Sports

October 5, 2004

Men’s Tennis: UCSB Netters Emerge as Leaders, Show Work Ethic

By Jessica Vrazilek

Thursday, the UCSB men's tennis team took two of its top competitors, juniors Nick Brotman and Ivan D'Argence Arceo, to the annual All-American Tournament in Chattanooga, Tenn.

October 5, 2004

Media Relations Connects Public With SB Athletics

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

Sports Information Directors (SIDs) Ben Alkaly and Jeff Bowers act as the liason between athletes, coaches, and the media, among other tasks. They work out of the media relations office and the Thunderdome, Campus Diamon...

October 5, 2004

Sports Column: Steamy Serving

By Matthew Boelk

It's not just the sports found in the X Games that are evolving and progressing; even 100-year-old sports like volleyball are still changing.

October 4, 2004

Blemish By The Bay

By Sean Swaby

Friday night the Gauchos finally found a clink in their armor in a heated battle with the University of San Francisco. Alas, it could be worse. UCSB managed to salvage a 1-1 tie, but for the first time this season they p...

October 4, 2004

Gauchos Stand Strong at Home

By Kelly Hayes

The Gauchos (7-4-1 overall, 2-0 Big West) started their Big West Conference season with two victories this weekend. On Friday, UCSB scored four second-half goals in a 4-1 win over Long Beach State.

October 4, 2004

On Both Sides of Sweep

By Lauren Creamer

More than 500 fans witnessed the UCSB women's volleyball team's humbling 3-0 loss to Pacific in its home opener Friday night in the Thunderdome, but only half as many volleyball enthusiasts returned the following night t...

October 4, 2004

Men’s Water Polo: SB Finishes Fifth in NorCal Tournament

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The UCSB men's water polo team hung with the top 20 teams in the nation this weekend, taking fifth place at the Northern California Tournament.

October 1, 2004

Battle of Beach Resumes Tonight

By Kelly Hayes

The fall 2004 chapter of the "Battle of the Beach" will begin tonight at Harder Stadium, where the UCSB women's soccer team plays host to Long Beach State at 7. Santa Barbara (5-4-1 overall) enters tonight's game having...

October 1, 2004

Gauchos Set to Spike in Thunderdome

By Matthew Boelk

At 7 tonight, the Gaucho women's volleyball team will break in the newly resurfaced Thunderdome floor for competition against longtime conference rival Pacific and give students their first opportunity to see the squad, ...

October 1, 2004

Top-Ranked Gauchos Venture To Don-Land

By Sean Swaby

Eight done. Nine: Dons. The Gauchos take their eight-game winning streak up north to the University of San Francisco with hopes of extending it to nine tonight.

October 1, 2004

NorCal Tournament Lures Best in Nation, UCSB

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

There will be "hella" games played in Stockton this weekend when 20 of the top men's water polo teams in the country gather for the Northern California Tournament.

September 30, 2004

SB Emerges With Fresh Faces

By Jessica Vrazilek

As is customary in collegiate sports, the old must go out just as the new must come in. What makes or breaks the team, though, is how the new make up for the loss of the old.

September 30, 2004

Santa Barbara Shoots for Team Cohesion off Course

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The UCSB men's golf team got back into the swing of things this week by competing in its first tournament of the season at the Pacific Invitational in Stockton on Monday and Tuesday.

September 29, 2004

Nation Agrees, Gauchos No. 1

By Chris Trenchard

As of Tuesday, the Gauchos are by consensus the #1 team as the NSCAA/Adidas Coaches' Poll, the NCAA's chief team-ranking poll, tabbed them tops in the land, following in suit with Soccer Times, Soccer America and College...

September 29, 2004

Fresh Blood Fuels Santa Barbara Footballers

By Kelly Hayes

The past four years have seen the Gauchos lose the Big West Conference championship in the last weekend of the season. This year, however, UCSB is heading into its conference season with a new depth to its team and new f...

September 29, 2004

Intramurals Looming for the Learned

By Stephanie Cain

UCSB offers a variety of 19 intramural sports with something for everyone.Intramural sports only require an hour a week for competition, and no experience is necessary. Each team only practices as much as its members dec...