Sports

February 9, 2004

Gauchos Rout Young Utah State

By Matt Faust

The UCSB women's basketball team extended its season-long win streak to seven games with an 88-54 victory over Utah State Saturday night in the Thunderdome.

February 9, 2004

Softball: Santa Barbara Nails Down First

By Todd Wolfson Staff Writer

The UCSB softball team has finally gelled as a team. Coming off a four-win, one-loss weekend at the Cal Poly Mustang Round-up Tournament, the team tied for first place and now feels like they are playing together as one ...

February 9, 2004

Patak Hurts Leg As UCSB Wins Two

By Lauren Creamer

Rebounding from a winless road trip, the UCSB men's volleyball team recorded two wins at home against Irvine and Santa Cruz this Friday and Saturday in Rob Gym.

February 9, 2004

Baseball: Gauchos Beat Aztecs in Opener

By Danny MacLeith

The Gauchos (2-1) won two games and lost one with pitching, but their defense, which committed no errors, was there throughout the entire weekend against San Diego State (5-6).

February 6, 2004

UCSB Trounces Idaho

By Matt Faust

For the UCSB women's basketball team, revenge is sweet. Senior center Lindsay Taylor scored a game-high 20 points and pulled down eight rebounds as the Gauchos defeated the Vandals 86-50 in front of 1,774 fans in attenda...

February 6, 2004

Catastrophe Strikes in Moscow

By Michael Long

In perhaps its ugliest game in school history, the UCSB men's basketball team hit a storm at Moscow, Idaho and went ice cold. Listlessly, Santa Barbara hit a scoring drought and the University of Idaho took advantage to ...

February 6, 2004

Softball: SB Looks To Improve at Cal Poly

By Todd Wolfson Staff Writer

During this upcoming weekend, the UCSB softball team will focus on one thing - improvement. The Gauchos will head to Cal Poly for the annual Cal Poly Mustang Round-up Tournament. The team will see an array of talent, and...

February 6, 2004

Baseball: Gauchos Begin Season at SDSU

By Danny MacLeith

Finally, baseball season is here and the Gauchos will begin theirs by traveling to state-of-the-art Tony Gwynn Stadium to face the unranked San Diego State Aztecs this weekend. The first of the three UCSB-SDSU clashes be...

February 6, 2004

Santa Barbara Hosts Two at Rob Gym

By Lauren Creamer

Back in the comfort of Rob Gym, the UCSB men's volleyball team hosts Irvine and Santa Cruz tonight and tomorrow night, respectively, at 7:05. In his second year, Irvine Head Coach John Speraw is coming off a 20-11 overal...

February 6, 2004

Lacrosse: Top Ranked Teams Clash At Harder

By Jonathan Tu

The #2 UCSB men's lacrosse team will take on the #5 BYU Cougars this Friday at 2 p.m. at Harder Stadium in a highly anticipated out-of-conference matchup. "BYU is a solid, solid team. Their strength is experience, and th...

February 6, 2004

Gauchos Travel To Logan on Saturday

By Michael Long

Let's not confuse the UCSB men's basketball team challenge against the Utah State Aggies this Saturday with a hopeless attempt to upset the #24 team in the country. Forget not - David did slay Goliath.

February 6, 2004

Tennis: UCSB Takes Hot Start to Desert

By Sara Besharati

The UCSB men's tennis team is off to an outstanding start, as the #63 team brings their 2-1 record into this weekend's matches against Arizona State and the University of Arizona.

February 5, 2004

Santa Barbara Takes Hard Road

By Michael Long

The UCSB men's basketball team begins its toughest two-game road swing of the season tonight at 7 at the University of Idaho's Cowan Spectrum.

February 5, 2004

Vandals Spotted At Thunderdome

By Matt Faust

Three weeks after its worst defensive display of the season, the UCSB women's basketball team has a chance for vengeance. The University of Idaho, the only team to beat Santa Barbara this season, comes to the Thunderdome...

February 5, 2004

Is Meningitis A Threat At UCSB?

By Chris Trenchard

As humans, we are unmistakably fragile. Even the strongest of us are susceptible to infection, to injury and to tragedy. Every so often, our frailty catches up with us, or with someone we know, and we can only ask why.

February 4, 2004

Mann Leads Gauchos to Wins

By Matt Faust

When the UCSB women's basketball needed someone to step up and assume the role of leader, junior forward Kristen Mann answered the call. Mann was named Big West Player of the Week and averaged 18 points, eight rebounds a...