Sports

January 15, 2010

Gauchos Open Year in Hawaii

By Ravi Bhatia

As a fifth-year senior on UCSB's men's tennis team, Scott Hohenstein really wants to win a fifth consecutive Big West Conference Championship. So does fellow fifth-year senior and team captain Josh Finkelstein.

January 14, 2010

‘Chos Aim to Axe 49ers

By Miles Yim

After splitting last weekend's road games at UC Davis and Pacific, the UCSB women's basketball team returns home today to host visiting Long Beach State, a team the Gauchos (5-10 overall, 2-1 in Big West) have not lost t...

January 14, 2010

Santa Barbara Falls Short

By Ryan Porush

The 14th ranked UCSB men's volleyball team came up short in its quest for revenge Wednesday night, falling to number 9 Long Beach State in a hard fought match that took all five games to decide. Long Beach had previously...

January 14, 2010

Armchair QB

By Staff

Who cares about Lane Kiffin pissing off a bunch of Tennessean hicks? Fact is, that douchebag’s smoking hot wife is now only two hours out of I.V. MILF stalking? Oh yeah.

January 13, 2010

SB Gets Home-Schooled

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men's volleyball team did not start off the year as planned, dropping all three games in the Santa Barbara Invitational to start the season. On January 7, in the opening round of their own tournament, the Gaucho...

January 13, 2010

Armchair QB

By Staff

34-year-old Lane Kiffin has become the new head coach at USC, and he’s just in time! After all, soon he’ll be old enough for the the Trojan girls with Daddy issues to find him attractive. Well played, Lane.

January 11, 2010

Gauchos Grind Out Big West Win

By Matt Connolly

With 50 personal fouls between them in a battle for Big West supremacy, it is fitting that the deciding play of the game came down to a whistle. Clinging to a 68-67 lead, sophomore guard Will Brew stepped in to draw a ch...

January 11, 2010

Trojans Stifle UCSB Streak

By Austin Pardo

As well as the Gauchos have been swimming, they could not hold off the USC Trojans in the first meet of the new year held at Campus Pool on Saturday. The women lost by a score of 143-111 while the men had an even closer ...

January 8, 2010

UC Santa Barbara

By Matt Connolly

The critics picked them to finish second in the Big West preseason polls, and with inconsistent individual production and several stretches of cold shooting, you can see why UC Santa Barbara took a backseat to conference...

January 8, 2010

Long Beach State

By Ravi Bhatia

After Head Coach Dan Monson scheduled one of the toughest series of non-league games in the nation for his Long Beach State squad, one thing was clear: Monson wants to compete with the big boys in March.

January 8, 2010

UC Riverside

By Miles Yim

Of all the teams that populate a very even conference, one that would be wise not to sleep on is UC Riverside. Picked to finish fourth in the Big West according to the preseason polls, the Highlanders look to build off o...

January 8, 2010

UC Davis

By Austin Pardo

The Aggies started off the season with injuries plaguing the team, but their recent play has shown they are indeed a contender for the conference title. The team had just a 4-8 record going in to conference play, but are...

January 8, 2010

Cal State Northridge

By Joshua Greenberg

The reigning Big West Champion Northridge Matadors entered the 2009-10 season looking to build on their success from last season. Just last year, under the leadership of Head Coach Bobby Braswell, the Matadors took the B...

January 8, 2010

Pacific

By Ryan Porush

Entering the heart of Big West league play, the University of the Pacific men's basketball team has reason for optimism. The Tigers have started the season 8-5 and, after their first conference game, are atop the Big Wes...

January 8, 2010

Cal State Fullerton

By Ryan Eagleson

The story of the Fullerton men's basketball team this season has been like a rollercoaster: lots of ups and lots of downs.

January 8, 2010

UC Irvine

By John Greely

A senior, a junior and a sophomore could make or break the 2010 UC Irvine season. The seasoned sharpshooter Michael Hunter, the versatile Darren Moore and the freshman-sensation-turned-sophomore Eric Wise figure to carry...