Sports

November 12, 2004

M. Water Polo: SB Hosts Waves

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

Two. Two games left in the regular season for the UCSB men's water polo team. Two chances to end its season on a high note. Two chances to break a four-game losing streak.

November 10, 2004

UCSB Reclaims Big West Title

By Kelly Hayes

For the third time in four years, the #1 Gauchos (16-2-1 overall, 7-2-0 in the Big West) clinched the Big West Conference Championship on Tuesday night with a 2-1 victory over #2 Cal State Northridge (9-5-2, 4-2-2 Big W...

November 10, 2004

Women’s Club Soccer Preps for Nationals

By Josh Wolf

The UCSB women's club soccer team dominated the majority of its game against San Diego State before giving up two goals in the last three minutes to force a 2-2 tie in a heartbreaking finish.

November 10, 2004

Sailing: Sailers Cruise To Third Place

By Tyler Vickers

The UCSB sailing team went on the road yet again to participate in its third regatta of the season last weekend.

November 10, 2004

Surf Column: Irons and Rasta

By Mathis Riley

I have been watching a lot of surf movies recently. I totaled up the hours for last week and I think it came out to about 16 - yeah I know, pathetic. Surf movies are like porn: a poor substitute for the real thing, but w...

November 9, 2004

W. Cross-Country: Identical Talent

By Stephanie Cain

The identical Christman twins are a forceful duo on the cross country scene and top runners on the UCSB team. Juniors Lauren and Lindsay manage to do everything together, including taking spots one and two at last weeken...

November 9, 2004

Showdown Tonight for Big West Championship

By Kelly Hayes

Harder Stadium takes a trip back to the OK Corral tonight. The UCSB men's soccer team hosts Northridge, looking to show its opponent how the Big West is won.

November 9, 2004

Cycling: SB Rolls in Races

By Monique Moyal

This weekend at San Diego, the Santa Barbara club cycling team peddled its way into various top spots in different cycling categories. UCSB nearly had a monopoly on first place wins in all of its races in San Diego.

November 9, 2004

Crew: Santa Barbara Crew Scores Varying Results

By Jessica Vrazilek

The UCSB novice rowing teams joined their varsity crews in the Newport Autumn Rowing Festival this weekend at Newport Beach. This was an action-filled weekend for all the crews, starting with Parent's and Alumni Day on S...

November 8, 2004

SB Sautees Strakonice

By Lauren Creamer

Excessive turnovers turned the UCSB women's basketball team's exhibition game against Czech club team Strakonice into an inter-team battle despite the Gauchos' 46-56 win Sunday night in the Thunderdome.

November 8, 2004

Top-Seeded Gauchos Nudge Northridge

By Cassie Harris

It may have been a breakthrough season for the Gauchos, but the Big West Tournament still packed the same old result. Having secured their first #1 seed last weekend, the Gauchos defeated #4 seed Northridge on Friday, th...

November 8, 2004

#5 Santa Barbara Posts Record 12th Season Shutout

By Kelly Hayes

Nil, love, zero, held scoreless, shut out. However easy it is to put it on paper, it is quite a different matter to ask the UCSB men's soccer team to perform such a task on the field. Yet, perform it did Saturday night, ...

November 8, 2004

M. Tennis: Doubles Teams Excel for UCSB

By Jessica Vrazilek

Finishing its fall season, the UCSB men's tennis team returned home from Los Angeles after competing in the Southern California Intercollegiate Tournament this weekend. With two teams qualifying for the main draw, the Ga...

November 8, 2004

M. Water Polo: Top-Ranked Bruins Wash UCSB

By Suzanne Heibel

After a 16-5 loss against UCLA on Saturday, the UCSB men's water polo team suffered another defeat to Irvine (9-8) on Sunday. Against UCLA, the Gauchos played an exciting game with four steals and six shot blocks from se...

November 8, 2004

Swimming: SB Meets Big Competition

By Kip Hanson

Naptime is for kindergarteners, not the Gaucho swim team. After a full week of hard practice and an early morning drive to Irvine, the UCSB men's and women's swim squads arrived at the Big West Shootout and hardly missed...

November 8, 2004

M. Golf: Santa Barbara Finishes Fifth

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The UCSB men's golf team started off its weekend right Friday, as it shot a collective 854, placing it fifth out of 12 teams at the Del Walker Intercollegiate at the Virginia Country Club in Long Beach.