Sports

January 27, 2006

Northridge Defense Overpowers Gauchos

By Kelly Hayes

If a strong defense wins championships, it does not look as though the UCSB men's basketball team will be cutting down any nets come March. In their 59-46 loss to Cal State Northridge last night, the Gauchos (7-10 overal...

January 27, 2006

Santa Barbara Uses Physical Presence to Squeak Out Win

By Sean Lewis

It was dirty, ugly and tough, but the UCSB women's basketball team came out clean last night when it scraped out a victory against Cal State Northridge on the road 54-51. Head Coach Mark French and the rest of the Gaucho...

January 27, 2006

UCSB Hosts Two Weekend Matches

By Nexus Staff Report

The UCSB men's volleyball (2-5 overall, 1-3 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) team hosts a pair of MPSF opponents this weekend, starting Friday night against Pacific (2-5 overall, 1-3 MPSF).

January 27, 2006

Men’s Volleyball

By system

January 26, 2006

UCSB Looks to Escape From Cellar

By Kelly Hayes

The number-one scorer in the Big West and the seventh best shooter in the nation will meet at the Thunderdome tonight. Yet, when the UCSB men's basketball team hosts Cal State Northridge at 7 p.m., first place will not b...

January 26, 2006

Injury-Riddled Matadors Host Reeling Gauchos

By Sean Lewis

It's the fifth week of Big West Conference action, and Santa Barbara finds itself somewhere it isn't used to being - third place. The Gauchos (8-8 overall, 3-2 in the Big West) look to do something about that tonight in ...

January 26, 2006

Swimming: Santa Barbara Bids Farewell to Seniors

By Katie Sowell

As the saying goes, there's no place like home. The Gaucho men's and women's swim teams return to UCSB for the first time in three months when they take on rival University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) (men 6-1 overall, w...

January 25, 2006

Men’s Tennis: Doubles, Singles Wins Propel Trojans to Victory

By Cassie Harris

The UCSB men's tennis team's hot start came to a halt Tuesday as it suffered a lopsided loss at the hands of USC. After an exciting 4-3 win over #63 BYU that came down to the final match Monday, the Gauchos (3-1 overall)...

January 25, 2006

Just Like Heaven

By Sean Lewis

The time has come for the world, even Sacramento, to acknowledge what Los Angeles fans have known for about nine years now - Kobe Bryant is basketball's God. I was playing NBA Live the other night, and I scored 67 points...

January 25, 2006

Women’s Tennis: Bruins Trample UCSB in Opener

By Tiffany Polfer

The #69 UCSB women's tennis team traveled down south to Westwood looking to upset #12 UCLA. However, the Gauchos were outmatched, getting swept 7-0 in their first match of the 2006 season.

January 24, 2006

Men’s Tennis: SB Bounces BYU in Nailbiter

By Cassie Harris

It all came down to one court, but the UCSB men's tennis team was able to finish off #63 BYU with a nail-biting 4-3 win. After losing all three doubles matches, the Gauchos (3-0 overall) rallied in singles to bring the s...

January 24, 2006

Swimming: Gaucho Men Sweep NorCal Rivals

By Monique Moyal

The UCSB men's swimming team completed a weekend sweep on the road against Davis and Pacific, while the women's squad lost both of its northern meets.

January 24, 2006

Women’s Tennis: Season Preview

By Tiffany Polfer

Experience is the one thing every coach wants to start the season with, and #69 UCSB women's tennis Head Coach Pete Kirkwood has just that.

January 23, 2006

Cal Poly Triumphs in Historic Victory

By Sean Swaby

Cal Poly women's basketball Head Coach Faith Mimnaugh didn't appear to sit down for forty minutes at Saturday's game against UCSB. Instead, she opted to sprint up and down the sidelines, vehemently applauding every Musta...

January 23, 2006

Mustangs Trample UCSB on the Road

By Kelly Hayes

For just the second time in eight years, the UCSB men's basketball team came away from Cal Poly's Mott Gym on the short end of the final score. The Gauchos (7-9 overall, 1-4 in the Big West) lost their eighth game on the...

January 23, 2006

Men’s Tennis: Five Freshmen Fire Up SB in Opener

By Cassie Harris

As the UCSB men's tennis team opened its season on Saturday, it wasn't youth that was being served - it was youth that was doing the serving. Every player saw action in an opening day doubleheader in which the Gauchos do...