Sports

October 20, 2004

Sports Column: Fans Should Cheer Harder

By Elia Boggia

When's the last time you had the best of the best right outside your own campus, only a couple of blocks away from your own apartment? Open your eyes, everyone; the time is now, at Harder Stadium.

October 19, 2004

UCSB Bodybuilder Sets World Record

By Jeff Gibson

Upon meeting Max Higgins, one would assume that he could easily push around the likes of King Kong or Godzilla, and after lifting over 2,000 pounds at last week's World Powerlifting Congress (WPC) Championships, chances ...

October 19, 2004

Women’s Club Field Hockey: SB Disposes of UCLA 2-1, Irvine 3-1

By Cassie Harris

It may have been a slow start for the UCSB women's field hockey program, but the team finally came together for a pair of wins over the weekend.

October 19, 2004

Men’s Club Soccer: Santa Barbara Remains Undefeated in Win Over LBSU

By Tyler Vickers

Men's club soccer finished their league play on a strong note Saturday night with a 5-0 victory over Long Beach State. Having already clinched the league title, the Gauchos went undefeated in league with a record of 9-0.

October 19, 2004

Women’s Club Soccer: UCSB Wins Home Tournament, Remains Unbeaten

By Jessica Vrazilek

The Gaucho women's club soccer team is living up to it's #1 regional ranking with a first place victory in this weekend's UCSB Invitational tournament.

October 18, 2004

Matadors Shock UCSB

By Kelly Hayes

The seemingly unstoppable Gauchos (11-1-1 overall, 4-1-0 in the Big West) proved that they, too, are human, coming out on the losing end of a 3-1 decision Saturday at Northridge.

October 18, 2004

SB Gets Back on Course

By Matthew Boelk

Entering her 30th year as the UCSB women's head volleyball coach, the traditionally "in your face"-style coach Kathy Gregory had self-admittedly lightened up a bit.

October 18, 2004

Men’s Water Polo: Water Warriors Emerge on Road

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

It was wartime in enemy waters for the #5 UCSB men's water polo team, but the Gauchos emerged victorious, defeating #14 Pacific 8-3 on Saturday and #4 Berkeley 7-6 on Sunday in overtime.

October 18, 2004

Women’s Cross Country: Gaucho Women Turn Heads

By Stephanie Cain

It was 45 degrees outside, not counting windchill, on Saturday as the UCSB men's and #15 women's cross country teams competed in the Pre-NCAA meet, held at Indiana State University.

October 18, 2004

UCSB Survives Mustangs

By Sean Lewis

Streaking fans and controversial officiating weren't distracting enough to prevent the UCSB women's soccer team from turning in a defensive gem en route to a 0-0 tie at Cal Poly to finish up its three-game road trip.

October 15, 2004

Big West Title on Line for SB

By Lauren Creamer

If one weekend could cost the #19 UCSB women's volleyball team its third consecutive Big West Championship, this is it. Big West powerhouses Irvine and Long Beach State will raid the Thunderdome on Friday and Saturday, r...

October 15, 2004

UCSB Hungers for Victory

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The teams are circling like sharks in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, each hungering for a victory, and the #5 UCSB men's water polo team smells like blood.

October 15, 2004

Gauchos Look for Revenge in San Luis Obispo

By Kip Hanson

First-place Santa Barbara will finally have its chance to avenge a 2-0 loss to its rival Mustangs last November in the Big West Tournament finals that sent Cal Poly on to the NCAA Tournament and the Gauchos home for the ...

October 15, 2004

SB Heads East for NCAA Pre-Nationals in Indiana

By Stephanie Cain

All of the hard work, training and preparation has come down to this. The competition will heat up for the UCSB men's and #15 women's cross country teams in Indiana this Saturday when they compete in the NCAA Pre-Nationa...

October 15, 2004

D-Day Arrives for Santa Barbara

By Kelly Hayes

Midterms are quickly approaching and, even with its #1 national ranking, the UCSB men's soccer team is not going to get off the hook. The Gauchos are studying hard for a big test, traveling to Northridge, where UCSB has ...

October 14, 2004

Let The Learning Begin…

By Sean Swaby

The UCSB men's basketball team just defeated the best team in the nation. Now, wait a few seconds and let that sink in. So maybe that wasn't this year but 14 years ago, something magical happened in the Thunderdome.