Sports

February 28, 2002

For This Athlete, Love of Athletics is What Matters

By Clancy Roberts

There are so many things that go on in the world of sports that are simply amazing. And those are the stories that you love to hear about.

February 27, 2002

Women’s Gymnastics: UCSB Honors Coach

By Chris Freet

The UCSB women's gymnastics team opened the night with a touching tribute to the life of Mari-Rae Sopper, the coach-to-be who passed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and finished the quad meet with a season-hi...

February 27, 2002

Baseball: Gauchos Fall to Bruins 12-7 in Slugfest

By Justin Goldman

Matt Wilkerson gave the UCSB baseball team its own personal human highlight reel on Tuesday afternoon. Unfortunately, Wilkerson's feats were not enough to keep UCLA from mauling the Gauchos baseball team 12-7 at Los Ange...

February 27, 2002

Track: Men Run Past CSUF, Bakersfield for UCSB, Women Earn Second at Meet

By Michael Long

The UCSB men's track and field team remained unbeaten last Saturday by wining a home tri-meet over conference foes Fullerton and Bakersfield, while the women's team also defeated Bakersfield but fell seven points short t...

February 26, 2002

Baseball: Viva Las Vegas! UCSB a Winner

By Josh Tosney

In order for the UCSB baseball team's trip to Las Vegas to pay off, it had to beat the odds by drawing a few aces and dealing a straight of big hits.

February 26, 2002

Men’s Tennis: Santa Barbara Brings Out Brooms at Courts

By Keith Busam

In baseball they bring brooms to the third game of a three-game series in anticipation of a sweep. Gaucho fans could have done the same for the UCSB men's tennis team this past weekend at Campus Courts as it swept away t...

February 26, 2002

Men’s Gymnastics: Gauchos Struggle in Home Meet

By Chris Freet

By ruining two chances to avenge early season losses this past weekend, the UCSB men's gymnastic team's hopes to earn a spot in the national championships appears faint.

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.