Sports

Santa Barbara Hits Playoff Road

They have already done it this season, and they believe they can do it again. The #7 Gaucho men's volleyball team will travel to The Pyramid tomorrow night in hopes of upsetting #2 Long Beach State in...
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SB Meets Central Coast Rivals

The UCSB track and field team will take on rival Cal Poly in their final home meet this weekend, beginning at noon on Saturday. With the Mustangs coming down from San Luis Obispo, an enthusiastic crow...
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Gauchos Travel South

The Santa Barbara women's water polo team finishes out its regular season on the road this weekend as the Gauchos travel to UC Irvine today and Long Beach State on Saturday.
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UCSB Shocks Bulldogs

Fresno State couldn't have picked a better time to visit sunny Santa Barbara. That is, if you root for the blue and yellow.
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Gaucho Netters Swing for Glory at Big West Championships

The Bulls have done it. The Lakers were the last to do it. Now the #64 UCSB men's tennis team will fight to accomplish a three-peat.
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Gaucho Netters Swing for Glory at Big West Championships

Retribution, the elements, endurance and a desire for victory: All of these things will come into play as the UCSB women's tennis team travels to Indian Wells, Calif., on Friday to compete for the Big...
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Softball: Simien Races to Record

After coming off four straight wins, the UCSB softball team (22-24, 6-2) is stealing the conference - literally. Senior right fielder Leslie Simien recently secured a place in the NCAA record books, p...
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Sprint the Marathon

UCSB baseball picked the worst time to lose a Big West series by sweep. The Gauchos' three-game disappointment at the hands of UC Riverside last weekend gives them five losses in league play.
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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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