Sports

‘Chos Primed for B.W. Tournament

November 5, 2009 by

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 a...
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Women’s Basketball Wins Exhibition Game Against Westmont

November 5, 2009 by

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 n...
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Armchair QB

November 5, 2009 by

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

November 4, 2009 by

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 stren...
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Women’s Volleyball Neutralizes Northridge

November 4, 2009 by

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 t...
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Men’s Soccer Slides into San Luis Obispo

November 4, 2009 by

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 ...
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UCSB Obliterates Big West Foes

November 3, 2009 by

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 unleashin...
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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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