Sports

April 30, 2003

Women’s basketball: Mann, Taylor Earn Tryout for USA Team

By Nexus Staff Report

Sophomore swingman Kristen Mann and junior center Lindsay Taylor of the UCSB women's basketball team have been invited to try out at the 2003 USA Basketball Women's National Team Trials, held May 22-25 at the U.S. Olympi...

April 29, 2003

Men’s and Women’s Track and Field: UCSB Tracks Down Mustangs at Home

By Jonathan Raymond

The Gauchos hosted rival Cal Poly on Saturday at UCSB's Pauley Track, marking the first time that Santa Barbara has competed against the Mustangs in a dual meet this season. The UCSB women won their portion of the dual m...

April 29, 2003

Women’s Water Polo: Gauchos Close Out Season at MPSF Tourney

By Matt Wynkoop

The ninth-seeded UCSB women's water polo team stormed into the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament at Stanford's Avery Aquatics Center this past weekend with a first-round upset over eighth-seeded San Jose

April 28, 2003

Men’s Tennis: Santa Barbara Netters Cut the Nets

By Keith Busam

For the second consecutive year the UCSB men's tennis team is heading to the Big Dance. Behind a gritty performance from senior team ace and 2002 Big West Player of the Year Carlos Palencia, the #62 Gauchos defeated top-...

April 28, 2003

Baseball: UCSB Gets Fistful of Dirt

By Bryan DeSena

The UCSB baseball team snapped its nine-game losing streak on Friday in a dramatic 6-5 victory over #5 Long Beach State, but could not overcome the Dirtbags' stellar pitching on Saturday and Sunday at Caesar Uyesaka Stad...

April 28, 2003

Softball: Gauchos Give Utah a Case of the Runs

By Harry Berezin

After struggling to put up any runners across home plate against Utah pitcher Jen Pursell in a 3-1 loss in Salt Lake City on Friday, the Gaucho bats came alive in Saturday's doubleheader at Utah State. Santa Barbara poun...

April 28, 2003

Women’s Tennis: Gauchos Clout CSUN, Drop Match to Cal Poly

By Jose Torino

The UCSB women's tennis team lost a heartbreaking match to top-seeded Cal Poly 4-3 in a semifinal match at the 2003 Big West Women's Tennis Championships in Danville, Calif., on Saturday. Santa Barbara managed to defeat ...

April 25, 2003

Baseball: Gauchos Prepare to Settle Dirtbags

By Bryan DeSena

Baseball is a game of numbers, statistics and percentages, but in order to be successful a team must execute more often than its opponent. The UCSB baseball team did just that for its first 31 games of the season. Since ...

April 25, 2003

Men’s Tennis: Santa Barbara Hits Highlanders Hard

By Keith Busam

In a display of complete dominance, the Gauchos whipped and humbled UC Riverside, pulling out a convincing 5-0 win in the opening-round match of the Big West Tennis Championships at Blackhawk Country Club in Danville.

April 25, 2003

Softball: UCSB Heads to Utah, Utah State

By Chris Trenchard

With a doubleheader against a fair Utah squad today and a three-game weekend series at cellar dweller Utah State, now is the time for the UCSB softball team to work up an appetite.

April 24, 2003

Women’s Tennis: Santa Barbara Meets Big West Challengers

By Jose Torino

In order for the UCSB women's tennis team to advance to the national tournament it must win the Big West Tournament to receive an automatic bid.

April 24, 2003

Women’s Water Polo: Gauchos Prep For Trojans

By Matt Wynkoop

The #11 UCSB women's water polo team wrapped up its regular season on Saturday, and now the team will focus on the upcoming Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament set to kick off Friday at Stanford University.

April 24, 2003

Kirby Sold Out Like A Furby

By Cory Anthony

Kirby Puckett was just acquitted of all charges against him in his sexual assault case. Allegedly, he had grabbed a woman in a crowded restaurant and pulled her into a bathroom and grabbed her breast.

April 24, 2003

Men’s Golf: UCSB Runs Out of Juice

By Matt Faust

The UCSB men's golf team finished its season at the Big West Championships on Tuesday, finishing eighth out of nine teams at the Serrano Country Club in El Dorado Hills.

April 23, 2003

Softball: Lauchland Brings More to the Plate

By Harry Berezin and Chris Trenchard Staff Writers

The UCSB softball team has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past two years. This team rebounded from a last-place season in 2000-01 to blossoming into one of the most dangerous teams in the Big West Conferenc...

April 23, 2003

Baseball: Trojans Unwrap Gauchos

By Danny MacLeith

In the midst of an eight-game losing skid, no lead feels safe. The UCSB baseball team learned this the hard way. Desperately needing a win, the Gauchos could not cling to a 10-0 lead to USC at Dedeaux Field, eventually l...