Sports

April 15, 2013

UCSB splits Weekend Games

By Austin Richardson

The UCSB women’s tennis team completed its final road trip of the season last weekend, defeating UC Davis Saturday 5-2 but losing to Pacific 4-3 Sunday. The loss against Pacific ended the Gauchos three match winning st...

April 15, 2013

Gauchos Take Series Against Foe UC Davis

By Michael Jorgenson

Coming off two victories against rival Cal Poly last week, the UCSB softball team went into the weekend confident. That confidence continues after this weekend’s three games against UC Davis in which Santa Barbara cont...

April 15, 2013

Gauchos Drop Series to No. 4 Fullerton

By Caleb Shoffner

  The UCSB baseball team had its biggest series of the year so far against first-place Cal State Fullerton this past weekend. The Gauchos dropped two out of three in the weekend set, losing Friday 4-3 and Saturday 1...

April 15, 2013

UCSB Falls in Season Finale to Pepperdine

By Mark Salay

Senior night had no happy ending for the No. 7 UCSB men’s volleyball team. Facing No. 6 Pepperdine at the Thunderdome Friday night, the Gauchos were spurred on by the pregame festivities honoring their four senior play...

April 15, 2013

UCSB Takes Big West Challenge Cup

By Josh Fiacco

UCSB track and field had a successful weekend as the women took home the Big West Challenge Cup, beating out rival Cal State Long Beach and the men came in second place, losing only to Long Beach State. The women’s tea...

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

The Clippers are the Team to Beat in LA

By Kristen Henneman

The Los Angeles Lakers have always dominated basketball in L.A., overshadowing the Clippers and stealing the attention. Not anymore. Fittingly, the Clippers defeated the Lakers last Sunday on national television 109-95 t...

April 12, 2013

Women’s Tennis Concludes Regular Season Play

By Austin Richardson

This weekend the UCSB women’s tennis team will wrap up its regular season with back-to-back matches against UC Davis and Pacific. The Gauchos are coming off a 6-1 demolition of Cal Poly and will look to build even more...

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 11, 2013

Gauchos Look to Make Statement

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB baseball team is headed into perhaps the biggest series of the year this weekend. The Gauchos hit the road and travel to No. 4 Cal State Fullerton to take on the first-place Titans, who remain undefeated so far ...

April 11, 2013

Gauchos Sweep Rival Cal Poly in Doubleheader

By Michael Jorgenson

The UCSB softball team picked up two important road wins over rival Cal Poly yesterday and looks to continue its win-streak this weekend with three home games against UC Davis. With the victories, the Gauchos improved to...

April 11, 2013

UCSB Heads to Big West Challenge Cup in Irvine for Important Meet

By Josh Fiacco

UCSB track and field will travel to Irvine to compete in the Big West Challenge Cup on Friday night. Both the men’s and women’s teams will get a good look at Big West competition in what will be a major benchmark and...

April 11, 2013

UCSB Captures Crucial Victory Over USC

By Mark Salay

It wasn’t pretty, but it was a still a win for the No. 7 UCSB men’s volleyball team. Coming off two straight losses, the Gauchos bounced back for a 3-1 win against USC last night at home. Despite earning the much nee...

April 10, 2013

Finding Strength in the Face of Adversity

By Kristen Henneman

“Only the strong survive.” For UCSB women’s basketball player Sweets Underwood, it’s an adage that sticks with her every day. In 2002, at just 10 years old, Underwood lost her mother to breast cancer. Three years...

April 10, 2013

Gauchos Ready to Snap Two-Game Skid

By Mark Salay

With only two games left in the regular season, the No. 7 UCSB men’s volleyball team plans to end the season strong and gain momentum for the playoffs when it plays USC tonight at the Thunderdome. Already with a spot i...

April 10, 2013

UCSB Travels North for Pair of Blue-Green Rivalry Games

By Michael Jorgenson

The UCSB softball team travels to Cal Poly today to play the rival Mustangs in two games that could be significant to the rest of its season. The Gauchos currently sit in the bottom half of the Big West standings at 2-4,...