Kristen Henneman

October 31, 2011

No. 5 Gauchos Take Down No. 6 Waves at Home

By Kristen Henneman

The No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo team came from behind against Pepperdine in Malibu on Sunday, sneaking away with a 16-15 overtime victory against the No. 6 Waves. With the win, the Gauchos improve to 14-7 overall and 2...

October 28, 2011

No. 5 Gauchos Take on No. 6 Pepperdine

By Kristen Henneman

The No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo team looks to move up in the standings Sunday with a win against No. 6 Pepperdine. With a record of 13-7 overall and 1-2 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, the Gauchos sit in six...

October 24, 2011

UCSB Beats No. 9 Long Beach, Falls to No. 2 USC

By Kristen Henneman

After defeating No. 9 Long Beach State 10-6 on Saturday to secure its first Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference win, the UCSB men’s water polo team fell to No. 2 USC on Sunday. The Trojans proved to be too mu...

October 21, 2011

Freshmen Making Immediate Impact for UCSB

By Kristen Henneman

Most intercollegiate sports teams contain a few freshmen, and maybe one or two play a large role on the team, but that is not the case for the UCSB men’s water polo team, which contains several freshmen — 11 to be ex...

October 17, 2011

No. 5 Gauchos Edge Out Tritons in SD

By Kristen Henneman

The No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo team capped off its nonconference schedule with a 10-8 victory over No. 9 UCSD on the road Friday night. The Gauchos improve to 12-6 overall and remain at 0-1 in conference play. The Tri...

October 14, 2011

No. 5 Gauchos Travel South to Face No. 9 UCSD

By Kristen Henneman

No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo takes a break from MPSF play for its final non-conference game of the season Friday against No. 9 UCSD. The Gauchos are 11-6 overall with a 0-1 conference record. At 11-5, the Tritons have w...

October 13, 2011

Gauchos Continue Conference Competition

By Kristen Henneman

This past weekend, the No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo team (10-6 overall, 0-1 MPSF) hit a bump in the road, losing to No. 1 Stanford in a heartbreaking final second loss. Despite the defeat, the Gauchos have proved they c...

October 10, 2011

Gauchos Nearly Upsets No. Stanford, Falls 6-5

By Kristen Henneman

The UCSB men’s water polo team nearly completed an upset of No. 1 Stanford on Sunday, before late game heroics salvaged the match 6-5 for the Cardinal in Palo Alto. The Gauchos drop to 11-6 on the year, and begin Mount...

October 7, 2011

‘Chos Open Confrence Against No. 1 Team in Nation

By Kristen Henneman

Playing on the road is tough, but playing on the road to begin conference play against the number one ranked team in the nation is even harder. No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo (11-5 overall) will head north on Sunday to fa...

September 30, 2011

UCSB Travels to SoCal Tournament

By Kristen Henneman

The No. 8 UCSB men’s water polo team (8-4 overall) has a busy weekend ahead of it, with four games in two days at the Southern California Tournament hosted by Long Beach State. The first game of the tournament will be ...

May 19, 2011

Gauchos Name New Head Coach

By Kristen Henneman

UCSB Director of Athletics Mark Massari announced at a press conference Thursday morning that Carlene Mitchell — who has spent the last ten years at Rutgers — will take over as the head coach of the Gaucho women’s ...

May 17, 2011

UCSB Brings Out the Brooms v. Aggies

By Kristen Henneman

UCSB softball ended its season Monday with a sweep of visiting UC Davis 4-3, 3-2 and 2-0.

May 12, 2011

Between Three Gauchos: The Interview

By Kristen Henneman

Last week, I sat down with softball players Jessica Berisitanos, Lainey Depompa, and Amanda Ziegler [denoted by J, L, and A respectively]. With a combination of Jessica’s facial expressions, Lainey’s sarcasm, and Ama...

May 9, 2011

Losses Drop Gauchos Below .500

By Kristen Henneman

UCSB softball closed out its final road trip of the season this past weekend after getting swept by Pacific 3-2, 5-1 and 9-2 at Bill Simoni Field.

May 5, 2011

UCSB Faces Big West’s Best

By Kristen Henneman

Gaucho softball will need to bring its A-game up north this weekend if they plan on beating Pacific in a three-game series. UCSB (24-23 overall, 8-7 Big West) was swept by Long Beach last weekend in three games, two of w...

May 1, 2011