Sports

UCSB Wins Second In a Row, Heads to Irvine

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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UCSB Continues Dominance With Pair of Wins

The UCSB women’s tennis team swept its doubleheader at home on Saturday, dominating Cal State Stanislaus and Cal State Bakersfield 7-0 in each match. The wins improve the Gauchos to 3-1 on the seaso...
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Gauchos Take Down Aggies in OT

Junior guard Orlando Johnson scored a career-high 39 points and junior forward James Nunnally added 23 of his own in the UCSB men’s basketball team’s 93-86 overtime win over UC Davis at the Thunde...
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Gauchos Break Two-Game Slide With Win In OT

Junior guard Orlando Johnson scored a career-high 39 points and junior forward James Nunnally added 23 of his own on 10-12 shooting in the UCSB men's basketball team's 93-86 overtime win at the Thunde...
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Johnson Scores Career High in Road Win Over Pacific

Junior guard Emilie Johnson had a near perfect night on the road against Pacific last night, dropping 31 points on 11-12 field goals in a 69-62 win over the Tigers.
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Gauchos Face Doubleheader

The UCSB women’s tennis team is looking to keep the momentum rolling this weekend in its doubleheader on Saturday, facing both Cal State Stanislaus and Cal State Bakersfield.
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UCSB Falls to Tigers at Home

Pacific hit 12 of 19 of its three-point attempts in the team’s 74-68 win over the Gauchos in a nationally televised game on Thursday night after jumping out to a 42-24 lead at the end of the first h...
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’Chos Head to Albuquerque for Indoor Meet

The men’s and women’s track and field teams at UCSB have been running at least 75 miles per week during their off-season. Today, the women’s track team participates in the University of New Mexi...
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