Sports

October 27, 2004

Gauchos Look to Suprress Sleepers

By Danny MacLeith

The first-place UCSB women's volleyball team (14-3, 9-2 in the Big West) will take its pillowcases from Northridge to Stockton this weekend in hopes of returning home on Halloween with the heaviest bag of candy in the co...

October 27, 2004

Men’s Golf: Santa Barbara Places 9th

By Suzanne Heibel

After two days and three rounds at the Barona Collegiate Cup in Lakeside, Calif., the UCSB men's golf team finished ninth in the tournament with a score of 10-under-par-864.

October 26, 2004

Women’s Tennis: Gauchos Cook Up Competition

By Jeff Gibson

Just like slapping an extra patty onto an already delicious hamburger, the Gaucho women's tennis team paired together in competition this past weekend with the hopes of flame-broiling their grade-A opponents.

October 26, 2004

Men’s Tennis: Five Netters Draw Ahead

By Jessica Vrazilek

Five members of the UCSB men's tennis team advanced to the main draw competition of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Wilson/ITA Regional Championship held at Pepperdine.

October 26, 2004

Cycling: UCSB Bikers Endure Storm

By Jeremy Fuller

Battered by winds and rain, the UCSB men's club cycling team competed this weekend against teams from five other colleges in a cycling meet hosted by Stanford.

October 26, 2004

Sailing: Youth Move Through Field at Sea

By Monique Moyal

The relatively young UCSB sailing team placed in the top three spots at this weekend's regatta at Mission Bay in San Diego.

October 26, 2004

Women’s Field Hockey: SB on Both Ends of Three Weekend Shutouts

By Cassie Harris

The UCSB women's field hockey team ended its home schedule on a high note over the weekend with a pair of dominant shutouts against Davis and Chico State and a loss to Colorado.

October 22, 2004

Anteaters Annex Gauchos

By Sean Swaby

Ugh, not again. Looking to avenge their first loss of the season last weekend, the #2 ranked Gauchos took on Irvine in front of a the small but vociferous crowd at Harder stadium. The 5-8-0 Anteaters stunned UCSB in a 1-...

October 22, 2004

UCSB Nets in Overtime

By Sean Lewis

Seniors Jennifer Borcich, Cinthia Ruiz, Molly Martin, Randi Johns and Amber Squire were honored at Harder Stadium with flowers and hugs from family members while the fans applauded before the start of Friday's game.

October 22, 2004

#4 UCSB Tackles #2 Trojans

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The cream always rises, and the UCSB men's water polo team is trying to join the cream of the crop in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The Gauchos take their #4 ranking and 16-5 overall (2-0 MPSF) record on the ro...

October 22, 2004

Men’s Water Polo: Santa Barbara Improves in LA

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

All's well that ends well for the UCSB men's water polo team (17-6 overall, 3-1 in the Big West), after it lost one and won one this weekend. On Saturday, the Gauchos lost to #3 USC 7-3, only to defeat Loyola Marymount 6...

October 22, 2004

SB Heads into Second Half of Big West Play

By Kip Hanson

Even with the prospect of taking over the Big West lead, the 7 p.m. games against Pacific today and first-place Northridge on Sunday will mark a bittersweet farewell to four seniors as they play in the final home games o...

October 22, 2004

Swimming: SB Sinks San Diego

By Jessica Vrazilek

Streamlining into the new fall season, the UCSB swim team annihilated their UC San Diego competition at Friday's season-opener. "It was a beautiful day, a great home-opener," Head Coach Gregg Wilson said. "We had a few c...

October 22, 2004

SB Shares Top Big West Spot

By Matthew Boelk

The 2004 Big West schedule has reached its midway point, and after one contest with each league opponent, UCSB stands atop the league with a 7-2 record (along with Northridge and Pacific) and holds the 20th spot in the n...

October 22, 2004

UCSB Revamps Starting Lineup, Creams Cal Poly

By Kelly Hayes

Even a well-maintained vehicle can start to sputter; when it does, all that's needed is a tune-up. The UCSB men's soccer machine got its oil changed and came out running smoothly Sunday night.

October 22, 2004

UCSB Swimmers Kick Off Season

By Jeff Gibson

Anticipating conference domination this season, the UCSB swim team is looking to turn heads and finally give former Gaucho swimmer Jason Lezak something to stare at besides those shiny Olympic gold medals hanging from hi...