Sports

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

Penalty Kick Gives Gauchos Shutout Win

By Kelly Hayes

The UCSB men's soccer team looked like the I.V. Foot Patrol this Halloween weekend, shutting down Fullerton on Saturday night like a keg party on DP.

November 1, 2004

Sweet Revenge for SB in Stockton

By Danny MacLeith

Ten minutes were enough to turn the match around for #20 UCSB (16-3 overall, 11-2 in the Big West Conference) on Saturday in Stockton.

November 1, 2004

UCSB Finishes Regular Season Atop Big West

By Cassie Harris

The party was in Utah over the weekend for the UCSB women's soccer team as it clinched the top seed in the upcoming Big West Tournament with a pair of wins on the road.

October 29, 2004

UCSB Sweeps Northridge

By Lauren Creamer

Not even the #2 Big West team could knock Santa Barbara off its tracks. The UCSB women's volleyball team swept Northridge with scores of 32-30, 30-28, 30-22 on Thursday in Northridge.

October 29, 2004

M. Water Polo: Gauchos Host 49ers, Cardinals

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The UCSB men's water polo team hopes its biggest celebration this Halloween weekend will come from two Mountain Pacific Sports Federation victories against Long Beach State on Saturday and Stanford on Sunday at Campus Po...

October 29, 2004

UCSB Takes on Titans

By Kelly Hayes

Deuces are wild for the UCSB men's soccer team this weekend. The #6 Gauchos snagged a double-overtime victory over the Titans in their last meeting and a 2-0 victory over Cal Poly on Oct. 24.

October 29, 2004

Cross Country: SB Enters Big West Tourney

By Stephanie Cain

Hyped. That word alone describes how the UCSB men's and women's cross country teams feel about the Big West Championships. The teams are eager to show the conference what Santa Barbara cross country is all about.

October 29, 2004

Gauchos Finish Fright-Free

By Kip Hanson

Nothing can scare the UCSB women's soccer team this Halloween weekend. As they head into the final regular season weekend of play with two out-of-state matches against Idaho and Utah State, the Gauchos have already secur...

October 27, 2004

Women’s Club Soccer: SB Finishes Behind Cal

By Josh Wolf

The UCSB women's club soccer team barely lost in a double overtime shootout in the finals of its regional tournament. The Gauchos advanced to the upcoming national tournament with their second-place finish behind Cal.

October 27, 2004

Gauchos Love the ’70s…

By Sean Swaby

When one thinks of the '70s one usually remembers Watergate, Star Wars, disco and Club 57. Right up there in history, undermined by the aforementioned historic events, is UCSB's most significant athletics accomplishment ...

October 27, 2004

Surf Column: Trippin’ on Blue

By Mathis Riley

So I didn't have an article last week. My editor got mad, and I still can't figure out why; seems to me you can't hire a surf columnist and then be all surprised when he flakes out on you.