Sports

January 19, 2005

W.Rugby Club: Rugby Breaks in New Turf, Demolishes Visiting Bruins

By Michael Long

The UCSB women's rugby team thumped UCLA on Saturday at Rob Field in the program's first-ever match on the new field turf.

January 18, 2005

Senior Scorches Aggravated Aggs

By Chris Trenchard

Senior guard Chrismen Oliver won't ever get to play against Davis as an official member of the Big West, but he did his best to welcome the Aggies to their future conference Saturday night at the Thunderdome.

January 18, 2005

Santa Barbara Downs Davis

By Kip Hanson

The Gauchos (7-7, 4-1 Big West) reasserted their position as the bossy elder sibling in the Big West Conference as they trounced their soon-to-be conference opponent Davis (5-11) 85-67 on Monday night.

January 18, 2005

Gauchos Come From Behind to Top Tritons

By Jeff Gibson

Atop the bleachers inside Robertson Gym this holiday weekend, a young girl sat with her fingers crossed. She didn't want objects like candy or a brand-new toy to play with; instead she wished for a men's volleyball win w...

January 18, 2005

Gaucho Soccer Busy Over Weekend

By Kelly Hayes

With the national championship game a month behind it, the UCSB men's soccer team continued to reap the benefits of its most successful season in school history on Friday.

January 18, 2005

Swimming: Gaucho Guys Defeat Davis in Pool; Women Fall to Ags, Beat SD

By Sean Lewis

The UCSB men's and women's swim teams welcomed Davis to the Big West and to Campus Pool on Saturday.

January 14, 2005

Gauchos Ride Mustangs

By Chris Trenchard

If the Gauchos had a deep bench, it would have been emptied in Thursday night's 76-56 romp over coastal rival Cal Poly at the Thunderdome.

January 14, 2005

UCSB Gets Back on Track in SLO

By Kip Hanson

Between being forced off the floor by an elbow-shot to the face and sitting out the final minutes of an 88-64 thrashing of league rival Cal Poly (7-5 overall, 2-3 Big West), senior forward Kristen Mann needed only 27 min...

January 14, 2005

Santa Barbara Hosts 49ers to Kick Off MPSF Play

By Jeff Gibson

In response to the recent onslaught of rain to hit Santa Barbara, the UCSB men's volleyball team looks to wash away the memories of its tournament losses and seek redemption tonight at 7 against visiting Long Beach State...

January 14, 2005

Swimming: UC Davis Joins Big West

By Sean Lewis

The UCSB swim team welcomes Davis to the Big West Conference for the first time at Campus Pool on Saturday at noon.

January 13, 2005

Walking Tall in Santa Barbara

By Chris Trenchard

With just seven players sure to be available for tonight's game against Cal Poly, the UCSB men's basketball team is a flurry of miscast characters. Guards are playing forward, forwards are playing center and walk-ons are...

January 13, 2005

SB Tries to Rerail at Poly

By Kip Hanson

Expect a good old-fashioned showdown in SLO town as the Gauchos (5-7 overall, 3-1 in the Big West) prepare to take on Cal Poly (7-4, 2-2 Big West) tonight at 7. The Big West rivals will face off in the middle of one of t...

January 12, 2005

Athletic Trainers Get Gauchos Back in the Game

By Michael Long

A certain Hardwood Injury Bug (Basketius gauchitis), a mysteriously aggressive creature that has plagued the UCSB men's basketball team this season, may have met its match on campus.

January 12, 2005

Water Water Everywhere

By Mathis Riley

Sands Beach was closed earlier in the week due to water toxicity. For surfers from southern California, this is not surprising - beaches down here usually close when it rains because of all the city filth that gets washe...

January 11, 2005

SB Continues Southbound

By Kip Hanson

It was a tale of two halves in Starkville, Miss. last night, as the Gauchos fell at the hands of the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs 69-62 in a nonconference bout. Down by 21 points at halftime, Santa Barbara (5-7, 3-1 B...

January 11, 2005