Sports

February 28, 2003

Swimming: UCSB Finishes Second at Championships

By Nexus Staff

The UCSB men's and women's swimming teams both earned second place at the 2003 Big West Swimming and Diving Championships last week. The event began on Wednesday morning and continued until Friday night at the Belmont Pl...

February 27, 2003

Big West Champions

By Michael Long

With a victory over Long Beach State on Wednesday night, the #19 UCSB women's basketball team generated its eighth-straight Big West regular season title and 20-win season. Santa Barbara (20-4 overall, 12-1 in the Big We...

February 27, 2003

Beach Awaits Gauchos

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB men's basketball team faces Long Beach State today at 5 p.m. in the Thunderdome in what boils down to a must-win game. Santa Barbara currently stands a half game behind Irvine in the Big West Conference standing...

February 27, 2003

Softball: Bruins Slice Santa Barbara in Schroeder

By Chris Trenchard

The UCSB softball team dropped a doubleheader to the Bruins at Campus Diamond, 6-0 and 2-0 while UCLA won its 16th and 17th straight games. The Gauchos failed to score for the second and third consecutive games but demon...

February 27, 2003

Gauchos Head North

By Matt Faust

The UCSB men's volleyball team continues its road trip tonight in Stockton to face #8 Pacific at 7. The Gauchos then travel to Palo Alto on Saturday to play #9 Stanford.

February 26, 2003

Gauchos Need the Hull Package

By Eliav Appelbaum

This is the final home stretch... it's crunch time... this game's going down to the wire. The final seconds of a season tick away and the moment is yours to mold. And we're still in February.

February 26, 2003

Softball: Santa Barbara Upset a Bruin?

By Chris Trenchard

A week after welcoming her new baby girl into the world, UCSB Head Coach Kristy Schroeder will welcome the #1 team in the land to a visit.

February 26, 2003

Men’s Tennis: UCSB Soars Over Pilots, Finds Trouble Duck Hunting

By Manuel Scherer

Facing dual matches against the University of Portland and the University of Oregon, the UCSB men's tennis team saw its aspirations of national recognition put to a stiff test throughout its road trip to Eugene, Ore., la...

February 25, 2003

Swimming: Gauchos Swim to Keep Season Alive

By Stacey Robertson

While Gaucho swimmers prepare for the Big West Championships in Long Beach starting Feb. 26, their focus still remains on their rematch with the University of the Pacific.

February 25, 2003

Women’s Tennis: Irvine Tangles UCSB Netters

By system

The UCSB women's tennis team dropped its first conference match to #72 Irvine on the road on Sunday. The Gauchos started off their 2003 campaign with hot rackets by winning five of their seven matches.

February 25, 2003

Cycling: Who Needs Tour de France, When You’ve Got I.V.?

By Alexi Lykissas Reporter

Sitting on your butt in spandex for 2.5 to 3.5 hours biking as hard as possible may not seem appealing to most people. But at UCSB, a plethora of cycling enthusiasts join the cycling club team every year to compete again...

February 24, 2003

No Mercy for Santa Barbara

By Eliav Appelbaum

It took 12 hours for the Titans to reach Santa Barbara, yet Detroit cruised into the Thunderdome and dominated the UCSB men's basketball team within minutes. The Horizon League's fifth-place team blew out the Big West-le...

February 24, 2003

Men’s Baseball: Gauchos Take Two From Broncos

By Bryan DeSena

The UCSB baseball team took advantage of a rare power surge and some timely base hits and won two of three games this weekend against Santa Clara at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. "The baseball gods finally gave us a blooper," ...

February 24, 2003

Bracket Busts for Mid-Majors

By Eliav Appelbaum

So Dickie V. didn't make a cameo at the Thunderdome. Can anyone blame him? ESPN's publicized and well-anticipated Bracket Buster Saturday roared in like a gap-toothed lion and yawned out like an alley cat mewling for fis...

February 24, 2003

SB Continues Up-Down Year

By Matt Faust

Santa Barbara fell at #7 Long Beach State on Friday night in the Pyramid in three straight games 30-27, 32-30, 30-26. The Gauchos responded the following evening though by sweeping UC San Diego 30-27, 30-24, 30-20.

February 24, 2003

Women’s Softball: UCSB Refuses Label of One-Hit Wonder

By Harry Berezin

Before falling to Iowa State in Sunday's Softball by the Beach Tournament finale, the Gauchos (15-5 overall, 0-0 in the Big West) won four straight games, beating the likes of Michigan State, Kansas, University of San Di...