Sports

November 4, 2011

Gauchos Open Up Season With Exhibition Game At Home

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s basketball team will open up its 2011-2012 campaign Saturday night when it hosts San Francisco State in an exhibition game. The two-time defending Big West tournament champion Gauchos will look to reach ...

November 3, 2011

Your Mid-Season Fantasy Award Show

By Joshua Greenberg

As we pass the halfway point in Fall Quarter, the NFL season is also half finished. Now that most of us are finished with midterms, I think it’s time to let the pros know how they are doing so far. Who’s at the top o...

November 2, 2011

Red, White & Blue (and Gold)

By Kristen Henneman

For three years, Emilie Johnson has sported a blue and gold Gaucho jersey. A few months ago, she had the opportunity to wear the coveted red, white and blue for the first time while competing for Team USA. “It was a dr...

November 2, 2011

Gauchos Win Double OT Thriller

By Brent Pella

It took a game-winning goal by senior midfielder Luis Silva with 19 seconds left in double overtime for the UCSB men’s soccer team to finish off Cal State Northridge 3-2 on the road Tuesday night. The victory over CSUN...

November 1, 2011

Gauchos Travel to Face CSUN

By Brent Pella

Team buses will be gassed up for the final road trip of the season today as the UCSB men’s soccer team heads south to face Cal State Northridge. It will be the first and only time the two teams will face each other dur...

November 1, 2011

UCSB Opens Season With Exhibition

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

With a new coach at the helm, the UCSB women’s basketball team begins its season tonight with an exhibition game against Vanguard College at the Thunderdome. The defending Big West regular season co-champion Gauchos, p...

October 31, 2011

UCSB Outlasts CSU Fullerton, Improves to No. 4 in Big West

By Brent Pella

Senior midfielder Luis Silva scored two goals en route to a 4-3 Gaucho victory on the road against Cal State Fullerton this past Saturday. The pair of goals placed Silva among the top-10 highest scorers in the history of...

October 31, 2011

No. 5 Gauchos Take Down No. 6 Waves at Home

By Kristen Henneman

The No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo team came from behind against Pepperdine in Malibu on Sunday, sneaking away with a 16-15 overtime victory against the No. 6 Waves. With the win, the Gauchos improve to 14-7 overall and 2...

October 31, 2011

UCSB Splits Weekend Matches

By David Russo

The UCSB women’s volleyball team split its weekend road trip, losing to UC Davis 3-1 on Friday before rallying to defeat Pacific 3-2 on Saturday. All three teams are currently tied for second place behind Long Beach St...

October 31, 2011

Seniors Get One Final Rivalry Win

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The UCSB women’s soccer team was able to end a tiresome season in strong fashion with a 2-1 victory over rival Cal Poly on senior night this past Friday. The Gauchos said goodbye to 10 graduating seniors and ensured th...

October 28, 2011

Gauchos Hit Road to Face Fullerton

By Brent Pella

The UCSB men’s soccer team’s 6-0 thrashing of Cal State Fullerton earlier this season will not be on the minds of the squad this Saturday when it travels south to face the Titans in one of the final matches of the se...

October 28, 2011

No. 5 Gauchos Take on No. 6 Pepperdine

By Kristen Henneman

The No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo team looks to move up in the standings Sunday with a win against No. 6 Pepperdine. With a record of 13-7 overall and 1-2 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, the Gauchos sit in six...

October 28, 2011

UCSB To Honor Seniors During Rivalry Match

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The UCSB women’s soccer team will have an opportunity to end its senior players’ successful careers in a strong fashion when the squad plays host to rival Cal Poly tonight. After losing their previous two league game...

October 28, 2011

Second Place Gauchos Head North For the Weekend

By David Russo

The UCSB women’s volleyball team finds itself in a three-way tie for second place in the Big West as they travel north to take on UC Davis today and Pacific on Saturday. The Gauchos (12-10 overall, 5-4 Big West) will n...

October 27, 2011

Gauchos Beat Top Conference Team UCD at Harder

By Brent Pella

The UCSB men’s soccer team found itself in an unusual position this past Wednesday night when it faced Big West leader UC Davis at Harder Stadium. The Gauchos, a perennial first-place contender in conference, played th...

October 26, 2011

Google It: André Grandt’s Path to UCSB

By Brent Pella

From an epiphany-inducing visit with his sister in Arizona, to a last-minute international showcase in Germany and subsequent back-to-back national championships in Texas, junior men’s goalkeeper André Grandt has trek...