Sports

May 22, 2003

Athletic Department Boasts Top Honors

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Gauchos won two of the five championships in the fall, with men's soccer and women's volleyball taking home first-place finishes. Both the men's and women's basketball teams won the Big West during the winter, and me...

May 22, 2003

Record-Breaking Gauchos Set for 2003

By Danny MacLeith

After setting school records with a .909 winning percentage and 23 straight wins to start the 2002 season, almost any performance the UCSB women's volleyball team puts forth in 2003 would be considered a disappointment.

May 22, 2003

Annika Lands on the Green

By Alexi Lykissas Reporter

It is both disappointing and exciting that the biggest news in the world of sports over the last week has been Annika Sorenstam. Exciting because it shows that people have an active interest in female athletes.

May 21, 2003

Men’s Lacrosse: SB Gears for Big West Championships

By Alexi Lykissas Reporter

Two out of three goals ain't bad but, unfortunately, the UCSB men's lacrosse team fell short of the most important goal - a national championship. Santa Barbara lost to Colorado State University on May 10 in St. Louis, M...

May 21, 2003

Ill Spittin’ Game: NBA Is Now Of Little Importance to Isla Vista

By Eliav Appelbaum

Anybody home? It’s the NBA’s Western Conference Finals, and this town just hit the snooze button on the alarm. I cruised through Isla Vista the other night on my Hell on Wheels – it’s a red fold-u...

May 19, 2003

Baseball: UCSB Bucks SLO For Series Victory

By Danny MacLeith

The Gauchos endured grueling 14- and 12-inning games to kick off this weekend's series against Cal Poly. Those extra-inning contests made Sunday's nine-inning game seem all the shorter, as five Gaucho seniors suited up f...

May 19, 2003

Women’s Track and Field: Santa Barbara Senior Superstar Appenrodt Runs Wild

By Jose Torino

Appenrodt has qualified to run the 1,500 and 5,000 meters in the NCAA West Regional Championships at Stanford on May 30-31.However, she will only run the 5,000 meters."I have a shot at nationals in the 5,000; I'm going t...

May 19, 2003

Men’s and Women’s Track And Field: Listless Gauchos Drag to Finish Line

By Jose Torino

With the 2003 Big West Track and Field Championships concluding this past Saturday at Northridge both the men's and women's teams posted subpar showings while key individual performances sparked some fire. The men took s...

May 19, 2003

Offensive-Minded UCSB Returns Talent in 2003

By Michael Long

Santa Barbara will welcome two freshmen to the squad next year, both of which should make an immediate impact. Darci Gwartz should look to make a run for a position vacancy located at the defensive central-midfielder spo...

May 16, 2003

Men’s Baseball: Poly Gallops Toward UCSB

By Bryan DeSena

Since their midseason eight-game losing streak and their elimination from playoff contention, the Gauchos have been claiming that they are simply playing for pride.

May 16, 2003

Skultety Returns for 2003

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB men's basketball team received great news on Wednesday from the NCAA: forward Bray Skultety will be awarded a rare sixth year of eligibility, Santa Barbara Head Coach Bob Williams said.

May 15, 2003

UCSB Coaching Connection

By Eliav Appelbaum

This is where it all began. Eleven years ago. It's hard to believe that they first sprouted their wings here. Three men gather for work in a drowsy city that sweeps effortlessly along a gentle curve of the Pacific.

May 14, 2003

Men’s and Women’s Track and Field: SB Gears For Big West

By Jose Torino

The UCSB men's and women's track and field teams have endured significant pain this season but are counting on a year full of hard work to pay off at the 2003 Big West Track and Field Championships starting today and run...

May 13, 2003

Men’s Tennis: Trojans Break UCSB’s Postseason Run

By Daily Nexus Staff

The UCSB men's tennis team ended its season on a bittersweet note on Saturday, falling to #21 USC in the first round of the NCAA Regionals at UCLA's Los Angeles Tennis Center. The Trojans gained momentum early, winning t...

May 13, 2003

Women’s Tennis: Gauchos Look to Continue Success in 2004

By Michael Long

The Gauchos, led by the seemingly invincible senior Uzma Khan, bowed out of the 2003 Big West Tournament in the semifinals in a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to Cal Poly but still managed to compile one of the most successful s...

May 13, 2003

Jack-of-All-Coaches

By Eliav Appelbaum

Los Angeles Lakers Head Coach Phil Jackson should lay off the Funyuns and start laying down those retirement papers.An angioplasty last Saturday sidelined Jackson for all of two days, instead of the rest of the summer.