Sports

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...

November 9, 2012

Gauchos Go Ballin’ in the Bayou

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

After three of the most successful years in program history, the UCSB men’s basketball team is ready to embark on a new season and new era tonight when they travel to take on LSU. The youthful Gauchos begin the 2012-20...

November 9, 2012

UCSB Looks to Rebound Against NorCal Opponents

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB women’s volleyball team will host two tough teams this weekend as they welcome Pacific and UC Davis to the Thunderdome. At 18-8 and 6-7 in the Big West, Pacific will look to move ahead in the standings Friday ...

November 9, 2012

No. 4 Gauchos Travel North Looking to Move up MPSF Standings Against Cal and Pacific

By Tanner Gore

The No. 7 UCSB men’s water polo team heads north for a weekend double header, beginning at No. 5 University of Pacific Saturday and followed by a game at No. 4 University of California Berkeley Sunday. The Gauchos are ...

November 9, 2012

Gauchos Open 2012-13 Season on the Road Against UNLV

By Kristen Henneman

The UCSB women’s basketball team will look to win its first home opener since the 2008-09 season when the team travels to UNLV tonight. “[Our goal is] to go out there and play hard and play to the best of our ability...

November 8, 2012

2012 Rookie Quarterbacks Making Big Impact on the NFL

By Tanner Gore

For the first time in history, the 2012 NFL season began with five teams starting rookie quarterbacks. That’s right: Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Ryan Tannehill, Brandon Weeden and Russell Wilson all got the nod at...

November 7, 2012

The Incredible Impact of Title IX: The Gaucho Perspective

By Kristen Henneman

Title IX was signed into law on June 23, 1972 by Richard Nixon and declares that no person in the United States can be excluded from any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance based on sex. ...

November 7, 2012

Recognizing the Effects of Title IX: the Best of Women’s Sports

By Kristen Henneman

While the 40th anniversary of Title IX commemorates gender equality in education, including athletics, the celebration has extended much further into a celebration of women. In the context of sports, recognizing the impa...

November 7, 2012

UCSB Tames Lions in Exhibition Victory

By Kristen Henneman

It won’t count for the record, but the UCSB women’s basketball team earned a 52-39 exhibition win over Vanguard in its first game of the 2012-13 season The Gauchos looked solid for playing its first game of the year,...