Sports
Despite losing only three seniors from last year’s team, the UCSB women’s soccer team will welcome 14 new players for its 2013 recruiting class. Following a season where the team struggled putting...
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The UCSB baseball team is in the midst of its busiest week of the season but that does not seem to be slowing the team down any. The Gauchos have now won six of their last seven games with a victory o...
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For the first time in over 38 years, there will be a new coach of the UCSB women’s volleyball team. In January, legendary coach Kathy Gregory announced her retirement as UCSB’s head coach. On Febr...
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Over the last few years, UCSB has had a string of national-caliber athletes come onto campus and excel. The 2012-2013 school year was no exception, with senior Derek Masterson capturing the Big West D...
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After going 11 games to start the season without losing and earning a national ranking as high as No. 3, the UCSB men’s soccer team fell to Cal State Northridge Oct. 7. From there began a downward s...
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Most colleges say they take pride in their student athletes and their success, not only in their sport but in the classroom as well. At UCSB, we don’t just talk the talk, we walk the walk. Last nigh...
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The Gauchos have walked off again. The UCSB baseball team walked off in the bottom of the ninth inning for the second time in just over a week. Last Sunday, junior left fielder Joey Epperson hit a wal...
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The UCSB softball team played its final games of the season this past weekend, taking two out of three home games against UC Riverside. The Gauchos end the season with the third-best record in the Big...
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Just 24.5 points separated UCSB from winner Long Beach State at the Big West Men’s Track and Field Championships after a dominant performance by the 49er throwers. Meanwhile, on the women’s side, ...
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The UCSB baseball team continued its streak of winning weekend series as it went 2-1 this weekend against Cal State Northridge for the team’s fourth consecutive weekend series win. Santa Barbara cap...
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The UCSB men’s tennis team’s Cinderella run to the NCAA tournament ended on Saturday as it was beaten 4-0 by the No. 11 seeded Pepperdine Waves in the first round of the tournament. It was a diffi...
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After scoring a record 78 goals for the No. 17 UCSB women’s water polo team this season, freshman utility Samantha Murphy became the first Gaucho to be crowned the Big West Freshman of the Year in h...
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Having LeBron James on your team doesn’t guarantee you an automatic victory, as evidenced by the Chicago Bulls stealing game one of the Eastern Conference semifinals from the Miami Heat. Similarly, ...
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The moment Manchester United fans have been dreading for years is finally upon us. Yes, the most legendary manager in English football, Sir Alex Ferguson, is stepping down after this season, signaling...
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For the first time since 2009, the UCSB men’s tennis team will be competing in the NCAA tournament for a chance to win a national championship. The Gauchos qualified for the tournament thanks to a s...
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