Sports

February 7, 2005

Softball: SB Snares Four in Early Tourney

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The UCSB softball team found the worms this weekend, taking first place in the Early Bird Tournament after going 4-1 on the weekend, with its only loss coming Friday afternoon from #16 Oregon State 7-3.

February 7, 2005

Men’s Swimming: Santa Barbara Strokers Split With Irvine at Campus Pool

By Alex Pavlovic

With the Big West Championships approaching, the UCSB men's swim team showed the rest of the conference why it once again has to be considered the favorite.

February 7, 2005

Women’s Swimming: Santa Barbara Strokers Split With Irvine at Campus Pool

By Alex Pavlovic

Senior Lindsay Dalonzo won two events in the last dual meet of her UCSB career and sophomore Jennifer Schwalb added two first-place finishes of her own, but it wasn't enough to keep Santa Barbara from losing to Irvine 17...

February 7, 2005

Men’s Tennis: Santa Barbara Can’t Win in Arizona

By Chris Hoffman

UCSB's men's tennis team was unable to quench its thirst after a long weekend in the desert, losing 5-2 to #32 University of Arizona on Saturday and falling to #33 Arizona State on Sunday 6-1.

February 4, 2005

Gaucho Defense Wins

By Chris Trenchard

With their roster back to a workable 10 players, the UCSB men's basketball team used a 19-3 second half run to dispose of Idaho 54-40 on Thursday night at the Thunderdome.

February 4, 2005

Idaho Stuns UCSB Again

By Kip Hanson

In its first season sweep at the hands of a Big West opponent in more than 10 years, Santa Barbara fell to Idaho 52-56 in Moscow for the second time this season after a poor 28.6 percent shooting performance on the night...

February 4, 2005

Santa Barbara Hosts #1 UCLA

By Jeff Gibson

After a disappointing road loss to Irvine on Wednesday night, the UCSB men's volleyball team has returned home to host #1 UCLA (9-1 overall, 5-1 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) tonight at 7:05 in Rob Gym.

February 4, 2005

Baseball: SB ‘Waves’ in New Season

By Kelly Hayes

UCSB enters its 12th season with Head Coach Bob Brontsema at the helm as a confident team, returning all of its weekend starting pitchers and three All-Big West team members from last season.

February 4, 2005

Softball: UCSB Faces #16 Oregon State, New Mexico in Tournament

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The UCSB softball team will be on the hunt for some worms this weekend in the Early Bird Tournament. The event brings to town some tough competition in the shape of #16 Oregon State and the University of New Mexico.

February 3, 2005

SB Set for Crucial Homestand

By Chris Trenchard

With some much-needed reinforcement, the UCSB men's basketball team will try its luck tonight when the University of Idaho pays its last visit to the Thunderdome as a member of the Big West.

February 3, 2005

Irvine Continues to Upset UCSB

By Sean Lewis

The #7 UCSB men's volleyball team was all question marks Wednesday night in Irvine; the Gauchos couldn't find an answer for sophomore outside hitter Jayson Jablonsky in their second straight loss to #11 Irvine.

February 3, 2005

Gauchos, Vandals To Tango for First

By Kip Hanson

Idaho has been bad this season, very bad. Tonight the Gaucho women's basketball team will attempt to punish the Vandals for their offenses tonight at 7 in Moscow, Idaho.

February 3, 2005

O’Brien Steps Down as Polo Coach

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

UCSB men's water polo Head Coach Joe O'Brien is moving from the pool deck to the cubicle, as he steps down as head coach and accepts a counseling position in the College of Letters & Science. O'Brien leaves the Gauchos a...

February 2, 2005

Red Hot Gauchos Take on Anteaters

By Sean Lewis

The #7 UCSB men's volleyball team will look to gain some revenge against #11 Irvine when Santa Barbara travels to Irvine tonight. The last time the Gauchos (5-4,5-1 MPSF) faced the Anteaters (3-7, 1-4 MPSF) was in the se...

February 2, 2005

Men’s Tennis: Second-Ranked UCLA Sweeps #67 SB Netters

By Chris Hoffman

One would think being nationally-ranked would mean you could compete against anyone. This is not the case when one faces UCLA. The #67 UCSB (2-1 overall) men's tennis team was swept 7-0 by the #2 Bruins (5-0 overall) Tue...

February 2, 2005