Sports

February 21, 2003

Cal Poly Crumbles

By Michael Long

After taking the nation's fourth-best team to triple overtime last weekend, the #18 UCSB women's basketball team didn't let its guard down against streaky Cal Poly.

February 21, 2003

Men’s basketball: Mustangs Ride UCSB Like Sally

By Eliav Appelbaum

With the final seconds ticking off in a mesmerizing clash against Cal Poly, Gaucho junior point guard Jacoby Atako drove across the lane for a chance to tie the game.

February 21, 2003

Softball: Oh, Baby! Brigham Young Delivers Gauchos a Loss

By Harry Berezin

Without its leader to steer the way, the UCSB softball team hit an unexpected bump in the road on Thursday afternoon. Missing Head Coach Kristy Schroeder, the Gauchos dropped a 7-4 decision to Brigham Young yesterday at ...

February 21, 2003

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February 20, 2003

Santa Barbara Stung from Behind by UCLA

By Matt Faust

The Gauchos collapsed down the stretch in each game as UCLA came to The Rob on Wednesday night and swept UCSB in three games, 30-26, 30-28,30-28. UCLA stormed ahead of Santa Barbara in the middle of game one, taking a 24...

February 20, 2003

Gauchos Take on Mustangs on Road

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The Gauchos, who have won eight of their last nine games, hope to sweep the season series against their coastal rivals and Big West adversaries, after defeating the Mustangs 70-61 on Jan. 25 at the Thunderdome.

February 20, 2003

Men’s Tennis: Cal Serves Santa Barbara Defeat on Home Court

By Manuel Scherer

After #4 California blew out Santa Barbara on Saturday, the Gauchos bounced back to defeat Santa Clara on Sunday. The win evened UCSB's two-game weekend road swing and ended Santa Clara's 13-game home winning streak.

February 19, 2003

Baseball: Gauchos Bang Up Bruins

By Bryan DeSena

Sophomore right fielder Matt Wilkerson and junior catcher Chad Ziemendorf combined for six RBIs and guided the UCSB baseball team past UCLA 7-5 Tuesday afternoon at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.

February 19, 2003

Bear Season Opens for Santa Barbara

By Matt Faust

Fresh off its second Mountain Pacific Sports Federation win of the year Saturday against #4 BYU, the UCSB men's volleyball team hosts #12 UCLA at The Rob tonight at 7.

February 19, 2003

Women’s Lacrosse: UCSB Nets Second in Shootout

By Alexi Lykissas Reporter

Most people would pass out from exhaustion but not the #6 UCSB women's lacrosse club team. The team went into the Santa Barbara Shootout on Saturday ready to make a statement and win.

February 18, 2003

Tigers Loosly Elude Gauchos

By Michael Long

The #17 UCSB women's basketball team took #4 LSU to three overtimes to decide the outcome of Saturday night's non-conference affair.

February 18, 2003

Santa Barbara Fights Off CSUN

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The UCSB men's basketball team stayed in sole possession of first place this weekend, winning at Cal State Northridge 67-58 on Saturday night.

February 18, 2003

UCSB Dries Eyes to Blank Cougars

By Matt Faust

The # 14 Gauchos split this weekend's matches with BYU, falling to the #4 team in the nation Friday night at The Rob in three straight games, 30-26, 30-24, 30-24.

February 18, 2003

Men’s Baseball: Gauchos Prep For Bruins

By Bryan DeSena

After dropping two of three games over the weekend at San Jos

February 18, 2003

Women’s Softball: Santa Barbara Slows Down Ingine

By Chris Trenchard

UCSB's recent momentum was decelerated this weekend, going 2-2 at the Campbell/Cartier Classic hosted by San Diego State in Poway.

February 14, 2003

UCSB Toasts Champaign

By Michael Long

The only Valentine's Day gift that the #17 UCSB women's basketball team received Thursday evening was the first-class plane ticket out of Illinois after beating up on the ladies from the Land of Lincoln. The Gauchos (18-...