Sports

May 1, 2011

Long Beach State Notches Three-Straight in Weekend Domination

By Kristen Henneman

Superior pitching beat skilled offense this weekend when Long Beach State swept UCSB softball 5-0, 6-5 and 3-2 at the 49er Softball Complex.

May 1, 2011

Gauchos Earn Spot in Final Four

By Kirk Reed

UCSB shocked the world of men’s volleyball Saturday night with a five-set win over No. 1 USC at the Trojan’s Galen Center to capture the 2011 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament Championship.

May 1, 2011

Third-Seeded Gauchos Upset in First Match of Big West Tourney

By Joshua Greenberg

The UCSB women’s water polo team lost any hope of gaining an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a loss in their first game of the Big West Tournament Friday.

May 1, 2011

Gauchos Take MPSF Tournament Title Over USC

By Kirk Reed

The UCSB men’s volleyball team defeated No. 1 USC last night to capture the 2011 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament Championship. The Gauchos receive an automatic bid to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament...

April 29, 2011

Gauchos Advance to MPSF Finals

By Kirk Reed

The UCSB men’s volleyball team established the program’s reputation as one of the best in the nation with a dominating 3-1 (25-17, 26-28, 25-20, 25-23) victory over No. 3 Long Beach State in the semifinals of the Mou...

April 29, 2011

Gauchos Host Sixth Seed Long Beach in Conference Tournament

By Joshua Greenberg

This weekend, UC Santa Barbara will host the 2011 Big West Championship Tournament for women’s water polo. After finishing the season ranked No. 16 in the nation with a record of 16-11 overall and 3-2 in conference, th...

April 29, 2011

UCSB to Begin Seven-Game Roadtrip

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Following a 4-1 home stand, the UCSB baseball team will now pack up its bags for a seven-game road trip starting with a three-game series at Riverside today.

April 29, 2011

Gauchos Prepare for Big West Championships

By Kyle Detz

With the Big West Tournament set to begin today, the UCSB men’s tennis team is looking to channel some of its recent postseason magic that has helped it capture four of the last five league titles.

April 29, 2011

UCSB Heads to Indian Wells for Conference Tourney

By David Russo

This weekend, the No. 64 UCSB women’s tennis team travels to Indian Wells for the Big West Championship Tournament. The Gauchos (13-9 overall, 5-3 Big West) are the fourth seed and will take on fifth-seeded Pacific (8-...

April 27, 2011

Green Advice for Green People: Good to Be Bad

By Joshua Greenberg

If you are in a fantasy baseball league that isn’t rotisserie style, you’re doing it wrong. That’s just a fact.

April 27, 2011

Gauchos Head to MPSF Final Four

By Kirk Reed

Rankings have been thrown out the window, as No. 7 UCSB takes on No. 6 Long Beach State in the semifinals of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation playoffs tonight at 5 p.m. Both teams come off upset victories over high...

April 26, 2011

Hoop Dreams: Hollinger’s PER Far From a ‘Total Stat’

By Ravi Bhatia

John Hollinger’s Player Efficiency Rating pissed me off more when it was used to prove LeBron was better than Kobe a few years back.

April 26, 2011

The 18th Weekly Photo of the Week: “To the Land of Golden Bears”

By Sports Editor

Lindsay Gottlieb, head coach of the women’s basketball team this season, announced Monday that she was leaving the program to coach at UC Berkeley. In three seasons at the helm of the Gauchos, Gottlieb led the team to ...

April 26, 2011

Gauchos Rally Late to Topple Matadors

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

With two outs in the bottom of the eighth, Ben Edelstein came up to the plate for his first at-bat of the game, with a runner on second and the score tied at four. The senior sent a three-and-one fastball up the middle t...

April 25, 2011

UEFA Champions League Breakdown

By Kirk Reed

FC Schalke 04 will host Manchester United this afternoon before FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF face off in the semifinal round of the UEFA Champions League Tournament.

April 25, 2011

Gauchos Win Some, Lose Some at SD Invite

By David Russo

UCSB’s track and field team had several successful performances over the weekend while on the road at the UCSD Triton Invitational. Several schools competed in the events, including familiar foes Cal Poly and Long Beac...