Sports

October 2, 2011

Thrilling 2-0 Weekend For Gauchos

By David Russo

The UCSB women’s volleyball team had an undefeated weekend, ousting Pacific on Friday 3-1 and UC Davis 3-2 on Saturday in a dramatic fashion. The Gauchos are now 10-6 overall and 3-1 in the Big West, good for first pla...

September 30, 2011

Gauchos Look for First Win in Big West Play

By Brent Pella

The UCSB men’s soccer team will return to Harder Stadium for its second game of Big West conference play this Saturday against No. 9 UC Irvine. UC Riverside upset the then-No. 10 ranked Gauchos in Riverside this past W...

September 30, 2011

Finally, a Homecoming for the Gauchos

By David Russo

After 16 games on the road, the UCSB women’s volleyball team will finally get its first chance to play in the Thunderdome this season. UCSB will face off against Pacific on Friday and UC Davis on Saturday. The Gauchos ...

September 30, 2011

UCSB Travels to SoCal Tournament

By Kristen Henneman

The No. 8 UCSB men’s water polo team (8-4 overall) has a busy weekend ahead of it, with four games in two days at the Southern California Tournament hosted by Long Beach State. The first game of the tournament will be ...

September 30, 2011

Gauchos Finish Nonconference Schedule at .500

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

With a chance to prove that it is a team on the rise, the UCSB women’s soccer team opens up conference play this weekend with two big games against Long Beach and Fullerton. UC Santa Barbara, which finished its nonconf...

September 29, 2011

Baseball MVP Races Heat Up: Kemp vs. Braun For NL MVP

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Historically, Major League Baseball’s most valuable player award has been presented to a superb player whose team will play well into the postseason. This season however, things do not seem to be so clear-cut in the ra...

September 29, 2011

Baseball MVP Races Heat Up: AL MVP: A Four-Man Race

By Joshua Greenberg

As baseball season comes to a close, we as fans are presented with several questions. What is the playoff picture going to look like? Who is going to make it to the World Series? What the hell happened to the Red Sox? Th...

September 29, 2011

UCSB Falls in Big West Conference Opener

By Brent Pella

Conference openers are a team’s first chance to prove its prospective worth in league play, and for the UCSB men’s soccer team, that worth was not shown as the Gauchos fell to UC Riverside last night by a score of 3-...

September 28, 2011

Gauchos Set for League Opener

By Brent Pella

The UCSB men’s soccer team will begin Big West play today when it travels to UC Riverside for its league opener. The Gauchos won both of last year’s regular season matches against UCR, including a 4-3 victory on the ...

September 27, 2011

Green Advice for Green People: Ochhocinco: Don’t Kiss Da Baby Just Yet!

By Joshua Greenberg

Good ne [media-credit name=”Ian Sander” align=”alignleft” width=”250″][/media-credit]ws boys and girls: I’m back. I know you’ve been confused without me. You’ve been biting your ...

September 27, 2011

Sunday Funday: The League of Extraordinary Quarterbacks

By Ryan Porush

[media-credit name=”Ian Sander” align=”alignleft” width=”250″][/media-credit]Lloyd Christmas: “I’m ready for commitment, Harry! The first time I set eyes on Mary Swanson, I just go...

September 26, 2011

UCSB 1-1 in Weekend Doubleheader

By David Russo

The No. 7 UC Santa Barbara men’s water polo home opener was spoiled last Saturday by an 8-6 overtime loss to No. 14 Concordia, but the Gauchos were able to rebound with a 9-8 victory against Pomona-Pitzer. UCSB is now ...

September 26, 2011

Gauchos Split Pair of Big West Road Openers

By Joshua Greenberg

The UCSB women’s volleyball team split its opening games of conference play on the road last weekend, beating No. 21 Long Beach State on Friday before falling to Cal State Fullerton on Saturday. After five hard-fought ...

September 26, 2011

Santa Barbara Ties CSU Bakersfield

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Trailing for most of the match, the UCSB women’s soccer team was able to salvage a 1-1 tie on the road at Cal State Bakersfield in double overtime game Sunday night. With the tie in their final nonconference game of th...

September 26, 2011

Gaucho Midfielders Silva, David Propel UCSB to 2-0 Weekend

By Brent Pella

Undefeated weekends have become a growing trend for the UCSB men’s soccer team, as it followed up a 3-0 victory against visiting University of San Diego on Friday night with a 2-0 win against Sacramento State on Sunday...

September 25, 2011

UCSB 1-1 in Weekend Doubleheader

By David Russo

The No. 7 UC Santa Barbara men’s water polo home opener was spoiled last Saturday by an 8-6 overtime loss to No. 14 Concordia, but it was able to rebound with a 9-8 victory against Pomona-Pitzer. UCSB is now 8-4 on the...