Sports

October 27, 2008

UCSB Splits Again

By Ravi Bhatia

In a weekend when the UCSB women's volleyball team had a chance to gain ground in the competitive Big West Conference, the Gauchos were upset by Cal State Fullerton 25-23, 25-13, 15-25, 25-14 on Friday before sweeping Ca...

October 27, 2008

Gauchos Stay In Title Hunt With Win

By Derek Mead

With the Big West regular season drawing to a close, the UCSB women's soccer team is doing all the right things in its bid to win the Big West Championship.

October 27, 2008

Seventh Heaven for Santa Barbara

By Ryan Eagleson

The Gauchos (9-0-2 overall) came from behind Saturday night to defeat University of San Francisco 2-1 to close out league in the same spot they have been for the last seven years: first place.

October 24, 2008

UCSB Looks to Best Fullerton For A Tenth Consecutive Time

By John Greely

None of the players on this year's UCSB squad have ever lost to Cal State Fullerton. They hope this year will not be any different.

October 24, 2008

SB Takes Hot Streak to the Central Valley

By Derek Mead

After pulling out a big win over Cal Poly last Sunday, the UCSB women's soccer team will take advantage of a one-game weekend against conference newcomer UC Davis. The Gauchos (10-5-1, 3-1-1 Big West) have not lost in th...

October 24, 2008

SB Readies for Match With SD

By Miles Yim

After earning a well-deserved week off in the wake of last weekend's thrilling sudden-death victory over #9 UC Irvine, the #8 UCSB men's water polo team looks to keep their unbeaten home record alive against #7 UC San Di...

October 24, 2008

Armchair QB

By Staff

Lute Olson just stepped down as U of A's men's bball coach. The QB will miss you, Lute. No coach was better at consistently putting forward a team of underperforming egomaniacs than you.

October 23, 2008

UCSB Finally Back Home

By Ravi Bhatia

The UCSB women's volleyball team has a chance to improve their 4-3 Big West record on Friday and Saturday, playing at the Thunderdome for the first time in two weeks against Cal State Fullerton and Cal State Northridge.

October 23, 2008

9-0 Gauchos Keep Dominating

By Joshua Greenberg

The UCSB women's club soccer team, led by Head Coach Todd Heil, is 9-0 this season after winning the national championship last year.

October 22, 2008

He Said, He Said

By Derek Mead, John Greely

Derek Mead: The dichotomy in baseball is more apparent than in any other sport. Baseball is a game managed purely by the percentages, and yet no other athletic endeavor has been filled with more superstitions and an utmo...

October 22, 2008

Fist Fights, Flat Spells, and Everything Else

By Todd Prodanovich

Surfers generally don't have very many reasons to be bitter. We have a hobby that simultaneously gives us a tremendous exercise that would give even the most hardened yoga master a deep burn, and it just so happens to be...

October 22, 2008

Armchair QB

By Staff

Mike Singletary is the new head coach of the 49ers, and he says the team from SF has "something special." Special is certainly one way to describe the 2-5 Niners.

October 21, 2008

UCSB Sweeps, Gets Cleaned Up

By Ravi Bhatia

The UCSB women's volleyball team split matches this weekend, sweeping UC Riverside on Saturday and getting swept by Cal Poly on Thursday in San Luis Obispo.

October 21, 2008

Gauchos Maul Bruins and Bears

By Ryan Eagleson

The UCSB men's club soccer team added two more victories to their record by defeating Berkeley and UCLA this weekend.

October 21, 2008

SB Disappointed in NCAA Pre-National Invitational

By Ana Pineda Staff Writer

Coming off an impressive showing at the Stanford Invite, the UCSB men's and women's cross country team stumble at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Pre-National Invitational. The Gauchos placed 22nd in the men...

October 20, 2008

UCSB Routs Cal Poly 4-2

By Derek Mead

Heading on the road to rumble with a rival can be intimidating for weak teams, but for teams with title aspirations, a big game is just a chance to do big things.