Sports

April 6, 2011

UCSB to Play Final Two Home Games

By Kirk Reed

Only two home matches remain in the 2011 regular season for the playoff-bound UCSB men’s volleyball team. The Gauchos (13-11 overall, 10-8 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) take on Pacific tonight at 7 p.m. in Rob Gy...

April 6, 2011

AQB: It’s Wiffle Ball Season Again!

By Sports Editor

People should start playing wiffle ball again. It’s so much better than Madden. It’s physical. Competitive. You can play it anywhere. Plus...

April 5, 2011

Baseball Feature: Reliever Earns Spot in Starting Rotation as a Senior

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

For senior right-handed pitcher Greg Davis, attending UCSB was never a question. Ever since his uncle, a UCSB alumni, introduced him to Santa Barbara, Davis knew he found the perfect match.

April 4, 2011

AQB: On the NBA’s Newest Hall of Famers

By Sports Editor

The basketball Hall of Fame has some new members: Dennis Rodman and Chris Mullin. What an odd pair those two make.

April 4, 2011

UCSB Sweeps South Dakota

By Kristen Henneman

UCSB softball snapped its seven-game losing streak this weekend when they defeated Cal State Fullerton 2-1 in the first game of Big West play. The Gauchos then dropped the next two 5-4 and 3-2, but recovered Monday to de...

April 4, 2011

Gauchos Take Pair of 9-5 Victories

By Joshua Greenberg

The #14 UCSB women’s water polo team pushed its winning streak to five after sweeping its first two conference games of the season over the weekend, beating both #18 Pacific and UC Davis by the same 9-5 margin.

April 3, 2011

UCSB Drops Two of Three to Spartans

By Mark Bogard

With a late decision that put senior Nick Capito on the mound in UCSB’s matchup with San Jose State instead of senior Greg Davis, who suffered a scratched cornea, the lefty threw a two-hitter and allowed just one unear...

April 3, 2011

Menzel Not Enough

By Kirk Reed

After clinching a playoff spot with a 3-0 win over UCSD last Thursday, #8 UCSB took on conference rival UC Irvine on Friday night in Rob Gym. Despite a season-high 24 kills from senior outside hitter Jeff Menzel, the Gau...

March 30, 2011

Gauchos Drop Game to LMU

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Looking to build a winning streak with only a week before the start of Big West play, the UCSB baseball team fell short against Loyola Marymount on Wednesday, losing 6-4 at Page Stadium in Los Angeles.

March 30, 2011

Gauchos Kick Off Conference Play v. Pacific

By Joshua Greenberg

The UCSB women’s water polo team will play its final two home games of the regular season this weekend, opening conference play against Pacific on Saturday and UC Davis on Sunday. The team will then go on the road for ...

March 29, 2011

AQB: On Barry Bonds’ Steroids Trial

By Sports Editor

According to ESPN.com, Barry Bonds thought his Giants team trainers were “spies.” What, like James Bond?

March 29, 2011

Gauchos Travel to LMU to Take on Lions

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

After winning one of its most difficult games of the year against #23 Oregon State on Sunday, the UCSB baseball team looks to build a winning streak as its road trip comes to an end with a game today against Loyola Marym...

March 29, 2011

Nuglets of Wisdom: Summer Heat Cools Waves

By Elliott Rosenfeld

At some dreadful point this quarter the waves will start to trickle to a gradual calm until we’ve reached the summer lull, when swells large enough to generate decent surf are a rarity.

March 29, 2011

Dominant Bruins Prove Too Much for Gauchos

By Kristen Henneman

UCSB softball was unable to snap its five-game losing streak yesterday, dropping both games in a doubleheader to #7 UCLA by scores of 12-2 and 10-4 at Easton Stadium.

March 28, 2011

Softball: Gauchos Face UCLA in Doubleheader

By Kristen Henneman

After being swept by #5 Arizona State in three mercy-rule matches last week, UCSB softball hopes to rebound on the road against defending #13 UCLA in a doubleheader today.

March 28, 2011

Sports Briefs: Baseball, Men’s and Women’s Water Polo

By Sports Editor

Baseball: Haddow Named Big West Player of the Week After driving in six runs in two wins, senior right fielder Mark Haddow earned Big West Player of the Week honors after going 6-16 with two doubles and a home run la...