Sean Lewis

February 3, 2006

Rivals Await in San Luis Obispo

By Sean Lewis

It is not politically correct to say that you are out for revenge. But the Gauchos have got to have their sole Big West home loss on their mind when they tip-off against Cal Poly in San Louis Luis Obispo on Saturday afte...

February 1, 2006

Seniors Finish Up Big West Schedule

By Sean Lewis

With the end of the season and the approach of the Big West Tournament, all eyes will be on the seniors tonight when the UCSB women's basketball team plays host to Pacific in the Thunderdome.

January 30, 2006

Late Free Throws Throttle Pacific Upset Bid

By Sean Lewis

If you have a weak heart, it might not be a good time for you to be a Gaucho basketball fan. For the second game in a row, Santa Barbara (10-8 overall, 5-2 in the Big West) stole a narrow victory on the road. The latest ...

January 27, 2006

Santa Barbara Uses Physical Presence to Squeak Out Win

By Sean Lewis

It was dirty, ugly and tough, but the UCSB women's basketball team came out clean last night when it scraped out a victory against Cal State Northridge on the road 54-51. Head Coach Mark French and the rest of the Gaucho...

January 26, 2006

Injury-Riddled Matadors Host Reeling Gauchos

By Sean Lewis

It's the fifth week of Big West Conference action, and Santa Barbara finds itself somewhere it isn't used to being - third place. The Gauchos (8-8 overall, 3-2 in the Big West) look to do something about that tonight in ...

January 25, 2006

Just Like Heaven

By Sean Lewis

The time has come for the world, even Sacramento, to acknowledge what Los Angeles fans have known for about nine years now - Kobe Bryant is basketball's God. I was playing NBA Live the other night, and I scored 67 points...

January 20, 2006

Gauchos Look to Tame Mustangs

By Sean Lewis

With two of their three injured starters likely to return, UCSB's women's basketball team looks poised to take on Cal Poly on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in the Thunderdome.

January 18, 2006

King of the Court

By Sean Lewis

Win a championship and it's a great season; two in a row - a great team; one more win and it's a dynasty. But what do you call 10 championships in a row? Dynasty cannot begin to describe such a complete domination.

January 17, 2006

Eight Players Fuel UCSB in Victory Over UC Davis

By Sean Lewis

The UCSB women's basketball team needed only eight players to keep the Aggies down in its 70-55 win over UC Davis on Sunday afternoon in the Thunderdome.

January 13, 2006

Gauchos To Host Davis

By Sean Lewis

The UC Davis women's basketball team might reconsider their decision to join the Big West after they visit the Thunderdome on Sunday to face off against defending Big West Champion UCSB.

January 10, 2006

UCSB Picks Up First Road Victory

By Sean Lewis

For the first time this season, the UCSB women's basketball team tasted the sweet taste of victory away from the friendly confines of the Thunderdome last night, when they defeated Irvine 71-60 in Irvine.

January 9, 2006

Santa Barbara Continues Road Winless Streak

By Sean Lewis

After a disappointing road match, which saw the UCSB women's basketball team lose their first game against current conference members since 2003, the Gauchos (6-7 overall, 2-1 in the Big West) head to Irvine with hopes o...

December 1, 2005

A Season to Remember

By Sean Lewis

I watched a great men's soccer season end one hot winter Tuesday at an undersized soccer field in Northridge. I slinked away while a couple hundred Gaucho Locos chanted "Good luck Northridge," and "Go to the Final Four."

December 1, 2005

SB Faces Early Struggles

By Sean Lewis

It's been a rough start for the UCSB women's basketball team, who dropped its last three games to extend its season-long winless streak to five games.

November 23, 2005

Santa Barbara Opens Home Season

By Sean Lewis

It's good to be home for the holidays, and nobody could be happier than the UCSB women's basketball team after dropping its first two games of the season for the first time in 13 years. The Gauchos (0-2 overall) play hos...

November 21, 2005

Top Teams Trample Gauchos in Season Opening Road Trip

By Sean Lewis

For the first time since 1993, the UCSB women's basketball team lost its first two games of the year. Santa Barbara (0-2 overall) fell behind two tough opponents in #10 Michigan State and Louisville and could not play ca...