Sports

November 19, 2003

M. Tennis: SB Dominates at Shootout

By Sara Besharati

The UCSB men's tennis team dominated in its final preseason tournament, the Cal Poly Big West Shootout, without any trouble last weekend in San Luis Obispo.

November 19, 2003

M. Water Polo: #9 Santa Barbara Submerges Pacific

By Jessica Vrazilek

Sunday, the #9 Gauchos defeated #14 Pacific 12-7 in the last conference match of the season. With the win, the Gauchos improved their overall record to 12-14 and earned home court advantage in the Mountain Pacific Sports...

November 19, 2003

M. Basketball Preview: Lots in Store for 2004

By Michael Long

The UCSB men's basketball team has high expectations for 2003-04. Pegged to win the Big West in the conference preseason poll by both coaches and the media, the Gauchos are favored to repeat as regular season champions i...

November 19, 2003

See Goettsche and Atako Shine

By Oskar Garcia

When the UCSB men's basketball team opens its season on Friday in Hawaii, they will be without the services of arguably their two most important players, senior guards Nick Jones and Branduinn Fullove.

November 19, 2003

W. Basketball Preview: Gauchos Looking for Sweet (16) Success in 2004

By Matt Faust

The UCSB women's basketball team enters the year with eight consecutive Big West conference titles and seven consecutive berths to the NCAA Tournament to boast.

November 19, 2003

Santa Barbara Sinks Success with ‘One Team…One Dream’ Attitude

By Danny MacLeith

UCSB women's basketball has a knack for choosing catchy mottos for each year's team, and this year is no different. Following "Taking it to the Next Level" and "The Power of One" is "One Team... One Dream," a great fit f...

November 18, 2003

SB Edges Utes in WNIT

By Matt Faust

The UCSB women's basketball team's streak of 25 consecutive home wins came close to crumbling Monday night in the Thunderdome, but junior forward Kristen Mann made sure the streak stayed intact.

November 18, 2003

UCSB Secures First Round Playoff Bye

By Chris Trenchard

The UCSB men's soccer team was all smiles as the pairings for the NCAA tournament were released on ESPNEWS Monday afternoon. The Gauchos earned a #11 seed and a first round bye in the tourney and will face the winner of ...

November 18, 2003

Cross Country: Gauchos Head to Nationals

By Stephanie Cain

Both the women's and men's teams competed last Saturday in the West Regional Championships in Portland, Ore. The women finished fifth overall, and the men's team landed an 11th place finish.

November 17, 2003

SB Wins, Eyes Seconds

By Matt Faust

UCSB extended the nation's second-longest home win streak to 24 games with an 82-44 win over the University of San Diego on Nov. 15 at the Thunderdome in the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT).

November 17, 2003

Gauchos Sweep Beach, Widen Conference Lead

By Matthew Boelk

Over the weekend the UCSB women's volleyball team took down league opponents Long Beach State and UC Irvine and in doing so secured at least a share of their second consecutive Big West title.

November 17, 2003

Santa Barbara Nails Down Second Place

By Chris Trenchard

Going into Saturday's game, the UCSB men's soccer team needed two things to happen to retain their Big West title. First, they needed to win.

November 14, 2003

UCSB Has Chance at Title

By Chris Trenchard

Tomorrow, UCSB ventures to Irvine to take on the Anteaters for not quite all the marbles, but a considerable share of them. While the playoffs loom next week, at stake tomorrow is a possible first round bye in the NCAA p...

November 14, 2003

Cross Country: UCSB Travels to Portland for West Regional

By Stephanie Cain

On Saturday, the Gauchos will travel to Portland, Ore. to compete in the West Regional Championship. The race will take place at Blue Lake Park, with a 10K race scheduled at 11 a.m. for the men and a 6K event at 12:15 p....

November 14, 2003

Long Beach Invades the T-Dome Tonight

By Danny MacLeith

With so many road games and nine new faces on the roster, it's a wonder that any Gaucho fans have had time to learn the #21 UCSB women's volleyball team and appreciate the magnitude of this weekend's games.

November 14, 2003

Santa Barbara Begins Season Against Toreros

By Staff

The Gauchos host the University of San Diego on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Thunderdome in the first round of the Preseason Women's National Invitational Tournament.