Sports

April 27, 2005

The Ack Attack: Dude, It’s a Wonderful Surf

By Kristina Ackermann

One downside to being a young surfer is you constantly have to answer to the criticism of the older generation. "You should do something productive with your time instead of hanging out at the beach all weekend long." "W...

April 27, 2005

Men’s Golf: SB Finishes Sixth, Feuerstein Third

By Lauren Creamer

Though Santa Barbara came out with a strong stroke, it couldn't keep the ball rolling, finishing sixth overall at the Big West men's golf championships held Monday and Tuesday at the Tijeras Creek Golf Course in Rancho S...

April 26, 2005

Women’s Lacrosse: Santa Barbara Wins WWL League Title

By Michael Long

After the UCSB women's lacrosse team's dominance in the league playoffs over the weekend, there's little left that it must do to prove that it is the best team in the nation. The Gauchos won the Western Women's Lacrosse ...

April 26, 2005

Women’s Tennis: UCSB Takes Fourth

By Michael Long

Destiny turned out to be a cheap date. The UCSB women's tennis team suffered defeat at the 2005 Big West Championship Tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. on Saturday afternoon, dropping its semifinal match 4-0 to the even...

April 26, 2005

Club Rowing: Varsity Eight Women Win Two at Newport Beach

By Jeremy Fuller

With the season winding down, the men's and women's club rowing teams hope to sprint to the finish the way they did Saturday, when the women won and the men placed second in races held along the Southern California coast...

April 25, 2005

UCSB Upsets Defending National Champs in Playoffs

By Jeff Gibson

Brigham Young University found out this weekend why underestimating the Gauchos can be a deadly mistake, while Santa Barbara proved that playing on the road has absolutely no effect on its ability to rumble with higher-s...

April 25, 2005

Men’s Lacrosse: Gauchos Ease Into Round Two

By Alex Pavlovic

The UCSB men's lacrosse team is one step closer to a return trip to the national championships. The Gauchos (15-2 overall, 4-0 in the Western Collegiate Lacrosse League) dominated Arizona (8-5 overall, 2-1 WCLL) early an...

April 25, 2005

Women’s Water Polo: Gauchos Upset Long Beach, Loyola Marymount

By Cassie Harris

The #9 UCSB women's water polo team (15-11 overall, 5-7 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) ended its regular season on a high note, upsetting two ranked opponents at home over the weekend.

April 25, 2005

Men’s Tennis: Santa Barbara KO’d by UOP, Again

By Chris Hoffman

For the second consecutive year, Pacific halted the UCSB men's tennis team's bid for the Big West title. "If we played Pacific 10 times, we would definitely win four or five of those matches," Head Coach Marty Davis said...

April 25, 2005

Baseball: Mustangs Sweep Gauchos Off Feet

By Kelly Hayes

Apparently, for its series against Santa Barbara this weekend, Cal Poly not only packed its bats, mitts and cleats, but also its brooms. The Gauchos (19-22 overall, 1-5 in the Big West) were the victims of some spring cl...

April 25, 2005

Track and Field: Distance Runners Mix Things Up

By Stephanie Cain

Senior Ben Armel finally found the race he has been looking for. He took first in the 800-meter with a season-best and regional qualifying mark in the Cal-Nevada Championships this weekend in Fresno. Junior Scott McConvi...

April 25, 2005

Softball: Gauchos Salvage Series in Stormy Weather

By Monique Moyal

The UCSB softball team (23-16 overall, 6-6 in the Big West) took a trip to Stockton, Calif., to play Pacific (24-20, 8-4), but had to wait two hours and 40 minutes for a rain delay before dropping one game on Saturday an...

April 22, 2005

Baseball: Gauchos Resume Big West Action

By Kelly Hayes

For UCSB baseball, the real season starts this weekend. Despite facing the likes of nonconference opponents UCLA, USC and Washington, the Gauchos' challenge is only ahead of them.

April 22, 2005

MPSF Playoffs Arrive

By Jeff Gibson

The #7 UCSB men's volleyball team is anticipating a match of such proportions Saturday against #6 Brigham Young in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament Quarterfinals. Though the stakes may not be as monument...

April 22, 2005

M.Tennis: Santa Barbara Seeks Return to Big West Glory

By Chris Hoffman

The UCSB men's tennis team will write what it hopes is not the final chapter in a long, winding season this weekend at the Big West Championships in Indian Wells, Calif.

April 22, 2005

W.Tennis: #2 Seeded UCSB Thinking Big in Championships

By Michael Long

A conference championship, an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament and a little bit of respect are all at stake for the resurging UCSB women's tennis team this weekend at the Big West Tournament.