Sports

October 23, 2003

M. Tennis: UCSB Features Stern Phenom

By Sara Besharati

Born and raised in Haifa, Israel, 22-year-old Elad Stern is one of the more ambitious individuals on the men's UCSB tennis team. His life in Israel, at most, was poles apart from the standard life of a teenager.

October 23, 2003

#5 Gauchos Blow ‘Bly’ Cal Poly at Mustang Stadium

By Daily Nexus Staff

The #5 UCSB men's soccer team continued to dominate Big West competition last night after the Gauchos dismantled central coast rival Cal Poly 3-1 at Mustang Stadium.

October 23, 2003

W. Tennis: Santa Barbara Netter Pintar Qualifies for ITA Regionals

By Lauren Creamer

UCSB sophomore Andrea Pintar is the only Gaucho women's tennis player to qualify for main draw competition coming into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association women's Western Championship at the Barnes Tennis Center in Sa...

October 22, 2003

UCSB Saddles Up for Cal Poly

By Chris Trenchard

Thus far in the #5 UCSB men's soccer unprecedented 2003 season, much has been made about the tremendous trio of seniors Memo Arzate, Neil Jones and junior Drew McAthy.

October 22, 2003

M. and W. Fencing: Santa Barbara Takes a Stab at Top Competition

By Jonathan Tu

UCSB’s fencers will travel to Irvine for an open individual tournament, which will be their first event of the year. “I’m really excited about this season. We’ve got so much potential, and every y...

October 21, 2003

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country: Santa Barbara Predestined

By Stephanie Cain

The UCSB women's cross country team landed in the top ten after flying through the grassy, rolling hills of Iowa on Saturday. The women finished ninth and the men took 21st out of 35 teams at the Pre-National Invitationa...

October 21, 2003

This Memo Goes in the Record Books

By Daily Nexus Staff

Senior midfielder Memo Arzate recorded four assists last week to claim a share of the Big West Conference career assists record with 31. For his efforts, Arzate earned Big West Player of the Week and was placed on Colleg...

October 21, 2003

M. Water Polo: UCSB Rips Open Banana Slugs, Mends Wounds Versus Cardinal

By Jessica Vrazilek

Over the weekend the UCSB men's water polo team hit the road, traveling to Santa Cruz on Friday and improving their record 11-7, and then giving fourth ranked Stanford a competitive match on Saturday.

October 20, 2003

Gauchos Squeak Past Northridge

By Chris Trenchard

After passing their most demanding test of the Big West season on Saturday night against Cal State Northridge, the two-time defending champion UCSB men's soccer team is one step closer to becoming three-time defending ch...

October 20, 2003

Santa Barbara Splits on Road

By Danny MacLeith

In the past, a split against Long Beach State and UC Irvine for #16 Gaucho women's volleyball (11-6, 7-2 in the Big West) usually meant a quick win over the Anteaters and a heartbreaking loss to the 49ers.

October 20, 2003

UCSB Draws Double-OT Tie From Defending Champions

By Danny MacLeith

There are two ways to look at the UCSB women's soccer team's 2-2 double-overtime tie with #19 Cal Poly (12-1-2, 3-0-2 in the Big West). One would be to chalk it up as its nightmarish 0-3-3 showing in its last six games.

October 17, 2003

First Place On the Line for SB

By Danny MacLeith

The No. 19 Gauchos are venturing into the venues that have left conference foes winless in order to establish distance between themselves and the other two teams bunched at the top of the league.

October 17, 2003

Santa Barbara Hosts CSUN

By Chris Trenchard

It may only be the third game of league play, but Saturday night at Harder Stadium, the Big West title will be on the line. The Cal State Northridge Matadors will attempt to topple the UCSB men's soccer team and grab hol...

October 17, 2003

Gauchos Seek Respect at Pre-Nationals in Iowa

By Jose Torino

The UCSB women's cross country team will get the opportunity to show the world the Gauchos can run with any program in the nation. Tomorrow Santa Barbara will compete in the 2003 Division I NCAA Cross-Country Pre-Nationa...

October 17, 2003

Conference-Leading Cal Poly Rides into Harder

By Lauren Creamer

Coming off two home losses, the UCSB women's soccer team will return to Harder Stadium to face Cal Poly Sunday night at 7. The No. 19 Mustangs (12-1-1 overall, 3-0-1 Big West) are not only Santa Barbara's biggest rival, ...

October 16, 2003

Two Gauchos Run Away Together

By Jose Torino

UC Santa Barbara's men's and women's cross country Head Coach Pete Dolan is no Chuck Woolery from "Love Connection." But under his watchful eye, love has blossomed for redshirt junior Ben Armel and fifth-year senior Tiff...