Monique Moyal

February 1, 2006

UCSB Shoots Itself in Foot, Drops 3-2 Decision

By Monique Moyal

Last night, the #8 UCSB men’s volleyball team proved its biggest opponent was not on the opposite side of the net, as it notched 33 hitting errors and recorded a .282 clip en route to a five-set loss to #5 Long Bea...

January 30, 2006

NorCal Guests Swept Out of Thunderdome

By Monique Moyal

The #9 UCSB men's volleyball team broke out the brooms this weekend, recording back-to-back sweeps against #14 Pacific and Stanford in the Thunderdome. The Gauchos (4-5 overall, 3-3 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federat...

January 24, 2006

Swimming: Gaucho Men Sweep NorCal Rivals

By Monique Moyal

The UCSB men's swimming team completed a weekend sweep on the road against Davis and Pacific, while the women's squad lost both of its northern meets.

December 1, 2005

Gauchos Go Dancing in Los Angeles

By Monique Moyal

For the 25th year in a row, the UCSB women's volleyball team will compete in the Big Dance with an eight game-winning streak under its belt this year.

November 23, 2005

Sandell Takes Big West MVP

By Monique Moyal

The UCSB women's volleyball team has a lot to be thankful for this weekend, after coming off a victory against Loyola Marymount last night. Santa Barbara (19-8 overall, 12-2 in the Big West) defeated LMU (19-10 overall, ...

November 22, 2005

SB Travels to LMU, Vies for NCAA Bid

By Monique Moyal

In the final stretch of season play, the UCSB women's volleyball team (18-8 overall, 12-2 in the Big West) travels to Loyola for a nonconference matchup tonight, as it makes the final push for a late bid to the NCAA play...

November 21, 2005

Blackshire Finishes UCSB Home Career

By Monique Moyal

The UCSB women's volleyball team (18-8 overall, 12-2 in the Big West) swept Davis to win its final home match of the season, and notch its 15th consecutive victory in Santa Barbara.

November 10, 2005

UCSB Finishes up Conference Play Away From Home

By Monique Moyal

The weekend begins early for the UCSB women's volleyball team (15-8 overall, 10-2 in the Big West,) while it looks to close out conference play on the road against Pacific (14-10, 6-4 Big West) tonight and Northridge (4-...

November 7, 2005

Thunderdome Brings Advantage for UCSB

By Monique Moyal

Coming off its first loss in October, the UCSB women's volleyball team (15-8 overall, 10-2 in the Big West) bounced back higher than ever, completing a double sweep of Riverside and Fullerton this weekend.

November 4, 2005

UCSB Looks to Rebound After Loss

By Monique Moyal

Get ready for the final UCSB women's volleyball (13-8 overall, 8-2 in the Big West) home conference showdown, which starts tonight against Riverside (15-7 overall, 3-6 Big West) and continues tomorrow night against Fulle...

November 2, 2005

Freshman Fits for First-Place SB

By Monique Moyal

After losing seniors Kristin Nelson and Mari Bell to graduation last year, UCSB women's volleyball Head Coach Kathy Gregory found what she was looking for in 5-foot-11 freshman outside-hitter, Lauren McLaughlin from Torr...

October 31, 2005

49ers Get Revenge, End Winning Streak

By Monique Moyal

All good things must come to an end, as the UCSB women's volleyball team (13-8 overall, 8-2 in the Big West) found out this weekend, when its nine-game winning streak was halted in Long Beach on Saturday.

October 24, 2005

UCSB Saddles Up, Sweeps Mustangs

By Monique Moyal

The UCSB women's volleyball team (12-7 overall, 7-1 in the Big West) continued its October tear, avenging its only conference loss, with a sweep over Cal Poly on Saturday night.

October 21, 2005

Central Coast Showdown Puts First Place Up for Grabs

By Monique Moyal

If the first half of conference play is any indicator of how the season will pan out, the UCSB women's volleyball team (11-7 overall, 6-1 in the Big West) only has one roadblock on its way to postseason play: Cal Poly.

October 18, 2005

Santa Barbara Tries for Seventh Straight

By Monique Moyal

In the midst of a six-game winning streak, the UCSB women's volleyball team (10-7 overall, 6-1 in the Big West) is looking to ride some waves into its seventh consecutive victory tonight for a break from conference play.

October 17, 2005

Santa Barbara Notches Sixth Straight

By Monique Moyal

For the UCSB women's volleyball team, there is certainly more than one kind of wave to ride in Santa Barbara. With two wins this weekend, the Gauchos (10-7 overall, 6-1 in the Big West) have now won their past 11 games i...