Sports

February 9, 2006

First-Place Irvine Hosts Santa Barbara

By Kelly Hayes

It may not be David versus Goliath, but the UCSB men's basketball team is looking for a similar result when they travel to first-place UC Irvine tonight.

February 8, 2006

Women’s Softball: Juniors Look to Lead in 2006

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

After coming up short last season, the UCSB softball team has changed gears - added players and stacked their schedule - and is ready to ring in the 2006 campaign. With a 26-22 record overall and a 9-12 record in confere...

February 8, 2006

Men’s Baseball: Santa Barbara Snags Crosstown Matchup

By Chris Hoffman

For the UCSB baseball team, almost nothing could kick off the season better than a good thrashing of cross-town rival Westmont. The Gauchos (1-0 overall) got just that Tuesday, scoring eight runs in the first two innings...

February 8, 2006

UCSB Hits the Road to Face Fifth-ranked Bruins

By Monique Moyal

On a two game winning streak, the #10 UCSB men's volleyball team looks to seek vengeance tonight as it heads down south to face #7 UCLA. Last month, the Bruins (6-5 overall, 1-3 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation ...

February 7, 2006

2006 Baseball Season Preview

By Chris Hoffman

With plenty of new faces and the return of a handful of prominent pitchers, the UCSB baseball team is back to improve on last year's disappointing campaign. Santa Barbara is coming off a season in which it finished seven...

February 7, 2006

Men’s Rugby: SB Crushes Competition in Arizona

By Jeremy Fuller

The #8 UCSB men's rugby team tore through the desert last weekend, defeating Arizona 46-18 on Friday before routing Arizona State 63-7 on Sunday to complete a two-game sweep on the road. With the wins, the Gauchos improv...

February 7, 2006

Women’s Rugby: Gauchos Rout Rival UC San Diego

By Jeremy Fuller

The UCSB women's rugby team picked a great time to shine, playing their best game of the season, defeating rival UC San Diego 27-5 Sunday at Harder Stadium, behind a smothering defense that kept San Diego in check on eve...

February 6, 2006

Santa Barbara Cracks Cal Poly in Road Win

By Sean Lewis

They say that vengeance is bittersweet, but don't tell that to the UCSB women's basketball team. Santa Barbara (11-8 overall, 6-2 in the Big West) went to Cal Poly and came away with an 80-71 victory Saturday afternoon.

February 6, 2006

Gauchos Out-slug UC Santa Cruz

By Monique Moyal

The #9 UCSB men’s volleyball team completed its second sweep in a row, making its way back to a .500 record again. Santa Barbara (6-6 overall, 4-4 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) dealt a 30-24, 30-26, 30...

February 6, 2006

Women’s Water Polo: UCSB Wins First Two Matches, Falls to #1 UCLA

By system

The #10 UCSB women's water polo team kicked off its 2006 season with two wins and one loss during opening weekend. The Gauchos (2-1 overall, 0-1 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) downed Cal Baptist 8-2 and Cal S...

February 6, 2006

Women’s Tennis: SB Netters Wallop NorCal Competition

By system

Not even a Northern California drizzle could rain on the Gauchos victory parade. Rain forced officials to cancel the #69 UCSB women's tennis team's doubles matches against Santa Clara, but it did not stop the Gauchos fro...

February 6, 2006

Men’s Tennis: Arizona Is Unkind to Gaucho Netters

By Cassie Harris

It was a heartbreaking weekend for the #69 UCSB men's tennis team as they dropped a pair of matches in Arizona. The Gauchos (4-3 overall) went down to the final match against #58 Arizona on Friday only to lose in a nail-...

February 3, 2006

Gauchos Kick Losing Habit

By system

February 3, 2006

SB Dominates Tritons in Sweep

By Monique Moyal

Although the #9 UCSB men's volleyball team played without junior opposite Evan Patak for the second night in a row, it was able to turn a complete 180 after its sweep at the hands of #3 Long Beach to complete its own swe...

February 3, 2006

Rivals Await in San Luis Obispo

By Sean Lewis

It is not politically correct to say that you are out for revenge. But the Gauchos have got to have their sole Big West home loss on their mind when they tip-off against Cal Poly in San Louis Luis Obispo on Saturday afte...