Sports

February 6, 2008

Wilson’s Versatility Paves Way for SB

By Rob Garcia

One thousand points. Only 21 UCSB women's basketball players in program history had ever reached that mark, and last Thursday, senior guard Jessica Wilson became number 22.

February 6, 2008

Fruit Hoops

By Staff

The Lakers get Pau, so the Suns want Shaq. As weird as Shaq looked as a giant purple grape, he’ll look even uglier as a slow, hobbled orange.

February 5, 2008

He Said, He Said

By Chris Hoffman

All this talk about the gap between the Eastern and Western Conferences decreasing is ridiculous. The East is as good as its been in a long time, at the top of the standings, but the triumvirate of Boston, Detroit and Or...

February 5, 2008

He Said, He Said

By Alex Pavlovic

First of all, let the record show that the historic concept of a “He Said, He Said” column was invented by the sports desk, and thus, if said concept appears anywhere else in the Nexus, other writers are clea...

February 5, 2008

SB Begins Season With Pair of Wins

By Alex Pavlovic

With National Championship aspirations in the back of their minds, the UCSB men's lacrosse team got its season off to a great start over the weekend with back-to-back wins over Northern California foes Cal and Stanford. ...

February 5, 2008

Reflecting on the Puppy Bowl

By Derek Mead

I may have been blind drunk, but I still managed to watch the Super Bowl. Trust me, it wasn't for lack of trying. After realizing that every household in I.V. would have the game blasting, I felt doomed to a fate of medi...

February 5, 2008

Armchair QB

By Staff

Armchair QB: Your lovely sports editors definitely came up with “He Said, He Said” first. Good thing no one reads the opinion page anyway.

February 4, 2008

Gauchos Sweep Warriors

By Tiffany Polfer

The UCSB men's volleyball team (4-6 overall, 3-4 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) was not a gracious host this past weekend, as the Gauchos swept the two-game match up with the visiting University of Hawaii (3-...

February 4, 2008

UCSB Dominates Dual Meets

By Ana Pineda Staff Writer

It was the perfect end to a fantastic season as the UCSB men's and women's swim teams defeated conference foes UC Davis and the University of Pacific this weekend on the road.

February 4, 2008

Gauchos Get Perfect Start to Season

By Matt Crowell

The #17 UCSB women's water polo team kicked off its 2008 season by picking up back-to-back wins in this weekend's Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunner Mini Tournament. UCSB (2-0) routed Fresno Pacific 26-3 before going into ...

February 4, 2008

Santa Barbara Drops Season Opener

By Miles Yim

The 2008 regular season got off to a rocky start for the UCSB women's tennis team Saturday afternoon as they fell to the #56 Sacramento State Hornets 6-1 in rain-soaked Sacramento. The Gauchos move to 0-1 in the new seas...

February 4, 2008

Giant Success, or Super Failure?

By Alex Pavlovic

While the Super Bowl is always the biggest sporting event of the year, it's also the one game where you can be sure that people will look back and wonder if it was really worth watching. Some years it sadly isn't (rememb...

February 4, 2008

Giant Leap of Faith

By Staff

I’m not a big believer in fate, but I’m pretty sure the Giants victory is a sign of things to come. Get your orange and black out Gigantes, Cain and Lincecum are leading us to the Series!!

February 1, 2008

Gauchos Dominate Highlanders

By Derek Mead

Sometimes even good teams struggle, but the UCSB women's basketball team proved it will not have any of that with last night's 73-61 blowout against conference rival UC Riverside. The Gauchos (13-6, 8-0 in the Big West),...

February 1, 2008

UCSB Hits Road for Back-to-Back Meets

By Ana Pineda Staff Writer

After the success of Senior Day, the UCSB men's and women's swim teams are ready to take on UC Davis and the University of the Pacific in a dual meet this weekend that will showcase each team's talent before the Big West...

February 1, 2008

Santa Barbara Opens Season This Weekend

By Matt Crowell

The UCSB women's water polo team opens the 2008 season with two Saturday games in this weekend's Cal State Bakersfield Mini Tournament. The 2007 Gaucho season was defined by a late season collapse with a 4-12 record down...