Sports

October 16, 2007

Quirarte Sets Example for Gauchos

By Ana Pineda Staff Writer

Standing at 6 feet 3 inches with a big smile and even bigger volleyball skills, senior captain and middle blocker Brett Quirarte has been a force for the UCSB women's volleyball team since her arrival on campus in 2004.

October 16, 2007

Whiskey Out a Boot Out With the Old In With the Iro

By Chris Hoffman

The addition of a national championship banner to Harder Stadium's entrance was a nice off-season touch by the facility's decorative staff, but they forgot something.

October 16, 2007

GAUCHOS MAKE WAVES IN CLUB SCENE

By Alex Pavlovic

While its Division I counterparts get most of the headlines, the UCSB men's club water polo team is quietly putting together a dominant season and, in the process, giving the school yet another club team with hopes of wi...

October 15, 2007

Armchair QB

By Staff

The Reds hired Dusty Baker as their new manager. Hey maybe they can sign Russ Ortiz and have Dusty toss a ball to him at the end of every loss. I'm sorry, I know it's been five years, but I'm still f-ing bitter.

October 15, 2007

SB Ties Davis in Hard-Fought Contest

By John Greely

In a game that featured nine yellow cards and four red cards, the UCSB men's soccer team battled to a 2-2 draw with the UC Davis Aggies (6-2-2 overall, 1-1-1 Big West) on Friday night. Despite crushing Davis 4-0 just two...

October 15, 2007

Early Loss Ends Gaucho Title Hopes

By Matt Crowell

The UCSB men's water polo team went down to the Southern California Tournament looking to make a statement and wound up with a piece of humble pie. The Gauchos lost their opener, averting their anticipated match against ...

October 15, 2007

Gauchos Win and Lose in Opener

By Ana Pineda Staff Writer

The UCSB's women's swimming team opened their season with a dual meet against Pac-10 schools UCLA (3-0 overall) and Oregon State (1-2 overall) at Campus Pool over the weekend. The Gauchos came away with mixed results, de...

October 15, 2007

Santa Barbara Finds Mixed Results at Big Race

By Rob Garcia

Saturday's Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind. was a tale of two Gaucho cross country squads. The women's team finished in 11th place with 293 points behind a strong performance from senior Bethany Nickless, ...

October 15, 2007

Anteaters Crawl Past Gauchos

By Derek Mead

The Gauchos dropped their first road game of the season yesterday with a 2-1 loss at UC Irvine. The loss snaps an eight-game unbeaten streak in Big West play for Santa Barbara (5-7-2 overall, 2-1 in the Big West). The An...

October 15, 2007

UCSB Crushes Riverside

By Ana Pineda Staff Writer

Junior co-captain and outside hitter Lauren McLaughlin led the UCSB's women's volleyball team to their second conference win against UC Riverside (5-13 overall, 1-6 in Big West) 3-1 in Highlander territory. McLaughlin po...

October 12, 2007

Armchair QB

By Staff

The Rockies are 1-0 in their series with the Diamondbacks, meaning the sports editors are a combined 2-0 in their second round picks. If only we did this well at things that actually counted…

October 12, 2007

Gauchos Fall to Rival Mustangs

By Ana Pineda Staff Writer

The UCSB women's volleyball team showed a strong performance in the first game, but was unable to keep its momentum, falling to #24 Cal Poly (11-7, 5-1 Big West) 3-1 at the Thunderdome Thursday night. With this loss, the...

October 12, 2007

SB Hosts Davis in Big West Rematch

By John Greely

After an unexpected postponement of Wednesday's match with Cal State Northridge, the #10 UCSB men's soccer team comes off six days of rest today to take on UC Davis at Harder Stadium at 7 p.m. The contest marks the secon...

October 12, 2007

UCSB Heads South to Face Nation’s Top Teams

By Matt Crowell

For the #7 UCSB men's water polo team (12-7 overall, 0-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), this weekend's Southern California Tournament in Irvine is a time of opportunity and a chance to make a major statement to oth...

October 12, 2007

Santa Barbara Splits Up for Pre-Nationals and Cal Poly Invitational

By Rob Garcia

The UCSB cross country teams head to two different venues this weekend with hopes of continuing their recent success. The top runners for each team will make the trip to Terre Haute, Ind., to compete in Pre-Nationals, wh...

October 12, 2007

Santa Barbara Hosts Two in Season Opener

By Ana Pineda Staff Writer

It's that time once again to hear the splash at Campus Pool, as the defending Big West champion UCSB women's swimming team opens its season with a non conference game Saturday against UCLA and Oregon State at noon.