Sports

February 24, 2006

Softball: Tough Competition Awaits SB in the Desert

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The UCSB softball team is doing what many do in winter: heading south to Palm Springs in hope of sunshine. The Palm Springs Invitational, which kicks off today, presents some tough competition for the Gauchos, who face o...

February 24, 2006

Baseball: UCSB Heads North for Pac-10 Series

By Chris Hoffman

After opening the season with a six-game homestand, the UCSB baseball team hits the road for the first time in 2006. The Gauchos (3-3 overall) head to Berkeley to take on Cal for a three-game series this weekend.

February 24, 2006

Santa Barbara Kicks Off Four Games at Home

By Monique Moyal

Tonight the #8 UCSB men's volleyball team opens up a four-game homestand with the first of two nonconference matches against #1 Division II opponent Cal Baptist (7-6 overall).

February 23, 2006

SB Vies for 25th Straight Against Fullerton

By Sean Lewis

With just four conference games remaining, the UCSB women's basketball team has tradition on their minds while they head south to face Fullerton tonight. The 10-time defending champion Gauchos (12-11 overall, 7-3 in the ...

February 23, 2006

Gauchos Welcome Titans to Thunderdome

By Kelly Hayes

The UCSB men's basketball team is going streaking and is making its final run through the Thunderdome this week. The Gauchos (12-11 overall, 4-6 in the Big West) have won five straight games and look to extend their stre...

February 23, 2006

Women’s Water Polo: Gaucho Invite Hosts a Throng of Squads

By Galen Carrico

The top 16 teams in the nation will venture to Santa Barbara this weekend, as the women's water polo team hosts the Gaucho Invitational at both Campus Pool and the Rec Cen pools.

February 22, 2006

Women’s Tennis: Santa Barbara Trips Riverside at Home

By Tiffany Polfer

The 68th-ranked UCSB women's tennis team welcomed back #1 singles player and team leader senior Marielle Gruenig and defeated UC Riverside 6-1 Sunday before losing to Cal Poly 4-3 Monday. In the Gauchos' home opener Sund...

February 22, 2006

Baseball: SB Edges Warriors

By Chris Hoffman

It was a little harder the second time around, but the UCSB baseball team managed to defeat cross-town rival Westmont once again, 5-3.

February 22, 2006

Swimming: Gauchos Drown Conference Competition

By Katie Sowell

Victory certainly was sweet for the UCSB swim teams last weekend, as both the men's and women's squads cruised to Big West Conference Championship wins at the Belmont Plaza in Long Beach. The Gaucho teams pulled out vict...

February 22, 2006

UCSB Ends Eight-Year Drought Against Pac-10 Teams

By Cassie Harris

It was a long time coming, but the #75 UCSB men's tennis team finally claimed victory over a Pac-10 team, as it defeated Oregon 4-2 on Saturday.

February 22, 2006

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February 21, 2006

UCSB Tames Conference’s Top Dogs

By Sean Lewis

With just four games remaining in Big West Conference play, the UCSB women's basketball team told the 49ers, the fans in the Thunderdome and everyone who watched on FSN West 2 that they are the champs until someone knock...

February 21, 2006

Gauchos Bust San Jose State

By Kelly Hayes

Thirty-five minutes of quality basketball was just enough for the UCSB men's basketball team to squeeze out a 76-72 win over San Jose State in ESPN's Bracket Buster Saturday.

February 21, 2006

Women’s Softball: Bad Weather Cuts Tournament Short

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The weekend rain reeked havoc on Campus Diamond and on UCSB's Softball by the Beach Tournament, washing away the better part of the weekend's games.

February 21, 2006

Santa Barbara Win Unwraps Trojans

By Monique Moyal

Over the three-day weekend, the #11 UCSB men's volleyball team recorded its second straight victory, defeating #12 USC and climbing back into .500-territory once again.