Sports

May 6, 2004

Men’s Golf: Below Par Equals Above Average for Six

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

Senior golfer Brian Six may be the #1 golfer on the UCSB men's golf team, but his resume does not stop there. Six, a political science major and history minor who came to UCSB first for academics and second for golf, has...

May 5, 2004

M. Lacrosse: Next Stop: St. Louis for UCSB

By Sean Swaby

You can't stop them, you can only hope to contain them. The UCSB men's lacrosse team continued its season-long tear with a triumph in the Western Collegiate Lacrosse League over the weekend.

May 5, 2004

Weighing In the Women

By Danny MacLeith

Most people would agree that there's a subtle difference between a basketball player standing 6'9''and weighing in at 220 pounds and one that measures 6'2'' and 250.

May 5, 2004

Softball: Gauchos Bully Hapless Highlanders

By Todd Wolfson Staff Writer

It took them awhile, but eight games later the UCSB softball team (29-26 overall, 11-4 in the Big West) defeated UC Riverside (12-44, 2-11) to sweep the series in a previously rained-out make-up game.

May 4, 2004

Track and Field: UCSB Shatters Personal, School Records

By Stephanie Cain

The UCSB track and field team never ceases to amaze, shaving off more seconds and demolishing records every meet. On Friday, the Gauchos traveled to Stanford for the Cardinal Invitational and on Sunday they participated ...

May 4, 2004

Softball: Gauchos Venture to Riverside Make-Up Game

By Todd Wolfson Staff Writer

On April 17 the UCSB softball team (28-26, 10-4) was scheduled to play UC Riverside (12-43, 2-11), but the game was cancelled due to rain.

May 4, 2004

Men’s Gymnastics: Gymnast-Turned-Mentor Raises Bar for SB at Nationals

By Jonathan Tu

Junior gymnast Israel Alatriste stands in the middle of a whirling, tumbling and shouting group of boys on a Monday afternoon. He gently but firmly instructs them as they learn how to flip backwards, bracing each boy as ...

May 3, 2004

Baseball: SB Sweeps #4 Long Beach State

By Danny MacLeith

The top two teams in the Big West have four losses between them at the halfway point in conference play. The Gauchos (27-17, 5-7 in the Big West) earned them all, taking three games from #4 Long Beach State (30-12, 9-3 i...

May 3, 2004

Boxing: Frenchman Steals Show at Fight Night

By Chris Trenchard

It's official. Nothing brings people together like sex and violence. Pi Kappa Alpha's Fight Night brought challengers from all over California - and one from France that ended up stealing the show - save the crowd-pleasi...

May 3, 2004

Women’s Water Polo: SB Captures Seventh in MPSF Tournament

By Kelly Hayes

Santa Barbara's women's water polo team left everything in the pool this weekend at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship tournament. The Gauchos closed out their season with a 2-2 record in the tournament,...

May 3, 2004

Softball: Gauchos Sweep Utah State in Must-Win Series

By Todd Wolfson Staff Writer

The place was getting a little dusty at Campus Diamond, so the UCSB softball team (28-26 overall, 10-4 in the Big West) brought out their brooms and swept the weekend series.

April 30, 2004

Baseball: UCSB Braces for Aces

By Danny MacLeith

The Gauchos face the top pitching team in the conference in a three-game set beginning tonight at 6:30 against 49er junior Jered Weaver, the best pitcher in the country and the incumbent for National Player of the Year.

April 30, 2004

Softball: Gauchos To Host Aggies

By Todd Wolfson Staff Writer

In a tough division where two teams will likely make regionals, the UCSB softball team (25-26, 7-4) will have to get through Utah State (7-35, 3-9). The Utah women may look like a mice on paper, but they will play like m...

April 30, 2004

Track and Field: Invites Loom Large for Santa Barbara Track

By Kelly Hayes

UCSB track and field is looking for everything to work out in the long run, especially in the 800-meter,500-meter and 4x400 relay. The Gauchos will get their chance this weekend.

April 29, 2004

Cycling: Gauchos Ride Down Stretch

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

All you need is love - a love for cycling that is, and that is something the UCSB cycling team has a lot of. Love coupled with hard work has brought the team a long way this year. The Gauchos started out the season with...

April 29, 2004

W. Water Polo: Santa Barbara Preps for MPSF Tournament

By Kelly Hayes

For the second time in two weeks, UCSB women's water polo will face off against conference opponent San Jose State. This time, the Spartans and Gauchos will be battling to keep their respective seasons alive in the first...