Sports

Gaucho Grabs the Spotlight

November 17, 2004 by

With two outstanding middle blockers in junior Megan Blackshire and sophomore Olivia Waldowski on the same roster - in addition to senior libero and Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week lau...
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Sports Column: Big West, Big Snubs

November 17, 2004 by

Don't let the name deceive you - the Big West really isn't all that big. It's no secret we're not the Pac-10 or the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and, subsequently, several good teams have been sha...
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Trippin’ on Blue: Birthing a Board

November 17, 2004 by

I haven't bought a new board in three years. Of course, in that time I have picked up the occasional inheritance from missing housemates and yellowing pieces of crap from garage sales, but I haven't h...
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SB Slapped With Ninth Seed

November 16, 2004 by

Talk about awakening a sleeping giant. The #1-ranked UCSB men's soccer team heard its alarm loud and clear Monday after receiving the #9 seed in the 2004 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
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Sports Column: The Omittee

November 16, 2004 by

If UCSB played on the East Coast, yesterday would have been known as Black Monday. But here in Santa Barbara, where everyone else has every reason to be jealous of us, people take their frustration ou...
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Club Bowling: Gauchos Go Click In West Coast Championship

November 16, 2004 by

The UCSB bowling team started their season strong with a seventh place win at their first tournament of the year, the annual West Coast Team Championships in Davis.
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Women’s Club Soccer: UCLA Hands UCSB First Loss

November 16, 2004 by

Although the UCSB women's club soccer team lost its first conference game in a 2-0 decision against UCLA last weekend, the Gauchos enter national championship competition today as the top-ranked team ...
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Gauchos Cruise Past Westmont

November 15, 2004 by

No bench = no problem. Santa Barbara's bench might have looked like the waiting room in a doctor's office, but that didn't stop the Gauchos from trouncing crosstown rival Westmont 78-60 in an exhibiti...
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UCSB Gets No Love

November 15, 2004 by

From the perimeter, it was evident that UCSB didn't have a shot in its 56-63 exhibition loss to women's basketball club team Love and Basketball. Santa Barbara went 0-19 from behind the arc, and sank ...
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Golden Goal Guides #1 Gauchos

November 15, 2004 by

What are the chances of the #1 UCSB men's soccer team earning a high seed in the NCAA Tournament? Golden. The Gauchos got a 1-0 win in double overtime at UC Irvine on Friday, on a golden goal from sen...
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Santa Barbara Clinches Big West Title

November 15, 2004 by

Records fell and intense drama played itself out in Long Beach and Irvine in a pair of four-game UCSB wins last weekend, but the impending NCAA Tournament and the state of the team remain the most imp...
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Men’s Water Polo: #11 Waves Wash Over #7 Santa Barbara

November 15, 2004 by

Aching for victory, the UCSB men's water polo team couldn't come up with a win against Pepperdine, losing 6-5 and sinking into a five-game losing streak.
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Cross Country: SB Women Finish Third at Regionals

November 15, 2004 by

The UCSB women's cross country team experienced the special feeling of seeing its goals met Saturday at the NCAA West Regional Championships.
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Injury List Lengthens for UCSB

November 12, 2004 by

When UCSB men's basketball coach Bob Williams looks down his bench for a sub in the game against Westmont College tonight, there will be more players clad in long-sleeved shirts and ties than in their...
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Anteaters Host Santa Barbara

November 12, 2004 by

Revenge is oh so sweet. The first-ranked men's soccer team has only lost two times all year, once to Northridge and once to Irvine. It already erased the loss to the Matadors on Tuesday night with a 2...
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