Paul-Michael Ochoa

November 8, 2011

Locked Out and Down: The NBA’s Plight

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

As you probably know, the NBA is currently in a lockout over a dispute regarding a collective bargaining agreement between the players and owners. Although there continues to be much attention on the business side of the...

November 7, 2011

UCSB Drops Two Straight

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Campus Pool has not been kind to the UCSB men’s water polo team, as the No. 5-ranked squad dropped a pair of matches against No. 3 Berkeley and No. 8 Pacific at home this weekend. Both contests resulted in one-goal def...

November 4, 2011

Big Weekend At Home For Polo

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Fresh off a crucial come-from-behind win in overtime at No. 9 Pepperdine last week, the No. 5 ranked UC Santa Barbara men’s water polo team returns home for a set of matches against No. 3 California and No. 8 Pacific t...

November 1, 2011

UCSB Opens Season With Exhibition

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

With a new coach at the helm, the UCSB women’s basketball team begins its season tonight with an exhibition game against Vanguard College at the Thunderdome. The defending Big West regular season co-champion Gauchos, p...

October 31, 2011

Seniors Get One Final Rivalry Win

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The UCSB women’s soccer team was able to end a tiresome season in strong fashion with a 2-1 victory over rival Cal Poly on senior night this past Friday. The Gauchos said goodbye to 10 graduating seniors and ensured th...

October 28, 2011

UCSB To Honor Seniors During Rivalry Match

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The UCSB women’s soccer team will have an opportunity to end its senior players’ successful careers in a strong fashion when the squad plays host to rival Cal Poly tonight. After losing their previous two league game...

October 24, 2011

UCSB Comes Up Empty on Road

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

In the midst of a disappointing season in conference play, the UCSB women’s soccer team lost a pair of road matches this weekend to Pacific and Davis. The Gauchos fell 2-1 at Pacific on Friday, and 2-0 to Davis on Sund...

October 21, 2011

Gauchos Hit the Road for Two-Game Weekend Trip

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Posting their first conference victory in a 2-0 shutout against Riverside last week, the UCSB women’s soccer team will look to continue to build on that success when they travel north to take on Pacific and Davis. With...

October 18, 2011

From Tap Dance Champ to Big West Success

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Originally from the dry deserts of Nevada, freshman forward Indiana Mead has found a dream home along the ocean here at UCSB while becoming an important contributor for the women’s soccer team. Mead, a biology major, c...

October 17, 2011

UCSB Wins First League Home Game

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Entering the day winless in conference, Sunday’s 2-0 victory over visiting Riverside proved to be exactly what the UCSB women’s soccer team needed to bounce back after a heartbreaking start to Big West play. Junior m...

October 14, 2011

Gauchos Look for First Big West Victory at Home

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Searching for its first conference victory of the season, the UCSB women’s soccer team returns home to host UC Riverside on Sunday after a disappointing trip south last week. UC Santa Barbara was shut out last weekend ...

October 10, 2011

Garza’s Overtime Goal Gives No. 15 Gauchos 2-1 Edge Over UC Davis

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Coming off its biggest win of the season against No. 3 Akron, the UCSB men’s soccer team made an arguably even bigger statement on Saturday with a 2-1 overtime victory at Davis off junior forward Sam Garza’s golden g...

October 10, 2011

UCSB Gets Shut Out Over Weekend

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

After losing a pair of overtime matches last weekend, the UCSB women’s soccer team cannot seem to catch a break, losing two 1-0 games to Northridge and Irvine this weekend. With the pair of losses, UC Santa Barbara fal...

October 7, 2011

UCSB Heads South for Big West Matchup

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The UCSB women’s soccer team will hit the road this weekend, traveling to UC Irvine to take on the defending regular season Big West champs today before facing Cal State Northridge on Sunday. The Gauchos are coming off...

October 2, 2011

Heartbreaking Weekend for Women’s Soccer

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Lady Luck was not on the side of the UCSB women’s soccer team this weekend, as the Gauchos lost a pair of overtime matches at home to Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton. Santa Barbara (5-7-2 overall, 0-2 in the B...

September 30, 2011

Gauchos Finish Nonconference Schedule at .500

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

With a chance to prove that it is a team on the rise, the UCSB women’s soccer team opens up conference play this weekend with two big games against Long Beach and Fullerton. UC Santa Barbara, which finished its nonconf...