Sports

February 6, 2002

Sports Feature Photo: Lean on Me

By Staff

Junior forward Mark Hill leans in for a jumper over a startled defender.

February 5, 2002

Baseball: UCSB Humiliates BYU

By Justin Goldman

After scoring only 13 runs in their entire three-game opening series against LMU over the weekend, the Gauchos exploded for 12 runs on 14 hits against BYU on Monday, pounding the Cougars by a score of 12-5.

February 5, 2002

Softball: UCSB Enjoys Early Success at Early Bird

By Clancy Roberts

Santa Barbara's first game of the tournament, an 11 a.m. matchup against New Mexico State, certainly served as an indicator for the way the rest of the weekend would play out for the squad.

February 5, 2002

Santa Barbara’s Loss to Pepperdine Knocks Gauchos MPSF Mark to 3-3

By Michael Long

#3 Pepperdine swept #7 Santa Barbara 30-26, 30-21, 30-24 at Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu. With the victory, the Waves have won seven consecutive matches while exacting revenge for a Jan. 7 home loss to the Gauchos.

February 4, 2002

UCSB Rolls to Victories

By Matt Heitner

Playing their first back-to-back home games of the season, the Gauchos felt right at home at the Thunderdome this weekend, picking up victories over both Pacific and Idaho.

February 4, 2002

Appelbaum on Sports: Patriots, Summerall Show What Football Is All About

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Pats were in The Big Easy to play football, not to twirl off a famous jazz number. They made their victory over the St. Louis Rams look like bobbing for apples in a Vermont orchard.

February 4, 2002

Santa Barbara Finds Iron Unkind in Idaho, Scores Season-Low 37 Points

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB men's basketball team lost its second straight game, falling 40-37 against Idaho on Saturday night at Moscow.

February 4, 2002

Men’s Baseball: Lions Clinch Series From Gauchos

By Justin Goldman

The Gauchos were only able to take one of their three games this weekend in their season opening series against Loyola Marymount.

February 1, 2002

Men’s Baseball: UCSB Falls to Loyola

By Justin Goldman

Springtime is still on the distant horizon, but baseball season is underway. Unfortunately, for the UCSB baseball team, the only things that were colder than the January air on Thursday afternoon were the bats wielded by...

February 1, 2002

Aggies Send Gauchos Into Deep Freeze

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Gauchos found themselves shivering outside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum after an agonizing defeat in Logan, Utah.

February 1, 2002

Gauchos Return to Form With Victory Over Trojans

By Michael Long

The No. 7 UCSB men's volleyball team ended its two-game slide Wednesday night in Los Angeles, pounding No. 14 USC in four games by a score of 30-20, 30-24, 23-30, 30-22.

February 1, 2002

Women’s Softball: Santa Barbara Enters Season With New Attitude

By Clancy Roberts

The UCSB softball team looks to kick off the season this weekend on its home turf with New Mexico State, Illinois-Chicago and Loyola Marymount to participate in the UCSB Early Bird Tournament.

January 31, 2002

Remedy for Gauchos: Get Tougher on Road Trip vs. Aggies, Idaho

By Eliav Appelbaum

The rugged trek through the Big West continues for the UCSB men's basketball team on unquestionably its roughest road trip every season: the Utah-Idaho swing.

January 30, 2002

Men’s & Women’s Swimming: Pacific Drubs Gauchos

By Nick Arseniak

The UCSB men's and women's swim teams took on Big West rival Pacific for their final regular season swim meet on a cold and rainy Saturday morning in Stockton.

January 30, 2002

Baseball: UCSB Ready to Build on Last Season

By Josh Tosney

Flashy swingers who step up to the plate to either strike out or score big in front of a roaring crowd of beer-swilling spectators normally conjures dim memories on D.P.

January 30, 2002

Women’s Gymanastis: UCSB Falls to Fullerton Despite Improved Score

By Chris Freet

Only three meets into the season, Santa Barbara has already lost two vital contributors due to serious injuries. But if that has dampened the team's spirits, it sure hasn't show up in the scorebook.