Mark Salay

November 30, 2012

UCSB to Compete Against Swimming Elite

By Mark Salay

Seven of the best swimmers on the UCSB swim and dive team will be competing in this weekend’s U.S. Swimming Winter Nationals in Austin, Texas. In the biggest swim meet since the Olympic Trials in summer, the invitation...

November 19, 2012

Gauchos Gain First Win in Home Opener

By Mark Salay

After two losses to begin the season, the UCSB men’s basketball team recorded its first win of the season with an 80-60 victory against The Master’s College Saturday night at the Thunderdome. Led by freshman forward ...

November 19, 2012

UCSB Places Sixth and Eighth at Invitational

By Mark Salay

For the second straight year, the UCSB swim team fell short of winning the Arena Invitational in Long Beach, as the men finished in sixth place with 599 points and the women placed eighth with 457 points. Missing several...

November 16, 2012

Gauchos Head South for Arena Invitational

By Mark Salay

Two weeks removed from one of its best performances of the year, the UCSB swim team will get a mid-season test as it travels to Long Beach for the Arena Invitational. The three-day event, which began yesterday, is hosted...

November 5, 2012

Gauchos Sweep Dual Meets at Campus Pool

By Mark Salay

A long layoff seemed to be exactly what the UCSB swim and dive team needed as they completed dual meet sweeps of UC San Diego and Cal Poly this past weekend at Campus Pool. Back in the pool for the first time in three we...

October 29, 2012

UCSB Ends Season With Loss

By Mark Salay

A late second half goal against the UCSB women’s soccer team brought a disappointing conclusion to the team’s season, as the Gauchos were unable to find the back of the net against rival Cal Poly in their final game ...

October 26, 2012

Gauchos Face Rival Cal Poly in Last Match of Season

By Mark Salay

After two and a half months of disappointing but resilient play, the UCSB women’s soccer team will conclude its season this Sunday against rival Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. In a season marked by unlucky stretches of p...

October 22, 2012

Gauchos Erupt to Beat CSUF

By Mark Salay

Coming off its first conference win of the season last weekend, the UCSB women’s soccer team went on the road still in contention for qualifying for the Big West Tournament. Despite salvaging a split and defeating Cal ...

October 19, 2012

UCSB Travels South to Face Riverside, Fullerton

By Mark Salay

After playing its final home games of the regular season, the UCSB women’s soccer team travels south for a pair of conference matches against Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside this weekend. Virtually eliminated from...

October 17, 2012

Early Goals Push UCSB Over Sac State

By Mark Salay

Facing Big West North conference leader Sacramento State, the UCSB men’s soccer team delivered an outstanding performance Tuesday night in a critical league game, defeating the Hornets by a score of 2-0. Coming off two...

October 15, 2012

UCSB Splits Home Matches

By Mark Salay

In its final home games of the regular season, the UCSB women’s soccer team defeated the University of Hawaii 1-0 before losing a close contest to Cal State Northridge by a 1-0 margin. Only able to win one game for its...

October 12, 2012

Gauchos Play Final Home Matches of the Year

By Mark Salay

In desperate need of a win after a disappointing two-game road trip last weekend, the UCSB women’s soccer team returns to Harder Stadium this weekend to face the University of Hawaii and Cal State Northridge. With this...

October 10, 2012

Gankema Twins: UCSB’s Double Trouble

By Mark Salay

Entering the season as one of the youngest teams in the Big West, the UCSB women’s soccer team has matured into a serious contender this year thanks in large part to the veteran play of two junior Gauchos in the backli...

October 8, 2012

Gauchos Lose Two on Road

By Mark Salay

In its first conference road trip of the season, the UCSB women’s soccer team came up empty in its two games against Long Beach State and UC Irvine this past weekend. Despite leading Long Beach and UCI at one point in ...

October 8, 2012

Group Planning Goleta Mosque Receives Hate Mail, Requests Police Protection at Meetings

By Mark Salay

After receiving a large quantity of hate mail regarding a proposed mosque in Goleta, the City of Goleta is now requiring police presence in all city meetings discussing the building proposal. The planned mosque, which wo...

October 5, 2012

UCSB Looks for First Conference Win

By Mark Salay

With a loss and a draw in its first two Big West conference games this past weekend, the UCSB women’s soccer team now goes on the road for its first road trip of conference play. The Gauchos will have no easy task as t...