Sports

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.

February 19, 2002

Santa Barbara Shoots Way to Weekend Wins over UCR, Poly

By Matt Heitner

The Big West regular season schedule may not end for another two weeks, but the UCSB women's basketball team went a long way toward bringing the hunt for the title to a close with a pair of victories this past weekend.

February 19, 2002

Baseball: Gauchos Take Series Victory Against San Jose State

By Josh Tosney

UCSB stormed back from a heartbreaking opening-game loss to triumph in the next two games, capturing a series win against visiting San Jose State last weekend.

February 15, 2002

UCSB Gears Up for ‘Stangs

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB men's basketball team will lock horns with Cal Poly Saturday night at 7 in the Thunderdome in a game where both squads must stick to the fast lane.

February 15, 2002

Baseball: Gauchos Eye San Jose in Series at Home

By Justin Goldman

Everyone knows that home is where the heart is. The UCSB baseball team hopes that home is also where more wins can be found.

February 15, 2002

Softball: Santa Barbara Sluggers Prepare to Knuckle Down at Plate in Tourney

By Clancy Roberts

The UCSB softball team will be searching to find that sweet spot of the bat on its trip south to San Diego. The Gauchos head off today to the Campbell/Cartier Classic hosted by San Diego State.

February 14, 2002

Swimming: UCSB Aims for Big West Titles

By Nick Arseniak

The UCSB men's and women's swim team will be defending both of its conference titles, when it begins competition today, at the three day long 2002 Big West Conference Swimming Championships.

February 14, 2002

Appelbaum on Sports: Trotters Dazzle T-dome

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Harlem Globetrotters made a quick pit stop while whistling past perennial pushovers the New York Nationals at Santa Barbara before a delighted T-dome crowd of over 2,600.

February 14, 2002

Sports Feature Photo: Bringing It All Together

By Staff

The UCSB men's and women's basketball teams sit in third and first place in the Big West. The men are tops in the country in defensive field-goal percentage, limiting their opponents to an abysmal 36.7 percent from the f...

February 13, 2002

Women’s Tennis: CSUN, Irvine Trip SB

By Clancy Roberts

The UCSB women's tennis team opened up Big West play last weekend dropping both of its matches at home: a 5-2 decision to Northridge and a 6-1 loss to Irvine.

February 13, 2002

Baseball: Gauchos Devour Titans in Hit Parade on Road

By Justin Goldman

The Gauchos stomped Cal State Northridge 16-8 Tuesday afternoon to run their record to 5-3 and extend their current winning streak to three games.

February 13, 2002

Women’s Water Polo: Santa Barbara Seals Michigan Tourney, Falls at Campus Pool

By Eliot Biggert

The UCSB women's water polo team was off to a running start in the 2002 season. The Gauchos soundly defeated a bevy of Midwest powers en route to a first-place finish at the Michigan Invitational two weeks ago.

February 12, 2002

Softball: Gauchos Slow at SLO

By Clancy Roberts

Santa Barbara proceeded into the tournament riding high after starting its season 4-1 and capturing first in its own Early Bird Invitational Tournament the previous weekend.

February 12, 2002

Baseball: Santa Barbara Gets a Kick Out of Broncos

By Josh Tosney

The Gauchos clinched a three-game series in Santa Clara this past weekend, rallying behind back-to-back dominating performances from starting pitchers junior James Dayley and sophomore Matt Vasquez.

February 12, 2002

Men’s Tennis: UCSB Cuts Down Lumberjacks at Roots, Falls Victim to ‘Cats, 5-2

By Keith Busam

The Gauchos blanked Northern Arizona on Saturday, but knew that the real challenge would come the following day. On Sunday, UCSB took aim at No. 41 University of Arizona and Steven Capriati, World No. 1 Jennifer Capriati...