Sports

Gauchos Earn Spot in Final Four

May 1, 2011 by

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

May 1, 2011 by

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.
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Gauchos Take MPSF Tournament Title Over USC

May 1, 2011 by

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...
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Gauchos Advance to MPSF Finals

April 29, 2011 by

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 s...
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Gauchos Host Sixth Seed Long Beach in Conference Tournament

April 29, 2011 by

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...
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UCSB to Begin Seven-Game Roadtrip

April 29, 2011 by

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.
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Gauchos Prepare for Big West Championships

April 29, 2011 by

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.
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UCSB Heads to Indian Wells for Conference Tourney

April 29, 2011 by

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 fift...
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Green Advice for Green People: Good to Be Bad

April 27, 2011 by

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

April 27, 2011 by

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

April 26, 2011 by

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

April 26, 2011 by

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, Gottl...
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Gauchos Rally Late to Topple Matadors

April 26, 2011 by

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 fast...
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UEFA Champions League Breakdown

April 25, 2011 by

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.
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Gauchos Win Some, Lose Some at SD Invite

April 25, 2011 by

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 Ca...
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