Sports

September 29, 2006

Santa Barbara Returns Home to Find Winning Chemistry

By Derek Mead

The UCSB women's soccer team will look to break its three-game winless streak tonight against Gonzaga University and close out the final weekend of non-conference play.

September 29, 2006

Men, Women Head to Stanford in Search of Top-Place Finish

By Alex Pavlovic

Amid high expectations, the UCSB men's and women's cross country teams will travel to the Bay Area this weekend to take on some of the best runners in the country, during Saturday's Stanford Invitational.

September 28, 2006

Card Parade Rains Down on UCSB

By Chris Hoffman

In recent years, Matador Soccer Field has not treated the UCSB men's soccer team well and this time it seemed the whole world was against the Gauchos.

September 28, 2006

Ex-Gaucho Returns to Thunderdome

By Galen Carrico

Loyola Marymount's women's volleyball team walked into the Thunderdome Tuesday night bringing along the confidence of a 10-match winning streak, but the Gauchos sent them packing by defeating the Lions three sets to two.

September 28, 2006

Men’s Water Polo

By system

The #9 UCSB men's water polo team will kick into high gear this weekend with a trio of competitive matchups.

September 24, 2006

Otii Lands Fifth Goal for Gauchos

By Kip Hanson

On paper, the #12 UCSB men's soccer team is arguably the most talented and well-rounded squad ever to take the field on a brisk night at Harder Stadium.

September 24, 2006

Cross Country: Top Returnees Remain Strong

By Tiffany Polfer

Experience is a key edge that UCSB cross country Head Coach Pete Dolan hopes to exploit this season as both the men's and women's teams are returning the majority of their top runners from the 2005 season.

September 24, 2006

SB Looks to Defend Big West

By Galen Carrico

Beginning his 31st year in coaching, Head Coach Gregg Wilson of the UCSB swim team takes aim at repeating last year's stellar season when both his men and women's teams took home the Big West Championship.

September 24, 2006

New Players Must Fill Holes for Title Hopes

By Chris Hoffman

After losing several key players from last season, the UCSB women's volleyball team hopes a mix of fresh faces and returnees will amount to a fifth straight Big West title

September 24, 2006

Men’s Water Polo: UCSB Finds Itself in Competitive Waters

By Cassie Harris

Last season was all about rebuilding for the #10 UCSB men's water polo team, and for the 2006 season the Gauchos (10-3 overall) look to break ground on a winning foundation.

September 24, 2006

Sophomore Talent Battles Tough Schedule

By Derek Mead

The UCSB women's soccer team, as well as the early polls, is confident that this season will be better than last year's as it kicks off the year.

August 30, 2006

Gaucho Stars in Pro Sports Shine

By Monique Moyal

Holy professional athletes, Batman! While UCSB is not typically identified as an athletic powerhouse, former Gaucho standouts are changing that opinion in professional sports.

August 30, 2006

SB Football Remains a Figment

By Jeff Gibson

The game back then was different - some would say an all-out grind between pay dirt - but that never stopped UCSB Intercollegiate Hall of Fame Head Coach Jack Curtice from plotting an innovative aerial flight plane for h...

August 30, 2006

This Is Not Your Mother’s PE Class

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

Division I athletes at Santa Barbara are not the only students spilling their guts on the playing field while searching for a piece of their very own glowing Aggro crag.

June 28, 2006

From College to the Pros

By Monique Moyal

Since June 3, the Santa Barbara Foresters (16-5 overall, 12-5 in the California Collegiate League) have been playing on campus at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, recruiting college players from various teams across the nation.

June 28, 2006

Groupie Status: U.S. Soccer Does Not Connect

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

As a devoted baseball fan, I never thought futbol could hold my attention like the Oakland Athletics' green and gold do, but I could watch soccer for hours.