Sports

May 8, 2006

Softball: Santa Barbara Earns Sweep

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The UCSB softball team pulled off a sweep in Riverside as it won its first Big West Conference series of the season.

May 5, 2006

Softball: Gauchos Look for First Conference Series Win

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The UCSB softball team is hoping to catch a break this weekend, traveling to last-place UC Riverside for its final road conference series of the year.

May 5, 2006

Men’s Tennis: NCAA Hands SB Matchup With #20 Cal

By Cassie Harris

After conquering the Big West, the #71 UCSB men's tennis team now has its sights set on the NCAA Tournament. Fresh off their dramatic 4-3 win over Pacific to capture the Big West Championship last weekend, the Gauchos wi...

May 5, 2006

Baseball: UCSB Gears Up for Fullerton

By Chris Hoffman

After picking up its first conference series win, the UCSB baseball team hosts one of the top teams in the country this weekend. Fourth-ranked Cal State Fullerton (33-11 overall, 10-2 in the Big West) comes to town havin...

May 4, 2006

Track and Field: Santa Barbara Aims for Big West Championships

By Nexus Staff Report

The men's and women's track teams will head south this weekend to vie for a spot atop the Big West at the Big West Championships at Northridge, Calif.

May 4, 2006

Yo Raja, Get Up

By Sean Lewis

I think I'm probably the first sane person to say this - but maybe not to think it - but Ron Artest should have been considered a candidate for MVP.

May 4, 2006

Yo GM’s, Wake Up

By Jeremy Fuller

The NFL Draft is behind us, and with it, one of the most mind-boggling weekends in football since the Giants and Ravens made the Super Bowl way back when

May 3, 2006

Gauchos Dig Deep to Fill Holes in Roster

By Monique Moyal

As with any other sport, this year's off-season has been extremely eventful for the UCSB women's volleyball team. By the end of February, the entire UCSB roster was in a state of instability with the departures of three ...

May 3, 2006

Santa Barbara Ends Season With Sixth-Place Finish

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

Despite a solid showing in the first round at the 2006 Big West Golf Championships, held last Monday and Tuesday at Tijeras Creek Golf Club in Rancho Santa Margarita, the UCSB men's golf team fell in the second round of ...

May 3, 2006

Draft Dodging

By Jeremy Fuller

The NFL Draft is behind us, and with it, one of the most mind-boggling weekends in football since the Giants and Ravens made the Superbowl way back when. For starters, we had a defensive end go first, as the Houston Texa...

May 2, 2006

Men’s Tennis: Gauchos Win Big West Championship

By Cassie Harris

After a season of hard work, it was time to celebrate for the UCSB men's tennis team as it won the Big West Championship over the weekend. The top-seeded Gauchos had a first-round bye, then defeated Cal Poly 4-2 before a...

May 2, 2006

Women’s Tennis: UCSB Unable to Put Away Northridge

By Tiffany Polfer

At the start of their match against Cal State Northridge, the Gauchos appeared to have punched their ticket to the next round. Up 3-0, UCSB was armed with the confidence of a dominant start and the knowledge that it need...

May 2, 2006

Women’s Water Polo: Seniors Maul Matadors in Finale

By Galen Carrico

After suffering a disheartening loss to UC Irvine in the first round of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) conference championships last Thursday, the UCSB women's water polo team finished off its season with ...

May 1, 2006

Baseball: Home Series Brings Success

By Chris Hoffman

It took four tries but the UCSB baseball team picked up its first Big West series win by taking the first two games of the weekend series against Cal State Northridge. Strong pitching paced the Gauchos (19-21 overall, 5-...

May 1, 2006

Softball: Cal Poly Dominates Rivalry Games

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The UCSB softball team turned up the heat a little too late this weekend, dropping its first two games to visiting Cal Poly 6-2 and 6-4 before winning the series finale 9-5. Saturday's doubleheader saw six Gaucho errors,...

May 1, 2006

Track & Field: UCSB Blazes to Dual Meet Victory

By Sean Lewis

The UCSB women's track and field team was nothing short of dominant, en route to their 112.5-85.5 victory over Cal Poly in the third-ever dual meet between the two schools, held last Saturday at Pauley Track.