Kirk Reed

January 23, 2011

Gauchos Pull Out Win v. Northridge in Straight Sets

By Kirk Reed

Fifth-ranked UCSB men’s volleyball smashed #11 Cal State Northridge in straight sets Friday night (25-22, 25-9, 25-20) in one of its best offensive performances of the year. The Gauchos bounced back from a pair of loss...

January 21, 2011

Volleyball Hopes to Recover From Conference Losses, Faces #11 CSUN

By Kirk Reed

After back-to-back losses, UCSB men’s volleyball (3-3 overall, 1-2 MPSF) looks to regroup with an away match against conference rival #11 Cal State Northridge (2-4,1-2) tonight at 7p.m. The Gauchos will try to get thei...

January 19, 2011

Gauchos Swept By Long Beach

By Kirk Reed

In the men’s volleyball team’s third straight road game, #5 UCSB fell to #8 Long Beach State last night 25-18, 25-12, 25-22. With back-to-back losses, the Gauchos are now off to a 1-2 start in Mountain Pacific Sports...

January 18, 2011

Gauchos Split Weekend MPSF Play Against San Diego, Irvine

By Kirk Reed

In its first Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference match, UCSB defeated UCSD on Friday in straight sets, 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-21). The Gauchos were unable to keep the ball rolling during the rest of the conferen...

January 14, 2011

Gauchos Kick Off MPSF Play on Road Against UCSD, Irvine

By Kirk Reed

Coming off a second place finish at the Gaucho Collegiate Invitational, the # 5 UCSB men’s volleyball team kicks off conference play against UCSD on Friday and #7 UC Irvine on Saturday.

January 9, 2011

Gauchos Take Second in Home Tournament

By Kirk Reed

In the final round of the Gaucho Collegiate Invitational this weekend, the UCSB men’s volleyball team fell to BYU by a score of 3-1 (15-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-19), finishing the tournament in second place.

January 7, 2011

Volleyball Hosts Tournament to Open Season Play

By Kirk Reed

Some of the top men’s volleyball teams in the nation visit Santa Barbara this weekend as UCSB hosts the 2011 Gaucho Collegiate Invitational on Jan. 7 and 8. Seven of the eight competing teams are ranked in the top 15, ...

January 3, 2011

2011 Season Set to Open

By Kirk Reed

Stacked with seniors, the UCSB men’s volleyball team looks poised to make a run for the national title. The Gauchos won the UCLA SAC tournament in November and closed the fall preseason with a record of 5-2. [media-cre...

December 8, 2010

College Cup Team Previews: #10 Michigan Wolverines

By Kirk Reed

After winning the Big Ten title, Michigan earned the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and ended the regular season ranked 19th in the country in only its 11th season as a program.

November 17, 2010

Gauchos Wrap Up Fall Season with Tourney

By Kirk Reed

The UCSB men’s volleyball team closes out the fall pre-season this weekend at the SAC Tournament hosted by UCLA Nov. 19-20. Cal State Northridge and USC round out the four-team competition.

November 15, 2010

Underclassmen Find Success in Northridge Tennis Tourney

By Kirk Reed

The UCSB women’s tennis team competed in the 2010 Cal State Northridge Classic this weekend. Sophomore Erika Cano and freshman Casey Reese both lost in the finals of their respective flights, while also losing together...

November 11, 2010

‘Chos Head to Cal State Northridge Matador Collegiate Invitational

By Kirk Reed

The UCSB women’s tennis team will compete in the Cal State Northridge Matador Collegiate Invitational this weekend from Nov. 12 to Nov. 14.

November 1, 2010

Women Run Away With Big West Title

By Kirk Reed

The UCSB women’s cross country team won its second consecutive conference title at the 2010 Big West Championship on Saturday Oct. 30, holding off rival Cal Poly 35-37. Senior Amanda Moreno set a course and Big West re...

October 29, 2010

The Big West Awaits Cross Country

By Kirk Reed

The UCSB men’s and women’s cross-country teams will compete in the 2010 Big West Championship tomorrow at UC Riverside. The women’s team will be defending their title from last year.

October 25, 2010

Fall Season Continues With ITA West Regional Championships in San Diego

By Kirk Reed

The top four players on the UCSB women’s tennis team competed in the 2010 ITA Southwest Regional hosted in San Diego, Calif. this weekend. The Gauchos managed to win a pair of early matches, but eventually found themse...

October 22, 2010

Women’s Tennis Headed to San Diego for ITA Regionals

By Kirk Reed

In its second tournament of the season, the UCSB women’s tennis team will travel to San Diego for the ITA Southwest Regional held from Thursday, Oct. 21 through Monday, Oct. 25.