Matt Faust

September 24, 2003

UCSB Dreams of National Crown

By Matt Faust

The Gauchos turned in an impressive resume when it came time to schedule opponents this season: 10-0-0 at home, 9-0-1 in the Big West, first NCAA playoff win in school history and record books shattered.

September 22, 2003

Gauchos Win the Hard-er Way

By Matt Faust

After starting the season 4-0-1 with big road victories over North Carolina State University and Duke University, coming home to play city rival Westmont should have been a walk in the park for the Gauchos.

September 19, 2003

Competition Loons in Backyard

By Matt Faust

For those of us who are too lazy or too sane to try and catch our dreams of playing college sports, salvation comes with intramural sports.

September 19, 2003

Gauchos Gear Up to Go Loco

By Matt Faust

Starting this year, the Gaucho Locos is now officially run by the students, after the University ran the group for the its first five years.

May 8, 2003

Kings Gotta Have More Cowbell

By Matt Faust

As the Sacramento Kings continue to roll through the NBA playoffs, let us reflect on a phenomenon that occurred over five years ago: The emergence of the Kings fan.

April 24, 2003

Men’s Golf: UCSB Runs Out of Juice

By Matt Faust

The UCSB men's golf team finished its season at the Big West Championships on Tuesday, finishing eighth out of nine teams at the Serrano Country Club in El Dorado Hills.

April 22, 2003

Women’s Water Polo: Top-Ranked UCLA Drowns SB

By Matt Faust

When the UCSB women's water polo team took to the pool over the weekend, it hoped to gain some momentum heading into the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament next week. #4 Long Beach State and #1 UCLA had other ...

April 18, 2003

Women’s Water Polo: Seniors Hope to Dig Out Final ‘W’

By Matt Faust

The UCSB women's water polo team closes out its regular season this weekend with two tough matches before it heads to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament next week.

April 17, 2003

UCSB Dethrones Bruins

By Matt Faust

The defending Big West champion, the UCSB soccer team, put the nation on notice this spring that it has bigger aspirations this upcoming season.The Gauchos defeated defending national champ UCLA 2-1 April 13 in Fullerton...

April 14, 2003

SB Seniors Show Tritons Door Out

By Matt Faust

The crowd stood and applauded as the UCSB men's volleyball team's season came to an end Saturday night against UC San Diego at The Rob. UCSD entered the match losers of five of its last six games yet looked poised to spo...

April 14, 2003

Women’s Water Polo: Lions Dismantle UCSB

By Matt Faust

The #9 UCSB women's water polo team couldn't hold off #6 Loyola Marymount on Saturday at Campus Pool, falling 8-2 after trailing by only a goal entering halftime.

April 11, 2003

UCSB Seniors Sail Off

By Matt Faust

The UCSB men's volleyball team bids farewell to four seniors at The Rob against #8 Long Beach State tonight and UC San Diego on Saturday.Outside hitters Anders Bengtsson, Keith Busam, Jan Carlo Zegarra and middle blocker...

April 10, 2003

Golf: Sweet Swinging Six

By Matt Faust

The UCSB men's golf team took an 11th-place finish at the Western Collegiate Tournament at Pasatiempo Golf Course in Santa Cruz over the weekend.

April 10, 2003

Track: Gauchos Face Challenge in Irvine

By Matt Faust

The UCSB men's and women's track teams had different success over the weekend at the Big West Challenge Cup in Irvine on April 5. The men's team tied for second with Irvine at 147 points, while the women placed fourth at...

April 8, 2003

Women’s Water Polo: Gauchos Sink, Then Swim on Road Trip

By Matt Faust

Santa Barbara gave the Golden Bears (12-5, 5-2 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) an early scare after a quick goal from freshman utility Jennifer D'Anna only 1:40 into the game gave UCSB a 1-0 edge.

April 7, 2003

Hawaii Gives Gauchos Trouble in Paradise

By Matt Faust

Despite having a few days to relax on the beach and prepare a game plan against the defending national champions, the UCSB men's volleyball team lost both matches this weekend to #2 Hawaii at the Stan Sheriff Center in H...