Sports

March 31, 2008

Gauchos Shine at Nationals

By Ana Pineda Staff Writer

UCSB proved its power in the pool at the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship by producing five All-American swimmers. Sophomore Anne Marie May dominated at the NCAA's, coming in 3rd in the 50 free...

March 31, 2008

SB Unable to Climb Rankings as Aztecs Snap Win Streak

By Ravi Bhatia

After winning six consecutive matches since March 8, the #64 UCSB men's tennis team (9-5 overall) lost to #48 San Diego State (10-6 overall) 5-2 on Saturday afternoon at the Rec Cen courts. The loss was the Gauchos' firs...

March 31, 2008

SB Stunned in Tournament Semifinals

By Alex Pavlovic

This isn't how it was supposed to end.

March 31, 2008

Streaking Gauchos Sweep Big West Opener

By Matt Connolly

If you did not believe in them before, it is about time you jumped on the bandwagon.

March 31, 2008

Armchair QB

By Staff

The QB’s still hurtin’ a little from UCSB’s early Big West exit, but picking the Final Four correctly heals all wounds. It takes a real genius to pick all four #1 seeds, or a real moron. You decide. Eit...

March 10, 2008

SB Clinches Title in Overtime Thriller

By Alex Pavlovic

Channeling memories of Christian Laettner, Chris Webber and Aaron Nixon, the UCSB men's basketball team came away with an overtime victory in the wildest game of the season, clinching the Big West regular season title an...

March 10, 2008

Seniors Lead Way to Win After Ceremony

By Cassie Harris

Senior Day lived up to its name on Saturday afternoon, as senior guards Chisa Ononiwu and Jessica Wilson shined in an emotional victory for the UCSB women's basketball team over Long Beach.

March 10, 2008

Canadians Conquer UCSB

By Chris Hoffman

The UCSB men's soccer team kicked off its Spring season this weekend in losing fashion.

March 10, 2008

Gauchos Fail to Lift Off in Houston

By Matt Connolly

Impressive pitching from the opposition and an inability to score enough runs saw UCSB (8-5 overall) drop two out of three to Houston (8-5) on the road at Cougar Stadium.

March 10, 2008

Gauchos Show No Mercy in Wins

By Rob Garcia

After another weekend in the books, the UCSB softball team continues to hover around that .500 mark.

March 10, 2008

Theme Party

By Staff

Sense a theme in today’s sports page? It’s tournament time baby!!! The QB can’t wait to see if Nedim grows a Big West Tournament mustache in honor of mustache march…

March 7, 2008

SB Romps Over Lowly Matadors

By Cassie Harris

With the Big West title locked up and two of its key starters sitting out with suspensions, the UCSB women's basketball team still managed to put forth a solid effort in a victory over Cal State Northridge last night at ...

March 7, 2008

Gauchos Pull Into Tie for First Place

By Alex Pavlovic

March Madness started a little early last night as a UCSB men's basketball team that was all but written off in the Big West regular season title hunt extended its conference winning streak to five games and moved into a...

March 7, 2008

Santa Barbara Looks to Tame Tigers in League Clash

By Miles Yim

After visiting heartbreak city last Tuesday, the UCSB women's tennis team looks to put the trip behind it and focus on Saturday's matchup against conference-rival Pacific. The Gauchos (4-5 overall, 1-1 in Big West) hope ...

March 7, 2008

UCSB Faces Some of Nation’s Best

By Matt Crowell

One week after falling to #1 UCLA, the #17 UCSB women's water polo team continue their tough conference schedule when #2 Stanford and #8 San Jose State come into town this weekend, before heading to San Diego to take on ...

March 7, 2008

Gauchos Look to Shine in Lone Star State

By Matt Connolly

A couple big innings from the Gaucho offense and a well-pitched debut from one of their young arms led the UCSB Baseball team to an impressive 9-3 victory over visiting Cal State Northridge. With the win, the Gauchos (7-...