Sports

Gauchos Inch Past Irvine

November 2, 2009 by

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.
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Mustangs Oust ‘Chos

November 2, 2009 by

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 ha...
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UCSB Stops Skid, Endures Struggles

November 2, 2009 by

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 ...
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Gaucho Great Keeps Rolling

October 30, 2009 by

It's good to be good, but it's better to be lucky. Andy Iro is a bit of both.
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SB Set to Slam Conference Foes

October 30, 2009 by

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. Wi...
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SB Avenges Big West Loss, Wins Handily

October 29, 2009 by

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 Wedne...
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Halloween… for Sports Fans

October 29, 2009 by

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 ...
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Gauchos Think Revenge as Northridge Comes to Town

October 28, 2009 by

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, howeve...
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Family Matters, Even Abroad

October 28, 2009 by

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...
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SB Opens With Split

October 27, 2009 by

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 t...
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Foretelling the Fall Classic

October 27, 2009 by

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 th...
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Gauchos Sprint Past CSUF

October 26, 2009 by

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 S...
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SB Upsets UCI in 2-0 Roadtrip

October 26, 2009 by

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 stron...
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Santa Barbara Stomps Aggies

October 26, 2009 by

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 wit...
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‘Chos Struggle to Stay Afloat

October 26, 2009 by

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...
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