Sports

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.

April 19, 2004

Women’s Tennis: SB Slaps Davis, N. Arizona

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

Whether it was due to the home court advantage, departing seniors or practice paying off, the UCSB women's tennis team finished out its regular season with a bang.

April 19, 2004

Softball: Gauchos Wallop Riverside

By Todd Wolfson Staff Writer

The UCSB softball team (22-24, 6-2 in the Big West) needed to take care of business this weekend against UC Riverside (11-35, 1-7), and they definitely got the job done, winning both games of the series.

April 16, 2004

Santa Barbara Hosts Highlanders

By Danny MacLeith

Not much separates the two teams set to meet for a three-game series beginning at 2 p.m. at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium as they face the same challenge - winning a Big West Conference series.

April 16, 2004

SB Set to Upset Spartans in Home Finale

By Jessica Vrazilek

The #12 Gaucho women's water polo team will head to Los Angeles on Friday to play against #7 Loyola Marymount.

April 16, 2004

Ranked Gauchos Explode on Mound

By Todd Wolfson Staff Writer

Lately, the UCSB softball team (21-24, 4-2) has been playing its best softball of the season. This coming weekend things might get even easier as the Gauchos square off against UC Riverside (11-34, 1-5) at Amy S. Harriso...

April 16, 2004

UCSB Travels South To Regain Stroke

By Sean Swaby

Momentum is imperative for any team heading into its home stretch. The #65 nationally ranked UCSB men's tennis team now has the task of reviving its lost momentum and rebounding this weekend after a deflating loss to arc...

April 16, 2004

Regular MPSF Play Ends With Bruin Rematch

By Lauren Creamer

Rob Gym play host to the final Mountain Pacific Sports Federation men's volleyball game of the regular season, in which senior middle blocker Justin Adams will be honored prior to #8 UCSB's showdown with #3 UCLA tomorrow...

April 16, 2004

Gauchos Split for Weekend Meets

By Stephanie Cain

This weekend, the UCSB track and field team will compete in two invitational meets. On Friday, part of the team will travel to Pomona College for the Pomona Invitational while another portion of the team will travel to W...

April 16, 2004

Regular Season Closing for UCSB

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The UCSB women's tennis team hopes to go out with a bang in the final three matches of the 2004 regular season this weekend.

April 15, 2004

Surfing: UCSB Ready to Rip

By Jonathan Tu

After taking second place at this year's National Scholastic Surfing Association's State Championships March 20-21, UCSB's surfing team is eyeing the familiar once more: a berth to the National Championships to be held J...