Sports

February 17, 2012

UCSB Looks to Break Tie With Long Beach

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The UCSB men’s volleyball team has a chance to make a major statement today when they travel to face No. 10 Long Beach State. After defeating No. 11 Northridge at home in straight sets on Wednesday, the No. 15 Gauchos ...

February 17, 2012

Softball Looks for First Win of Season at Five-Game San Diego Tournament

By Mark Salay

After a disappointing start to the season last weekend, the UCSB women’s softball team will hit the road again to play in the Campbell/Cartier Classic, hosted by the University of San Diego and San Diego State, startin...

February 17, 2012

UCSB Travels to Utah State for ESPN Bracket Buster

By Ryan Porush

Coming off an 85-62 dismantling of UC Irvine on the road Wednesday night, the UCSB men’s basketball team will travel to Utah State on Saturday night to take on the Aggies in a nationally televised ESPNU Bracketbuster g...

February 17, 2012

Women Ready For Big Weekend

By David Russo

The No. 65 UCSB women’s tennis team plays back-to-back-to-back over the holiday weekend, starting with No. 36 St. Mary’s tomorrow, then at San Francisco on Sunday and at Santa Clara on Monday. The Gauchos are 1-4 and...

February 17, 2012

Men Set to Host SMU, Travel to Irvine

By David Russo

The No. 62 UCSB men’s tennis team hosts SMU tomorrow before traveling to No. 55 UC Irvine on Monday to take on the Anteaters in its first Big West match of the year. The Gauchos are 4-4 this year and 2-0 at home. The t...

February 16, 2012

UCSB Looks To Extend Winning Streak

By Kristen Henneman

The UCSB women’s basketball team will look to win three games in a row for the first time this year tonight on the road against UC Riverside. The Gauchos currently rank seventh in the Big West with a 4-6 conference rec...

February 16, 2012

UCSB Upsets No. 11 Cal State Northridge at Home in 3-0 Series Sweep, Improve to 4-7

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

In a hard- battled back and forth match, the No. 15 UCSB men’s volleyball team upset No. 11 Cal State Northridge in Rob Gym with a 3-0 sweep. With 34 ties and 11 lead changes in the match, UCSB used late game heroics t...

February 16, 2012

Gauchos Offense Overpowers UC Irvine 85-62 Away From Home

By Sports Editor

Sophomore guard Kyle Boswell put up a career-high 19 points and made five three-point baskets to help the Gauchos beat UC Irvine on the road Wednesday night. Senior guard Orlando Johnson recorded a double-double with 25 ...

February 15, 2012

A Win at Home, and off on the Road Again

By Christian Peterson

So after a nice week home and a win against Riverside on Saturday night, we’re back on the road for the next week basically. The game against Riverside didn’t go exactly as I thought it would. We came out pretty flat...

February 15, 2012

Gauchos Head South to UC Irvine

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s basketball team will begin its final road trip of the season tonight when the team heads to face UC Irvine. “We have got to try to control the tempo of the game,” Head Coach Bob Williams said. “[Ir...

February 15, 2012

No. 15 Gauchos Host No. 11 CSU Northridge

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Playing in their final home contest until March, the No. 15 UCSB men’s volleyball team hosts Cal State Northridge tonight in Rob Gym. Previously defeating the Matadors 3-1 in the UCSB Asics Invitational on Jan. 6, the ...

February 15, 2012

Women Eye MPSF Championships

By Mark Salay

With the regular season now in the past, the UCSB women’s swim and dive team will begin its run at the MPSF Swimming Championships starting this Thursday at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park and concluding Feb....

February 14, 2012

#Linning: Jeremy Lin’s Rise to Stardom

By Ryan Porush

Nothing is Linpossible Every once in a while, something in sports happens that is so unexpected and polarizing that it consumes all media; 24/7 coverage seems understated, as the topic is beat into the ground by so-calle...

February 13, 2012

UCSB Grinds Out Win Over UC Riverside

By Ryan Porush

Despite a slow start on national television that saw UCSB match their lowest scoring output in a first half on the season, the Gauchos rallied to win a close game over UC Riverside 60-52 in the Thunderdome on Saturday ni...

February 13, 2012

Gauchos Rally for Win Over CSU Bakersfield

By Kristen Henneman

For the first time since mid-November, the UCSB women’s basketball team has won back-to-back games. With a mighty second half, the Gauchos ousted CSU Bakersfield 57-49 Saturday afternoon in a non-conference match-up. T...

February 13, 2012

UCSB Falls to Top-Ranked Bruins

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Facing the top-ranked team in the nation, the No. 14 UCSB men’s volleyball team fell short to UCLA 3-1 Friday night in front of an energetic crowd in Rob Gym. Santa Barbara trailed 2-0 before taking the third set, refu...