Sports

January 30, 2012

UCSB Falls in Three Straight Sets at UCLA

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

In front of a raucous crowd on the road Friday night, the No. 15 UCSB men’s volleyball team fell in three straight sets to UCLA for its third consecutive loss. The Gauchos fell to the No. 3 Bruins by a score of 25-18, ...

January 30, 2012

Gauchos Sweep Westmont at Home

By David Russo

The No. 62 UCSB men’s tennis team swept Westmont College 7-0 on Saturday, improving to 4-2 on the year and 2-0 at home. It was the first sweep for Santa Barbara this season as it dropped the Warriors to 0-1. “This is...

January 30, 2012

Men, Women Bring Home Wins

By Mark Salay

January 27, 2012

Gauchos Host Pacific in Big West Tiebreaker

By Kristen Henneman

UCSB women’s basketball will seek revenge Saturday afternoon against Pacific, which stunned the Gauchos at home last season in the first round of the playoffs to end UCSB’s season. With a 51-47 loss to UC Davi...

January 27, 2012

Gauchos Look for First League Win at UCLA

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Opening conference play with two consecutive losses, the No. 15 UCSB men’s volleyball team will try to win their first MPSF game when they travel to face UCLA today. After losses to Pacific and Stanford last weekend, t...

January 27, 2012

Swimming Faces Pacific, UC Davis

By Mark Salay

After convincing victories over UNLV in their last dual meet, the UCSB men’s and women’s swim and dive teams prepare to travel up north where both teams will face Pacific on Friday and the women’s team will go up a...

January 27, 2012

Women to Miami; Men Host Westmont College

By David Russo

The UCSB men’s tennis team hosts Westmont College on Saturday in a cross-town, non-Division I matchup, while the women’s tennis team will travel to Miami for its second tournament of the season. The men are 3-2 this ...

January 26, 2012

UCSB Takes on Reigning League Champs UC Davis

By Kristen Henneman

The UCSB women’s basketball team will look to ride the momentum created from its double overtime victory against Northridge Saturday when the team hosts last year’s winner of the Big West tournament, UC Davis, tonigh...

January 26, 2012

Gauchos Begin Weekend Road Trip

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s basketball team will hit the road for a four-game road trip, beginning with a game at UC Davis on Thursday night followed up by a game at Pacific on Saturday. The Gauchos (9-7 overall, 4-2 Big West) will...

January 25, 2012

The State of the 49ers – Looking Ahead

By Ryan Porush

Now that the San Francisco 49ers have been bounced from the playoffs, it is time for reflection. It is time for perspective, and most importantly, it is time for optimism in a look toward the future. The season that the ...

January 25, 2012

Road to the Rematch of Super Bowl XLVI

By Joshua Greenberg

This is it. This is what we’ve all been waiting for. No, not jetpacks. I’m talking about something better. You must be curious. I can feel it. I can almost hear you thinking, “He must mean TWO jetpacks!” Well, yo...

January 24, 2012

Women Drop First Two of the Year

By David Russo

The No. 63 UCSB women’s tennis team started its season with a tough road trip to Arizona, losing to No. 34 Arizona on Saturday and No. 19 Arizona State on Sunday, both by a 6-1 score. The Gauchos are 0-2 on the year as...

January 24, 2012

Men Split Pair of Weekend Matches

By David Russo

The UCSB men’s tennis team split its pair of matches last week with a 4-2 upset win against No. 36 Brigham Young University on Thursday before falling 7-0 at defending national champion No. 1 USC on Sunday. The Gauchos...

January 24, 2012

Tuesday Ballin’ With Nexus Sports

By Ryan Porush

With the Boston Celtics off to a sluggish 6-9 start to the season and currently tied for eighth place in the Eastern Conference, rumors have been swirling that General Manager Danny Ainge may decide to break up the team....

January 24, 2012

Tuesday Ballin’ With Nexus Sports

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The Orlando Magic currently hold an 11-4 record in the NBA this season, good for second in the eastern conference. Most of their success is attributed to the best big man on the planet: Dwight Howard. “Superman” is d...

January 23, 2012

Gauchos Suffer Lopsided Loss Against Long Beach

By Ryan Porush

National television cameras scanned the Thunderdome crowd on Saturday night as a sold-out crowd of 6,000 fans awaited tip-off between the top two teams in the Big West. But once the game began, UCSB struggled offensively...