Sports

Men’s Baseball: Santa Barbara Banks on Youth Movement

January 15, 2003 by

It's not quite spring yet, but the smell of baseball is in the air. The Gauchos, who have been fielding a practice squad of 36 players since the beginning of fall practice, have just two weeks to slim...
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Gauchos Roll With Punches

January 14, 2003 by

From these statistics, most would think that the UCSB roller hockey club team would have no hope of pulling out a regional championship appearance, but that is exactly what the team is focused on achi...
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ILL Spittin’ Game: Booty and Brawn

January 14, 2003 by

Because of the Dallas Cowboys' cheerleaders, remote hogs, coach fiends and field goal kickers are all, if not better, surely happier men.
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Trojans Contaminate Santa Barbara Water

January 14, 2003 by

Santa Barbara's top swimmers couldn't overcome the Trojans' All-Americans, falling 170-89 to #6 USC at Campus Pool on Saturday. The UCSB men's squad also fell to the Trojans by a similar margin of 169...
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UCSB Three-Iron Is Taylor-Made

January 13, 2003 by

The Vandals came to the Thunderdome in hopes of stealing a victory from UCSB, only to find a staunch police squadron of Gauchos waiting to extradite them back to Idaho.
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Aggies Accelerate, Power Over Gauchos

January 13, 2003 by

The two-time, regular-season Big West champs buggy-whipped the Gauchos from the opening tip to the final buzzer in a 75-59 thrashing before a rabid, sold-out crowd of 9,669 at the Dee Glen Smith Spect...
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Santa Barbara Serves Toast at E-Bar Invite

January 13, 2003 by

The UCSB men's volleyball team started the 39th annual UCSB/Elephant Bar Volleyball Invitational with a bang on Friday night, upsetting Pacific at Rob Gym.
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Women of Troy Launch Arsenal

January 9, 2003 by

Approximately 43 hours after easily downing Cal State Northridge, the Gauchos (8-2 overall; 2-0 in the Big West) will try their luck against USC.
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Trojans Tumble at Hands of Gauchos

January 9, 2003 by

The #21 UCSB women's basketball team realized that winning a war with the women of Troy required defending its territory and claiming the battle of the trenches. The Gauchos (9-2 overall, 3-0 in the B...
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Like Mr. Potato Head, UCSB Plans to Take Idaho Apart

January 9, 2003 by

The UCSB men's basketball faces the University of Idaho tonight at 7 at the Cowan Spectrum in Moscow. The Gauchos hope to end a five-game road losing skid that began over a month ago.
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A Warm Night in Moscow

January 9, 2003 by

The first true road win of the season for Santa Barbara came at a critical juncture for the Gauchos, losers of six of seven before Thursday's contest. UCSB (5-8, 2-1 in the Big West) also earned its f...
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Niners May Finally Fit the Bill

January 9, 2003 by

Seemingly sleepwalking nearly the entire season, San Francisco pulled off a miraculous, controversial 39-38 victory, the second-biggest comeback in the 70-year history of the NFL Playoffs.
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Swimming: Santa Barbara Gears Up for Meet

January 9, 2003 by

The thrill of swimming peaks when a swimmer trembles on the starting block knowing he or she is about to race beside an Olympian in the next lane. The UCSB men's and women's swim teams have the pleasu...
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Sweep Out the Mata-doors

January 8, 2003 by

In an inconsistent showing, Santa Barbara (8-2 overall; 2-0 in the Big West) handed the Matadors (0-13; 0-2) a 73-41 pounding in its conference home opener and ran its streak at home to 15 consecutive...
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Gauchos Need to Dig Deep, Take Bite at E-Bar

January 8, 2003 by

The Gauchos begin their 2003 campaign this weekend, hosting the 39th Annual UCSB/Elephant Bar Collegiate Invitational on Jan. 10-11. The invite provides the Gauchos with an opportunity to showcase the...
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