Basketball

March 6, 2012

Big West Tourney Begins With UC Irvine

By Kristen Henneman

It’s win or go home as March Madness kicks off for the UCSB women’s basketball team, which will face UC Irvine on the road tonight. The Gauchos enter the tournament as the sixth seed, finishing at 8-8 in the Big West...

March 5, 2012

Gauchos Send Off Seniors in Style

By Ryan Porush

On Senior Night in the Thunderdome, the UCSB men’s basketball team marched out its five seniors at the opening tip as the heralded class led the Gauchos to a decisive 90-43 victory over UC Davis. “That was probably t...

March 5, 2012

UCSB Secures No. 6 Spot With Win vs. Davis

By Kristen Henneman

Behind the effort of senior guard Kelsey Adrian, the UCSB women’s basketball team outlasted UC Davis 60-56 on the road in its final game of the regular season, breaking a six-game win streak by UC Davis over the Gaucho...

March 2, 2012

Freshmen Pair Makes Big Impact For UCSB

By Ryan Porush

With one of the most heralded senior classes in the history of the UCSB men’s basketball team set to finish off its college career, two Gaucho freshmen have been making an unexpected and immediate impact on this vetera...

March 2, 2012

UCSB Blown Out At Pacific, Faces Davis on Saturday

By Kristen Henneman

In losing to Pacific 60-40 in a devastating blowout, The UCSB women’s basketball team also lost the chance to host a home playoff game in the Big West tournament. The last time the Tigers swept the season series was du...

March 1, 2012

Two-Game Road Trip Begins at Pacific

By Kristen Henneman

UCSB women’s basketball finishes their regular season with a crucial road trip north to Pacific Thursday and UC Davis Saturday, which will ultimately determine if the Gauchos receive a home playoff game in the Big West...

March 1, 2012

UCSB Welcomes University of Pacific to the Thunderdome for Big West Matchup

By Sports Editor

The UCSB men’s basketball team will play the second of a three-game homestand tonight against the University of the Pacific. The Gauchos, currently 16-9 overall and 10-4 in league play, are tied for the No. 2 spot in t...

February 27, 2012

Santa Barbara Tops Rival Cal Poly 68-60

By Ryan Porush

Senior guard Orlando Johnson scored 16 points for the Gauchos to break UCSB’s all-time scoring record Saturday night as the UCSB men’s basketball team defeated visiting Cal Poly 68-60. “It shows all the hard work I...

February 27, 2012

Gauchos Outlast Long Beach State 47-35

By Kristen Henneman

It wasn’t pretty, but the UCSB women’s basketball team was happy to take the 47-35 victory against Long Beach State Saturday afternoon in its final regular season home game, guaranteeing a win for what may be the las...

February 26, 2012

Beneath the Mask – Kelsey Adrian

By Brent Pella

Sports Editor Brent Pella sits down with women’s senior guard Kelsey Adrian. Adrian, a member of the Canadian senior national team since age 16, has travelled the world while competing for national, collegiate and ...

February 24, 2012

UCSB, Cal Poly Clash Saturday on ESPNU

By Ryan Porush

Senior guard Orlando Johnson needs just three points to become UCSB’s all-time leading scorer as the third-place men’s basketball team is set to host Cal Poly in a nationally-televised Saturday night matchup. UCSB (1...

February 24, 2012

Gauchos Tame CSUN Matadors 61-44

By Kristen Henneman

While senior day isn’t until Saturday, the UCSB women’s basketball team rode its seniors to an impressive 61-44 victory against Cal State Northridge, its 11th consecutive win against the Matadors. The Gauchos improve...

February 23, 2012

Gauchos Fall to Long Beach State 70-58

By Ryan Porush

Long Beach State continued its dominance of the Big West conference Saturday night, as the 49ers (20-7 overall, 13-0 Big West) beat visiting UCSB 70-58. In front of a sold out crowd in The Pyramid, Long Beach improved to...

February 23, 2012

UCSB Takes On League-Leading CSU Northridge

By Kristen Henneman

The Gauchos will say goodbye to their two seniors Emilie Johnson and Kelsey Adrian when the UCSB women’s basketball team plays its final two home games of the season this week, beginning with Cal State Northridge tonig...

February 22, 2012

Gauchos Head to Long Beach State

By Ryan Porush

In a nationally televised matchup costarring the top two teams in the Big West conference, the UCSB men’s basketball team will travel to face undefeated Long Beach State tonight. The game, televised on ESPN2, features ...

February 21, 2012

UCSB Three-Game Win Streak Snapped by UC Irvine on the Road

By Kristen Henneman

If the UCSB women’s basketball team wasn’t familiar with Kassandra McCalister from their last meeting, when she scored 21 points, it is now. On Irvine’s senior day, the senior guard proved too much to handle for th...