Lauren Creamer

November 16, 2005

Women’s Rugby: Gauchos Prep for Difficult Regular Season

By Lauren Creamer

Scraping for preseason experience, the UCSB women's rugby team split its preseason 3-3 with early wins against Claremont College, Davis and Cal Poly before losing all three games at San Diego's Scrum by the Sea tournamen...

November 8, 2005

Surfing: SB Surfers Capture Tenth National Title, Vie for Another

By Lauren Creamer

Starting the 2005-2006 school year off on the left foot, the Santa Barbara surf team picked up right where it left off last June, to take first place in the C-Street competition held Oct. 30 after winning the 2005 Nation...

September 30, 2005

Quick, Pack Up Your Belongings

By Lauren Creamer

If you had to pack up your life in a single suitcase what would you take? At 3 a.m. yesterday, my friend Carly, an Oak Park resident, learned she had to pack what she could because her neighborhood was on voluntary evacu...

May 26, 2005

Coach of the Year: Tim Vom Steeg Fronts SB’s Best

By Lauren Creamer

The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) National Coach of the Year calls UCSB's Harder Stadium home. In his seventh year at the helm of the Santa Barbara men's soccer program, Head Coach Tim Vom Steeg ...

May 25, 2005

International Recruiting: Part II of II

By Lauren Creamer

Going overseas to recruit tier-one-caliber players can be a game of Risk. Balancing the financial and procedural burdens of recruiting internationally with the potential benefits for their teams is the latest in the long...

May 24, 2005

Choppy Recruiting Found in Foreign Waters

By Lauren Creamer

When looking overseas, collegiate coaches must be wary of the double-edged sword that is international recruitment. With a limited recruiting budget and a finite number of scholarships per program, most UCSB coaches rest...

April 27, 2005

Men’s Golf: SB Finishes Sixth, Feuerstein Third

By Lauren Creamer

Though Santa Barbara came out with a strong stroke, it couldn't keep the ball rolling, finishing sixth overall at the Big West men's golf championships held Monday and Tuesday at the Tijeras Creek Golf Course in Rancho S...

April 21, 2005

Libero Sets the Bar for Getting Low.

By Lauren Creamer

Aaron Mansfield knows how to get low. The senior libero out of Sunnyvale, Calif., has amassed 987 career digs to secure his spot atop the UCSB men's volleyball career list by besting Assistant Coach Todd Rogers' 1996 hig...

February 17, 2005

Bailamania

By Lauren Creamer

In a dream world, "Sue

February 14, 2005

She Said: Quit the Pity Parties – it’s Just Another Day of the Year

By Lauren Creamer

I am single. I am single and it's Valentine's Day. I am single, it's Valentine's Day, and I'm not angry or sad.

February 11, 2005

Tough Competition Continues for UCSB

By Lauren Creamer

Hosting the #8 team in the nation will be no walk in the park for the UCSB men's volleyball team. Northridge is as big a threat to the #7 Gauchos as any other team in the competitive Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.

February 1, 2005

Petty Vandals Contradict Their Ideals

By Lauren Creamer

Yesterday, I took my vehicle in to have a little procedure done. The doctor told me the plastic surgery should cost a pretty penny - $822 to be exact. I'm typically not a vain person, but I felt that my poor Jeep Cheroke...

January 31, 2005

Sluggish UCSB Defeats Titans

By Lauren Creamer

Even in cruise control, the UCSB women's basketball team could get the job done. The Gauchos defeated Fullerton 71-47 after a strong showing in the first half and a less energized second half.

January 26, 2005

Sheriff’s Dept. Sets Newest Guns to ‘Stun’

By Lauren Creamer

If avoiding uncontrollable muscle contractions and temporary incapacitation is on your list of goals, you probably want to avoid tangling with newly armed Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Deputies.

January 6, 2005

He Said, She Said: Keep Them on Their Toes By Playing ‘Em Hot and Cold

By Lauren Creamer

In grade school I broke my wrist playing tag. Tripping in a game these days doesn't result in broken bones; it results in a broken heart - unless, of course, you're a member of the UCSB men's basketball team.

January 4, 2005

UCSB Veterans Vie High

By Lauren Creamer

Expectations are high for the UCSB men's volleyball team in its 2005 season. Head Coach Kenny Preston is aiming for the top. "We expect higher results than seventh place," Preston said. "Our goal is to win the National C...