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SB Trounces Pacific

April 27, 2009 by

After splitting the weekend's opening doubleheader, the UCSB softball team rode yet another commanding performance by freshman right-hander Krista Cobb to earn a 5-0 rubber match victory against Pacif...
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Mustangs Come Back to Topple Gauchos

April 27, 2009 by

For the second straight week, the UCSB baseball team walked off with its series opener thanks to a game-winning hit, giving them the control in a three-game series at home. Unfortunately for the Gauch...
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Gauchos Charge Through the Oregon Trail

April 27, 2009 by

The Santa Barbara track team competed in the highly touted Oregon Relays this past weekend, and several Gauchos enjoyed success with freshman middle distance runner Ryan Martin and sophomore hurdler B...
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UC Berkeley Wamboozles SB

April 27, 2009 by

The newly crowned Big West Champion Gauchos took a last-minute offer to play UC Berkeley yesterday, hoping to improve on their seeding for the NCAA tournament. Unfortunately, the #38 ranked Golden Bea...
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SB Readying For Mustangs

April 23, 2009 by

With 12th ranked Cal Poly coming to town, the UCSB Baseball team will have its hands full at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium this weekend. The Gauchos think they are up for the challenge.
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Gauchos Struggling on the Road

April 23, 2009 by

After being convincingly swept by Long Beach State last weekend, the UCSB softball team remains on the road for a three-game series against Pacific this weekend. The Gauchos (21-21 overall, 4-8 in Big...
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I Got Hoes

April 23, 2009 by

Editors' Note: Jesse Byrd is a junior forward on the men's basketball team. He's also a talented writer, so we convinced him to start writing for Nexus Sports. Here's his first column:
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Gauchos Swimming at Pacific

April 23, 2009 by

The #17 UCSB women's water polo team, seeded fourth in the Big West Conference's inaugural postseason women's water polo tournament, will play #25 Pacific on Friday at 4 p.m. in Stockton in a rematch...
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Destruction in Bakersfield

April 22, 2009 by

When they faced off against the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners last week, the Gauchos had their backs against the wall and were forced to wage a huge comeback to scrape out an 8-7 win against a tea...
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Gauchos Can’t Find the Hole

April 22, 2009 by

The Big West Championship tournament was the hardest yet for the UCSB men's golf team, which finished eighth out of eight teams in what proved to be a disappointing spring follow-up to the team's fall...
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SB Tears Apart School Records

April 22, 2009 by

Last weekend, the Santa Barbara track team competed in three different events, leading to several Gauchos entering the UCSB record books - most notably sophomore Barbara Nwaba, who bested her own scho...
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#1 SB Shoots Down Title

April 21, 2009 by

Last Saturday marked the opening of the 2009 Western Women's Lacrosse League Championship, which Santa Barbara entered ranked first overall. UCSB began the tournament with a 15-2 record, having not lo...
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Balling on Buddha

April 21, 2009 by

In a professional sports world where undercover steroid abuse runs rampant, there is another drug, or plant really, that is slowly returning to prominence. Somehow, players continue to receive seriou...
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Gauchos Ace Anteaters for Big West Crown

April 20, 2009 by

It was easily the toughest road to a conference championship yet, but men's Gaucho tennis was able to clinch an unheard of fourth straight Big West title on Sunday, defeating #2 seed UC Irvine in a th...
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UCI Edges UCSB to Win Conference

April 20, 2009 by

The #6 seed UCSB women's tennis team ended their season on Saturday with a 4-3 loss to #2 seed UC Irvine on Saturday afternoon in the Big West Championships.
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