Sports

November 8, 2004

Gauchos Prevail in Final T-Dome Big West Matches

By Monique Moyal

The 19th-ranked UCSB women's volleyball team was sent off in a winning fashion during its final homestand, defeating Idaho in four games Friday and completing a sweep of Utah State on Saturday.

November 8, 2004

M. Lacrosse: UCSB Mauls Mustangs

By Jeremy Fuller

Filling in for All-American Luke Wilson, who is abroad this quarter, sophomore attacker Nick Stratton scored three goals, including a dazzling backhanded shot through traffic, to lead the defending national champion UCSB...

November 5, 2004

UCSB Edges CSULA 56-49 in Exhibition

By Chris Trenchard

It wasn't so much an exhibition as a learning experience. It might not have been pretty to watch, but the UCSB men's basketball team constructed a 56-49 win over Cal State Los Angeles on Thursday night at the Thunderdome...

November 5, 2004

SB Hosts Czech Club Strakonice in Season-Opener

By Lauren Creamer

Gaucho fans will have their first chance to see the UCSB women's basketball team in action this Sunday when Santa Barbara tips off against Czech club team Strakonice at 7 p.m. in the Thunderdome.

November 5, 2004

#5 Santa Barbara Drubs Davis Defense in 2OT

By Jeff Gibson

Goals were as rare as raindrops for the men's soccer team Thursday night at Harden Stadium, as the day's darkened clouds had long since drifted away by game time.

November 5, 2004

M. Lacrosse: Returning National Champs Play at Pit

By Jeremy Fuller

The defending national champion men's club lacrosse team will take the field Saturday for two preseason games in the Fall Ball Tournament at the Pit, near Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.

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

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 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...