Sports

March 27, 2011

UCSB Avoids Sweep Against #23 Beavers

By Brent Pella

The UCSB baseball team lost two of three games to #23 Oregon State over the weekend in the team’s second series against top 25 competition.

March 12, 2011

Gauchos Headed to the Big Dance

By Ravi Bhatia

ANAHEIM, CA – Ten days ago, the #5 UCSB men’s basketball team was 7-8 in conference play. It had lost three straight games heading into its last game of the season against Cal Poly, and its season was all but over.

March 12, 2011

Gauchos Beat Northridge, Face LBSU in Big West Championship

By Ravi Bhatia

ANAHEIM, CA – The UCSB men’s basketball team plowed through another tournament game on Friday night, crushing Cal State Northridge 83-63 in the semifinals of the Big West Tournament at the Honda Center and advancing ...

March 10, 2011

Gauchos Beat Pacific, Advance to Semis Against Cal State Northridge

By Ravi Bhatia

ANAHEIM, Calif. — UCSB avenged its two regular-season losses to Pacific on Thursday afternoon, hitting 11 of its 18 three-point attempts and shooting just under 71 percent in the second half to beat the Tigers 79-67 in...

March 9, 2011

Lowly Tigers Shock UCSB in First Round of Big West Women’s Tourney

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The UCSB women’s basketball team’s hopes of a postseason berth were shattered on Tuesday night after being upset at home 49-45 by Pacific in the first round of the Big West tournament. UCSB, the second seed in the to...

March 3, 2011

‘Chos Host Rivals in Finale

By Ravi Bhatia

The UCSB men’s basketball team was outscored by 32 total points in the second half in its last two games. It has lost three games in a row. The team is in fifth place in the Big West with a 7-8 conference record — a ...

March 3, 2011

UCSB Hits the Road for Blue-Green Game

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

With a regular season conference title on the line, the Blue-Green rivalry game just became a lot more interesting. The UCSB women’s basketball team will travel to rival Cal Poly on Saturday, in perhaps the team’s bi...

March 3, 2011

Gauchos Look to End Two-Game Skid v. Northridge

By Kirk Reed

In its last home men’s volleyball match before Spring Break, #4 UCSB (10-8, 8-7 MPSF) hosts Cal State Northridge (4-13, 3-9 MPSF) tonight in Robertson Gym. The Gauchos will try to shake off back-to-back losses and retu...

March 3, 2011

#4 UCSB to Clash With USD

By Sports Editor

Undefeated in league, the #4 UCSB men’s club rugby team faces southern California rival #19 University of San Diego this Saturday in a conference battle.

March 3, 2011

’Chos Fall to Cal Poly in Conference Opener

By David Russo

The Blue-Green Rivalry was mostly green yesterday, as the UCSB women tennis team lost to #67 Cal Poly 5-2 in its conference opener. The Gauchos fall to 5-3 overall and 0-1 in the Big West, while the Mustangs improve to 9...

March 3, 2011

Gauchos Aim to End Losing Streak v. Hornets

By Brent Pella

UCSB baseball will return to the only place it’s gotten wins this season when Sacramento State visits Caesar Uyesaka Stadium for a three-game series this weekend. UCSB is currently 3-3 in the season. The Hornets are 3-...

March 2, 2011

AQB: Let’s Get it Up, BYU!

By Sports Editor

It turns out that BYU’s Brandon Davies was booted off the team for having sex. The players aren’t even allowed to have sex?

March 2, 2011

Gauchos Take Another Shot at Mustangs

By David Russo

The UCSB women’s tennis team looks to get back on track today against rival Cal Poly — ranked #67 in the nation — after its five-game win streak was snapped by #25 Pepperdine on Sunday.

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...