Sports

April 5, 2001

Santa Barbara Brings the Lumber in 9-0 Demolition of Westmont

By Matt Heitner

The Gauchos continued their sizzling play of late Wednesday afternoon against Westmont, crushing the Warriors, 9-0.

April 4, 2001

Men’s Volleyball Streak Snapped With Loss to 49ers

By Brittany Langan

On Tuesday night the #8 UCSB men's volleyball team had something to defend - a four-match winning streak.

April 4, 2001

14th Seeded Lady Gauchos Finally Fall To Purdue in NCAA Tournament

By Matt Heitner

Playing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the 14th seeded Gauchos proved that they could hang with 1999 National Champions Purdue, trading blows with the Boilermakers for nearly the entire game.

April 4, 2001

Gaucho Softball Hopes to Improve Record with Wins Over Cal Poly

By Staff

Consistency is one trait that the 2001 UCSB women's softball team still hasn't figured out yet. And on erratic play: Santa Barbara has basically rewritten that book.

April 3, 2001

Gaucho Baseball Best in Big West

By Matt Heitner

If winning is contagious, then the UCSB baseball team definitely has the fever.

April 3, 2001

Men’s Tennis Splits Four-Game Homestead

By John Liu

The Gauchos overwhelmed Hawai'i 6-1 last Wednesday, but Santa Barbara would go on to lose matches against #35 Harvard 5-2 on Thursday and #8 Southern Methodist University 7-0 on Friday. UCSB then defeated Idaho 5-2 in a ...

April 3, 2001

Duke Caps Wild Tournament With Convincing Win Over Arizona

By Eliav Appelbaum

Those damn Dukies did it again, and they mauled some Cats in another wild Final Four game.

March 9, 2001

UOP Guts Out Emotional Victory Over Men’s Basketball Team

By Matt Heitner

Having already used back-to-back desperation three-pointers from freshman forward Branduinn Fullove and sophomore forward Mark Hull to complete an improbable comeback and take UOP into overtime, Santa Barbara had one fin...

March 9, 2001

UCSB Victor Surf Team Rides to Southwest Collegiate Championship

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB surf team roared with the surf at Salt Creek, Dana Point, this past weekend against 23 other squads all across California, surging to a victory in Event #4 in the Southwest Collegiate Championships.

March 8, 2001

Women’s Basketball Routs Fullerton to Secure Big West First Round Win

By Matt Heitner

Yogi Berra once said, "It ain't over 'til it's over," but the UCSB women's basketball team secured its victory over Cal State Fullerton far before the final horn sounded Wednesday night at the Anaheim Convention Center.

March 8, 2001

Men’s Basketball Gears Up for Game Against UOP

By Eliav Appelbaum

Santa Barbara had only three days of practice before arriving for today's shootaround and the battle with Pacific at 8:30 tonight in the first round of the Big West Tournament.

March 7, 2001

UCSB Track and Field Runs To Front of the Pack at All-Cal Meet

By Brooke Roberts

The UCSB track and field team decided to flex its muscles at its first regular-season team meet of the year when it competed in the All-Cal Meet in Irvine this past weekend.

March 7, 2001

UCSB Softball Drops Three Straight Games Over Weekend

By Clancy Roberts

The Gauchos finished the Red Desert Classic with a 2-3 record after sweeping the two Utah teams they faced, but were unable to come up on top in their games against Stanford, Missouri and Oklahoma State.

March 7, 2001

UCSB Women’s Basketball Prepares for the Big West Tournament

By Matt Heitner

The Gauchos have won four consecutive post-season titles, and Santa Barbara, a #1 seed in the tournament after capturing the Big West regular season crown for the sixth straight year, hopes to retain its iron grip on its...

March 5, 2001

UCSB Women’s Basketball Whips Long Beach State on Senior Day

By Matt Heitner

The UCSB women's basketball team honored the careers of its three departing seniors Saturday night at the Thunderdome, but it was the clutch play of a freshman that lifted the Gauchos to the win over hated rival Long Bea...

March 5, 2001

Gaucho Volleyball Can’t Overcome BYU, Pacific

By Brittany Langan

Reeling from the loss to BYU, Santa Barbara came out a shadow of its former self against #11 Pacific (5-7, 3-5) on Sunday. UCSB didn't put up much of a fight against the Tigers, losing for the fifth match in a row, 30-21...