Nick Arseniak

February 20, 2002

Swimming: Pacific Tops UCSB: Men Fall for First Time in 23 Seasons

By Nick Arseniak

The University of the Pacific ended the 23-year reign of the UCSB men's swim team on Saturday night at the Big West Conference Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Championships.

February 14, 2002

Swimming: UCSB Aims for Big West Titles

By Nick Arseniak

The UCSB men's and women's swim team will be defending both of its conference titles, when it begins competition today, at the three day long 2002 Big West Conference Swimming Championships.

February 8, 2002

Baseball: Gauchos Try to Move Above .500 Mark With Victories Over Broncos

By Nick Arseniak

After an even 2-2 start to their season, the UCSB baseball team hopes to keep improving, while the team heads north to the Bay Area to take on Santa Clara in a three-game show down this weekend.

January 30, 2002

Men’s & Women’s Swimming: Pacific Drubs Gauchos

By Nick Arseniak

The UCSB men's and women's swim teams took on Big West rival Pacific for their final regular season swim meet on a cold and rainy Saturday morning in Stockton.

January 22, 2002

Women’s Swimming: Santa Barbara Thumps USD at Campus Pool in Tuneup

By Nick Arseniak

The UCSB women's swim team shined as bright as the sunny Isla Vista weather last Sunday, winning 124-77 in a dominating performance against the University of San Diego on senior day at Campus Pool.

January 18, 2002

Women’s Swimming: Santa Barbara Hits the Water vs. USD After String of Disappointing Meets

By Nick Arseniak

The UCSB women's swim team will be looking to gain some momentum while the squad heads into the final stretch of its 2001-2002 season and today's matchup against the University of San Diego at Campus Pool will be key.

January 8, 2002

Winter Recap: UCSB Rolls

By Nick Arseniak

During the holidays it is better to give than to receive, and that's just what the UCSB men's basketball team did, as the players gave out three defeats to their opponents while receiving only one back in favor, over the...

November 20, 2001

Men and Women’s Swimming: Gauchos Whip CSUN in Road Meets; Dalonzo Shines

By Nick Arseniak

A team's performance often declines when it swims against inferior teams. But for the UCSB men's and women's swim teams, that was not the case.

November 6, 2001

Gauchos Victorious in Opener

By Nick Arseniak

The five-time defending Big West Champion UCSB women's basketball team began its season with a solid 83-70 exhibition victory over Delta Kosice on Monday evening at the Thunderdome.

October 30, 2001

Men’s Swimming: Santa Barbara Falls to Bears in Opener

By Nick Arseniak

The UCSB men's swimming team opened its season Sunday morning taking on Pac-10 powerhouse California Berkeley at Campus Pool. The defending Big West Conference champions swam well, yet lost 114-89 to the Golden Bears.

October 25, 2001

Athlete of the Week: Dalonzo Breaks Two School Records in First Meet for UCSB

By Nick Arseniak

On Oct. 19, UCSB freshman Lindsay Dalonzo broke the school record in not only the 100-yard backstroke but also the 200-yard backstroke, all in her first official meet as a Gaucho.

October 23, 2001

Women’s Swimming: Gauchos Defeat Beavers, Fall to Bruins in Tri-Meet

By Nick Arseniak

On a cloudy and overcast Friday afternoon at Campus Pool, the defending 2001 Big West Champion, the UCSB women's swim team, took on 2001 Pac-10 Champion UCLA and Oregon State in a three-way meet.

October 22, 2001

Gauchos Fall to Waves, Cardinal Over Weekend

By Nick Arseniak

The #10 UCSB men's water polo team spent the weekend playing the role of David attempting to slay the Goliaths of water polo. In both cases, the Gauchos came up short.

October 18, 2001

Gauchos Refuse to Dog Paddle, Hope to Hit Pool in Stride

By Nick Arseniak

After months of hard training and swimming endless laps, the 2001-2002 UCSB men's and women's swim teams begin their respective seasons looking forward to a bright season in hopes of repeating as Big West Champions.

October 5, 2001

Men’s Water Polo: Gauchos Ready for Weekend with Loyola Marymount, Irvine

By Nick Arseniak

Santa Barbara is coming off a dominating 11-5 win last Sunday when it overwhelmed the University of Pacific.

September 24, 2001

Men’s Water Polo: Gauchos Go Down in Four-Overtime Thriller vs. Cal

By Nick Arseniak

The UCSB men's water polo team's attempt to upset California-Berkeley on the road came up short in a thrilling sudden death overtime loss last Saturday.