Sports

October 9, 2001

From the Cheap Seats: Anything Goes On Any Given Sunday

By Matt Heitner

Teams that have been rebuilding for the last three or four years, such as the aforementioned Bears, have finally turned the corner and look to be on an upswing.

October 9, 2001

Sports Feature Photo: Welcome Back, Big Man

By Staff

Senior center Adama Ndiaye and the UCSB men's basketball team hope to have more than just a grip on the basketball: an iron grip on the Big West would be a treat.

October 8, 2001

Gauchos Settle for Tie with Fresno, Fall to Denver

By Justin Tenuto

"It's really frustrating to lose a game like this the way we did," said freshman midfielder Nate Boyden. "We dominated those guys and then they got a lucky goal at the end."

October 8, 2001

UCSB Battles Sacramento State to 1-1 Tie at Harder Stadium, Tastes Salty Defeat vs. Waves

By Clancy Roberts

Scoring goals is something the UCSB women's soccer team has not had trouble doing all season.

October 8, 2001

Women’s Vollyball: Santa Barbara Bounces Back With Road Sweep of Cal Poly

By Keith Busam

"We treated this game like a tournament game," UCSB Head Coach Kathy Gregory said. "We went back to the original lineup. Offensively everyone was great and we were able to sideout really well."

October 5, 2001

UCSB Looks to Find Back of Net vs. Fresno State, Denver

By Justin Tenuto

The Gauchos are coming off a 120-minute scoreless tie with Pac-10 power UCLA, a game which the team played nearly half of short-handed due to senior defender Reuben Bates getting red-carded.

October 5, 2001

Santa Barbara To Host Sacramento State, Pepperdine Before Entering Big West Play

By Clancy Roberts

>"At this level, there are no easy games," UCSB Head Coach Paul Stumpf said. "Both games this weekend should help us prepare for conference."

October 5, 2001

Men’s Water Polo: Gauchos Ready for Weekend with Loyola Marymount, Irvine

By Nick Arseniak

Santa Barbara is coming off a dominating 11-5 win last Sunday when it overwhelmed the University of Pacific.

October 4, 2001

Borcich Ready To Kick It With Baddest of Big West

By Clancy Roberts

This freshman forward on the UCSB women's soccer team is the complete package. Borcich is the real deal, notching her first collegiate hat trick in a 3-1 win over Weber State.

October 4, 2001

Loyola Marymount Shreds Gauchos in Three-Straight Games to Mark First Unranked Loss

By Keith Busam

Undoubtedly, UCSB has struggled so far this year, but no one in the country has played a tougher schedule. Santa Barbara has lost seven matches, six of which have been to Top 25 teams, and five of which have been to team...

October 3, 2001

Womens’ Volleyball: #20 UCSB Prepares for Lions

By Keith Busam

Tonight when the #19 UCSB women's volleyball team squares off against Loyola Marymount University, the squad will be looking to add to its first winning streak of this young season.

October 3, 2001

Cross Country: Santa Barbara Men’s Cross Country Places Third, Women Finish Sixth at Stanford Invite

By Kim Cantor

The UCSB men's and women's cross country teams came out strong at the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto last Saturday.

October 3, 2001

Vargas Hits Canvas In Court

By Ted Andersen

I used to have a word to describe World Boxing Association junior middleweight champion Fernando Vargas: thug. I now have a more concrete description: felon.

October 2, 2001

Gauchos Take Growl Out of Tigers

By Eliot Biggert

After a yearlong drought at home, the UCSB men's water polo team played some of its best water polo of the season for a packed Campus Pool crowd.

October 2, 2001

From the Cheap Seats: Ravens and Rams Step to Forefront

By Matt Heitner

Good teams are now bad, bad teams are now good, and the NFL is more competitive than ever.

October 2, 2001

Santa Barbara Can’t Extend Winning Streak to Five Games, Drops 2-1 Decision to Fresno

By Clancy Roberts

"We knew it was going to be a tough game," junior midfielder Erica Perrotta said. "We knew we were going to have to battle the whole 90 minutes because we knew they would be the most competitive of our last five games."