Sports

Gaucho Utility D’Anna Scoring All Smiles

The Gaucho women's water polo team owes much of its success this season to their leading scorer, sophomore utility Jennifer D'Anna. D'Anna has shown her true colors, evolving into one of the team's mo...
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Desert Taylor-Made for SB Center

For UCSB women's basketball star Lindsay Taylor, the move to the WNBA could not have resulted in a more ideal situation. On Saturday, the WNBA's Houston Comets chose the senior center as the 26th sele...
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While Professionals Abuse, Collegiate Athletes Refuse

The shadow of the steroids issue tints every monster home run hit by a major league baseball player not named Shawn Green. There are guys in college baseball, though, who can pop the ball nearly as fa...
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Baseball: UCR Sweeps UCSB

Never have 15 games looked like less time to play catch-up than now. UCSB (23-15, 1-5 in the Big West) fell victim to its first sweep of the season at the hands of UC Riverside (24-15, 4-2 in the Big ...
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Men’s Tennis: Gauchos Smother San Diego Schools

Looking to regain vital confidence after dropping their final conference match to arch rival Cal Poly, Santa Barbara went south to San Diego to take on a pair of nationally ranked opponents.
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UCLA Topples Gauchos

UCLA clawed at the UCSB men's volleyball team Saturday night in Rob Gym, handing the Gauchos their final Mountain Pacific Sports Federation loss of the season 4-1.
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Women’s Water Polo: Santa Barbara Senior Day Goes Awry

On Senior Day, UCSB women's water polo came up just short of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation opponent San Jose State. The Gauchos dropped their last home game of the season to the Spartans 6-4.
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Track and Field: Gauchos Shred More Record Books

The UCSB track and field team rewrote the record books this week. The Gauchos competed in two separate meets, the Pomona-Pitzer Track and Field Invitational and the Mt. San Antonio College Invitationa...
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Women’s Tennis: SB Slaps Davis, N. Arizona

Whether it was due to the home court advantage, departing seniors or practice paying off, the UCSB women's tennis team finished out its regular season with a bang.
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Softball: Gauchos Wallop Riverside

The UCSB softball team (22-24, 6-2 in the Big West) needed to take care of business this weekend against UC Riverside (11-35, 1-7), and they definitely got the job done, winning both games of the seri...
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Santa Barbara Hosts Highlanders

Not much separates the two teams set to meet for a three-game series beginning at 2 p.m. at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium as they face the same challenge - winning a Big West Conference series.
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SB Set to Upset Spartans in Home Finale

The #12 Gaucho women's water polo team will head to Los Angeles on Friday to play against #7 Loyola Marymount.
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Ranked Gauchos Explode on Mound

Lately, the UCSB softball team (21-24, 4-2) has been playing its best softball of the season. This coming weekend things might get even easier as the Gauchos square off against UC Riverside (11-34, 1-...
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UCSB Travels South To Regain Stroke

Momentum is imperative for any team heading into its home stretch. The #65 nationally ranked UCSB men's tennis team now has the task of reviving its lost momentum and rebounding this weekend after a d...
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Regular MPSF Play Ends With Bruin Rematch

Rob Gym play host to the final Mountain Pacific Sports Federation men's volleyball game of the regular season, in which senior middle blocker Justin Adams will be honored prior to #8 UCSB's showdown w...
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