Sports

April 19, 2013

UCSB Falls in Series Finale to Cal Poly

By Michael Jorgenson

The UCSB softball team fell to Cal Poly 3-1 on Wednesday in their third and final matchup against its rival this season. The Gauchos travel to Long Beach State this weekend for three games against the 49ers. The Gauchos ...

April 17, 2013

UCSB Downed by San Diego on the Road

By Caleb Shoffner

One game after handing first-place Cal State Fullerton its first loss in league play, the UCSB baseball team fell to the University of San Diego last night 7-5. The Gauchos scored first with three runs in the top of the ...

April 17, 2013

Stepping Up When it Matters Most

By Mark Salay

If you thought the only underdogs winning in college were in basketball, think again. The UCSB men’s volleyball team is entering the playoffs on a streak very reminiscent of when it went on its Cinderella run two years...

April 17, 2013

Gauchos Try to Sweep Rival Cal Poly

By Michael Jorgenson

The UCSB softball team travels back to San Luis Obispo to take on Cal Poly in the third and final game of its season series. The Gauchos defeated the Mustangs in both of their two season meetings last week by scores of 3...

April 16, 2013

History Made in the 2013 Masters Tournament

By Tanner Gore

He can’t win the big one. He is good, but he will never win a major. He doesn’t have the clutch gene. These are only a few of the many criticisms that Adam Scott dismissed with his Master’s win this past Sunday. Wh...

April 16, 2013

UCSB Finishes Road Trip at San Diego

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB baseball team concludes its four-game road trip with a one-game showdown against the University of San Diego tonight. The Gauchos make the trip after dropping two out of three games to Cal State Fullerton over t...

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 ...