Sports

April 17, 2002

Men’s Tennis: UCSB Halters Lions at RecCen Courts

By Keith Busam

"Great tennis players win when they are not playing their best tennis." That came from the mouth of No. 75 UCSB men's tennis Head Coach Marty Davis. Davis was referring to his team's ability to win despite not playing we...

April 17, 2002

Women’s Water Polo: Ants Be Gone: Gauchos Brush Off UCI

By Eliot Biggert

No. 12 Santa Barbara was able to jump all over No. 17 UCI from the outset of the match, and the Gauchos certainly had something to prove to other teams in the conference after an uninspired performance two weekends ago a...

April 17, 2002

Sports Feature Photo: Winding up Goose Gossage Style

By Staff

Junior pitcher Loren Thornburg and the UCSB softball team lost a double-header at Stanford on Tuesday. The Cardinal swept 7-2 and 8-3 wins over Santa Barbara. The Gauchos battle St. Mary's today in Moraga at 2 p.m.

April 15, 2002

Gauchos Unmask Matadors

By Michael Long

The UCSB men's volleyball team rebounded on Saturday night from its two-game slump.

April 15, 2002

Men’s Gymnastics: East Suits UCSB Fine

By Chris Freet

The men's 2002 team proved its worth, leaving a legacy as the best team in Gaucho history, while the women's team stumbled out of the block and never caught up last weekend.

April 15, 2002

Softball: Long Beach Defeats Santa Barbara Twice to Capture Series

By Clancy Roberts

The UCSB softball team could not find much offense this weekend against the steady Long Beach State pitching staff, dropping two of its three games to the 49ers in Long Beach.

April 15, 2002

Men’s Tennis: Cal Poly Trounced by Santa Barbara at San Luis Obispo

By Keith Busam

The Gauchos defeated Cal Poly 6-1 to remain in a three-way tie for first place in the Big West Conference.

April 15, 2002

Baseball: UCSB Hands Niners First Conference Defeat on Road

By Justin Goldman

The UCSB baseball team had been hoping to stomp all over the Dirtbags. Instead they ended up eating dirt.

April 15, 2002

Women’s Tennis: Gauchos’ Road Trip Ends in Sweeping Success

By Noah Frank

The Gauchos exploded out of their slump with a weekend road sweep of Cal State Fullerton and Riverside aided by great production form an unexpected source.

April 12, 2002

Niners Deep-six Gauchos

By Michael Long

Thursday was Senior Night for the UCSB men's volleyball team, but in spite of the emotional home finale for the Gauchos, someone forgot to tell Santa Barbara there was a game to be played.

April 12, 2002

Sports Column: Timberwolves Will Doom Lakerdom

By Eliav Appelbaum

This year's playoffs will be the like taking a deep breath inside a new car - it smells fresh, but inhale too often in and you'll have a bigger headache than a delusional Dodger fan.

April 12, 2002

Baseball: The Gauchos’ Enigma: Which Team Will Show Up?

By Josh Tosney

For instance, there's the pitching staff that at times has displayed all the rhythm and grace of an epileptic marlin. The Gaucho pitching has compiled a bloated 6.11 ERA, second worst in the Big West.

April 11, 2002

Softball: Athlete of the Week: Trinidad Leads Gauchos by Example, Work Ethic

By Clancy Roberts

When something good happens on the field for the UCSB softball team, there's a good chance that junior catcher and first baseman Jami Trinidad had something to do with it.

April 11, 2002

Senior Night in Rob Gym: Gauchos Play Long Beach State Last Home Match

By Michael Long

The Gaucho seniors will say goodbye to Rob Gym tonight at 7, and the UCSB men's volleyball team hopes to send them off victoriously.

April 10, 2002

UCSB Men’s Basketball Sneak Peek at 2003 Season: Gauchos in Sweet Sixteen?

By Eliav Appelbaum

Junior forward Mark Hull drained six three-point buckets against Arizona in the first half of the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

April 10, 2002

Men’s Lacrosse: UCSB Lacrosse Club Clobbers Visiting San Diego Programs

By Jenny Patterson

The UCSB men's lacrosse team is deep into its season, and the losses are few and far between. Last week the Gauchos added three wins to their total, placing them in a tie for second place with UCLA.