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March 8, 2006

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March 7, 2006

Men’s Tennis: SB Stumbles in Home Opener

By Cassie Harris

The #75 UCSB men's tennis team came out flat Sunday, losing their first home match of the season 5-2 to Georgia State. After two weeks off, the Gauchos (5-6 overall) lost the doubles point and four out of six singles mat...

March 7, 2006

Women’s Tennis: UCSB Snags Two Wins

By Tiffany Polfer

The UCSB women's tennis team hosted three teams this weekend, pulling out wins in two of the matches. To kick off the weekend, #60 Furman University defeated the Gauchos, 4-2 in a game shortened by rain and darkness Frid...

March 7, 2006

Women’s Water Polo: Cal Squeezes Out Victory

By Galen Carrico

Saturday was both a disappointment and a redemption of sorts for the #10 UCSB women's water polo team as it dropped a 6-5 decision to #6 Cal at home.

March 7, 2006

Track and Field: Gauchos Dominate All-Cal Cup

By Katie Sowell

The UCSB men's and women's track teams blew past the competition at Saturday's All-Cal Challenge Cup, racing to both team victories and 12 individual titles at the Irvine classic.

March 6, 2006

SB Topples CSUN in Overtime Bout

By Kelly Hayes

The UCSB men's basketball team finished up its regular season with a bang, exploding for 55 points in the final 25 minutes of its 82-76 overtime victory against Cal State Northridge (11-16 overall, 4-10 Big West) on Sat...

March 6, 2006

Santa Barbara Again Is Top of Conference

By Sean Lewis

The streak of Big West Conference Championships lives on for the UCSB women's basketball team. With their convincing 85-63 win over Northridge, the Gauchos (15-12 overall, 10-4 in the Big West) earned a tie for first pla...

March 6, 2006

Potent Offense Helps Topple Tritons

By Monique Moyal

This weekend, the #8 UCSB men's volleyball team swept UC San Diego in Rob Gym, as it hit a .500 clip on the night. The Gauchos (10-9 overall, 7-7 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation [MPSF]) defeated the Tritons (1-...

March 6, 2006

Men’s Baseball: Loyola Takes Two of Three From UCSB

By Chris Hoffman

The road woes continued for the UCSB baseball team this weekend as the squad dropped two of three matches against Loyola Marymount.

March 6, 2006

Women’s Softball: Gauchos Split Weekend Matches in Fullerton

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The UCSB softball team's weekend was full of ups and downs, as it defeated #5 Stanford 2-0 and Loyola University Chicago 6-0 but lost to two other teams - to #9 Oregon State with a score of 4-0 and to Purdue 5-3 - at Cal...

March 3, 2006

Gauchos Implode at Spanos Center

By Kelly Hayes

The UCSB men's basketball team saw Murphy's Law in action last night at the Spanos Center in Stockton. For Santa Barbara, whatever could go wrong did go wrong in a 28-point loss to Pacific.

March 3, 2006

UCSB Inches Closer to Title With Win

By Sean Lewis

March Madness has begun for Santa Barbara. The Gauchos (14-12 overall, 9-4 in the Big West) handed Pacific a 76-49 defeat Thursday night in the Thunderdome. Santa Barbara came out looking to shoot despite struggling from...

March 3, 2006

Women’s Softball: Ranked Teams Await SB at Worth Tourney

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The UCSB softball team will try to show its worth against three ranked opponents this weekend in Fullerton's Worth Invitational, one of the top softball tournaments in the nation.

March 3, 2006

Men’s Baseball: Santa Barbara Searches for First Road Victory at LMU

By Chris Hoffman

After being swept on the first road trip of the season, the UCSB baseball team looks to get its first win away from Santa Barbara as the squad heads to Loyola Marymount for a three-game series this weekend.

March 1, 2006

Track and Field: All-Cal Cup Serves Up UC Competition

By Katie Sowell

The UCSB track and field season officially begins this Saturday with both the men's and women's teams traveling to UC Irvine's All-Cal Cup. The one-day event brings together all the University of California teams from ar...

March 1, 2006

Gauchos Kick Off Two-Match Homestand

By Monique Moyal

The #8 UCSB men's volleyball team brings its three-match winning streak into Rob Gym tonight as it prepares to host #5 Long Beach. For the first time this season, the Gauchos' (9-8 overall, 6-6 in the Mountain Pacific Sp...