Sports

October 31, 2005

49ers Get Revenge, End Winning Streak

By Monique Moyal

All good things must come to an end, as the UCSB women's volleyball team (13-8 overall, 8-2 in the Big West) found out this weekend, when its nine-game winning streak was halted in Long Beach on Saturday.

October 31, 2005

Gauchos Spoil Cal Poly’s Postseason Plans

By Kip Hanson

With nothing to lose and only pride to gain, the UCSB women’s soccer team (9-10 overall, 3-4 in the Big West) took down Cal Poly (10-5-4 overall, 2-4-1Big West) in its final outing of the 2005 season to keep its lo...

October 31, 2005

Men’s Water Polo: UCSB Man Handles Trio of Unranked Opponents

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The #14 UCSB men's water polo team had three extra reasons to party this Halloween weekend - beating unranked and non-conference teams Cal Baptist and Chapman 11-5, 16-4, respectively, while knocking off Occidental 13-3.

October 27, 2005

Swimming: UCSB Swimmers Head to the Sun

By Katie Sowell

Not all UCSB students are bracing for another crazy Isla Vista Halloween weekend. The UCSB men's and women's swim teams are heading to Arizona on Friday, where the men will face Arizona State (1-0 overall) and the women ...

October 27, 2005

Avila Annexes Aggies in Stunning Overtime Victory

By Sean Lewis

It took two grueling periods of overtime to get it done, but the UCSB men's soccer team triumphed over Davis 3-2 yesterday afternoon. Santa Barbara (9-3-3 overall, 4-0-2 in the Big West) finished the game with under a mi...

October 27, 2005

A King of Kings

By Katie Sowell

I'll be the first one to admit it. As a born and raised Bay Area sports fan, living in Southern California has its difficulties, To get Oakland A's games on television, you have to spend $150 for MLB Extra Innings. If yo...

October 26, 2005

Students Create Fan Frenzy for Santa Barbara Football

By Sean Lewis

The 2005 UCSB men's soccer program has shown the nation just what home field advantage really means. It means over 2,000 screaming fans spearheaded by a sea of yellow-clad students known as the Gaucho Locos. Opposing coa...

October 26, 2005

Gauchos Look to Snap Davis’ Home Undefeated Streak

By Chris Hoffman

On the eve of the final stretch of the season, the #19 UCSB men's soccer team plays its final nonconference match of the year as they travel to Davis today. "This game is important because Davis plays like teams that we'...

October 25, 2005

Conference Sport Round Up

By Sean Swaby

Due to the ultimate inactivity in the UCSB athletic ranks this week, here at the Nexus sports desk we decided instead to test the loyalty of our readership and take them on a trip around the Big West. The amount of angry...

October 25, 2005

In the Trenches: Treacherous Trojans

By Chris Trenchard

With the state of professional football in the golden state at an existential crisis, it's a good thing Californians have highly paid amateur athletes to give them their desperately needed football fix.

October 24, 2005

UCSB Saddles Up, Sweeps Mustangs

By Monique Moyal

The UCSB women's volleyball team (12-7 overall, 7-1 in the Big West) continued its October tear, avenging its only conference loss, with a sweep over Cal Poly on Saturday night.

October 24, 2005

Gauchos Ride, Wrangle Their Way Into Big West Conference Lead

By Sean Lewis

The view is always better from the top, and after its 2-0 victory over Cal Poly on Saturday night, the UCSB men's soccer team once again finds itself on top of the Big West standing.

October 24, 2005

Playoff Hopes Disappear on Two Game Road Trip

By Kip Hanson

With the Big West Conference season waning, the UCSB women's soccer team needed a pair of wins this weekend that it could not get. The Gauchos (8-10 overall, 2-4 in the Big West) split a pair of games, losing to Pacific ...

October 24, 2005

Men’s Water Polo: Santa Barbara Drowns Against Nation’s Best

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

In its return to Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) play this weekend, the #15 UCSB men's water polo team dropped both its games to two of the top teams in the nation. The Gauchos (9-12 overall, 0-3 in the MPSF) f...

October 21, 2005

Gauchos Go Goalless in Defensive Standoff

By Kelly Hayes

Forty-five minutes of dominating play was only half as good as #17 UCLA for the UCSB men's soccer team Thursday night. The Gauchos (7-3-3 overall, 3-0-2 in the Big West) allowed an early goal, which would eventually do t...

October 21, 2005

Central Coast Showdown Puts First Place Up for Grabs

By Monique Moyal

If the first half of conference play is any indicator of how the season will pan out, the UCSB women's volleyball team (11-7 overall, 6-1 in the Big West) only has one roadblock on its way to postseason play: Cal Poly.