Sports

January 16, 2007

Gauchos Grab Fifth Straight

By Derek Mead

With its last loss coming way back in 2006, the UCSB women's basketball team extended its win streak to five with Saturday's defeat of UC Davis.

January 12, 2007

UCSB Sends Utah Home on its Knees

By Cassie Harris

The rout was on at the Thunderdome last night as the UCSB women's basketball team dominated Utah Valley State 86-58.

January 12, 2007

Gauchos To Face Top Opponents

By Kip Hanson

The results from last weekend's Elephant Bar Invitational hosted by the #6 Santa Barbara men's volleyball team are a bit deceiving. Including eight of the country's top 15 squads, each team finished the tournament exactl...

January 12, 2007

SB Seeks to Beef Up Wins

By Chris Hoffman

A week after dropping its first conference game of the season, the UCSB men's basketball team returns home this weekend to face future Big West member UC Davis.

January 11, 2007

SB Looks for Big West Breather

By Cassie Harris

Currently riding a three-game winning streak, the UCSB women's basketball team looks to maintain its momentum as it hosts Utah Valley State tonight at the Thunderdome.

January 11, 2007

Get Wet: Who’s Got the Raddest Swell?

By Hannah Perry

Localism always has been and always will be prevalent in society. Everything that has breath somehow feels as though it owns special rights and privileges to its place of birth.

January 10, 2007

Women’s Basketball #1 UC Riverside

By Alex Pavlovic

The Riverside women's basketball team entered the 2005-06 season as the third youngest team in the nation - as an afterthought in the Big West Conference.

January 10, 2007

Women’s Basketball #2 UC Santa Barbara

By Cassie Harris

After dominating the Big West tournament for nine consecutive seasons, the UCSB women's basketball team found itself entering this season with a key ingredient missing - a tournament title to defend.

January 10, 2007

Women’s Basketball #3 Cal State Northridge

By Kip Hanson

For three years, senior guard Ofa Tulikihihifo led Northridge in scoring and gave Big West coaches reason to fear her when she stepped onto the court in a Matador uniform. But instead of breaking the Matador scoring reco...

January 10, 2007

Women’s Basketball #4 Long Beach State

By Chris Hoffman

One season after finishing the regular as Big West co-champions, the Long Beach State women's basketball team looks to be a shadow of its former self.

January 10, 2007

Women’s Basketball #5 Cal State Fullerton

By Jeff Gibson

With four starters returning to the Fullerton women's basketball program for the 2006-07 season, Head Coach Maryalyce Jeremiah has high hopes for a Titan squad that boasts the most experienced starting lineup in the Big ...

January 10, 2007

Women’s Basketball #6 Cal Poly SLO

By Monique Moyal

For a team that last season saw its best record in recent memory, the Cal Poly women's basketball squad is waiting for key returners to peak once again this season in order to make up for last year's premature finish in ...

January 10, 2007

Women’s Basketball #7 Univ. of the Pacific

By Tiffany Polfer

After finishing dead last in the Big West standings last season, the Pacific women's basketball team decided to go for the overhaul and hire a completely new coaching staff.

January 10, 2007

Women’s Basketball #8 UC Irvine

By Derek Mead

After a 2005-06 nonconference season that left them 2-10, the Irvine women's basketball team has dug the same hole during this year's preseason with its 3-11 record - only this time, it's used a different shovel.

January 10, 2007

Women’s Basketball, UC Davis: Future Big West Member

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

After giving a solid conference performance last season, the Davis women's basketball team is looking to perfect its winning ways in the Big West Conference before becoming an official member for the 2007-2008 season.

January 9, 2007

Men’s Basketball #1 Long Beach State

By Cassie Harris

Although it has never been proven that experience alone can win games, the Long Beach men's basketball team may very well put that theory to the test this season.