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Playoff Hopes Disappear on Two Game Road Trip

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

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...
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Gauchos Go Goalless in Defensive Standoff

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 w...
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Central Coast Showdown Puts First Place Up for Grabs

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 postseas...
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Men’s Water Polo: SB Prepares to Swim with Big Fish

The UCSB men's water polo team is swimming with the great white sharks of collegiate water polo teams this weekend, taking on #4 UCLA and #1 USC for some heated conference play.
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UCSB Looks to Cast Off Losing Spell

With four games already under its belt in the Big West, it's gut-check time for the UCSB women's soccer team. In their final three games of league play, the Gauchos (7-9 overall, 1-3 in the Big West) ...
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Women’s Club Soccer: Gauchos Dominate at UCSB Invitational

After hosting its second annual invitational tournament this weekend, featuring the top teams in the region, the UCSB women's club soccer team remains undefeated. The Gauchos played Long Beach on Satu...
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Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

I was sitting on the bus the other day and heard some young women from Ohio complaining about the California weather - they said they missed the seasons. At first, I thought they were crazy. Sure, the...
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Santa Barbara Tries for Seventh Straight

In the midst of a six-game winning streak, the UCSB women's volleyball team (10-7 overall, 6-1 in the Big West) is looking to ride some waves into its seventh consecutive victory tonight for a break f...
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Men’s Cross Country: Gauchos Falter at Pre-National Meet

Winning was not in the cards for the UCSB men's cross country team this weekend, as they turned in an underwhelming performance at the NCAA Pre-Nationa meet in Indiana.
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Women’s Cross Country: UCSB Runners Just Miss Elusive Top 20 Finish

The UCSB women's cross country team proved they can hold their own without their top four runners, finishing 22nd in the White Race of the NCAA Pre-National meet in Terre Haute, Indiana this weekend.
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Gauchos Drop Davis, Tie Anteaters, Again

The #15 UCSB men's soccer team regained its spot on top of the Big West standings with a tie and a win in back-to-back contests this weekend. For the second time in two seasons, the Gauchos (7-2-3 ove...
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SB Bows Out to Big West Rivals

A lackluster first half performance against #24 Fullerton set the tone for a long Sunday afternoon for the UCSB women's soccer team. The visiting Titans (12-3 overall, 4-1 in the Big West) outshot San...
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Santa Barbara Notches Sixth Straight

For the UCSB women's volleyball team, there is certainly more than one kind of wave to ride in Santa Barbara. With two wins this weekend, the Gauchos (10-7 overall, 6-1 in the Big West) have now won t...
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Men’s Water Polo: UCSB Struggles in NorCal Open

The foreign waters of northern California proved too cold for the #15 UCSB men's water polo team who lost to St. Francis N.Y. 10-9 and placed 13th in the NorCal Open at Cal over the weekend.
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