Sports

November 27, 2001

Trojans Squeak Past UCSB in Tight Affair

By Eliav Appelbaum

Just as they were about to tear the Trojans off and jostle them down on the bed in front of a televised audience, a leak sprung through the Gauchos' prophylactic defense.

November 27, 2001

Men’s Water Polo: Gauchos Top Irvine to Finish Season in MPSF Tournament

By Eliot Biggert

The season ended for the UCSB men's water polo Sunday with a 5-4 victory over Irvine at Cal's Speiker Pool. The win gave the Gauchos (9-13, 2-6 MPSF) a seventh-place finish in the season.

November 27, 2001

Santa Barbara Draws USD in First Round of NCAA Tournament; LBSU Lurks in Round Two

By Keith Busam

Monday afternoon the NCAA released the official bracket for the 2001 NCAA Championships, and the result was everything that the Gauchos could have wanted and more.

November 26, 2001

Wildcats Snare Gauchos

By Keith Busam

The weekend was not a complete loss for the Gauchos (17-12 overall), as they posted a win over unranked San Diego State on Friday night before succumbing on Saturday night to one of the most potent offenses in the land.

November 26, 2001

From the Cheap Seats: Buffalo Struggles Along as Former GM Butler Thrives

By Matt Heitner

Once a proud franchise and the AFC representative in four consecutive Super Bowls during the early '90s, the Buffalo Bills are now the owners of an abysmal 1-9 record, their worst start in 17 years.

November 26, 2001

Dons Feels the (Ful)love in Santa Barbara Victory

By Matt Heitner

The UCSB men's basketball team improved to 2-0 on its young season this weekend with a decisive 69-49 win over the University of San Francisco on Saturday.

November 21, 2001

UCSB Comes Up Short

By Matt Heitner

Despite a spirited second-half comeback, UCSB's cold-shooting first half proved too much to overcome, as the Gauchos fell 76-73 to drop to 1-2 on the season.

November 21, 2001

Santa Barbara Soars Over Northridge on Senior Day

By Keith Busam

Friday night the Gauchos lost their chance to secure second place outright in the Big West by dropping a four-game match to the Pacific.

November 21, 2001

Cross Country: Gauchos Fare Well in NCAA’s

By Staff

The UCSB men's cross country team finished 17th out of 31 teams at the NCAA National Championships at Furman University, in South Carolina, in the Gauchos' first ever NCAA appearance.

November 20, 2001

Combs Steps Down From UCSB Roster

By Matt Heitner

The good news came in the form of sophomore center Lindsay Taylor being named Big West Player of the Week The bad news was when sophomore forward Jessica Combs abruptly decided to leave the team in order to focus more on...

November 20, 2001

Men’s Water Polo: Anteaters Cruise Past Santa Barbara

By Eliot Biggert

The Gauchos were soundly defeated 10-4 by UC Irvine on Sunday. The match was billed as Santa Barbara's warm-up for this Friday's first-round contest against UCLA.

November 20, 2001

Men and Women’s Swimming: Gauchos Whip CSUN in Road Meets; Dalonzo Shines

By Nick Arseniak

A team's performance often declines when it swims against inferior teams. But for the UCSB men's and women's swim teams, that was not the case.

November 19, 2001

Santa Barbara Escapes From Scrappy Westmont; Williams Claims First-Season Opener

By Eliav Appelbaum

After never beginning a season on the right foot in three previous openers, UCSB men's basketball Head Coach Bob Williams finally secured his first opening game victory.

November 19, 2001

UCSB: Best in Big West

By Justin Tenuto

If Friday night was orgasmic, Sunday was a kick in the crotch. On its first game of the weekend, the UCSB men's soccer team vanquished second-place Irvine 2-0 to clinch the Big West Title.

November 19, 2001