Sports

May 10, 2011

Gauchos Gear Up for Showdown v. No. 19 UCLA

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

After six tough games on the road, the UCSB baseball team will conclude its seven-game road trip on Wednesday when it takes on No. 19 UCLA.

May 10, 2011

O.J. To Return for Senior Season

By Ravi Bhatia

Men’s basketball Head Coach Bob Williams told his star guard Orlando Johnson to consider the NBA back in September. “I recommended it,” he said. “[I told him,] ‘if you had a good year, you should go work out wi...

May 9, 2011

Women’s Club Lacrosse Out of Championship Contention

By Sheila Mikailli

No. 6 Colorado State beat No. 7 UCSB 10-7 in the WCLA National Championship Tournament semifinals at the Scottsdale Sports Complex this Friday, making it the second time that CSU has eliminated the Gauchos from national ...

May 9, 2011

Tweeting Up A Storm: The Kobe vs. LBJ Debate

By Sports Editor

LeBron is more talented, athletic and efficient than Kobe. It is no fluke that LBJ has led the NBA in Player Efficiency Rating in each of the last four seasons. He has better shot selection, vision and is the ultimate te...

May 9, 2011

Sports Briefs: Baseball, Club Lacrosse

By Sports Editor

Women’s Lacrosse Antoon-Algieri Reaches Milestone In Loss Scottsdale, AZ – No. 6 Colorado State beat No. 7 UCSB 10-7 in the WCLA National Championship Tournament semifinals at the Scottsdale Sports Complex this F...

May 9, 2011

Losses Drop Gauchos Below .500

By Kristen Henneman

UCSB softball closed out its final road trip of the season this past weekend after getting swept by Pacific 3-2, 5-1 and 9-2 at Bill Simoni Field.

May 9, 2011

Volleyball Loses in NCAA Championship to Ohio State

By Kirk Reed

The Gauchos gave everything they had left in the tank, but ultimately it was not enough as the team fell to No. 8 Ohio State in a dramatic five-set NCAA Championship match on Saturday by a score of 3-2 (20-25, 25-20, 25-...

May 5, 2011

‘Chos Take Aim at National Title

By Mark Bogard

Due in part to the stellar play of sophomore middle blocker Dylan Davis, the Gauchos took care of business against No. 1 USC yesterday in Pennsylvania, winning 3-1 (29-27, 24-26, 25-15, 25-18) to advance to the NCAA Cham...

May 5, 2011

Gauchos To Take on Northridge in Three-Game Road Series

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Senior left-handed pitcher Nick Capito will get the call for the Gauchos on Saturday. Capito, who will be making his third start of the season, has a 4-2 record with a 3.20 ERA in 45 innings pitched.

May 5, 2011

UCSB Faces Big West’s Best

By Kristen Henneman

Gaucho softball will need to bring its A-game up north this weekend if they plan on beating Pacific in a three-game series. UCSB (24-23 overall, 8-7 Big West) was swept by Long Beach last weekend in three games, two of w...

May 4, 2011

Green Advice for Green People: The NFL Draft

By Joshua Greenberg

Hey there sporty people. I decided to take a little break from baseball this week and talk to you a little bit about the NFL. Not the labor dispute in the lockout. But that’s not what I want to talk about. The 2011 ...

May 4, 2011

Gauchos Head East for Nationals

By Kirk Reed

After beating USC in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation men’s volleyball championships last week, No. 4 UCSB takes on the No. 1 Trojans again in the NCAA Final Four, hosted by Penn State today at 4 p.m. Pacific Sta...

May 4, 2011

Nuglets of Wisdom: Waves of Goodbye… Shredding the Last Tube

By Elliott Rosenfeld

I wish I got up at the crack every day to charge it, but I didn’t. What it has boiled down to is me scoring when I catch that perfect window of opportunity — good waves, blowoff-able or nonexistent commitments for th...

May 3, 2011

Gauchos Finish Lackluster Season at BW Tournament

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Battling a challenging course and blistering heat, the UCSB golf team struggled to a sixth place finish in the Big West Tournament. The Gauchos — entering the day in sixth place — shot a 22-over par in the tournam...

May 3, 2011

Hoop Dreams: Tweet Inspirations — LeBron and Blake

By Ravi Bhatia

This week’s Tweet of the Week: Dmoses3 [April 19]: “The dude just said Blake griffin will win a championship before lebron, case in point why Ravi Bhatia needs to write about women’s basketball” Dmoses3, ...

May 2, 2011

Undefeated Club Rugby Heads North for Final Four

By Sheila Mikailli

For the first time in Gaucho history, the UCSB men’s club rugby team (10-0) will progress to the Final Four, coming back from a halftime 17-0 deficit Sunday against Stanford (7-4) in the Round of 8 to win 33-17 at Hard...