Sports

April 4, 2003

Women’s Water Polo: Gauchos To Go Bear Hunting

By Matt Faust

The #10 UCSB women's water polo team heads north this weekend to face #3 California today at 4 p.m. The Gauchos then travel to Stockton on Saturday to face Pacific at noon.

April 3, 2003

Baseball: Santa Barbara Dismantles Westmont

By Bryan DeSena

For the second time in a month, the UCSB baseball team made quick work of the Warriors of Montecito with Wednesday's 9-5 victory at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.

April 3, 2003

A Fan’s Notebook: Air Jordan Bids Farewell to L.A.

By Jennifer B. Siverts

After scoring 23 points, the Washington Wizard with the famed number 23 stitched on the back of his jersey began to walk off the court for one last time in Los Angeles.

April 3, 2003

Women’s Tennis: 49ers, Highlanders To Test Gauchos

By Nexus Staff Report

Santa Barbara continues its road swing on Saturday at Long Beach State where the Gauchos will take on the 49ers in an important Big West contest. UCSB returns home on Sunday for a match against UC Riverside at Campus Cou...

April 2, 2003

Women’s Water Polo: Gauchos Sail Over Anteaters

By Matt Faust

The #11 UCSB women's water polo team continued its strong play of late, defeating #15 Irvine 6-5 at Campus Pool on Sunday. Senior two-meter offense Erin Lezak scored the game-winning goal with 18 seconds left, finishing ...

April 2, 2003

ILL Spittin’ Game: Let’s Play, Too

By Eliav Appelbaum

So what do the Chicago Cubs have planned for an encore? After a 15-2 win on Opening Day, anything less than a 162-0 season, a blitz through the playoffs and a World Series parade down the Magnificent Mile will be disappo...

April 2, 2003

Men’s Tennis: UCSB Fights for National Respect

By Nexus Staff Report

The Gauchos, fresh off a dominating 6-1 victory over #65 Texas Tech on March 28, will face University of the Pacific on Saturday and then travel slightly south to battle Fresno State on Sunday.

April 1, 2003

Our Medieval Times

By LaDanian Tomlinsun Scribe

The Knights of Santa Barbara emerged from the mud, blood and beer as state jousting champions in a tournament at Royal Yang Field. The three best knights from the Santa Barbara/Islavistingham fiefdom defeated the top thr...

April 1, 2003

Golden Grail Gala

By William Wallace Staff Scribe

As dawn cast its splendour across the majestic field of storied Cur Shit Park on the fifth mourn of Shamalamadingdong, archers drew their bows for a chance to sip the spoils of victory from the coveted Lord Stanley's Gol...

April 1, 2003

Roma Wears Togas Nicely

By Duke Humongoid

Hark! Fellow countrymen and maidens, I have returned to the friendly confines of Islavistingham after seven years of weary travel to tell you tales of regale, splendour and blood 'n' guts abound in the Valley of the Spag...

March 31, 2003

Baseball: UCSB Brings Brooms

By Bryan DeSena

With the help of zany, late-inning heroics on Sunday, the UCSB baseball team captured its first series sweep of the season against Cal State Northridge over the weekend.

March 31, 2003

Softball: Matadors Gore Santa Barbara

By Chris Trenchard

The Gauchos started Big West play over the weekend with a win against Cal State Northridge but ended up falling flat on their faces. After taking the first game 3-1, the UCSB softball team stalled in the next two games 6...

March 31, 2003

Cal Poly, Aztecs Ruin UCSB’s Postseason

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Gauchos roared into March like a lion... and purred out meeker than a kitten. The UCSB men's basketball team, the 2003 Big West regular season champions, lost its final two postseason games after heading into the Big...

March 31, 2003

Bittersweet March Ends Early for SB

By Michael Long

Just one shot from the taste of something sweet, the #17 UCSB women's basketball team's historic run through the 2002-03 season came to a bittersweet end.

March 31, 2003

Anteaters Slay UCSB

By Matt Faust

The UCSB men's volleyball team fell at Irvine in three games Thursday night. The Anteaters defeated the Gauchos for the third straight time this year, 30-18, 30-23, 30-28.

March 7, 2003

Gauchos Clinch Share of Big West

By Eliav Appelbaum

When Ralphy Holmes prepared to shoot a three-point basket with the clock winding down, a little twinge of heartbreak fluttered in the Gauchos' hearts. Not again. Could Holmes shatter UCSB's psyche twice?