Sports

February 14, 2003

The Bus Stops Right Here

By Matt Faust

Busam has led the team in kills four times in 2003, including a career-best 18 against Stanford on Feb. 1. He has already accumulated 88 kills this season, six short of his previous three-year total

February 14, 2003

Santa Barbara Glares Into Eye of the Tigers

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB men's basketball team pounced on Pacific early and enjoyed a feast that the players should remember for a while: The Santa Barbara victory coincided with a rare Utah State home defeat earlier in the evening.

February 14, 2003

Swingin’ For the Fences

By system

February 13, 2003

Softball: Simien Is UCSB Scene Stealer

By Harry Berezin

The UCSB softball team, off to a blazing 9-1 start, can thank the speedy legs of Leslie Simien for the Gauchos' success. The junior right fielder from Laguna Hills set a UCSB record for career stolen bases last weekend a...

February 13, 2003

ILL Spittin’: Who Needs Love?

By Eliav Appelbaum

For some people, the 11 o'clock SportsCenter matinee will be their date this Friday. In sports, there is no sob session; there's jam session. There's no pillow talk; there's pressroom back talk. But athletes - and sports...

February 13, 2003

Gauchos Fight for National Respect

By Michael Long

The #17 UCSB women's basketball team ventures outside the confines of the Big West Conference for its much anticipated two-game national trip in preparation for the NCAA Tournament. The Gauchos trek out to the Midwest to...

February 12, 2003

UCSB Devours Banana Slugs

By Matt Faust

Winning hasn't come easy as of late for the UCSB men's volleyball team, but the Gauchos were able to dispose of Division III Santa Cruz Tuesday night at The Rob. Santa Barbara defeated the Banana Slugs in three games

February 11, 2003

Swimming: Santa Barbara Sinks Anteaters

By Stacey Robertson

The Gauchos could not have ended their dual meet season on a better note. The UCSB men's swim team drowned Irvine 154-140, while the women's team defeated the Anteaters 162.5-131.5 at Campus Pool on Saturday afternoon.

February 11, 2003

Men’s volleyball: Gauchos Ready for Slugfest

By Matt Faust

The #13 UCSB men's volleyball team will try to end its four-match losing streak when it hosts Division III Santa Cruz tonight at The Rob at 5.

February 11, 2003

Women’s Ultimate Frisbee: Santa Barbara Scintillates with Burning Skirts

By Alexi Lykissas Reporter

It's not the Burning Bras, Burning Couches or Burning Bushes, but the Burning Skirts: the UCSB women's ultimate Frisbee club team. The Burning Skirts played four back-to-back games during the Santa Barbara Tournament on ...

February 11, 2003

Ball on an Invisible String Works Every Time

By system

The UCSB women's tennis team has won five straight matches after starting the year 0-2. The Gauchos won all three home matches, including a 5-2 win over Santa Clara on Sunday.

February 10, 2003

Gauchos Stagger Before Swagger

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB men's basketball team took control of a physical, low-scoring game with a 15-0 run in the final 4:38 to put the Vandals away 52-44 and remain in first place in the Big West Conference.

February 10, 2003

Baseball: Santa Barbara Soaks Up Battle of Beach

By Justin Goldman

Despite opening the weekend with a gutsy 12-inning, 4-2 victory over #11 University of Houston on Friday, the Gauchos blew leads in the ninth inning against Washington and Pepperdine. The Huskies defeated Santa Barbara 6...

February 10, 2003

Vandals Lower Shields

By Michael Long

The Gauchos cruised to a 70-58 victory on Saturday night against Idaho to improve to 17-3 overall and 10-1 in the Big West. Santa Barbara sparked the second-half comeback with an 8-0 run with 12 minutes left to play to r...

February 10, 2003

Softball: UCSB Chops Opponents in Another Solid Tourney

By Chris Trenchard

After winning all five games at the Early Bird Tournament at home last weekend, the Gauchos lost their first game of the season to Sacramento State 3-1 in the opening game of the Roundup. Santa Barbara regained its compo...

February 10, 2003

Bruins Clobber Gauchos in Three Straight Games

By Matt Faust

The #13 UCSB men's volleyball team dropped its fourth straight match Friday night against #11 UCLA at Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins needed only 90 minutes to sweep the Gauchos in three games, 30-26, 31-29, 30-22.