Sports

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."

September 26, 2001

Gauchos Hope to Bite Harder, Send Bruins Into Hibernation

By Justin Tenuto

"UCLA is a good team, but they're nothing we can't handle," senior defender and defensive anchor Reuben Bates said.

September 26, 2001

Santa Barbara Shoots to Wallop Weber State

By Clancy Roberts

The 2001 Gauchos play a different style of soccer than they have in years past. UCSB has added a more athletic dimension to its game, and the team is more offensively potent.

September 26, 2001

Cougars Maim UCSB In Three Straight Games for Win

By Keith Busam

Santa Barbara (3-6, 1-1) was overpowered in almost every facet of the game against the Cougars (7-1, 1-0 Mountain West). UCSB was out-blocked 12-5, out-dug 49-47 and out-hit .276 to .176

September 25, 2001

UCSB Faces Stern 2001-02 Slate

By Matt Heitner

The Gauchos will take on one of the toughest schedules in the country in the upcoming season, facing 11 teams that participated in postseason play a year ago.

September 25, 2001

Friend Adds Experience, Killer Instinct to Gauchos

By Justin Tenuto

"Rob is a great all-around player. He's our main go-to guy and he's really what we were missing last year," sophomore midfielder Matt Kubota said. "He's almost unstoppable."

September 25, 2001

Santa Barbara Travels on Utah Trip to Face Brigham Young, Utah State

By Keith Busam

The Gauchos dropped tough matches to both BYU and Utah State last season and have their sights set on redemption.

September 25, 2001

From the Cheap Seats: Jordan’s Back From Second Retirement, Will Suit for Wiz

By Eliav Appelbaum

All summer I was bemoaning Jordan's comeback: A comeback would tarnish his legacy - he won't be the same player, can't see him anywhere but Chicago, he'll embarrass himself, the Wizards start Chris Whitney.

September 25, 2001

Former Truman State Head Coach Brings Hope, Confidence to UCSB

By John Liu

Of all the new faces at UCSB this fall, Kristy Schroeder is probably the only two-time MIAA softball coach of the year, and, luckily for the Gauchos, she is also the new head coach of UCSB's softball team.

September 25, 2001

Santa Barbara Earns 1-0 Victory Over Lumberjacks

By Clancy Roberts

With three straight road victories, UCSB will look to keep the ball rolling in front of their home fans on Friday night when they will have the opportunity to extend their winning streak to four games.

September 24, 2001

Men’s Water Polo: Gauchos Go Down in Four-Overtime Thriller vs. Cal

By Nick Arseniak

The UCSB men's water polo team's attempt to upset California-Berkeley on the road came up short in a thrilling sudden death overtime loss last Saturday.

September 24, 2001

From the Cheap Seats: In Today’s National Football League The Only Constant is Change

By Matt Heitner

With free agency playing a major roll and the athletes in the NFL getting bigger and stronger every year, it is now nearly impossible to predict who will be a consistent play-off contender.