Sports

September 29, 2003

UCSB Knocks Out Fullerton, Exchanges Punches With USD

By Chris Trenchard

It is now official. The UCSB women's soccer team is battle-tested. The team survived an arduous preseason schedule, with the Gauchos tying University of San Diego 1-1 on Sunday at Harder Stadium and defeating Fullerton 3...

September 29, 2003

Home is Sweet for Santa Barbara

By Matt Boelk

The Gauchos hosted their home opener Friday against Riverside, and then Saturday played host to Cal State Fullerton, after starting their season with eight very tough nonleague matches and nine consecutive matches away f...

September 26, 2003

Welcome Home, UCSB

By Danny MacLeith

In most college sports programs, the year after graduating two All-Americans and a First-Team All-Big West selection whispers of one of the ugliest words in sports usually begin to circulate - rebuilding.

September 26, 2003

Women’s Soccer Headline: SB Kicks Off Big West Play

By Chris Trenchard

With juniors midfielder Krystal Sandza and forward Jen Borcich returning to the mix, Head Coach Paul Stumpf knew that scoring would rarely be a problem this year. But his defense loomed as a gigantic question mark after ...

September 26, 2003

Men’s Soccer Headline: Hornets Seek to Tame Undefeated Gauchos

By Matt Faust

Since its 1-1 double overtime tie against San Jose State in the first game of the season, Santa Barbara has rattled off six straight victories, vaulting into the No. 10 spot in the national polls.

September 26, 2003

Women’s Volleyball Season Preview Column: Questions Loom for Santa Barbara in 2003

By Danny MacLeith

In most college sports programs, the year after graduating two All-Americans and a First-Team All-Big West selection whispers of one of the ugliest words in sports usually begin to circulate - rebuilding.

September 25, 2003

UCSB Grills Mustangs

By Matt Faust

The Cal Poly defense did its best to keep the ball away from the UCSB men's soccer team's top scorers, but simply nothing was going to stop the Gauchos from scoring in their Big West opener Wednesday night at Harder Stad...

September 25, 2003

Santa Barbara Soccer Cheers Community and Loyal Supporters

By Matt Faust

The UCSB men's and women's soccer teams entered the 2003 season as two of the top teams in the Big West. They both feature the top goal scorers in the Big West, a solid coaching staff and exciting play.

September 25, 2003

Gauchos Gear for National Success

By Chris Trenchard

One more win down the stretch in each of the last two years, and the UCSB women's soccer team would otherwise be known as the two-time defending Big West Champion UCSB women's soccer team.

September 25, 2003

Women’s Volleyball Season Preview: Revamped Gauchos Set for 2003

By Matt Boelk

During the nine consecutive road games the Gaucho women’s volleyball team had to open the season, it was easy to tell that this year’s wouldn’t come close to the record-breaking success of last year&#82...

September 24, 2003

Gauchos Greet Mustangs

By Matt Faust

For the men's soccer team, 2003 has been a case of history repeated. Once again, the Gauchos, off to a fast start, begin Big West play tonight against Cal Poly at Harder Stadium at 7 p.m.

September 24, 2003

Water Ski: Santa Barbara Takes Ramp Toward National Success

By Jonathan Tu

UCSB's water ski team will travel to Sky Lake in Chico this weekend for a regional qualifying event that could lead to the Gauchos' first ever appearance at the National Championship Tournament.

September 24, 2003

UCSB Dreams of National Crown

By Matt Faust

The Gauchos turned in an impressive resume when it came time to schedule opponents this season: 10-0-0 at home, 9-0-1 in the Big West, first NCAA playoff win in school history and record books shattered.

September 23, 2003

Men’s Water Polo: UCSB Falls Against Top Tier

By Michael Long

This weekend's Southern California Water Polo Tournament was supposed to be an opportunity for competing teams to size up one another. There was just one problem, nearly all the teams that showed up were already familiar...

September 23, 2003

Idiots Don’t Represent

By Michael Long

I'm about as loyal a Dodger fan as you can get. I loath the San Francisco Giants, especially Barry Bonds, like any bitter rival would. I swear to "Bleed Dodger Blue" as they like to say.

September 22, 2003

Gauchos Win the Hard-er Way

By Matt Faust

After starting the season 4-0-1 with big road victories over North Carolina State University and Duke University, coming home to play city rival Westmont should have been a walk in the park for the Gauchos.