Sports

November 18, 2009

SB Whomps Wildcats

By Matt Connolly

One team pounded it into the paint. The other settled for outside shots and got burned. On a night where Weber State shot 7-for-38 from three-point land, the UC Santa Barbara men's basketball team came out with a huge 66...

November 17, 2009

Gauchos Downed Twice in League

By Ryan Eagleson

As has been the case all year, the #10 UCSB men's water polo team lost two games this past weekend by very narrow margins. Santa Barbara (12-13 overall, 1-6 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) lost to #7 UC Irvine...

November 17, 2009

UCSB Stays Hot to End Season

By Josh Greenberg

With Nationals and a chance to win their third title in a row just around the corner, the UCSB women's soccer club would not have been blamed if they had already shifted their focus entirely on to the tournament. However...

November 17, 2009

Gauchos Participate in Illinois Regional

By Josh Greenberg

On Saturday the runners of the UCSB cross country team took to the track at the Springfield Country Club in Springfield, Ore. for the NCAA West Regional race. It was the final race before the National Championships that ...

November 16, 2009

Gauchos Gun Down Eagles

By Matt Connolly

It doesn't hurt to be deep. It also doesn't hurt to double up your opponent in second half scoring. On Saturday, the Gauchos had both of these ingredients working for them in a season-opening 85-57 blowout of Cal State L...

November 16, 2009

Irvine Ousts SB for Tourney Title

By John Greely

In its final game before the NCAA tournament, UCSB fell 4-1 to Irvine at home in this year's finale, channeling the problems of last year's team and raising serious doubts about its postseason hopes.

November 16, 2009

UCSB Falls to Fresno

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB women's basketball team came up short Friday in its quest for revenge, falling to Fresno State 84-76. Fresno State, a very good team that received votes in both preseason top 25 polls, beat the Gauchos at home l...

November 13, 2009

Gauchos Fly Into Final

By Matt Connolly

With the curse of the Anteater looming, the #1 seeded UC Santa Barbara men's soccer team heads into its biggest game of the season tomorrow night at 7 p.m. with a Big West Championship title and NCAA Tournament seeding o...

November 13, 2009

‘Chos Take First Round Exit

By Miles Yim

On a cold November night in Palo Alto, the UCSB women's soccer team saw their season end in the NCAA Tournament's first round with a disappointing 2-0 loss... again. While the defending Big West Tournament Champion Gauch...

November 13, 2009

UCSB Awaits Opener

By Matt Connolly

Long before the team can eye the ultimate prize, UCSB must first prove itself over beatable opponents, the first of whom will be Cal State Los Angeles. The Division II Golden Eagles will tip-off with Santa Barbara at the...

November 13, 2009

Gauchos Look to Bully Bulldogs

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB women's basketball team will look to avenge last year's loss to Fresno State when they open the season as host to the Bulldogs tonight at 7 in the Thunderdome. Last year, in their second game of the season, Sant...

November 13, 2009

Golic Goes for the Gold

By Ryan Eagleson

The term "legend" is usually used to describe an exceptional player long after he has retired. After less than three years at UC Santa Barbara, junior utility Milos Golic of the men's water polo team, is already earning ...

November 12, 2009

SB Advances to Big West Final

By John Greely

For the 11th time in its last 12 games, the UCSB men's soccer team shut out its opponent Wednesday night. That foe was Cal State Northridge, as the Gauchos bested the Matadors 1-0 in the Big West Tournament semifinals at...

November 10, 2009

ESS Grads React to Closure

By John Greely

The Exercise and Sport Studies program is not going down without a fight.

November 10, 2009

Gaucho Streak Stifled by Poly

By Matt Connolly

Maybe it was the inability of star senior outside Becca Saraceno to get into rhythm. Maybe the bottom-feeding Mustangs were getting tired of losing. Either way, a red-hot UCSB women's volleyball team (19-6 overall, 9-4 B...

November 10, 2009

Perspective on Surf Paradise

By Todd Prodanovich

After spending a little over two months in Brazil, I would say I've earned a fair amount of much needed perspective in life. I say "earned" because nothing about leaving your bubble is easy.