Matt Crowell

February 1, 2008

Santa Barbara Opens Season This Weekend

By Matt Crowell

The UCSB women's water polo team opens the 2008 season with two Saturday games in this weekend's Cal State Bakersfield Mini Tournament. The 2007 Gaucho season was defined by a late season collapse with a 4-12 record down...

November 26, 2007

Gauchos Earn Sixth Place in MPSF Tournament

By Matt Crowell

The #7 UCSB men's water polo team placed sixth at the end of the year Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament by beating #6 Pepperdine and falling to #1 USC and #4 UCLA.

November 21, 2007

Gauchos Nab League Championship

By Matt Crowell

The UCSB women's club field hockey team went against all odds to conjure up an upset victory over rival Cal Poly last weekend and capture the league championship.

November 19, 2007

SB Fails to Make Waves at Pepperdine

By Matt Crowell

The #6 UCSB men's water polo team (18-12 overall, 3-5 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) ended its regular season on a sour note Sunday with a 9-7 loss to conference foe #7 Pepperdine (26-8 overall, 3-5 MPSF).

November 16, 2007

SB Faces Waves in Big MPSF Rematch

By Matt Crowell

In a season that has seen more ups and downs than the newest six flags roller coaster, the UCSB men's water polo...

November 13, 2007

UCSB Avenges Early Season Losses

By Matt Crowell

The UCSB men's water polo team rebounded from its worst loss of the season on Saturday with a big conference road victory on Sunday.

November 9, 2007

Gauchos Look to Make Waves

By Matt Crowell

For the #7 UCSB men's water polo team, this weekend gives the team an opportunity to make a big move in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation standings.

November 5, 2007

Gauchos Give Top Ranked Bears a Scare

By Matt Crowell

Emotions ran high on Senior Day for the UCSB men's water polo game against Cal, but in the end the Gauchos dug themselves too big of a whole to climb out of.

November 2, 2007

Gauchos Set to Face Nation’s Best

By Matt Crowell

For the second time in three weeks, the #7 UCSB Gauchos (17-9 overall, 2-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will take on the top team in the nation when they host #1 UC Berkeley (20-2 overall, 4-0 MPSF) on Sunday.

October 29, 2007

UCSB Treats Stanford To Loss

By Matt Crowell

While most of Isla Vista was taking part in the insanity that was Halloween weekend, the men's water polo team had a party of it's own on Saturday in Palo Alto.

October 22, 2007

Trojans Wrap Up SB Comeback Attempt

By Matt Crowell

The UCSB men's water polo team played seven periods of dominant water polo over the weekend, but it's the one frame they did not that cost them the weekend sweep.

October 19, 2007

UCSB Prepares for Visit From Men of Troy

By Matt Crowell

Home will be a welcome sight for the men's water polo team, which has played all but one of the previous 23 matches on the road.

October 15, 2007

Early Loss Ends Gaucho Title Hopes

By Matt Crowell

The UCSB men's water polo team went down to the Southern California Tournament looking to make a statement and wound up with a piece of humble pie. The Gauchos lost their opener, averting their anticipated match against ...

October 12, 2007

UCSB Heads South to Face Nation’s Top Teams

By Matt Crowell

For the #7 UCSB men's water polo team (12-7 overall, 0-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), this weekend's Southern California Tournament in Irvine is a time of opportunity and a chance to make a major statement to oth...

October 9, 2007

UCSB Sweeps Weekend Homestand

By Matt Crowell

For the UCSB women's club field hockey team (2-2 overall), there is no place quite like home. After dropping their first two games of the season on the road, the Gauchos returned home for two games over the weekend, and ...

October 8, 2007

Santa Barbara Picks Up Non-Conference Win

By Matt Crowell

The men's water polo team put together a well-balanced attack in knocking off #12 UCSD 13-10 (9-7 overall) at the Tritons' home pool. The #8 Gauchos (13-7 overall, 0-1 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) found the...