Sports

February 25, 2002

Women’s basketball: UCSB Strikes LBSU, UCI

By Matt Heitner

The Thunderdome careers of senior co-captains Kristyn Miller and Kayte Christensen came to a close this weekend in the only acceptable manner for the UCSB women's basketball team: winning.

February 25, 2002

Irvine Sink UCSB With Late Game Heroics

By Eliav Appelbaum

Green punched home three of four free throws in the waning moments to help the Anteaters gut out a 71-67 win Saturday night at the Bren Center.

February 25, 2002

Women’s Water Polo: Water Polo Places 10th in Gaucho Invite, Defeats UOP

By Eliot Biggert

The 2002 roller coaster ride that has defined the UCSB women's water polo team continued over the weekend as the squad hosted No. 15 Michigan on Friday, followed by the annual Gaucho Invitational.

February 25, 2002

Softball: Win Over Santa Clara Highlight of Invite

By Clancy Roberts

The UCSB softball team had its day in the sun Sunday afternoon with a 2-0 win over Santa Clara in the final game of the UCSB Softball By the Beach Invitational.

February 25, 2002

Sports Feature Photo: Take That, Punk

By Staff

February 22, 2002

Softball: Gauchos Drop Cougars, Prepare for Invitational

By Keith Busam

In a tune up for this weekend's Softball by the Beach Invitational, the UCSB softball team downed Brigham Young 4-2 at Campus Diamond

February 22, 2002

Santa Barbara Chokes in Loss at Pyramid

By Eliav Appelbaum

Run 'n' Gun might have worked for former Big West members UNLV in the early 1990s, but that strategy didn't work for the UCSB men's basketball team last night.

February 22, 2002

Baseball: UCSB, Winners of Two Out of Three, Ready to Roll Dice in Vegas Tourney

By Justin Goldman

Dreams of winning big are commonplace for anyone who makes the pilgrimage to Las Vegas, but for the UCSB baseball team, winning big has an entirely different definition.

February 21, 2002

Bruins Bust Gauchos

By Michael Long

The No. 6 Gaucho men's volleyball team, winners of three straight sweeps, traveled to UCLA on Wednesday evening, hoping momentum would propel them ahead of the No. 1 Bruins.

February 21, 2002

Women’s Water Polo: UCSB Slips Against USD; Tops Aztecs

By Eliot Biggert

The UCSB women's water polo team was back in action last weekend against a pair of San Diego rivals.

February 21, 2002

Sports Feature Photo: I’m Coming Home

By Staff

Junior catcher Jami Trinidad slides just as the ball reaches the plate. The UCSB softball team finished 0-5 at the Campbell/Cartier Classic. The Gauchos, losers of eight out of 10, host the Softball by the Beach Tourname...

February 20, 2002

Baseball: Six Errors Doom UCSB Against CSUN

By Josh Tosney

The Gauchos proved to be their own greatest enemy in a frustrating loss to Cal State Northridge on Tuesday, struggling defensively against a club they pummeled 16-8 just a week earlier.

February 20, 2002

Swimming: Pacific Tops UCSB: Men Fall for First Time in 23 Seasons

By Nick Arseniak

The University of the Pacific ended the 23-year reign of the UCSB men's swim team on Saturday night at the Big West Conference Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Championships.

February 20, 2002

Gauchos Mutilate UCSD in Three-Game Sweep

By Michael Long

Senior outside hitter Andy Rivera broke the UCSB men's volleyball hitting-percentage record on Saturday night, amassing a perfect 1.000 mark on 10 kills out of 10 attempts.

February 19, 2002

UCSB Rips Cal Poly

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Gauchos overcame deficits of 10 points in the first half and nine points in the second frame to oust the Mustangs 69-66 behind a game-ending 17-5 run Saturday night at the Thunderdome.