Sports

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...

April 5, 2013

The NBA Playoff Picture

By Kristen Henneman

With the beginning of April comes an end to college basketball. March Madness will officially come to a close next Tuesday, but basketball fans should have no reason to worry. Why? Because just a little over a week down ...

April 4, 2013

The Streak Ends at Seven

By Mark Salay

All good things must come to an end, and that was the case for the No. 7 UCSB men’s volleyball team last night against No. 6 Cal Baptist. The Gauchos lost for just the second time in their past 11 games, getting swept ...

April 4, 2013

UCSB Hosts Cal Poly in Blue-Green Rivalry

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB baseball team will jump back into conference action this weekend when rival Cal Poly comes to town. The two teams will meet for their second series this year but for the first time with Big West records on the l...

April 4, 2013

Gauchos Face No. 19 Arizona For Road Challenge

By Michael Jorgenson

The UCSB softball team will try to pick up some momentum this weekend when they take on the No. 19 Arizona Wildcats. After going just 1-4 in their last five games, the Gauchos could use a couple wins to boost their confi...

April 4, 2013

UCSB Ready to Continue Winning Ways Against Lowly Rival Mustangs

By Austin Richardson

The Blue-Green Rivalry will be renewed this Saturday as the UCSB women’s tennis team takes on Cal Poly. The Gauchos are having a very successful season thus far at 12-6 overall and are coming off a big 6-1 win against ...

April 3, 2013

The Ultimate Leader

By Josh Fiacco

Senior Emma Hunt Has Led the UCSB Women’s Swim and Dive Team Even During Injury Nowhere is leadership more necessary than in Division I college athletics. Being a college athlete requires sacrifice, dedication, commitm...

April 3, 2013

Red Hot Gauchos Travel to Cal Baptist

By Mark Salay

  Having already clinched a spot in the postseason, the No. 7 UCSB men’s volleyball team looks to build on its current seven-game winning streak tonight against No. 6 Cal Baptist. Only one game behind fifth place ...

April 3, 2013

UCSB Drops Contest Against Pepperdine

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB baseball team fell to Pepperdine Tuesday afternoon with a score of 3-1. Pepperdine junior starting pitcher Matt Maurer improved to 1-1 on the year while the Gauchos freshman pitcher Hector Lujan fell to 0-1 in h...