Sports

April 15, 2004

Hungry Ants Eat Gauchos

By Lauren Creamer

In its last regular Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match away from Rob Gym, the UCSB men's volleyball team once again failed to pull off a victory on the road.

April 15, 2004

Men’s Tennis: Cal Poly Pounds UCSB

By Sean Swaby

Alas, they aren't invincible. The UCSB men's tennis team experienced a rare kink in its armor after dropping its final Big West showdown against Central Coast rival Cal Poly 4-3.

April 15, 2004

Baseball: SB On Cruise Control

By Chris Trenchard

To the competitive older brother, besting little brother is simply a must; if big brother wins, it was expected. If he dare loses, everything is vanished, namely pride.

April 14, 2004

Baseball: Gauchos Mutilate Measly Matadors

By Danny MacLeith

Another day, another offensive pounding for a Gaucho opponent, and the forecast calls for more today. Santa Barbara (22-12, 1-2 in the Big West) rocked Northridge (13-22, 0-3 in the Big West), 10-4, yesterday, using 12 h...

April 14, 2004

Gauchos Clinch MPSF Tournament Berth

By Lauren Creamer

Having clinched a spot in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament, the UCSB men's volleyball team heads to Irvine more relaxed and focused on handing the Anteaters their third loss to the Gauchos this season.

April 14, 2004

M. Tennis: Central Coast Rival Hosts Santa Barbara

By Sean Swaby

Layoffs are always a possibility after an emotional victory. Today at 1:30 p.m. the #65 nationally ranked UCSB men's tennis team travels up highway 101 in hopes of corralling Cal Poly.

April 13, 2004

Baseball: Bottom Feeders Flock To Uyesaka

By Danny MacLeith

Home field advantage doesn't mean everything, but it does mean something, especially when two teams meet for a one-game series. The Northridge Matadors (13-21, 0-3 in the Big West) can attest to that, and they will have ...

April 13, 2004

Sports Column: The Message Is Clear Channel

By Oskar Garcia

Last week, UCSB announced through its website a deal with Clear Channel Communications to broadcast the majority of the remaining UCSB baseball schedule on its Santa Barbara-based AM affiliate, KTLK 1340.

April 12, 2004

Track and Field: Gauchos Win Cup

By Chris Trenchard

Saturday at UCSB's Pauley Track, the Gaucho women won the 12th annual Big West Challenge Cup and the record book shook like a Polaroid picture.

April 12, 2004

Baseball: SB Avoids Sweep at #10 Irvine

By Danny MacLeith

Some dreams are so great that you don't want to wake up and face reality. Before their shutout loss to #10 Irvine (22-7-1 overall, 2-1 in the Big West) Thursday, the Gauchos (21-12 overall, 1-2 in the Big West) were livi...

April 12, 2004

Softball: UCSB Blasts #19 Pacific

By Todd Wolfson Staff Writer

Two days and two teams. In the two days in which the UCSB softball team (20-24 overall, 4-2 in the Big West Conference) faced #19 Pacific (26-12 overall, 4-2 in the Big West Conference) each day showed two different Gauc...

April 12, 2004

W. Tennis: 49ers Squeeze Out Gauchos

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

Despite splitting singles points with Long Beach State, the UCSB women's tennis team lost Friday's match against the 49ers 4-3. The Gauchos fell to 8-11 overall and finished out Big West play with a 3-5 record while the ...

April 12, 2004

Volleyball: Santa Barbara’s Ship Sinking Quick

By Lauren Creamer

Despite being given the chance to prove themselves, the #7 UCSB men's volleyball team could not prove anything. Over the weekend, Santa Barbara lost consecutive matches on the road to #13 UC San Diego and #2 Long Beach S...

April 12, 2004

W. Water Polo: UCSB Recovers From Aztec Assault

By Jessica Vrazilek

The Gauchos traveled to San Diego this weekend to play against #5 San Diego State and #16-ranked UC San Diego. Saturday started off slow for #12 UCSB, but as the game progressed, Santa Barbara built team cohesiveness and...

April 12, 2004

M. Tennis: UCSB Slays Bulldogs

By Sean Swaby

Michael Jordan once came back from horrible flu symptoms to torch the Blazers in the NBA Finals. Likewise, junior Matthew Coin, who was forced to forfeit his last match against Saint Mary's due to chronic leg problems, n...

April 9, 2004

Baseball: #10 Anteaters Humble Limp Gauchos

By Danny MacLeith

On Thursday night, the #10 Irvine Anteaters (21-6-1, 1-0 in the Big West) threw a wrench into the Gauchos' run-scoring machine, receiving a five-hit, 7-0 shutout from junior pitcher Brett Smith to begin conference compet...