

Women’s Basketball #3 Cal State Northridge

By Kip Hanson

For three years, senior guard Ofa Tulikihihifo led Northridge in scoring and gave Big West coaches reason to fear her when she stepped onto the court in a Matador uniform. But instead of breaking the Matador scoring reco...

January 9, 2007

Men’s Basketball #3 Cal State Fullerton

By Kip Hanson

As the Fullerton men's basketball team (12-3 overall, 3-1 Big West) chewed through its preseason schedule, humbling one mid-major opponent after another with bewildering swiftness and a rapidly maturing NBA prospect lead...

January 8, 2007

SB Drops Home Tournament

By Kip Hanson

After asserting their dominance over #12 USC in the opening match of the Elephant Bar Invitational last Friday, the #6 Gauchos floundered against #3 UCLA and landed themselves in the consolation match on Saturday.

December 1, 2006

Weekend’s College Cup Pits East Against West

By Kip Hanson

There really is no explanation for the Final Four run that the 2006 Gauchos men's soccer team is on. When they fell to Irvine one month ago today and surrendered the league lead with one week left to play, it looked as i...

November 13, 2006

Gauchos Continue to Capture First Round Success

By Kip Hanson

With the luck of the Irish and 2,500 raucous fans behind them, the #17 Gauchos came from behind for the first time all season to beat San Diego State 2-1 and push themselves into the second round of the NCAA Playoffs. A ...