Sports

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...

October 29, 2009

SB Avenges Big West Loss, Wins Handily

By John Greely

On a cold and windy night during the week of Halloween, the UCSB men's soccer team was looking for revenge. It sounds like the plot of a (very) bad horror film, but it was, in fact, the scene on Wednesday night at Harder...

October 29, 2009

Halloween… for Sports Fans

By Matt Connolly

The Best Costumes 1) Afro Ninja — Strapped with a Dr. J ‘fro and a black track jacket to match his masterful belt, Afro Ninja has back-flipped his way to the top of my list. On top of how easy this costume is...

October 28, 2009

Gauchos Think Revenge as Northridge Comes to Town

By John Greely

With the Big West Conference schedule nearing its conclusion, UCSB is in a pretty good spot. The Gauchos are in first in the conference, having given up only one goal in six matches. That goal, however, resulted in UCSB'...

October 28, 2009

Family Matters, Even Abroad

By Todd Prodanovich

Studying abroad is a magnificent experience on many levels, but there is one major aspect of my Brazilian existence that I haven't talked about until this very column. That hugely important, partially defining aspect of ...

October 27, 2009

SB Opens With Split

By Austin Pardo

The UCSB women's swim team came away with mixed results in their season-opening meet against UCLA and Oregon State on Saturday. The meet, an annual triple dual meet against Pac-10 opponents, yielded the Gaucho's a 182-80...

October 27, 2009

Foretelling the Fall Classic

By Matt Connolly

The saying, "Defense wins championships," may hold true in most cases, but both teams can't field worth a damn. In 2009, allow me to ordain the saying, "Money can buy players to hit the shit out of the ball to win champi...

October 26, 2009

Gauchos Sprint Past CSUF

By John Greely

With a share of the conference lead on the line, the UCSB men's soccer team did not disappoint at home. Santa Barbara ran around, through and all over the Cal State Fullerton Titans in a 2-0 victory Saturday night.

October 26, 2009

SB Upsets UCI in 2-0 Roadtrip

By Matt Connolly

This past weekend, there were two sides to the UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team. Against #19 UC Irvine, there was the team that we have grown accustomed to -- a team that fails to start strong, but makes up for ...

October 26, 2009

Santa Barbara Stomps Aggies

By Miles Yim

It was supposed to be all about the UC Davis offense. The Aggies (3-6-8 overall, 1-5-0 Big West) had a conference-leading striker, an offense with a 237-180 shot advantage and 10 different players with a goal to their na...

October 26, 2009

‘Chos Struggle to Stay Afloat

By Ryan Eagleson

The #9 UCSB men's water polo team (9-8 overall, 0-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) suffered another heartbreaking loss against the #6 Long Beach 49ers this past weekend, losing 11-10 to give them their fifth defeat ...

October 23, 2009

Santa Barbara Set for Fracas With Fullerton

By John Greely

After over two weeks on the road, the #6 UCSB men's soccer team finally returns to Harder Stadium Saturday night for a showdown with conference foe Cal State Fullerton.

October 23, 2009

Women’s Volleyball

By Matt Connolly

Currently fifth in the Big West standings, freshman outside Leah Sully and the UCSB women's volleyball team hit the road for a pair of crucial conference matches this weekend, playing #19 UCI on Friday and UCR on Saturda...

October 22, 2009

UCSB Looks Northward

By Miles Yim

Coming off a disappointing 3-2 double-overtime loss to Seattle University last weekend, the UCSB women's soccer team resumes conference play this weekend on the road against UC Davis and Pacific, ending a four-game homes...