Sports

October 26, 2012

No. 3 Gauchos Look to Reach .500 in Conference Play, Host SoCal Foe No. 8 Pepperdine on Saturday

By Tanner Gore

The No. 3 UCSB men’s water polo team will play its fourth Mountain Pacific Sports Federation game of the season against its fellow Southern California rival in No. 8 Pepperdine this Saturday at Campus Pool. The Gauchos...

October 26, 2012

Gauchos Face Rival Cal Poly in Last Match of Season

By Mark Salay

After two and a half months of disappointing but resilient play, the UCSB women’s soccer team will conclude its season this Sunday against rival Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. In a season marked by unlucky stretches of p...

October 25, 2012

Breathe … Believe … Battle: Kerri Walsh Jennings

By Kristen Henneman

At WinForver’s most recent event last week in Los Angeles, I had the opportunity to sit down with three-time Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings. Playing with partner Misty May-Treanor, the duo lost just one set...

October 24, 2012

Foe to Family: Dion Acoff’s Journey to UCSB

By Kristen Henneman

In what head coach Tim Vom Steeg has called the most talented team he has ever had, Dion Acoff is an important piece. Not even a year ago, though, he was the enemy. “It’s different [going from enemy to teammate],” ...

October 24, 2012

MLB Award Predictions: Best of the 2012 Season

By Tanner Gore

The MLB regular season awards are set to be announced starting Nov. 12 through the 15. Here are some insights to the individual battles and some predictions.   American League Cy Young: David Price David Price, Rays...

October 23, 2012

Adrian Peterson is Ready to Reclaim the NFL

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

A number of teams surprise every season as the NFL has the best parity and playoff turnover rate of any American professional sports league. One of the most surprising teams of this season is the Minnesota Vikings, who a...

October 22, 2012

UCSB Falls to Rival Cal Poly in Overtime

By Kristen Henneman

The game seemed locked up. It looked as if the No. 16 UCSB men’s soccer team had beaten rival Cal Poly. But a goal with 1:06 remaining in regulation and a golden goal almost exactly six minutes into the first overtime ...

October 22, 2012

Gauchos Lose Friday, Win Saturday Night

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB women’s volleyball team split its weekend games, sustaining its .500 record this season. after losing to Cal State Fullerton 3-2 on Friday and then defeating UC Riverside 3-1 on Saturday. On Saturday night, th...

October 22, 2012

UCSB Splits Weekend Matches

By Tanner Gore

The No. 3 UCSB men’s water polo team split their two Mountain Pacific Sports Federation games over the weekend, losing 10-5 to UCLA on Saturday and beating UC Irvine 13-7 on Sunday, bringing their record to 15-5 on the...

October 22, 2012

Gauchos Erupt to Beat CSUF

By Mark Salay

Coming off its first conference win of the season last weekend, the UCSB women’s soccer team went on the road still in contention for qualifying for the Big West Tournament. Despite salvaging a split and defeating Cal ...

October 19, 2012

Rivalry Renewed: UCSB and Cal Poly

By Kristen Henneman

In tonight’s blue-green rivalry game against Cal Poly, pride won’t be the only thing on the line. With only three points separating the four teams in the North Division of the Big West, the No. 16 UCSB men’s soccer...

October 19, 2012

Gauchos Look to Break Third Place Tie in the Big West

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB women’s volleyball team will have an opportunity to move up in the Big West conference with two home league matches against Fullerton tonight and Riverside Saturday. Santa Barbara’s match against Fullerton h...

October 19, 2012

UCSB Varsity Men’s Crew To Compete In Prestigious Two-Day Rowing Tournament

By Jonathan Rogers

UCSB’s men’s varsity club rowing team is heading to Boston this weekend to participate in the world’s largest multi-day rowing competition. The legendary “Head of the Charles” tourna- ment — held on the Charl...

October 19, 2012

Coming off Loss, No. 3 Gauchos Prepare for Pair of Matches Against No. 2 UCLA, No. 6 UC Irvine

By Tanner Gore

After a tough loss to Stanford last weekend, the No. 3 UCSB men’s water polo team continues MPSF play with games against UCLA and UC Irvine this weekend. On Saturday, the Gauchos will host UCLA at home and then travel ...

October 19, 2012

UCSB Travels South to Face Riverside, Fullerton

By Mark Salay

After playing its final home games of the regular season, the UCSB women’s soccer team travels south for a pair of conference matches against Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside this weekend. Virtually eliminated from...

October 18, 2012

UCSB’s Taylor Gang has Gauchos in Contention

By Caleb Shoffner

At the end of last season, the UCSB women’s volleyball team lost two incredible players and All-Americans in Chelsey Lowe and Stacey Schmidt. With only one senior on the squad this season and just five upperclassmen to...