Sports

November 5, 2004

Gauchos Return Home to Extend Win Streak

By Matthew Boelk

This weekend the #19 UCSB women's volleyball team (17-3 overall, 11-2 in the Big West Conference) will bring its seven-game win streak to the Thunderdome for its final two home matches.

November 5, 2004

M. Water Polo: #1 UCLA Visits Campus Pool

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The mountain just keeps getting higher for the UCSB men's water polo team. The Gauchos will play in one of their last four games this regular season versus the #1 UCLA Bruins for a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation matc...

November 4, 2004

‘Tis The Season To Be Ballin’

By Chris Trenchard

Get those yellow shirts from out of the closet, blow the dust off, and do something with that nasty beer stain, for it's that time of year again. Yes, the Thunderdome will be aglow with v-cuts, arching jumpers, and swagg...

November 4, 2004

Aggies, Santa Barbara To Graze Field

By Kelly Hayes

Maybe it was the ocean views, or the opportunity to play the nationally ranked UCSB men's soccer team. Or maybe it was just a good chance to get away from the cows.

November 4, 2004

M. Club Soccer: Gauchos Head To Nationals

By Monique Moyal

During a Halloween weekend of ups and downs, the UCSB men's club soccer team avoided a scare by placing second at the regional tournament in Stockton, Calif., keeping its bid to nationals and securing the #1 seed.

November 4, 2004

Sailing: Boaters Dock In Third Place

By Monique Moyal

Halloween weekend turned out to be a treat for the UCSB sailing team as it cruised into a spot for nationals in mid-November. Juniors Lauren Hobson, Jon Bell and Carson Reynolds placed third out of six in the sloop races...

November 3, 2004

Dictating Between the Pipes

By Monique Moyal

November 3, 2004

Senior Goalie Danny Kennedy Might Just Have The Best Hands In The Nation… And the Loudest Mouth in the Game

By Sean Swaby

If you ever happen to wander by the new Rec Cen Field in the middle of the afternoon, odds are the proverbial shit will be the topic of discussion if the men's soccer team goalie is in action.

November 3, 2004

Trippin’ on Blue: Confessions of an Addict

By Mathis Riley

Sometimes I wonder what I am doing back here on the sports page. Surfing is not really a sport; it is more akin to some sort of addictive hobby. It is fundamentally different from the team sports that fill this page.

November 3, 2004

Santa Barbara Continues Win Streak

By Danny MacLeith

Many Americans gather in front of the TV on Election Day in small groups to watch their country's history unfold, but #19 UCSB (17-3, 11-2 in the Big West) threw a huge block party in its three-game victory over the Wave...

November 2, 2004

Men’s Water Polo: It’s His Goal

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

"Five, four, three, two, one," shouts UCSB men's water polo team goalie Jon Bonafede from the other side of the pool, keeping his teammates aware of the shot clock. Bonafede, a junior hailing from Alta Loma, Calif., is p...

November 2, 2004

Crew: UCSB Crew Rows Down Competition

By Jessica Vrazilek

On Saturday, UCSB's rowing teams cruised into a promising new year with their success at the Head of the American regatta at Sacramento's Lake Natoma.

November 2, 2004

Meek Waves To Crash at Thunderdome

By Sean Lewis

One way or another, a streak will be broken tonight in the Thunderdome, where the women's volleyball team will either end its current overall six-match winning streak or snap its four-match losing streak to Pepperdine.

November 1, 2004

Men’s Water Polo: Stanford Sinks Santa Barbara

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

It was tricks instead of treats for the UCSB men's water polo team as it dropped both games this weekend, first against #9 Long Beach State 11-12 on Saturday in sudden death overtime and then against #2 Stanford on Sunda...

November 1, 2004

Cross Country: Women Win Big West Title Again

By Stephanie Cain

It was a single-family wrecking crew last Saturday, as the Christman twins swept the top two spots at the Big West Championships. The #16 UCSB women's cross country team won its second consecutive Big West title, triumph...

November 1, 2004