Sports

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,...

April 10, 2013

UCSB Wins Rematch Against Pepperdine

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB baseball team picked up a big road victory yesterday afternoon against Pepperdine University, winning 5-4. The Gauchos bounced back to snag a win from the Waves as now both teams have gone into the other’s hom...

April 9, 2013

The Top Performers After Week one of the MLB Season

By Tanner Gore

The Major League baseball season is underway and the players are already treating fans with some unbelievable sights and stories. The Braves lead the charge with six wins and the Red Sox, Athletics, Reds, Rockies, Diamon...

April 9, 2013

Gauchos Look For Revenge at Pepperdine

By Caleb Shoffner

Today, the UCSB baseball team heads to Malibu to take on Pepperdine University in a rematch of last Tuesday’s showdown where the Waves escaped with a 3-1 victory. The Gauchos are coming off a loss in their latest game ...

April 8, 2013

UCSB Falls to No. 1 BYU in Full Five Sets

By Mark Salay

  In February, the No. 7 UCSB men’s volleyball team lost against top-ranked BYU in Utah in five sets. On Friday at the Thunderdome, the Gauchos once again took the No. 1 team in the county to the brink of defeat b...

April 8, 2013

Gauchos Struggle Against No. 19 Wildcats in Arizona

By Michael Jorgenson

The UCSB softball team continued its recent slump with a pair of one-sided losses to No. 19 Arizona this past weekend. The Gauchos now find themselves with a 21-15 record after losing six of their last seven games. The W...

April 8, 2013

UCSB upsets San Diego State

By Roy Kim

In its last scheduled appearance at Campus Pool this season, the No. 16 UCSB women’s water polo team galvanized the home crowd as it upset conference rival and No. 6 San Diego State in dominant fashion, winning 8-5. Sa...

April 8, 2013

UCSB Dominates Rival Cal Poly on Senior Day

By Austin Richardson

  The Blue-Green Rivalry was renewed on Saturday as the UCSB women’s tennis team dominated visiting Cal Poly 6-1. The win pushed the Gauchos record this season to 13-6 overall and 4-2 in Big West Conference play. ...

April 8, 2013

Gauchos Take Series Over Rival Cal Poly

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB baseball team took two out of three games this weekend as the Gauchos played host to Cal Poly. Santa Barbara took control of the Blue-Green Rivalry, taking the first two games of the series before dropping the f...

April 8, 2013

Gauchos Place at Sam Adams Invitational

By Josh Fiacco

Competition for the Sam Adams Multi-Event Invitational began on Friday at Westmont College. UCSB sent multiple athletes to compete against some of the world’s best in the two-day meet that features the men’s decathlo...

April 5, 2013

Gauchos to Play Final Home Game of the Year

By Roy Kim

The month of April typically marks the onset of spring, but for the No. 16 UCSB women’s water polo team, it signals the homestretch. Coming off two consecutive wins in last weekend’s tourney at the University of Hawa...