Sports

November 3, 2005

Northridge Nips Gauchos, All But Seals Big West

By Sean Lewis

The top of the Big West Standings just got a lot lonelier for #14 Northridge men's soccer team after its 1-0 defeat of #13 Santa Barbara Wednesday afternoon. The Gauchos (10-4-3 overall, 5-1-2 in the Big West) need wins ...

November 2, 2005

Freshman Fits for First-Place SB

By Monique Moyal

After losing seniors Kristin Nelson and Mari Bell to graduation last year, UCSB women's volleyball Head Coach Kathy Gregory found what she was looking for in 5-foot-11 freshman outside-hitter, Lauren McLaughlin from Torr...

November 2, 2005

Big West Foes To Clash for Conference Crown

By Sean Lewis

The UCSB men's soccer team travels to Northridge today for a pivotal match in the Big West title race. Last year, Northridge was the first team to record a win against UCSB.

November 1, 2005

Swimming: Swimming Drowns in the Desert

By Katie Sowell

This weekend's field trip to Arizona for the women's and men's swim teams offered some valuable lessons. The UCSB women's team defeated Arizona State (1-1 overall) 170.5 to 163.5 and lost to Penn State (2-0 overall) 64.5...

November 1, 2005

Men’s Cross-Country: Gauchos Falter Against Cal Poly

By Cassie Harris

As wild as your weekend may have been, the UCSB men's cross country team had quite a crazy weekend of its own at the Big West Championships in Riverside. In a finish that came down to the wire, the Gauchos were just bare...

November 1, 2005

Women’s Cross-Country: Santa Barbara Finishes in Second

By Jeremy Fuller

The UCSB women's cross country team finished in second place at the Big West Championship Saturday, losing out to Irvine, whose women took three of the top six finishes. Junior Bethany Nickless and senior Seanna Martin t...

October 31, 2005

UCSB Uses Second Half Scores to Shutout Titans

By Sean Lewis

The #17 UCSB men’s soccer team tallied its 10th win Saturday night at Harder Stadium to the cheers and applause of a costumed Halloween crowd. Saturday night’s 2-0 conference victory over Fullerton marks the ...

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...