Sports

November 9, 2009

Gauchos Garner Weekend Wins

By Ryan Eagleson

The #9 UC Santa Barbara men's water polo team had their best showing in a month this past weekend after going 2-1 on the way to earning their first Mountain Pacific Sports Federation win.

November 6, 2009

UCSB Advances to BW Final

By Miles Yim

With seven minutes left in regulation, sophomore forward Katy Roby's goal -- which put #3 seeded UCSB up 2-0 -- seemed like the icing on the cake. Thirty seconds later, it became all too necessary. Junior forward Farryn ...

November 6, 2009

The Talented Mr. Johnson

By Matt Connolly

After a disappointing finish to their 2008-09 season that culminated in a semifinal exit in the Big West tournament, the UC Santa Barbara men's basketball team returns this season with plenty of reasons to believe in a B...

November 6, 2009

Campus Pool To Host Big Weekend

By Ryan Eagleson

The #9 UCSB men's water polo team has another opportunity to earn its first Mountain Pacific Sports Federation win this weekend as it hosts the #2 Cal Bears on Saturday and then the #13 Pacific Tigers on Sunday. Fortunat...

November 5, 2009

‘Chos Primed for B.W. Tournament

By Miles Yim

The circumstances might be similar, but the stakes couldn't be higher. Once again, UCSB will look to rebound from another one-sided conference loss, playing in today's Big West Tournament Semifinals against Northridge. T...

November 5, 2009

Women’s Basketball Wins Exhibition Game Against Westmont

By Ryan Porush

With lofty expectations set for the upcoming season, the UCSB Women's Basketball team got things started off right with a win over Westmont College in an exhibition game at the Thunderdome Wednesday night. As preseason f...

November 5, 2009

Armchair QB

By The Armchair QB

Wait, didn't one of the sports editors for this newspaper call the Yankees in six? Pure genius.

November 4, 2009

SB Outruns Competition

By Josh Greenberg

While most Gauchos were preparing for a night of partying on Del Playa Drive last Saturday, the UCSB cross country team was running in the Big West Championships at UC Riverside. Running at full strength for the first ti...

November 4, 2009

Women’s Volleyball Neutralizes Northridge

By Matt Connolly

Only days after a successful weekend sweep of Cal State Fullerton and Long Beach State, the Gauchos traveled to Cal State Northridge and recorded their fourth straight three-set victory, winning for the eighth time in ni...

November 4, 2009

Men’s Soccer Slides into San Luis Obispo

By Matt Connolly

With only two games left on schedule, the Gauchos head north to take on Central Coast rival Cal Poly tonight. The Mustangs are the only team remaining that can challenge SB for the conference #1 seed heading into the Big...

November 3, 2009

UCSB Obliterates Big West Foes

By Matt Connolly

While the majority of UC Santa Barbara was tearing it up in Isla Vista this past weekend to celebrate Halloween, the UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team (8-3 overall, 18-5 Big West) was unleashing its own witchcraft...

November 2, 2009

Gauchos Inch Past Irvine

By John Greely

With a chance to clinch a share of the Big West regular season title against the same UC Irvine squad that dethroned them last year, the Gauchos won a thrilling 1-0 double overtime decision.

November 2, 2009

Mustangs Oust ‘Chos

By Miles Yim

Billed as the match that would award the Big West Tournament's #1 seed, and with it home-field advantage throughout, visiting Cal Poly (13-5-0 overall, 7-1-0 in Big West) seized the opportunity and handed the homesteadin...

November 2, 2009

UCSB Stops Skid, Endures Struggles

By Ryan Eagleson

After dropping a nail-biter to USC last Thursday, the #9 UCSB men's water polo team pulled out their first victory in over two weeks against #13 Santa Clara on Friday before falling to #3 Stanford in conference play on S...

October 30, 2009

Gaucho Great Keeps Rolling

By John Greely

It's good to be good, but it's better to be lucky. Andy Iro is a bit of both.

October 30, 2009

SB Set to Slam Conference Foes

By Matt Connolly

This weekend, the Gauchos (16-5 overall, 6-3 Big West) will aim to avenge these losses as they welcome both the Fullerton Titans (12-9, 3-5) and the Long Beach 49ers (13-5, 6-2) to the Thunderdome. Winners of five of the...