Sports

November 19, 2012

UCSB Wins Two on Road to Snap Skid

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB women’s volleyball team needed every possible set to win its two games this weekend against UC Riverside Friday and Cal State Fullerton Saturday, with both games going the full five sets. With the victories, t...

November 19, 2012

Gauchos Gain First Win in Home Opener

By Mark Salay

After two losses to begin the season, the UCSB men’s basketball team recorded its first win of the season with an 80-60 victory against The Master’s College Saturday night at the Thunderdome. Led by freshman forward ...

November 19, 2012

Gauchos Finish MPSF Play With Loss

By Tanner Gore

The UCSB men’s water polo team finished regular season Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play with a 12-10 loss to Long Beach State on Saturday, failing to take advantage of a halftime lead. The Gauchos have now lost ...

November 19, 2012

UCSB Places Sixth and Eighth at Invitational

By Mark Salay

For the second straight year, the UCSB swim team fell short of winning the Arena Invitational in Long Beach, as the men finished in sixth place with 599 points and the women placed eighth with 457 points. Missing several...

November 16, 2012

Gauchos Set for Final Road Trip

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB women’s volleyball team enters this weekend having lost its last four games. Looking for a change in momentum and a positive ending to their season, the Gauchos aim for two victories this weekend when they tak...

November 16, 2012

UCSB Looks for First Win in Home Opener

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

As one of the youngest teams in the nation, it is expected that the UCSB men’s basketball team will take time to regain its spot atop the Big West conference. After starting the season with two losses on the road, the ...

November 16, 2012

UCSB Plays in Final Home Match Against Long Beach

By Tanner Gore

The No. 7 UCSB men’s water polo team hosts No. 6 Long Beach State this Saturday for their final regular season Mountain Pacific Sports Federation game of the year. After starting the season with 12 wins in their first ...

November 16, 2012

Gauchos Head South for Arena Invitational

By Mark Salay

Two weeks removed from one of its best performances of the year, the UCSB swim team will get a mid-season test as it travels to Long Beach for the Arena Invitational. The three-day event, which began yesterday, is hosted...

November 14, 2012

UCSB Squeaks Out Home Opening Win

By Kristen Henneman

It was another close game for the UCSB women’s basketball team, but this time, the result was different as the team held on for a 43-41 victory over New Mexico State last night in the Thunderdome. The Gauchos improve t...

November 14, 2012

Five Gauchos Garner 2012 Big West Honors

By Kristen Henneman

While the UCSB men’s soccer team won’t participate in the NCAA tournament for the first time in 11 seasons, the team received good news last week when the 2012 Big West All-Conference teams were announced. Along with...

November 14, 2012

Ryan Takes the Reins

By Kristen Henneman

In a season full of disappointment for the UCSB men’s soccer team, there was one major bright spot on the year: Nic Ryan. “I thought Nic Ryan had a breakout season,” Head Coach Tim Vom Steeg said. “He stepped up ...

November 14, 2012

UCSB To Play Aggies in Home Opener

By Kristen Henneman

The UCSB women’s basketball team looks for its first win of the season tonight when the team plays in its home opener against New Mexico State. The Gauchos are currently 0-1 after losing their first game of the season ...

November 14, 2012

Really NFL, Why Are There Still Ties?

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

As the last few seconds of the Rams-49ers game ticked off the clock, I was thinking the same thing every other person in America was: This blows. Sunday’s matchup resulted in the NFL’s first tie game since 2008. No o...

November 13, 2012

UCSB Drops Season Opener in Vegas

By Kristen Henneman

Despite a career-high 13 points from senior guard Destini Mason, the UCSB women’s basketball team was unable to come away with a win on the road in the team’s season opener, losing 58-52 to UNLV in a game that came d...

November 13, 2012

Gauchos Drop Two in Final Road Games

By Tanner Gore

The No. 4 USCB men’s water polo team dropped to 15-9 overall and 1-5 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation with losses to No. 5 Pacific and No. 4 Cal over the weekend. After starting the season 14-3, the Gauchos ha...

November 12, 2012

Volleyball Drops Pair of Home Matches

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB women’s volleyball team lost both matchups this weekend, extending its losing streak to four games. The two losses also drop Santa Barbara to seventh in the Big West conference. UCSB is now 13-16 on the year a...