Sports

January 5, 2011

Senior Trio Looks to Finish Strong

By Ravi Bhatia

With only three seniors on the squad, the Gauchos’ upside is unparalleled amongst mid-major schools, especially considering their success in the conference that led to their first tournament appearance since 2002. Seni...

January 5, 2011

AQB: Dear Big West Schedulers,

By Sports Editor

Well done, Big West. Maybe it's time to rethink those schedules a little bit.

January 5, 2011

Gauchos Set Sights for Top of Big West

By Ravi Bhatia

The UCSB men’s basketball team, predicted to finish first in the conference in a preseason poll of Big West coaches, might have the talent to not only make its second consecutive appearance in the NCAA tournament, but ...

January 3, 2011

Armchair QB: Brett’s Slab

By Sports Editor

Apparently Brett Favre is being sued by team massage therapists for treating them like “hanging slabs of meat.” AQB thought they were the ones that were supposed to be treating his hanging slab of meat. Rookie mistak...

January 3, 2011

2011 Season Set to Open

By Kirk Reed

Stacked with seniors, the UCSB men’s volleyball team looks poised to make a run for the national title. The Gauchos won the UCLA SAC tournament in November and closed the fall preseason with a record of 5-2. [media-cre...

January 3, 2011

Speace’s Pieces: Kobe and the Lakerettes

By Julia Speace

Kobe will always be Kobe. Whether Phil Jackson likes it or not, Kobe is always going to hoist up shots when he decides that the win is slipping from the Lakers’ grasp.

January 2, 2011

Sports Briefs

By Sports Editor

Men’s Basketball After upsetting #22 UNLV in Vegas 68-62 on Dec. 15, the Gauchos (7-5 overall) went 2-2 in their remaining games over Winter Break, with wins against Cal Baptist and Fresno Pacific and losses to Lon...

January 2, 2011

Teams Close 2010 With Home Victory

By Brent Pella

Even without half of its squad, the UCSB men and women’s swimming and diving team still celebrated the New Year with a win against West Virginia at Campus Pool this past Friday.

January 2, 2011

Gauchos Catch Fire Over Holiday Break

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

While most students relaxed this holiday season, UCSB women’s basketball was hard at work.

December 18, 2010

Duo Shoots 34 Percent in Gaucho Loss to Undefeated SDSU

By Ravi Bhatia

After upsetting #22 UNLV on Thursday, the UCSB men's basketball team was unable to contain #10 SDSU at the Viejas Center in front of a sold-out crowd on Saturday night.

December 15, 2010

Gauchos Take Down #22 UNLV for Third Straight Victory

By Ravi Bhatia

After Justin Joyner made his second consecutive three pointer from the right corner early in the second half, he knew his team had what it takes to beat #22 UNLV.

December 8, 2010

College Cup Team Previews: #4 North Carolina Tar Heels

By Brent Pella

Sometimes a victory takes playing even more than the usual 90 minutes. Sometimes it even takes more than one overtime period. For the North Carolina Tar Heels this postseason, victories have taken just a bit more than th...

December 8, 2010

College Cup Team Previews: #1 Louisville Cardinals

By Ryan Eagleson

The #1 Louisville men’s soccer team began its 2010 campaign either unranked or ranked at, or near, the bottom of the list in all five of the major college soccer polls. Going undefeated and tying only three matches has...

December 8, 2010

College Cup Team Previews: #10 Michigan Wolverines

By Kirk Reed

After winning the Big Ten title, Michigan earned the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and ended the regular season ranked 19th in the country in only its 11th season as a program.

December 8, 2010

College Cup Team Previews: #3 Akron Zips

By Ryan Porush

Reaching the College Cup is nothing new for the University of Akron men’s soccer team. For the second consecutive year, the Zips will be playing for a chance to win the national championship.

December 8, 2010

Gaucho Soccer: Cultivating a Legacy

By Mark Bogard

As a fan of UCSB soccer, it would be easy to get used to the success: nine consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament, a National Championship in 2006, 16 All-Americans and 14 current professional players. The list goes on...