Sports

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.

February 7, 2003

Gauchos Burn Aggies

By Eliav Appelbaum

Missing a layup and a free throw for a free dessert and entree at Chevys during a timeout, Jalon Wilson, the son of UCSB men's basketball Assistant Coach Marty Wilson, dragged his two little feet behind the three-point l...

February 7, 2003

Gauchos Gun for Vandals

By Michael Long

The best advice for the Gauchos is to hit the ground running against Idaho because they will need the momentum in the coming week. After completing a perfect three-game homestand, the #17 UCSB women's basketball team wil...

February 7, 2003

Cruisin’ for a Bruin

By Matt Faust

Struggling to find its identity as well as wins, the UCSB men's volleyball team travels to Pauley Pavilion tonight at 7 to face #7 UCLA. The Gauchos have lost five of their last six games and need a win to get back into ...

February 7, 2003

Men’s Baseball: Santa Barbara Slides Into Malibu

By Justin Goldman

If the Gauchos have to venture off their home field, at least they will be on the familiar terrain of a beach. The UCSB baseball team will travel to Malibu for Pepperdine's first Battle at the Beach tournament this weeke...

February 7, 2003

Women’s Softball: UCSB Rounds Up for Tournament at Cal Poly-SLO

By Harry Berezin

After passing its initial test of the season last weekend at the UCSB Early Bird Invitational, the UCSB softball team is all systems go heading into this weekend's Cal Poly Mustang Round-Up in San Luis Obispo.

February 6, 2003

Revenge Is Sweet

By Michael Long

The #17 UCSB women's basketball team avenged a Jan. 18 nine point loss to Pacific on Wednesday night by thrashing the Tigers 66-37 in the Thunderdome.

February 6, 2003

Gauchos Court Utah State

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Gauchos will square off against Utah State tonight at 7 in the Thunderdome for a chance at first place in the Big West Conference. Briefly in first place last week, UCSB has a shot at climbing to the top in the frien...

February 5, 2003

Men’s Baseball: Trojans Blast UCSB to Dust

By Bryan DeSena

Freshman right-hander Steve Morlock pitched well enough to win his college debut, but the Gauchos couldn't support him at the end of the day. The UCSB baseball team fell to #3 USC 5-2 on Tuesday afternoon at Caesar Uyesa...

February 5, 2003

The Title IX Generation

By Michael Long

Thirty years have passed since the United States government amended Title IX, one of the most successful civil rights laws in our history. Yet the controversial piece of legislation still generates tremendous national ex...

February 5, 2003

Anteaters Raid Gauchos

By Matt Faust

The #12 UCSB men's volleyball team found out quickly why #1 Irvine is the top-ranked team in the nation. The Anteaters easily disposed of the Gauchos in three games, 30-21, 30-25 and 30-26 at The Rob on Tuesday night.

February 4, 2003

Baseball: Keys for SB: Pitching, Defense

By Justin Goldman

UCSB will hope that freshman Steve Morlock, who actually won the Sunday job over Posthumus before being pushed back with a minor injury, will be able to bag the Trojans in his first start at UCSB.