Sports

February 24, 2012

Gauchos Tame CSUN Matadors 61-44

By Kristen Henneman

While senior day isn’t until Saturday, the UCSB women’s basketball team rode its seniors to an impressive 61-44 victory against Cal State Northridge, its 11th consecutive win against the Matadors. The Gauchos improve...

February 23, 2012

Gauchos Fall to Long Beach State 70-58

By Ryan Porush

Long Beach State continued its dominance of the Big West conference Saturday night, as the 49ers (20-7 overall, 13-0 Big West) beat visiting UCSB 70-58. In front of a sold out crowd in The Pyramid, Long Beach improved to...

February 23, 2012

UCSB Takes On League-Leading CSU Northridge

By Kristen Henneman

The Gauchos will say goodbye to their two seniors Emilie Johnson and Kelsey Adrian when the UCSB women’s basketball team plays its final two home games of the season this week, beginning with Cal State Northridge tonig...

February 22, 2012

Gauchos Head to Long Beach State

By Ryan Porush

In a nationally televised matchup costarring the top two teams in the Big West conference, the UCSB men’s basketball team will travel to face undefeated Long Beach State tonight. The game, televised on ESPN2, features ...

February 22, 2012

Men Prepare For Pac-12 Championships

By Mark Salay

The UCSB men’s swim and dive team begin their run at stopping Stanford’s 30 year reign as conference champions this Thursday, as the men’s diving competition gets underway at the Weyerhaeuser King Co. Aquatic Cente...

February 22, 2012

Gauchos Place Seventh Out of Ten at Folino Invitational

By Tanner Gore

The UCSB men’s golf team finished the Folino Invitational on Tuesday, placing seventh overall out of the 10 teams. The tournament was hosted by Cal State Fullerton at the Industry Hills Golf Club in the City of Industr...

February 21, 2012

UCSB Three-Game Win Streak Snapped by UC Irvine on the Road

By Kristen Henneman

If the UCSB women’s basketball team wasn’t familiar with Kassandra McCalister from their last meeting, when she scored 21 points, it is now. On Irvine’s senior day, the senior guard proved too much to handle for th...

February 21, 2012

UCSB Falls to Long Beach State 3-1

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

On the road at Long Beach State to kick off a four-game road trip, the No. 12 UCSB men’s volleyball team fell to the 49ers 3-1 on Friday. After defeating No. 15 Northridge on Wednesday, the Gauchos dropped the match to...

February 21, 2012

Tennis: Men Pick Up Win Against UCI, SMU, Women Fall to Santa Clara, SMU

By David Russo

After a pair of losses last weekend, the No. 62 UCSB men’s tennis team bounced back with a 5-2 win at No. 55 UC Irvine yesterday and a 4-3 win over SMU on Saturday. Santa Barbara improves to 6-4 overall and 1-0 in the ...

February 21, 2012

Women’s Swim & Dive Falls Just Short of MPSF Championship

By Mark Salay

After leading the first two days of the MPSF Swimming Championships held in East Los Angeles College, the UCSB women’s swim and dive season came to a disappointing end Saturday night, falling just short of taking home ...

February 21, 2012

Softball Struggles In Season Opening Road Trip

By Mark Salay

The UCSB softball team concluded its season-opening 11-game road trip this past weekend, losing all five of their games in the Campbell/Cartier Classic, which was hosted by the University of San Diego and San Diego State...

February 21, 2012

Baseball Takes One of Four Vs. No. 23 Oregon State

By Brent Pella

Head Coach Andrew Checketts began his tenure as a Gaucho this past weekend when UCSB dropped three of four games in a three-day series against No. 23 Oregon State. The Gauchos were able to pull off a one-run victory in e...

February 21, 2012

UCSB Wins ESPN BracketBuster

By Ryan Porush

Led by its two senior captains, the UCSB men’s basketball team beat Utah State on the road Saturday night 72-64 in a nationally televised ESPNU BracketBuster matchup. Forward James Nunnally posted a double-double with ...

February 18, 2012

Golf Ready For Weekend Tournament

By Tanner Gore

The UCSB Men’s Golf team will be competing in the Folino Invitational this weekend beginning on Saturday and finishing on Tuesday. The tournament will be held at the 36-hole Industry Hills Golf Course in the city of In...

February 17, 2012

Gauchos Beat Riverside For Third Straight Wins

By Kristen Henneman

With a victory last night over UC Riverside, the UCSB women’s basketball team has won three consecutive games for the first time this season. The Gauchos improve to 5-6 in the Big West and 11-13 overall, while the High...

February 17, 2012

Baseball Opens Season Versus Oregon State

By Brent Pella

Head Coach Andrew Checketts will begin his future with the UCSB baseball program this weekend by welcoming pieces of his past to Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. The Gauchos will face Oregon State in a three-game series over the ...