Sports

Speace’s Pieces: Shady Acquisitions

February 14, 2011 by

Forget TOMS shoes and flannel shirts. Stacking has become the ultimate trend of 2010-2011.
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’Chos Split Dual Meet v. Cal Poly

February 14, 2011 by

A matchup of two conference rivals ended in a tie this weekend, when UCSB swimming and diving visited the Cal Poly Mustangs for a dual meet. The Gaucho men beat the Mustangs 116-114, while the women l...
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UCSB Serves Wyoming, San Francisco

February 14, 2011 by

The UCSB women’s tennis team continued its hot streak this weekend, sweeping both Wyoming on Friday and San Francisco on Sunday. The Gauchos improve their record to 5-1 overall.
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Gauchos Take Pair From UCLA

February 14, 2011 by

After dropping the first game, UCSB won three consecutive games in front of a rowdy home crowd at Rob Gym on Friday night to beat #5 UCLA 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-20).
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Anteaters Falter at the Thunderdome

February 10, 2011 by

The UCSB women’s basketball team beat UC Irvine 70-56 on Thursday night at the Thunderdome, where the Gauchos improved their record to 13-10 (7-4 Big West).
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Swimming Heads to Cal Poly

February 10, 2011 by

UCSB will compete against a familiar opponent this weekend when the team travels north to San Luis Obispo for a duel meet against Cal Poly. The first meet between these two teams was held at Campus Po...
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Gauchos Try For Two in a Row Against Bruins Tonight

February 10, 2011 by

Fresh off a win at UCLA, the Gauchos host the Bruins tonight in Rob Gym at 7 p.m. UCSB (6-5 overall, 4-4 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) beat UCLA (7-6, 2-5 MPSF) earlier in the week and enter ton...
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UCSB Wins Second In a Row, Heads to Irvine

February 10, 2011 by

Junior Greg ‘The Storke Tower’ Somogyi had five blocked shots and junior Orlando Johnson added 31 points as the UCSB men’s basketball team beat UC Riverside 59-47 on the road Thursday night.
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UCSB Drops Bruins in Four at Pauley

February 9, 2011 by

UCSB (7-5 overall, 5-4 MPSF) came out firing on the road against UCLA (8-6, 2-5) on Wednesday night, taking down the Bruins 3-1 at Los Angeles’ Pauley Pavilion.
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Nicole Nesbit: Against Tall Odds

February 9, 2011 by

Gaucho basketball’s Nicole Nesbit, standing at barely 5’5” may not be the tallest girl on the court, but she is one of the toughest and most athletic guards this school has ever seen.
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Nuglets of Wisdom: The Tale of Tails

February 8, 2011 by

By Max Wilshinsky An anal fissure is a small cut or tear in the thin sensitive tissue of the lower rectum. It tends to hurt. Like most people, I was unaware of this before Veteran’s Day 2009.
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Rivalry Continues at #5 UCLA

February 8, 2011 by

UCSB men’s volleyball (6-5 overall, 4-4 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) takes on fifth-ranked UCLA (8-5, 2-4 MPSF) tonight in Los Angeles for the first time this season. The team is coming off a...
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How to Train Your Sports Editor

February 7, 2011 by

It’s about that time. As everyone is in the midst of midterms these days, I thought I’d get on the train and give out some grades myself, because giving out grades is much better than receiving t...
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Gauchos Show Resolve on Big Island

February 7, 2011 by

The Gauchos beat 10th-ranked Hawaii on Friday night to split the two matches played this week in Honolulu. With the win, the squad returns from the trip with a regular season record of 6-5 and an MPSF...
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Hot-Shooting Aggies Top UCSB

February 6, 2011 by

Despite a second consecutive strong performance from junior guard Emilie Johnson, the UCSB women’s basketball team lost at UC Davis 74-70 on Saturday. Johnson led the Gauchos with 24 points and six ...
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