Sports

March 2, 2011

Long Beach State Rolls #4 UCSB in Four

By Kirk Reed

Forced to play in the Rec Cen due to rain in Rob Gym, the #4 Gauchos fell to #6 Long Beach State on Wednesday night by a score of 3-1. With consecutive conference losses, UCSB now stands at 10-8 overall and 8-7 in the MP...

March 2, 2011

#14 UCSB Club Baseball Tears Through Nevada

By Sports Editor

The #14 UCSB men’s club baseball team went undefeated in the Swing into Spring Classic in Mesquite, Nevada this weekend before the rain forced an early end to the tournament.

March 2, 2011

How to Train Your Sports Editor: The Long and Winding Road

By Sports Editor

With most classes, the end of the quarter means that it’s time to do a memory wipe of everything you’ve learned in the last 10 weeks. But as I’ve said all quarter long, ESS classes are not like most. I not only lea...

March 1, 2011

The 15th Weekly Photo of the Week

By Sports Editor

James Nunnally is a dynamic, exciting player to watch. When he gets a chance to let loose, he gives it everything he’s got. It’s like watching a locomotive tear free from the train or a bull getting let out of the ca...

March 1, 2011

Armchair Lorax: The Honor Policy

By Sports Editor

BYU’s starting forward was kicked off the team for violating the school’s honor policy. Mormon jokes aside, AQB loves UCSB because he plagiarized this shit.

March 1, 2011

Waves’ Five-Run Eighth Drowns ’Chos

By Brent Pella

After scoring five runs in the eighth inning, Pepperdine beat the Gauchos 9-6 and increased the team’s losing streak to three games on Tuesday. UCSB’s record drops to the .500 mark at 3-3, while Pepperdine rises to 4...

March 1, 2011

Gauchos Go 3-3 at Cathedral City Classic

By Kristen Henneman

The Cathedral City Classic ended in a 3-3 split for the Gauchos, with two of the team’s losses coming to national top-20 teams. In the first of the two games on Sunday, UCSB (9-5 overall) beat Utah 4-2, coming from beh...

March 1, 2011

Women Take Second Place at MPSF Championships

By Brent Pella

A new season in a new conference has come to an end for the UCSB women’s swimming and diving team, which took second place in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship this past weekend. The Gauchos finished ...

March 1, 2011

UCSB Goes 1-3 in Tournament at UC Irvine

By Joshua Greenberg

After finishing ninth at the UCSD Triton Invitational in San Diego, the #15 UCSB women’s water polo team took 12th place at the UC Irvine Invitational last weekend. The Gauchos split the first day, losing 10-6 to #4 UC...

February 28, 2011

UCSB Goes 1-3 in Tournament at UC Irvine

By Joshua Greenberg

After finishing ninth at the UCSD Triton Invitational in San Diego, the #15 UCSB women’s water polo team took 12th place at the UC Irvine Invitational last weekend. The Gauchos split the first day, losing 10-6 to #4 UC...

February 28, 2011

Gauchos Go 3-3 at Cathedral City Classic

By Kristen Henneman

The Cathedral City Classic ended in a 3-3 split for the Gauchos, with two of the team’s losses coming to national top-20 teams.

February 28, 2011

Sports Briefs: Men’s Volleyball, Men’s Basketball

By David Russo

The #3 Gaucho men’s volleyball team took out #15 Pacific on Friday by a score of 3-1, before losing in five games to defending national champion Stanford the next day.

February 28, 2011

Five-Game Winning Streak Ends against #32 Pepperdine

By Sports Editor

The #57 UCSB women’s tennis team lost against #32 Pepperdine on Sunday, 7-0. It was the team’s first road game this season and its first lost since Jan. 27 against Santa Clara.

February 28, 2011

Gauchos Frozen-Out in Washington

By Brent Pella

The UCSB baseball team returned from its chilly trip north with two losses after a doubleheader at Washington State this past weekend.

February 27, 2011

UCSB Takes Out Hawaii for First Home Win

By Mark Bogard

Home was good to Gaucho men’s tennis for the first time this season yesterday, as the #65 Gauchos defeated #48 Hawaii 5-2 for the team’s first home win of 2011.

February 27, 2011

Gauchos Handle Northridge at Home

By Sports Editor

The UCSB women’s basketball team defeated visiting Northridge 71-52 as it honored the squad’s seniors by continuing its six-game winning streak. Senior forwards Mekia Valentine and Margaret Johnson were both recogniz...