Sports

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

Swimming: UCSB Spends Vacation in the Pool

By Katie Sowell

While many UCSB students were relaxing at home, the Gaucho swim teams battled with eleven different schools over the holiday break.

January 9, 2006

Santa Barbara Continues Road Winless Streak

By Sean Lewis

After a disappointing road match, which saw the UCSB women's basketball team lose their first game against current conference members since 2003, the Gauchos (6-7 overall, 2-1 in the Big West) head to Irvine with hopes o...

January 1, 2006

Men’s Tennis: Gauchos Knock Off Princeton

By Cassie Harris

The #69 UCSB men's tennis team made winning look easy on Tuesday with a dominant 6-1 victory over Princeton. After losing 2-1 in doubles, the Gauchos (4-1 overall) swept through singles play, winning each match in straig...

January 1, 2006

Battle of the Beach Heats Up

By Jeff Gibson

Coming out of a weekend pair of sweeps against sub-par opponents, the #9 Santa Barbara men's volleyball team will have to line up at the net opposite #3 Long Beach State tonight, in a match that will put more than the Ga...

December 1, 2005

Gauchos Go Dancing in Los Angeles

By Monique Moyal

For the 25th year in a row, the UCSB women's volleyball team will compete in the Big Dance with an eight game-winning streak under its belt this year.

December 1, 2005

A Season to Remember

By Sean Lewis

I watched a great men's soccer season end one hot winter Tuesday at an undersized soccer field in Northridge. I slinked away while a couple hundred Gaucho Locos chanted "Good luck Northridge," and "Go to the Final Four."

December 1, 2005

UCSB Falls to Tarheels

By Kelly Hayes

While their fellow students were licking gravy-coated plates clean, the members of the UCSB men's basketball team were getting their first taste of defeat this season on a road trip featuring the defending national champ...