Matt Connolly

November 5, 2009

Former ESS Grads Counter Shutdown

By Matt Connolly

The forthcoming closure of the Exercise & Sports Studies Dept. has spurned a wave of outcry from the student body, particularly the 5,000 undergraduates presently seeking a minor in the program. But lost in the current d...

November 4, 2009

Women’s Volleyball Neutralizes Northridge

By Matt Connolly

Only days after a successful weekend sweep of Cal State Fullerton and Long Beach State, the Gauchos traveled to Cal State Northridge and recorded their fourth straight three-set victory, winning for the eighth time in ni...

November 4, 2009

Men’s Soccer Slides into San Luis Obispo

By Matt Connolly

With only two games left on schedule, the Gauchos head north to take on Central Coast rival Cal Poly tonight. The Mustangs are the only team remaining that can challenge SB for the conference #1 seed heading into the Big...

November 3, 2009

UCSB Obliterates Big West Foes

By Matt Connolly

While the majority of UC Santa Barbara was tearing it up in Isla Vista this past weekend to celebrate Halloween, the UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team (8-3 overall, 18-5 Big West) was unleashing its own witchcraft...

October 30, 2009

SB Set to Slam Conference Foes

By Matt Connolly

This weekend, the Gauchos (16-5 overall, 6-3 Big West) will aim to avenge these losses as they welcome both the Fullerton Titans (12-9, 3-5) and the Long Beach 49ers (13-5, 6-2) to the Thunderdome. Winners of five of the...

October 29, 2009

Halloween… for Sports Fans

By Matt Connolly

The Best Costumes 1) Afro Ninja — Strapped with a Dr. J ‘fro and a black track jacket to match his masterful belt, Afro Ninja has back-flipped his way to the top of my list. On top of how easy this costume is...

October 27, 2009

Foretelling the Fall Classic

By Matt Connolly

The saying, "Defense wins championships," may hold true in most cases, but both teams can't field worth a damn. In 2009, allow me to ordain the saying, "Money can buy players to hit the shit out of the ball to win champi...

October 26, 2009

SB Upsets UCI in 2-0 Roadtrip

By Matt Connolly

This past weekend, there were two sides to the UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team. Against #19 UC Irvine, there was the team that we have grown accustomed to -- a team that fails to start strong, but makes up for ...

October 23, 2009

Women’s Volleyball

By Matt Connolly

Currently fifth in the Big West standings, freshman outside Leah Sully and the UCSB women's volleyball team hit the road for a pair of crucial conference matches this weekend, playing #19 UCI on Friday and UCR on Saturda...

October 19, 2009

Flair for Dramatic Yields a Bitter Split

By Matt Connolly

Since the start of conference play, there have been two major problems haunting the UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team - coming out strong and finishing off opponents after building up a lead. In their first game a...

October 15, 2009

Playoffs? We’re Talkin’ Playoffs?

By Matt Connolly

It's been awhile since we've had a pair of Championship Series this evenly matched. The Angels, Yankees and Dodgers (with MVP Matt Holliday) have all proven their dominance by sweeping their way into round two. The only ...

October 14, 2009

UCSB Wipes Out Waves

By Matt Connolly

Already having proven that they can rally back from a deficit, the UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team (13-4 overall, 3-2 Big West) can now take pride in their ability to hold a lead. After battling neck-and-neck wi...

October 12, 2009

‘Chos Edge Rival Cal Poly

By Matt Connolly

Just call them the comeback kids. For their second straight home game, the Gauchos (12-4 overall, 3-2 Big West) scratched and clawed their way to a five-set victory after allowing their opponents to pull ahead in the ear...

October 9, 2009

‘Chos Aim to Lasso Ponies

By Matt Connolly

Carrying a six-game win streak into last weekend, the UCSB women’s volleyball team was poised to reinforce its flawless conference record — 2-0 at the time –and seal their ticket into the American Volle...

October 6, 2009

Gauchos Stumble on Trip

By Matt Connolly

The UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team (11-4 overall, 2-2 Big West) was blazing through both nonconference and conference play heading into this past weekend, torching its adversaries through six straight games for...

October 2, 2009

SB Streaks to the Beach

By Matt Connolly

Coming off a comeback thriller against #21 UC Irvine, the red hot Gauchos take their six-game win streak on the road this weekend to take on #22 Long Beach State (8-3, 1-0) and Cal State Fullerton (9-5, 0-1). Though they...