Sports

April 6, 2006

Champions, in My Book

By Sean Lewis

It wasn't supposed to happen like this. They were supposed to be invincible in the Big West Tournament, but the UCSB women's basketball team got hit by kryptonite that donned Highlanders jerseys.

April 6, 2006

Baseball: Gauchos Topple Trojans With Balanced Attack

By Chris Hoffman

On the eve of conference play, the UCSB baseball team put on one of its most dominating performances of the season. Junior starting pitcher Bryan Fleming allowed just two runs through seven innings and the Gauchos overwh...

April 5, 2006

Women’s Lacrosse: UCSB Starts Off On Fire

By Jeremy Fuller

Battling injuries to a number of key starters, the UCSB women's club lacrosse team has stepped up its play this season, going 6-1 over its first seven games to earn a #6 ranking going into an important stretch of the sea...

April 5, 2006

Men’s Lacrosse: SB Closes Out Home Schedule With Win

By Cassie Harris

The #6 UCSB men's lacrosse team was in action over the break, losing to Sonoma State on the road and defeating Colorado at home. The Gauchos (6-4 overall, 2-0 Western Collegiate Lacrosse League) found themselves in the m...

April 5, 2006

All The Way Live Raindrops Keep Fallin’

By Kelly Hayes

Just when we thought it was time for sunshine, skipping classes and beer pong-filled afternoons, Mother Nature decides to rain on our parade, Beirut table and most importantly, ball games.

April 4, 2006

Women’s Tennis: SB Serves Up Spring Break Competition

By Tiffany Polfer

The UCSB women's tennis team, in a flurry of action over Spring Break, managed to defeat three out of the five teams they faced. The Gauchos now hold a record of 12-7 overall and 5-1 in Big West action.

April 4, 2006

Men’s Tennis: Santa Barbara Humbles Opposition

By Cassie Harris

It was quite a Spring Break for the UCSB men's tennis team, as it climbed the Big West standings with a 4-1 record on the week.

April 4, 2006

Women’s Water Polo: UCSB Falters Off of the Mainland

By Galen Carrico

Spring Break for the UCSB women’s water polo team was not full of fun in the sun, as it may have been for other students, even though they did spend time on the islands of Hawaii during the week. Going 0-5 during t...

April 3, 2006

Riverside Upsets UCSB

By Sean Lewis

For the first time in ten years, the UCSB women's basketball team watched somebody else head to the NCAA tournament, after losing to UC Riverside in the final round of the Big West Tournament on March 11 at the Anaheim C...

April 3, 2006

Men’s Baseball: Gauchos Snap Out of Early Slump

By Chris Hoffman

After struggling through the early going of the season, the UCSB baseball team seems to have found its groove. The Gauchos (12-13 overall) have won three straight and three of their last four series after dropping their ...

April 3, 2006

Women’s Softball: Seventh Straight Alludes Santa Barbara

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The UCSB softball team ended its Spring Break on a low note this weekend, dropping two out of three at Cal State Fullerton and halting its six-game winning streak.

March 10, 2006

Mustangs Disappoint Gauchos

By Kelly Hayes

The UCSB men's basketball team got bucked from its horse, dropping its Big West quarterfinal game to Central Coast rival Cal Poly last night. The Mustangs (10-18 overall) downed Santa Barbara 57-50 in a game that saw nei...

March 10, 2006

SB Shoots for Tenth Straight

By Sean Lewis

The UCSB women's basketball team hopes to continue its streak of ten consecutive conference tournament championships when it takes its well-rested legs down to Anaheim for the Big West Conference Tournament.

March 10, 2006

Men’s Baseball: UCSB Takes On Rival Cal Poly

By Chris Hoffman

After finishing its six-game road trip with just one win, the UCSB baseball team looks to turn things around as they face Big West foe Cal Poly in nonconference action. The Gauchos host the Mustangs on Friday and Sunday ...

March 10, 2006

Women’s Water Polo: ASU Stops By Campus Pool

By Galen Carrico

In its sixth game in three days a fatigued UCSB women's water polo team lost 8-6 to #8 Arizona State in February's Gaucho Invitational. This Friday the Gauchos, rested and wielding a newly improved pressure defense, seek...

March 10, 2006

Santa Barbara Heads North

By Monique Moyal

The #7 UCSB men's volleyball team looks to take its two-game winning streak up north this weekend, when it travels to face Stanford tonight and Pacific tomorrow night.