UCSB Athletes Globe-Trot Over Summer: Jones, Lochhead Represent New Zealand in World Cup Qualifier

At the end of last year, while most Gauchos were preparing for a long and strenuous finals week, seniors Neil Jones and Tony Lochhead were preparing for a trip back to their native country of New Zeal...
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Softball: Gauchos Face Must-Win Series

There is no more room for error. This is a must win series. These are the things that the young UCSB softball team (29-26, 11-4) will be hearing for the rest of the week until it faces Long Beach Stat...
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Coach of the Year: Kristy Schroeder

Head Coach Kristy Schroeder took the UCSB softball team to its first ever NCAA postseason appearance in only her third year as head coach, earning her Coach of the Year honors.
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Softball: Bright Future in Store for UCSB

You should always look at the bright side of things. Yes, the UCSB softball team (32-31) ended its postseason play with two quick losses, but the team's accomplishments over the course of the season a...
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The True Kings of Basketball

We may say "dude" too many times. We may act like typical surfers. But here in sunny Southern California we do one thing -- we win. Despite adversity from every which way, the Los Angeles Lakers have ...
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Softball: SB Faces Wildcats in Tucson

After 20 years of anonymity in the collegiate softball world, Santa Barbara now has the chance to be a no-namer no more. In just her third year, Head Coach Kristy Schroeder has catapulted the Gauchos ...
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Softball: SB Clinches First NCAA Bid Ever

The UCSB women's softball team (14-7 in the Big West, 32-29 overall) received an NCAA regionals bid and the sixth seed Sunday night and will head to Tucson, Ariz. to face #3 seeded Northwestern (32-18...
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Softball: UCSB Grabs Second in Big West

The UCSB softball team needed two things to happen this weekend: a series victory over Cal State Fullerton and a Long Beach State sweep over Cal State Northridge. Mission accomplished.
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Softball: Postseason Bid on Line For UCSB

After a grueling schedule, the UCSB softball team (30-28, 12-6) will wind up its season against Cal State Fullerton (17-32, 6-12) at Campus Diamond this weekend.
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Softball: Gauchos Bully Hapless Highlanders

It took them awhile, but eight games later the UCSB softball team (29-26 overall, 11-4 in the Big West) defeated UC Riverside (12-44, 2-11) to sweep the series in a previously rained-out make-up game.
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Softball: Gauchos Venture to Riverside Make-Up Game

On April 17 the UCSB softball team (28-26, 10-4) was scheduled to play UC Riverside (12-43, 2-11), but the game was cancelled due to rain.
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Softball: Gauchos Sweep Utah State in Must-Win Series

The place was getting a little dusty at Campus Diamond, so the UCSB softball team (28-26 overall, 10-4 in the Big West) brought out their brooms and swept the weekend series.
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Softball: Gauchos To Host Aggies

In a tough division where two teams will likely make regionals, the UCSB softball team (25-26, 7-4) will have to get through Utah State (7-35, 3-9). The Utah women may look like a mice on paper, but t...
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Softball: UCSB Wins One in SLO Series, Drops Last Two

Just when things were going great and the UCSB softball team (25-26 overall, 7-4 in the Big West) was on a seven-game winning streak, things drastically took a turn for the worse.
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Gauchos Host Poly

If there was a specific time in the season for a team to catch fire, the UCSB softball team (24-24, 6-2) chose the right time to do it. Gauchos will host Cal Poly (15-23, 3-6) this weekend, in a three...
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