Sports

Solving the ‘Hack-a-Howard’ Dilemma

April 26, 2013 by

Earlier this season, on March 12 to be exact, Dwight Howard tied his own NBA record for most free throws shot in a game with 39 attempts against the Orlando Magic. In most cases, earning records is a ...
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Gauchos Begin Big West Championships Against Cal State Northridge

April 25, 2013 by

The UCSB women’s tennis team finished its regular season on Tuesday in a tough 6-1 loss against No. 7 Cal. The loss puts the Gauchos’ final regular season record at 14-8 overall and 5-3 in Big Wes...
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UCSB Preps to Face SDSU in Big West Tourney

April 25, 2013 by

The No. 16 UCSB women’s water polo team will culminate its season with the Big West Championship this weekend. The Big West Tournament will be a three-day affair, with the top placing team guarantee...
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UCSB Heads to SLO for Blue-Green Rivalry Showdown

April 25, 2013 by

Both the men’s and women’s track and field teams are traveling to San Luis Obispo this weekend for a dual meet against central coast rival Cal Poly. UCSB will compete in this last regular season m...
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Gauchos Pound San Diego

April 25, 2013 by

UCSB baseball struck back yesterday afternoon, defeating the University of San Diego 12-4. The Gauchos had previously lost to USD last week, but blew out the Toreros on the cool and wet afternoon. Yes...
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Gauchos Fall to No. 21 UCLA on the Road

April 25, 2013 by

The UCSB softball team took on No. 21 UCLA yesterday, looking for a big upset. And the team had the chance to make it happen with a tie ball game in the third inning, but the effort came up short for ...
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UCSB Club Tennis Team Places in National Competition

April 25, 2013 by

On April 11, UCSB’s club tennis team competed in the 2013 United States Tennis Association Tennis On Campus National Championship, a tournament drawing on over 600 college campuses across the nation...
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UCSB Seeks Revenge Against San Diego

April 24, 2013 by

  The UCSB baseball team gets a chance at some revenge tonight against the University of San Diego. The Gauchos lost to the Toreros last Tuesday in San Diego 7-5 after blowing an early lead. USDâ...
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Gauchos Try to Upset No. 21 Bruins

April 24, 2013 by

The UCSB softball team travels to No. 21 UCLA today to take on the Bruins in its final non-conference game of the season. Entering today in fourth place in the Big West, the Gauchos have lost three of...
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UCSB’s Behind the Scenes Leaders

April 24, 2013 by

It is unusual to see a freshman’s name perched atop the Big West leader boards for total goals in women’s water polo. The fact that two freshmen at No. 16 UCSB — utilities Samantha Murphy and Je...
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2013 NFL Draft Full of Linemen

April 23, 2013 by

The NFL draft begins on Thursday and will conclude on Saturday in what will be a marathon of a three-day event where many teams will fill their biggest needs with promising young stars. Last season, f...
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Gauchos Fall to Cal Poly in Final Game of Regular Season

April 22, 2013 by

The UCSB men’s tennis team finished its regular season Saturday with a 5-2 loss against no. 65 and rival Cal Poly. The Blue-Green rivalry loss dropped UCSB’s record to 9-13 overall and 2-4 in Big ...
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UCSB Ends Season With Loss to UCI

April 22, 2013 by

It seemed like 2011 was about to repeat itself. After taking a 2-1 lead in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation quarterfinal, the No. 7 UCSB men’s volleyball team seemed on the verge of upsetting ...
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Gauchos Take Two of Three at Home Against Long Beach

April 22, 2013 by

  This weekend the UCSB baseball team played host to fellow Big West rivals Long Beach State and came away with a series win going 2-1. Long Beach had won four in a row leading up to the trip but...
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UCSB Drops Third Consecutive Game

April 22, 2013 by

  The No. 16 UCSB women’s water polo team dropped its final match of the season Friday against conference rival No. 14 CSU Northridge, 13-9. With the loss, the Gauchos conclude their season wit...
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