Sports

January 29, 2003

Men’s Rugby: UCSB Butts Heads With Arizonans

By Alexi Lykissas Reporter

You may think you know, but you have no idea. Well, at least that's the point the UCSB men's rugby team is trying to get across. Santa Barbara will play Arizona State this Friday in Harder Stadium at 7 p.m and the Univer...

January 29, 2003

Men’s Tennis: Anyone for Tennis? Gauchos Cream USF, Fall to Trojans

By Manuel Scherer

In its first dual match of the season last Saturday, the UCSB men's tennis team welcomed the University of San Francisco to Gaucho turf and clinched a 6-1 victory thanks to a convincing singles performance.

January 29, 2003

Nick of Time

By system

Junior guard Nick Jones and the UCSB men's basketball team will play at Irvine's Bren Events Center tonight at 5:30. Jones leads the team with 5.5 rebounds a game.

January 28, 2003

Baseball: UCSB Can Only Go Up in 2003

By Bryan DeSena

Driven by leadership on the mound and youth in the field, the Gauchos will shift into gear this Friday at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium against San Diego State at 2 p.m.

January 28, 2003

Softball: Gauchos Look on Bright Side of Diamond

By Harry Berezin and Chris Trenchard Staff Writers

With the swelling of 64 teams to the postseason tournament, a wide open Big West field, and momentum from a breakthrough season, the Gauchos are licking their chops at the prospects of a prosperous 2003 campaign.

January 27, 2003

Gauchos Drive Mustangs Wild

By Chris Trenchard

At 5-2 in conference, the Gauchos are now tied for second in the Big West with UC Irvine - who surprisingly lost to CSUN over the weekend - and are just a half game back of Utah State.

January 27, 2003

Women’s Basketball:UCSB Receives Mann Advantage

By Michael Long

Sometimes winning isn't easy to come by, but then again, victories are victories and teams take them any way they come. The #21 UCSB women's basketball team toppled Cal Poly on Saturday night at the Mott Gym 65-49 to imp...

January 27, 2003

Santa Barbara Blasts Trojans

By Matt Faust

The UCSB men's volleyball team (3-5, 1-2) were finally able to post their first victory in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play Saturday night at USC (1-5, 0-3), winning in three games, 30-28, 30-25, 30-22.

January 24, 2003

UCSB Rounds Up Riverside

By Michael Long

Although it wasn't pretty, the #21 UCSB women's basketball team dispelled UC Riverside 70-58 on Thursday night at the Student Recreation Center.

January 24, 2003

Santa Barbara’s Cookin’

By Eliav Appelbaum

Nothing spells home-cooked lovin' like Casey Cook heating up faster than an oven. The sophomore forward has been a big reason for the recent surge UCSB men's basketball team, winner of three of its last four games.

January 24, 2003

Gauchos Crash Into WavesSubhead: SB Loses to Pepperdine

By Matt Faust

The squad was defeated by #9 Pepperdine (4-1, 2-0) in three games 30-8, 30-28 and 30-27 in only one hour and 25 minutes at Firestone Fieldhouse onThursday night.

January 23, 2003

Gauchos Shoot to Rebound

By Michael Long

The #21 UCSB women's basketball team must prove that its recent, shocking loss to Pacific last week was merely an aberration. The Gauchos will face Riverside on the road tonight at 7 in the Student Recreation Center

January 23, 2003

SB Looks to Rally on Road

By Matt Faust

Back home from America's heartland, the #12 UCSB men's volleyball team treks to Malibu tonight at 7 to face #9 Pepperdine at Firestone Fieldhouse.

January 23, 2003

Snow Day for Alpine Team

By Alexi Lykissas Reporter

With over 100 members on the team and over 100 more who would like to join, the alpine racing team is one of the most popular club sports at UCSB.

January 23, 2003

Sports Feature Photo: Softball Media Game

By system

Junior center fielder Leslie Simien slides into second base safely for the UCSB softball team at Campus Diamond on Wednesday. The Gauchos humbled the media team with two first inning runs, shellacking the punchless media...

January 22, 2003

Women’s Softball: UCSB Mixes Up Potent Solution

By Chris Trenchard

After taking one giant leap last year, the UCSB softball team will attempt to take another step in the right direction on the backs of a proven workhorse, a freshman phenom and a versatile veteran.