Roy Kim

August 28, 2013

Veteran Squad Brings Back Firepower

By Roy Kim

After finishing as the No. 7 collegiate program in 2012, the UCSB men’s water polo team is again positioned for another successful fall campaign. The 2013 corps will feature an experienced squad that offsets the gradua...

May 21, 2013

UCSB Brings in 11 Recruits for Next Season

By Roy Kim

With the conclusion of the 2012-13 season, the UCSB women’s water polo team will graduate four seniors from its program. Defender Kacey Creek, attacker Shelby Haroldson, utility Rachel Nelson and All-American goalkeepe...

May 10, 2013

Samantha Murphy Garners Big West Freshman of the Year

By Roy Kim

After scoring a record 78 goals for the No. 17 UCSB women’s water polo team this season, freshman utility Samantha Murphy became the first Gaucho to be crowned the Big West Freshman of the Year in her sport. The award ...

April 29, 2013

UCSB Places Sixth at Big West Tourney

By Roy Kim

The No. 16 UCSB women’s water polo concluded its year with a sixth place finish at this weekend’s Big West Tournament. The Gauchos lost two games to No. 8 San Diego State and No. 14 CSU Northridge while compiling a w...

April 25, 2013

UCSB Preps to Face SDSU in Big West Tourney

By Roy Kim

The No. 16 UCSB women’s water polo team will culminate its season with the Big West Championship this weekend. The Big West Tournament will be a three-day affair, with the top placing team guaranteed a spot in the NCAA...

April 24, 2013

UCSB’s Behind the Scenes Leaders

By Roy Kim

It is unusual to see a freshman’s name perched atop the Big West leader boards for total goals in women’s water polo. The fact that two freshmen at No. 16 UCSB — utilities Samantha Murphy and Jessie Porter — have...

April 22, 2013

UCSB Drops Third Consecutive Game

By Roy Kim

  The No. 16 UCSB women’s water polo team dropped its final match of the season Friday against conference rival No. 14 CSU Northridge, 13-9. With the loss, the Gauchos conclude their season with an overall 19-13 r...

April 19, 2013

Gauchos Set to Play in Final Game of the Regular Season

By Roy Kim

The No. 13 UCSB women’s water polo team will head to Matador Pool this Friday to take on No. 14 Cal State Northridge in the final game of its regular season. With both teams currently tied for the No. 5 seed in the Big...

April 15, 2013

Gauchos Drop Pair of Conference Matchups

By Roy Kim

The No. 13 UCSB women’s water polo team dropped two matches over the weekend to Big West opponents No. 6 UC Irvine and No. 9 Long Beach State, 11-5 and 9-5, respectively. The losses end the Gauchos’ three-game winnin...

April 12, 2013

Women’s Water Polo Faces Pair of Tough Opponents

By Roy Kim

Just a week after pulling a tremendous upset over then No. 6 San Diego State, the No. 13 UCSB women’s water polo team will arrive in Irvine Saturday to face the new No. 6 team in the polls, conference rival UC Irvine. ...

April 8, 2013

UCSB upsets San Diego State

By Roy Kim

In its last scheduled appearance at Campus Pool this season, the No. 16 UCSB women’s water polo team galvanized the home crowd as it upset conference rival and No. 6 San Diego State in dominant fashion, winning 8-5. Sa...

April 5, 2013

Gauchos to Play Final Home Game of the Year

By Roy Kim

The month of April typically marks the onset of spring, but for the No. 16 UCSB women’s water polo team, it signals the homestretch. Coming off two consecutive wins in last weekend’s tourney at the University of Hawa...

April 1, 2013

UCSB Finishes Strong in Hawaii

By Roy Kim

The No. 17 Santa Barbara women’s water polo team returned from Hawaii this week having brought back some added momentum for April. After dropping matches to No. 8 Hawaii and No. 2 Stanford, UCSB regained traction with ...

January 28, 2013

UCSB Wins Five of Seven at Winter Invite

By Roy Kim

After sweeping its first round of competition Friday and winning its first four games of the UCSB Winter Invite, the No. 15 UC Santa Barbara women’s water polo team closed this weekend with a 5-2 record at Campus Pool....

January 21, 2013

UCSB Goes 2-0 to Start Season

By Roy Kim

The UCSB women’s water polo team found a lot to smile about following their wrap of a successful opening weekend. The No. 15 Gauchos defeated CSU Bakersfield 13-10 on Friday before demolishing Cal State San Bernardino ...