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In most college sports programs, the year after graduating two All-Americans and a First-Team All-Big West selection whispers of one of the ugliest words in sports usually begin to circulate - rebuild...
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Women’s Soccer Headline: SB Kicks Off Big West Play

With juniors midfielder Krystal Sandza and forward Jen Borcich returning to the mix, Head Coach Paul Stumpf knew that scoring would rarely be a problem this year. But his defense loomed as a gigantic ...
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Men’s Soccer Headline: Hornets Seek to Tame Undefeated Gauchos

Since its 1-1 double overtime tie against San Jose State in the first game of the season, Santa Barbara has rattled off six straight victories, vaulting into the No. 10 spot in the national polls.
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Women’s Volleyball Season Preview Column: Questions Loom for Santa Barbara in 2003

In most college sports programs, the year after graduating two All-Americans and a First-Team All-Big West selection whispers of one of the ugliest words in sports usually begin to circulate - rebuild...
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UCSB Grills Mustangs

The Cal Poly defense did its best to keep the ball away from the UCSB men's soccer team's top scorers, but simply nothing was going to stop the Gauchos from scoring in their Big West opener Wednesday ...
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Santa Barbara Soccer Cheers Community and Loyal Supporters

The UCSB men's and women's soccer teams entered the 2003 season as two of the top teams in the Big West. They both feature the top goal scorers in the Big West, a solid coaching staff and exciting pla...
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Gauchos Gear for National Success

One more win down the stretch in each of the last two years, and the UCSB women's soccer team would otherwise be known as the two-time defending Big West Champion UCSB women's soccer team.
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Women’s Volleyball Season Preview: Revamped Gauchos Set for 2003

During the nine consecutive road games the Gaucho women’s volleyball team had to open the season, it was easy to tell that this year’s wouldn’t come close to the record-breaking succ...
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Gauchos Greet Mustangs

For the men's soccer team, 2003 has been a case of history repeated. Once again, the Gauchos, off to a fast start, begin Big West play tonight against Cal Poly at Harder Stadium at 7 p.m.
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Water Ski: Santa Barbara Takes Ramp Toward National Success

UCSB's water ski team will travel to Sky Lake in Chico this weekend for a regional qualifying event that could lead to the Gauchos' first ever appearance at the National Championship Tournament.
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UCSB Dreams of National Crown

The Gauchos turned in an impressive resume when it came time to schedule opponents this season: 10-0-0 at home, 9-0-1 in the Big West, first NCAA playoff win in school history and record books shatter...
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Men’s Water Polo: UCSB Falls Against Top Tier

This weekend's Southern California Water Polo Tournament was supposed to be an opportunity for competing teams to size up one another. There was just one problem, nearly all the teams that showed up w...
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Idiots Don’t Represent

I'm about as loyal a Dodger fan as you can get. I loath the San Francisco Giants, especially Barry Bonds, like any bitter rival would. I swear to "Bleed Dodger Blue" as they like to say.
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Gauchos Win the Hard-er Way

After starting the season 4-0-1 with big road victories over North Carolina State University and Duke University, coming home to play city rival Westmont should have been a walk in the park for the Ga...
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Santa Barbara Dazzles Home Crowd During Two Victories

The UCSB women's soccer team took care of Oregon State University and Xavier University at Harder Stadium this weekend to improve to 5-2-1. The Gauchos allowed just one goal in 180 minutes of soccer.
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