Sports

April 13, 2006

Track and Field: Santa Barbara Hits the Road for Tournaments

By Sean Lewis

The UCSB track and field team will split up this week to face competition in two different locales. A portion of the squad will compete in the Cal Invitational Multi's, held in Azusa and the others will head to Walnut, C...

April 12, 2006

Men’s Lacrosse: Santa Barbara Splits Road Pair

By Cassie Harris

The #4 UCSB men's lacrosse team finished its weekend road trip to Arizona with a win and a loss. The Gauchos (7-5 overall, 5-3 Western Collegiate Lacrosse League) lost a tough match to #11 Arizona 9-6 on Saturday, then r...

April 12, 2006

Swimming: UCSB Continues Success at Trio of Championships

By Katie Sowell

After capturing the Big West men's and women's championships in February, the UCSB swim team has continued its winning ways into the postseason. With trips to the American Short Course Championships, the NCAA Championshi...

April 12, 2006

Gauchos Host UCLA in Possible MPSF Postseason Preview

By Monique Moyal

Despite last weekend's loss to Pepperdine, the #8 UCSB men's volleyball team managed to secure a playoff spot for next week, most likely against long-time rival #6 UCLA, who it will face tonight during the last season ho...

April 11, 2006

Men’s Tennis: Gauchos Struggle in San Diego Matches

By Cassiea Harris

The UCSB men's tennis team faced more than it could handle this weekend, when it lost a pair of games while visiting San Diego. After going 4-1 in a five-game homestand, the Gauchos (11-8 overall, 3-0 in the Big West) lo...

April 11, 2006

Men’s Rugby: UCSB Clinches Playoff Date With Cal

By Jeremy Fuller

The UCSB men's rugby team booked itself a trip to the playoffs on Saturday with a thrilling 18-14 comeback win over rival San Diego State to take the second seed in the Southern California Rugby Football Union Division I...

April 11, 2006

Women’s Tennis: Santa Barbara Nudges Anteaters

By Tiffany Polfer

The #69 UCSB women's tennis team pulled out all the stops last Friday, as it defeated #51 UC Irvine 4-3 to improve its record to 13-7 overall and 6-1 in the Big West.

April 10, 2006

Track & Field: Gauchos Give Preview to Rest of Big West

By Sean Lewis

The UCSB track and field team got a glimpse at this year's Big West Conference competition last weekend in Irvine during the Big West Challenge Cup, and apparently it liked what it saw.

April 10, 2006

Men’s Baseball: Santa Barbara Drops First Conference Series

By Tiffany Polfer

The UCSB baseball team kicked off Big West action this past weekend, dropping two out of three games to UC Riverside at home. After winning an 8-6 decision in the opener, the Gauchos (14-15 overall, 1-2 in the Big West) ...

April 10, 2006

Softball: Offense Comes Up Short in Final Pair of Weekend Games

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

For the second consecutive weekend, the UCSB softball team won the first game of its series before dropping the final two contests of the weekend, recording a 4-3 victory and an 8-0 loss in Saturday's doubleheader and a ...

April 10, 2006

Women’s Water Polo: UCSB Returns to Winning Ways, Holds Off Matador Comeback

By Galen Carrico

The UCSB women's water polo team ended a five-game skid Saturday, defeating #18 Cal State Northridge, 7-6. Senior utility Jen D'Anna scored four goals in the sprint, bringing her season scoring total to 42 tying her care...

April 7, 2006

Track and Field: Conference Competition Awaits in Irvine

By Sean Lewis

After a strong showing last weekend at the Stanford Invitational, the UCSB track and field team looks to continue its solid performance in the Big West Challenge Cup today at UC Irvine.

April 7, 2006

Men’s Rugby: World-Traveling UCSB Looks for Playoff Berth

By Jeremy Fuller

The #9 UCSB men's rugby club team can book itself a trip to the playoffs with one more victory.

April 7, 2006

Baseball: SB Kicks Off Big West Play

By Chris Hoffman

Big West baseball is back and the UCSB baseball team hopes its hot hitting will carry it in the pitching-dominated conference.

April 7, 2006

Softball: Gauchos Host Three-Game Series

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The UCSB softball team is doing a little bit of retooling heading into its second series of the Big West season, as it hosts Pacific this weekend.

April 6, 2006

Santa Barbara Slams Southern California

By Monique Moyal

Adding to yesterday's rainstorm, the #8 UCSB men's volleyball fans brought their signature thunder back into the Thunderdome last night, as Santa Barbara defeated #10 USC in four sets.