Sports

April 27, 2001

Gauchos Look to Sweep Pacific

By Matt Heitner

Winning two out of three games in a series is nice, but sweeping the opposition is what sets a first-place team apart from the also-rans.

April 27, 2001

Women’s Tennis Readies For Big West Tournament

By Clancy Roberts

Only a top finish in Ojai will satisfy Santa Barbara's season-long goal: an invitation to the regional tournament. The Gauchos go into the tourney as the #4 seed in a field of nine.

April 26, 2001

Gaucho Netters Ready to Snag Mustangs

By John Liu

Despite finishing this season with a disappointing 5-16 record, the UCSB men's tennis team is still confident it can perform well at the Big West Conference Tournament this weekend.

April 26, 2001

Women’s Water Polo Prepares for MPSF Championships

By Staff

The Gauchos (12-15 overall, 4-6 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) have lost their last five games in a row, and they're praying for some shift in the winds to provide for smooth sailing this weekend.

April 26, 2001

Newest Member of Gaucho Coaching Staff Latches On After Stint at LMU

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB men's basketball program hired David Campbell as the team's new assistant coach.

April 25, 2001

Sawyer Leads Santa Barbara With Solid Work Ethic

By Keith Busam

Heart is the one aspect that sets great athletes apart from the rest. It is what truly inspires us to watch sports and keeps us coming back for more. The UCSB women's softball team has one such athlete, and she is junior...

April 25, 2001

Why Did Marshall Not Go Sooner?

By Trey Clark

The 2001 NFL Draft has finally come and gone. It was a meticulous event; methodical, strategic and, uh, boring.

April 25, 2001

Feature Photo: Looking To Hit a Winner

By Staff

The UCSB men's tennis team begins play in the Big West Tournament on Thursday at the Ojai Valley Athletic Club. Santa Barbara finished the regular season at 5-16, 1-3 in the Big West.

April 24, 2001

NorCal Trip is Unpleasant Affair for Women’s Water Polo

By John Liu

The UCSB women's water polo team finished its season on a down note this past weekend, falling to Stanford at the Avery Aquatic Center on Saturday, 13-4, and to San Jose State on Sunday, 12-5.

April 24, 2001

Gauchos Track and Field Bolts for Two Races

By Brooke Roberts

It was a fruitful weekend for the UCSB men's and women's track team.

April 23, 2001

Women’s Tennis Upset by Cal Poly in Regular Season’s Final Match, Tourney Next

By Clancy Roberts

The UCSB women's tennis team took the court against Cal Poly on Saturday in a matchup they had been waiting for all season.

April 23, 2001

Santa Barbara Takes Two Out of Three vs. Sac State

By Matt Heitner

For the second-straight weekend, the UCSB baseball team went on the road and came home with two more victories in the standings.

April 23, 2001

Softball Team’s Hitting Disappears, Again

By Keith Busam

Unfortunately for the Gauchos, just as they were beginning to start to run instead of walk, they ran into a brick wall that goes by the name of Cal State Fullerton. #9 Cal State Fullerton to be exact.

April 23, 2001

The Future of Basketball Is in Good Hands

By Matt Heitner

People bitch and moan about how boring the game is, how the players have no heart and, most of all, that the game lacks the star power it once had.

April 20, 2001

Gaucho Baseball Faces Sac State in Weekend Series

By Matt Heitner

In Big West baseball every series counts, and that's just the point the UCSB men's baseball team will take to heart this weekend.

April 20, 2001

Women’s Tennis to Clash With Rival Cal Poly

By Clancy Roberts

More intense than the Heat-Knicks rivalry of the NBA, and more heated than the Giants-Dodgers match up in MLB, is Santa Barbara vs. Big West enemy, Cal Poly.