Kip Hanson

February 22, 2005

Gauchos Nip Northridge

By Kip Hanson

Slow and steady doesn't always win the race. With their fast-paced approach to basketball, the UCSB women (15-8 overall, 12-2 in the Big West) dashed their way to a 74-46 victory and put an end to Northridge's (15-8 over...

February 18, 2005

Santa Barbara Tames Tigers 73-40

By Kip Hanson

Santa Barbara began the night with an 18-2 run, getting 12 points from senior forward Kristen Mann in the first eight minutes of play, and kept at the throats of the Tigers until the final buzzer blared.

February 17, 2005

Gauchos Smell the Madness

By Kip Hanson

March is so close, the Gauchos (13-8 overall, 10-2 in the Big West) can taste it. As this dogfight of a season nears its end, the first-place UCSB women's basketball team is back in a familiar place with a half-game lead...

February 11, 2005

Gaucho Bench Whips Mustangs

By Kip Hanson

Despite a first-half stampede by the Mustangs (9-11 overall, 3-9 in the Big West), the Gauchos (13-8 overall, 10-2 Big West) wrangled their central coast rival into submission with a 78-54 decision in their second straig...

February 10, 2005

Rivalry Week Visits T-Dome

By Kip Hanson

Cal Poly comes to the Thunderdome tonight at 7 as the UCSB women's basketball team looks to corral the Mustangs for a second time this season.

February 7, 2005

Santa Barbara Deletes Deficit to Beat Utah State

By Kip Hanson

There were plenty of ups, downs, strikes and gutters on Saturday as the UCSB women's basketball team trounced Utah State 67-59.

February 4, 2005

Idaho Stuns UCSB Again

By Kip Hanson

In its first season sweep at the hands of a Big West opponent in more than 10 years, Santa Barbara fell to Idaho 52-56 in Moscow for the second time this season after a poor 28.6 percent shooting performance on the night...

February 3, 2005

Gauchos, Vandals To Tango for First

By Kip Hanson

Idaho has been bad this season, very bad. Tonight the Gaucho women's basketball team will attempt to punish the Vandals for their offenses tonight at 7 in Moscow, Idaho.

January 28, 2005

Santa Barbara Claims Top Spot

By Kip Hanson

In a scrappy defensive battle, the Gauchos (10-7 overall, 7-1 in the Big West) outlasted Riverside (8-8 overall, 4-4 Big West) to eke out a 68-62 victory and put themselves in sole possession of first place in Big West w...

January 27, 2005

SB Playing Its Bonds Right

By Kip Hanson

In a season dominated by impressive offensive performances by her teammates, junior guard Karena Bonds is helping bring some balance to the Gaucho equation with solid defensive play and a gleeful demeanor both on and off...

January 24, 2005

SB Back to Old Ways

By Kip Hanson

In another offensive shootout, the UCSB women's basketball team (9-7 overall, 6-1 in the Big West) tamed Pacific (4-11 overall, 2-6 Big West) 74-61 on Saturday, shooting 50 percent on the night to return to the top of th...

January 21, 2005

Santa Barbara Nips CSUN

By Kip Hanson

The Gauchos hit another bright spot on their long and winding road through the 2005 season last night as they defeated Northridge 86-74 with 57 percent shooting in a highly offensive shootout.

January 20, 2005

Autumn Coming Early to Santa Barbara

By Kip Hanson

After a slow season start while adapting to her first full year playing with the team after an injury-induced redshirt season last year, junior forward Autumn Nichols has begun to make a major difference. In her last fou...

January 18, 2005

Santa Barbara Downs Davis

By Kip Hanson

The Gauchos (7-7, 4-1 Big West) reasserted their position as the bossy elder sibling in the Big West Conference as they trounced their soon-to-be conference opponent Davis (5-11) 85-67 on Monday night.

January 14, 2005

UCSB Gets Back on Track in SLO

By Kip Hanson

Between being forced off the floor by an elbow-shot to the face and sitting out the final minutes of an 88-64 thrashing of league rival Cal Poly (7-5 overall, 2-3 Big West), senior forward Kristen Mann needed only 27 min...

January 13, 2005

SB Tries to Rerail at Poly

By Kip Hanson

Expect a good old-fashioned showdown in SLO town as the Gauchos (5-7 overall, 3-1 in the Big West) prepare to take on Cal Poly (7-4, 2-2 Big West) tonight at 7. The Big West rivals will face off in the middle of one of t...