Sports

January 17, 2006

Santa Barbara Opens MPSF Play With Split

By Jeff Gibson

In their conference season opener this weekend, the #8 UC Santa Barbara men's volleyball team swept visiting #7 Hawaii in three games Friday night before the Rainbow Warriors reclaimed their pot of gold Saturday to split...

January 17, 2006

SB Snaps Road Losing Streak

By Kelly Hayes

The eighth time was the charm for the UCSB men's basketball team. The Gauchos finally recorded their first road victory of the season with a 64-50 win at UC Davis on Sunday.

January 17, 2006

Eight Players Fuel UCSB in Victory Over UC Davis

By Sean Lewis

The UCSB women's basketball team needed only eight players to keep the Aggies down in its 70-55 win over UC Davis on Sunday afternoon in the Thunderdome.

January 17, 2006

Men’s Club Rugby: Utah Stumps Gauchos in Defensive Standoff

By Jeremy Fuller

Fourth-ranked Utah pushed the ball over the Santa Barbara goal-line to take a lead for good, and the #9 UCSB men's rugby team lost 10-8 Saturday night to the team that eliminated them in last year's playoffs. In a tough,...

January 13, 2006

Gauchos To Host Davis

By Sean Lewis

The UC Davis women's basketball team might reconsider their decision to join the Big West after they visit the Thunderdome on Sunday to face off against defending Big West Champion UCSB.

January 13, 2006

MPSF Season Begins With Hawaii

By Jeff Gibson

Robertson Gym is the first stop of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) conference season for visiting #7 Hawaii this weekend, yet the Gaucho home court advantage has been anything but advantageous in the past t...

January 13, 2006

SB Looks for First Road Win

By Kelly Hayes

With a 6-1 home record, the second best scoring defense in the Big West and a full roster untouched by injuries, the UCSB men's basketball team seems to have all the pieces required to put together a successful season. Y...

January 12, 2006

Just in Case You’ve Missed Anything …

By Kelly Hayes

With baseball season set to begin at the end of the month, the Big West coaches have tabbed Cal State Fullerton to win its third consecutive conference title. Returning 20 letterwinners and coming off of an appearance in...

January 12, 2006

Signs From Above?

By Sean Swaby

Monday night gave me the heebie-jeebies. It was one of those nights when the stars were aligned just a little bit perfect, or maybe just a wee bit off.

January 11, 2006

Men’s Club Rugby: Gauchos Gear Up for Utah

By Jeremy Fuller

A year after advancing to the Division I Elite Eight, the UCSB men's rugby team rings in the new year ranked 10th in the nation. Fresh off of a victory over #8 St. Mary's on Jan. 8, the Gauchos are optimistic about the u...

January 11, 2006

Women’s Club Rugby: SB Prepares for Tough Competition

By Tiffany Polfer

After a long and restful winter break, the UCSB women's rugby team kicks off regular season play at Arizona State on Jan. 21. After starting the preseason 3-0 - with wins over Claremont McKenna, UC Davis and Cal Poly - t...

January 10, 2006

Irvine Hands Gauchos First Home Defeat

By Kelly Hayes

Like the guy who had a chance to win a Porsche at halftime, the UCSB men's basketball team did not come out on the winning end of its contest last night. The Gauchos (6-8 overall, 1-3 in the Big West) dropped their first...

January 10, 2006

UCSB Picks Up First Road Victory

By Sean Lewis

For the first time this season, the UCSB women's basketball team tasted the sweet taste of victory away from the friendly confines of the Thunderdome last night, when they defeated Irvine 71-60 in Irvine.

January 9, 2006

Gauchos Squeeze Out Close Win

By Kelly Hayes

In its Big West home opener, the UCSB men's basketball team extended its unbeaten home streak to six games and picked up its first conference victory with a 77-74 win over Long Beach State.

January 9, 2006

SB Kicks Off Season at EBar Tourney

By Jeff Gibson

After hosting this weekend's 42nd Annual Elephant Bar Invitational, the Santa Barbara men's volleyball team now has a trunk full of reasons to expect success this season, despite finishing the invite with a record of 1-2...

January 9, 2006