Sports

October 8, 2003

M. Tennis: UCSB Stays Hot into New Season

By Sara Besharati

The defending Big West champion men's tennis team is off to a phenomenal start this season as its three top returning players represented UCSB in the 2003 Icy Hot/ITA Men's All-American Championships in Chattanooga, Tenn...

October 8, 2003

Marlins Show They’re for Real

By Adrian Spinelli

Watching the national league divisional series battle - in which the Cinderella Florida Marlins toppled the heavily favored and defending national league champion San Francisco Giants - brought me back to last year's Ana...

October 8, 2003

W. Field Hockey: Santa Barbara Dominates Anteaters, Falls to Cal Poly

By Jonathan Tu

Led by junior co-captains Lesley Burk and Aileen Chang, UCSB's women's field hockey team is coming off of its first event of the year with a 1-1 record, including a 1-0 mark in conference play.

October 7, 2003

Men’s Water Polo: SB Feels Northern Exposure

By Jessica Vrazilek

The #10 UCSB men's water polo team traveled north to Stanford University this weekend to compete in the annual Nor Cal Tournament and came away with mixed results.

October 7, 2003

Cross Country: Santa Barbara Finds Luck of the Irish

By Jose Torino

The Notre Dame Invitational on Friday was supposed to be a meet that would prepare the UCSB men's and women's cross country teams for the NCAA Division I Pre-National Meet, and that is exactly what happened.

October 7, 2003

A Schott to the Heart

By Matt Faust

Imagine your favorite meal lying on the table in front of you. Your stomach growls due to an undying hunger; you haven't eaten a meal in days. You reach toward the food, mouth salivating, stomach aching in anticipation.

October 6, 2003

Gauchos Offside as Loyola Rolls

By Chris Trenchard

All good streaks must come to an end. For the second straight year, the LMU Tigers handed the #7 Gauchos their first loss of the season. The loss brings to a halt the 14-game regular season win streak.

October 6, 2003

CSUN Snaps Santa Barbara’s Formidable Big West Streak

By Matthew Boelk

On Thursday night, the UCSB women's volleyball team completed what Head Coach Kathy Gregory called "one of the biggest comebacks in Gaucho history" against #23 Pacific, defeating the Tigers in five games in Stockton.

October 6, 2003

UCSB Slips in Southbound Trip

By Lauren Creamer

What started out as a measly road trip to get a few miles closer to the Big West Championship ended with a loss and a tie for the UCSB women's soccer team, dropping the Gauchos to 1-1-1 in Big West Conference play and 6-...

October 6, 2003

Diamond Trio Featured At Staples

By Travis Hunter

Los Angeles Four title bouts featuring Latino champions showcased the best part of the sport today: the lower weight classes.

October 3, 2003

Gauchos’ Growl Kills Tigers

By Danny MacLeith

If there were hip pockets on those spandex shorts, the #23 Tigers would have had last night's match tucked inside of them. Instead the #15 UCSB women's volleyball team (8-4, 4-0 in the Big West) overcame a two-game defic...

October 3, 2003

UCSB To Finish Road Trip at Northridge

By Matt Boelk

This weekend the UCSB women's volleyball team, ranked No. 15 nationally by USA Today and No.12 by Volleyball Magazine, takes its act back on the road to battle Northridge on Saturday night at 7.

October 3, 2003

Santa Barbara Invites Lions for Rematch

By Chris Trenchard

Undefeated and rolling, the UCSB men's soccer team of a year ago went into nationally ranked Loyola Marymount University thinking upset, but a late unwarranted call gave the Lions a one-man advantage and enough leverage ...

October 3, 2003

Gauchos Gear For Double Dose of Orange County

By Stephanie Cain

Let's get physical. That's the motto for the UCSB women's soccer team during today's Big West matchup. The Gauchos will go head to head with Long Beach State at George Allen Field in Long Beach at 4:00 p.m.

October 2, 2003

Santa Barbara Invades Nationally Ranked UOP

By Danny MacLeith

The Gauchos (7-4, 3-0 in the Big West) are preparing for the most grueling of all their Big West road trips. Not only does Santa Barbara spend over seven hours on a rumbling bus but the Gauchos have to meet their bitter ...

October 2, 2003

Men’s Club Soccer: SB Kickers Finally Get Recognition

By Lauren Creamer

Both the men's and women's club soccer teams plowed through three years of probation and have finally scored as official UCSB-sponsored club teams. "We spent the first three years on probation because [the Office of Stud...