Basketball

February 21, 2012

UCSB Wins ESPN BracketBuster

By Ryan Porush

Led by its two senior captains, the UCSB men’s basketball team beat Utah State on the road Saturday night 72-64 in a nationally televised ESPNU BracketBuster matchup. Forward James Nunnally posted a double-double with ...

February 17, 2012

Gauchos Beat Riverside For Third Straight Wins

By Kristen Henneman

With a victory last night over UC Riverside, the UCSB women’s basketball team has won three consecutive games for the first time this season. The Gauchos improve to 5-6 in the Big West and 11-13 overall, while the High...

February 17, 2012

UCSB Travels to Utah State for ESPN Bracket Buster

By Ryan Porush

Coming off an 85-62 dismantling of UC Irvine on the road Wednesday night, the UCSB men’s basketball team will travel to Utah State on Saturday night to take on the Aggies in a nationally televised ESPNU Bracketbuster g...

February 16, 2012

UCSB Looks To Extend Winning Streak

By Kristen Henneman

The UCSB women’s basketball team will look to win three games in a row for the first time this year tonight on the road against UC Riverside. The Gauchos currently rank seventh in the Big West with a 4-6 conference rec...

February 16, 2012

Gauchos Offense Overpowers UC Irvine 85-62 Away From Home

By Sports Editor

Sophomore guard Kyle Boswell put up a career-high 19 points and made five three-point baskets to help the Gauchos beat UC Irvine on the road Wednesday night. Senior guard Orlando Johnson recorded a double-double with 25 ...

February 15, 2012

A Win at Home, and off on the Road Again

By Christian Peterson

So after a nice week home and a win against Riverside on Saturday night, we’re back on the road for the next week basically. The game against Riverside didn’t go exactly as I thought it would. We came out pretty flat...

February 15, 2012

Gauchos Head South to UC Irvine

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s basketball team will begin its final road trip of the season tonight when the team heads to face UC Irvine. “We have got to try to control the tempo of the game,” Head Coach Bob Williams said. “[Ir...

February 13, 2012

UCSB Grinds Out Win Over UC Riverside

By Ryan Porush

Despite a slow start on national television that saw UCSB match their lowest scoring output in a first half on the season, the Gauchos rallied to win a close game over UC Riverside 60-52 in the Thunderdome on Saturday ni...

February 13, 2012

Gauchos Rally for Win Over CSU Bakersfield

By Kristen Henneman

For the first time since mid-November, the UCSB women’s basketball team has won back-to-back games. With a mighty second half, the Gauchos ousted CSU Bakersfield 57-49 Saturday afternoon in a non-conference match-up. T...

February 10, 2012

UCSB Returns Home to Face Riverside

By Ryan Porush

Home sweet home. In yet another televised game, the UCSB men’s basketball team will host UC Riverside on Saturday night in its first home game in three weeks. Santa Barbara is 3-1 at home in conference play this season...

February 10, 2012

UCSB Looks to End Losing Streak Vs. CSUF

By Kristen Henneman

The UCSB women’s basketball team will attempt to start a win streak tonight against Cal State Fullerton, the team in the basement of the Big West standings. The Gauchos have lost four consecutive games (3-6 Big West, 8...

February 9, 2012

Gauchos Welcome Matadors to Thunderdome

By Kristen Henneman

UCSB women’s basketball will attempt to start a winning streak tonight against Cal State Fullerton, the team in the basement of the Big West standings. The Gauchos have lost four consecutive games (3-6 Big West, 8-13 o...

February 8, 2012

UCSB’s Blue-Collar Baller

By Kristen Henneman

Kirsten Tilleman is a lot of things to the UCSB women’s basketball team, but in a word, she is selfless. The junior center is known for doing a lot of the dirty work on the court, sacrificing her body in any way possib...

February 6, 2012

Cal Poly Defeats UCSB

By Kristen Henneman

There’s a saying that goes “if something’s not working, change it.” But even that didn’t work for the UCSB women’s basketball team, which lost 67-52 Saturday afternoon to Cal Poly. It was the first time the M...

February 3, 2012

UCSB Hosts Cal Poly in Need of a Win

By Kristen Henneman

The UCSB women’s basketball team is in desperate need of a victory after three straight losses, and a win against rival Cal Poly Saturday afternoon might be the perfect remedy. The Gauchos begin a three-game homestand ...

February 3, 2012

UCSB Continues Road Trip, Faces Fullerton on Saturday

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s basketball team will travel to Cal State Fullerton tomorrow night to face the Titans in its final game of a four game road trip. Three games into the trip, the Gauchos are 3-0 and will look to capture it...