Sports

April 23, 2004

Santa Barbara Hits Playoff Road

By Lauren Creamer

They have already done it this season, and they believe they can do it again. The #7 Gaucho men's volleyball team will travel to The Pyramid tomorrow night in hopes of upsetting #2 Long Beach State in the first round of ...

April 23, 2004

SB Meets Central Coast Rivals

By Stephanie Cain

The UCSB track and field team will take on rival Cal Poly in their final home meet this weekend, beginning at noon on Saturday. With the Mustangs coming down from San Luis Obispo, an enthusiastic crowd should make the me...

April 23, 2004

Gauchos Travel South

By Kelly Hayes

The Santa Barbara women's water polo team finishes out its regular season on the road this weekend as the Gauchos travel to UC Irvine today and Long Beach State on Saturday.

April 22, 2004

UCSB Shocks Bulldogs

By Todd Wolfson Staff Writer

Fresno State couldn't have picked a better time to visit sunny Santa Barbara. That is, if you root for the blue and yellow.

April 22, 2004

Gaucho Netters Swing for Glory at Big West Championships

By Sean Swaby

The Bulls have done it. The Lakers were the last to do it. Now the #64 UCSB men's tennis team will fight to accomplish a three-peat.

April 22, 2004

Gaucho Netters Swing for Glory at Big West Championships

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

Retribution, the elements, endurance and a desire for victory: All of these things will come into play as the UCSB women's tennis team travels to Indian Wells, Calif., on Friday to compete for the Big West Championship.

April 21, 2004

Softball: Simien Races to Record

By Todd Wolfson Staff Writer

After coming off four straight wins, the UCSB softball team (22-24, 6-2) is stealing the conference - literally. Senior right fielder Leslie Simien recently secured a place in the NCAA record books, propelling herself in...

April 21, 2004

Sprint the Marathon

By Danny MacLeith

UCSB baseball picked the worst time to lose a Big West series by sweep. The Gauchos' three-game disappointment at the hands of UC Riverside last weekend gives them five losses in league play.

April 21, 2004

Gaucho Utility D’Anna Scoring All Smiles

By Jessica Vrazilek

The Gaucho women's water polo team owes much of its success this season to their leading scorer, sophomore utility Jennifer D'Anna. D'Anna has shown her true colors, evolving into one of the team's most valuable members.

April 20, 2004

Desert Taylor-Made for SB Center

By Chris Dale

For UCSB women's basketball star Lindsay Taylor, the move to the WNBA could not have resulted in a more ideal situation. On Saturday, the WNBA's Houston Comets chose the senior center as the 26th selection overall before...

April 20, 2004

While Professionals Abuse, Collegiate Athletes Refuse

By Danny MacLeith

The shadow of the steroids issue tints every monster home run hit by a major league baseball player not named Shawn Green. There are guys in college baseball, though, who can pop the ball nearly as far, albeit with metal...

April 19, 2004

Baseball: UCR Sweeps UCSB

By Danny MacLeith

Never have 15 games looked like less time to play catch-up than now. UCSB (23-15, 1-5 in the Big West) fell victim to its first sweep of the season at the hands of UC Riverside (24-15, 4-2 in the Big West) and have falle...

April 19, 2004

Men’s Tennis: Gauchos Smother San Diego Schools

By Sean Swaby

Looking to regain vital confidence after dropping their final conference match to arch rival Cal Poly, Santa Barbara went south to San Diego to take on a pair of nationally ranked opponents.

April 19, 2004

UCLA Topples Gauchos

By Lauren Creamer

UCLA clawed at the UCSB men's volleyball team Saturday night in Rob Gym, handing the Gauchos their final Mountain Pacific Sports Federation loss of the season 4-1.

April 19, 2004

Women’s Water Polo: Santa Barbara Senior Day Goes Awry

By Kelly Hayes

On Senior Day, UCSB women's water polo came up just short of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation opponent San Jose State. The Gauchos dropped their last home game of the season to the Spartans 6-4.

April 19, 2004

Track and Field: Gauchos Shred More Record Books

By Stephanie Cain

The UCSB track and field team rewrote the record books this week. The Gauchos competed in two separate meets, the Pomona-Pitzer Track and Field Invitational and the Mt. San Antonio College Invitational.