Sports

Sac-town Soliloquist: Defying Logic

April 28, 2005 by

For those of us that grew up around the 916, come playoff time, we begin to worship at the temple of Mike Bibby. When the games really start to count, the Sacramento Kings' floor general seemingly per...
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SB Faces Fifth-Seeded Long Beach

April 28, 2005 by

If the Gauchos were a herd of raging bulls, then Long Beach State would be the unsuspecting rodeo clown. Traveling to Pepperdine tonight for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Tournament Se...
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Katy Kunkel Joins the Century Club

April 27, 2005 by

If you took all the traits that coaches look for in a perfect team captain and put them into a water polo player, you would find yourself looking at UCSB senior and 2-meter defender Katy Kunkel.
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The Ack Attack: Dude, It’s a Wonderful Surf

April 27, 2005 by

One downside to being a young surfer is you constantly have to answer to the criticism of the older generation. "You should do something productive with your time instead of hanging out at the beach a...
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Men’s Golf: SB Finishes Sixth, Feuerstein Third

April 27, 2005 by

Though Santa Barbara came out with a strong stroke, it couldn't keep the ball rolling, finishing sixth overall at the Big West men's golf championships held Monday and Tuesday at the Tijeras Creek Gol...
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Women’s Lacrosse: Santa Barbara Wins WWL League Title

April 26, 2005 by

After the UCSB women's lacrosse team's dominance in the league playoffs over the weekend, there's little left that it must do to prove that it is the best team in the nation. The Gauchos won the Weste...
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Women’s Tennis: UCSB Takes Fourth

April 26, 2005 by

Destiny turned out to be a cheap date. The UCSB women's tennis team suffered defeat at the 2005 Big West Championship Tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. on Saturday afternoon, dropping its semifinal m...
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Club Rowing: Varsity Eight Women Win Two at Newport Beach

April 26, 2005 by

With the season winding down, the men's and women's club rowing teams hope to sprint to the finish the way they did Saturday, when the women won and the men placed second in races held along the South...
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UCSB Upsets Defending National Champs in Playoffs

April 25, 2005 by

Brigham Young University found out this weekend why underestimating the Gauchos can be a deadly mistake, while Santa Barbara proved that playing on the road has absolutely no effect on its ability to ...
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Men’s Lacrosse: Gauchos Ease Into Round Two

April 25, 2005 by

The UCSB men's lacrosse team is one step closer to a return trip to the national championships. The Gauchos (15-2 overall, 4-0 in the Western Collegiate Lacrosse League) dominated Arizona (8-5 overall...
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Women’s Water Polo: Gauchos Upset Long Beach, Loyola Marymount

April 25, 2005 by

The #9 UCSB women's water polo team (15-11 overall, 5-7 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) ended its regular season on a high note, upsetting two ranked opponents at home over the weekend.
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Men’s Tennis: Santa Barbara KO’d by UOP, Again

April 25, 2005 by

For the second consecutive year, Pacific halted the UCSB men's tennis team's bid for the Big West title. "If we played Pacific 10 times, we would definitely win four or five of those matches," Head Co...
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Baseball: Mustangs Sweep Gauchos Off Feet

April 25, 2005 by

Apparently, for its series against Santa Barbara this weekend, Cal Poly not only packed its bats, mitts and cleats, but also its brooms. The Gauchos (19-22 overall, 1-5 in the Big West) were the victi...
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Track and Field: Distance Runners Mix Things Up

April 25, 2005 by

Senior Ben Armel finally found the race he has been looking for. He took first in the 800-meter with a season-best and regional qualifying mark in the Cal-Nevada Championships this weekend in Fresno. ...
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Softball: Gauchos Salvage Series in Stormy Weather

April 25, 2005 by

The UCSB softball team (23-16 overall, 6-6 in the Big West) took a trip to Stockton, Calif., to play Pacific (24-20, 8-4), but had to wait two hours and 40 minutes for a rain delay before dropping one...
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