Sports

March 3, 2009

Gauchos Take Cup

By Ryan Eagleson

The UCSB track team continued their impressive opening of the season, as the men recaptured the All-Cal Challenge Cup after losing it to Irvine last year, and the women had several great individual showings, contributing...

March 2, 2009

Santa Barbara Takes Big West Crown

By Ravi Bhatia

Before the 2009 Big West Swimming and Diving Championships, Gaucho Head Coach Gregg Wilson laid out his expectations for the tournament. "The women are going to maul the other teams," he said. "[It'll be] like men going...

March 2, 2009

Gauchos Inch Past UC Davis

By Matt Connolly

Just call them the comeback kids. Led by freshman forwards James Nunnally and Jaime Serna, the UC Santa Barbara men's basketball team dug itself out of a huge first half hole before snatching the lead with 13 minutes lef...

March 2, 2009

SB Nukes Northridge

By John Greely

Saying goodbye is never easy, and the seniors of the UCSB women's basketball team learned that lesson with a hard-fought 56-48 win against Cal State Northridge on Saturday afternoon. The win -- which completed a perfect ...

March 2, 2009

Waves Wipe Out Gauchos

By Derek Mead

The #13 UCSB men's volleyball team faced #1 Pepperdine Saturday night, and when it was all said and done, the rankings proved true as the Waves (10-1 overall, 9-1 Mountain Pacific Sport Federation) ran away from the Gauc...

March 2, 2009

UCSB Takes Down Two

By Matt Connolly

A triple scoop of wins would have been extra sweet for the UCSB men's baseball team (5-2 overall) playing in the Dairy Queen Classic, but after falling to host Minnesota on day one, the Gauchos could only come out of the...

February 26, 2009

UCSB Aims to Ice Foes in DQ Classic

By Matt Connolly

While Spring Training gets underway in Arizona for the California teams of Major League Baseball, the #28 UC Santa Barbara baseball team (3-1 overall) will travel a little farther east to Minnesota this weekend to play i...

February 26, 2009

#1 Michigan Sneaks Past #12 Gauchos

By Derek Mead

February 26, 2009

Sunbirds Shot Out of the Sky

By Ravi Bhatia

The UCSB women's tennis team (1-3 Big West conference, 5-3 overall) ended their losing streak at two matches Wednesday, beating Fresno Pacific 4-3 at the Robertson Gymnasium courts in the fifth match of their homestand.

February 26, 2009

Road Blocks SB

By Derek Mead

The UCSB men's basketball team dropped their last road game of the regular season last night 57-62 to Northridge. The Gauchos (12-14, 5-8 Big West), who have posted a 3-10 road record this season, shot just 37.5 percent ...

February 26, 2009

Make ‘Em Taste It

By Staff

February 26, 2009

Spikers Brace for Top Tier Teams

By Matt Connolly

With four of their last five losses coming in the fifth and final set, the #13 Spikers have been through a rollercoaster of emotions both physically and mentally. They have battled back and forth with several of the top ...

February 26, 2009

SB Starving For Anteater Feast

By Mark Bogard

The UCSB men's tennis team takes on Big West rival UC Irvine this Friday in what Head Coach Marty Davis is calling the biggest match of the season. UCSB will need to pull out all the stops to defeat the Anteaters, who ma...

February 26, 2009

Gauchos Ready To Bullrush Matadors

By John Greely

The Thunderdome is never an easy place to play for opposing squads, and this year's UCSB women's basketball team has made it even tougher. The Gauchos are 7-0 against Big West competition in its confines, and are trying ...

February 25, 2009

Gaucho Home Run Derby Blasts #9 Bruins

By Matt Connolly

The UCSB athletics department made a statement for Breast Cancer Awareness Tuesday afternoon in Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, having all members of the baseball team don pink hats and armbands. Fueled by an upsetting loss to a...

February 25, 2009

Beaver Dam Leaves SB Dry

By John Greely

Late-season nonconference games can be excellent ways for teams to prepare for conference tournaments and beyond, and potentially boost their portfolio with a big win. And while the Gauchos came up short -- falling 70-51...