Sports

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,...

November 6, 2012

Rookie Running Backs Making Noise in Pass-Oriented NFL

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Entering the NFL season, all the focus was on the five rookie quarterbacks that were set to begin the season as starters. However, with half of the season concluded, an equally compelling storyline of rookies finding suc...

November 5, 2012

UCSB Drops Season Finale to Cal Poly

By Kristen Henneman

A tough season for the UCSB men’s soccer team didn’t end any better as the team dropped its final game of the season 1-0 to Cal Poly. The Gauchos finish their season in fourth place in the North Division at 10-6-3 ov...

November 5, 2012

Gauchos Sweep Dual Meets at Campus Pool

By Mark Salay

A long layoff seemed to be exactly what the UCSB swim and dive team needed as they completed dual meet sweeps of UC San Diego and Cal Poly this past weekend at Campus Pool. Back in the pool for the first time in three we...

November 5, 2012

Gauchos Lose Two on the Road

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB women’s volleyball team has now dropped two straight games, losing two crucial road games this weekend. The Gauchos lost in three sets to Hawaii on Thursday before falling to Cal State Northridge 3-1 Saturday....

November 5, 2012

UCSB Downed by No. 1 USC

By Tanner Gore

The UCSB men’s water polo team lost its second straight Mountain Pacific Sports Federation game on Saturday to top-ranked USC 12-7. The loss was the Gauchos’ fourth in their last five games. The team drops to 1-4 in ...

November 2, 2012

No. 5 Gauchos Set to Take on No. 1 USC in Pivotal MPSF Matchup

By Sports Editor

The No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo team travels to undefeated No. 1 USC this weekend for its fifth Mountain Pacific Sports Federation game of the season. “We have changed up the practice structure a little bit and we ha...

November 2, 2012

Coming Off Trip to Hawaii, UCSB Looks to Improve Big West Record at Northridge

By Sports Editor

The UCSB women’s volleyball team will be heading to Northridge this Saturday evening to face off with the third place Matadors. The Gauchos will finish their game with Hawaii late Thursday night and head back to the ma...

November 2, 2012

Gauchos Seeking Revenge in SLO

By Kristen Henneman

The UCSB men’s soccer team will play its final game of the season Saturday when the team travels to Cal Poly for a blue-green rivalry match- up.At 10-5-3 overall and 4-4-1 in the Big West, the Gauchos are in last place...