Sports

February 26, 2010

Gauchos Welcome Northern Rivals

By Miles Yim

It's always hardest to say goodbye. Having won two games straight, the UCSB women's basketball team returns to the Thunderdome Saturday night to try to upend conference leader Cal Poly, as well as bid farewell to a quint...

February 25, 2010

Gauchos Hold Off CSUN Rally

By Matt Connolly

Up by more than 20 points almost midway through the second half, the Gauchos had the game in the bag against Big West bottom-feeder Cal State Northridge -- or so they thought.

February 25, 2010

UCSB Takes Care of Business

By Miles Yim

Despite lacking the valuable services of junior center Mekia Valentine due to illness, the UCSB women's basketball team still managed to bowl over Cal State Northridge 67-54 last night at the Matadome. Freshman forward S...

February 24, 2010

UCSB Whomps Westmont

By Miles Yim

In accordance with the cloudy skies hovering over Caesar Uyesaka, the UCSB baseball team issued a torrential downpour of runs Tuesday afternoon to flood visiting Westmont 18-4. Santa Barbara (1-0 overall) earned RBI from...

February 24, 2010

‘Chos Tear Up UCLA

By Joshua Greenberg

The UCSB men's lacrosse team visited UCLA on Saturday for their first divisional game of the season. The first half was slow offensively for the Gauchos, much like their previous games. However, UCSB's defense was able t...

February 24, 2010

Redefining Surf

By Todd Prodanovich

I've always thought that it was interesting that my surf column fell into the "sports" category in the folds and creases of the Daily Nexus. When I think about sports, I think about football, or baseball, or just about a...

February 23, 2010

Block Party Gives SB a Much-needed Win

By Miles Yim

Posting a smooth 12-point win over a team you've beaten 34 times in a row usually isn't cause for much jubilation, but for the UC Santa Barbara women's basketball team this past Saturday, it was. Finally able to scratch ...

February 23, 2010

Gauchos Slip Twice in San Diego Downpour

By Ravi Bhatia

The UCSB men's tennis team dropped two matches in the San Diego rain this weekend, losing 5-2 to the University of San Diego on Saturday and 4-2 to #63 San Diego State after a three-hour rain delay on Sunday.

February 23, 2010

UCSB Disappoints in Hawaiian Event

By Ryan Eagleson

The cool breeze and Aloha Spirit of Hawaii could not calm down the UCSB men's golf team last week, as they finished 11th at John Burns Intercollegiate in Wahiawa, Hawaii.

February 23, 2010

Armchair QB

By Staff

Am I the only one who still harbors Cold War resentment for the Russian Olympic Team? And anti-Nazi resentment for the Germans? America’s enemies beware: We’ll kick your ass at sports.

February 22, 2010

SB Falls Short in Final Swim

By Austin Pardo

Both UCSB swim teams went in to the final day of the Big West Championships on Saturday with their sights set on defending their championships. Unfortunately, when the day ended and the meet was over, the men's and women...

February 22, 2010

Bulldogs Downed in Dogfight

By Matt Connolly

Sophomore center Somogyi set a school record with eight blocked shots, and sophomore guard Orlando Johnson broke out for a game-high 23 points as visiting UC Santa Barbara (16-8 overall, 10-3 Big West) defeated Fresno St...

February 22, 2010

‘Chos Split Pair on Road

By Austin Pardo

The women's tennis team split a pair of matches over the weekend, falling to the University of Denver 4-1 before recovering against the University of Wyoming 5-2.

February 19, 2010

Taking Down The Titans

By Miles Yim

In one of their closest victories of the year, UCSB edged Cal State Fullerton 60-59 in double overtime just weeks ago. Now on a three-game skid, the Gauchos (8-16 overall, 5-7 in Big West) look to put their 34-game win s...

February 19, 2010

Gauchos Dive Into Championships

By Austin Pardo

Both UCSB swim teams rocketed off the starting blocks to kick off the Big West Championships at Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach this week. The meet, which started on Wednesday, is four days long with the final day comin...

February 19, 2010

Bruins Maul SB in Two Home Games

By Victor Bryant

After going 4-1 in its opening tournament, the UCSB softball team rode a wave of momentum into their doubleheader against UCLA on Wednesday, but the #4 Bruins took all the wind out of the Gauchos' sails by handing them t...