Sports

February 27, 2001

Gaucho Baseball Declaws Lions, Suffers Rain Delays

By Matt Heitner

The UCSB baseball team endured another weekend of rain, playing only one game of its scheduled three-game series against Loyola Marymount.

February 26, 2001

UCSB Men’s Basketball De-Claws Pacific

By Eliav Appelbaum

In a physical game marred with 49 fouls, a somber crowd of mostly students filtered into the T-dome to watch the game despite the melancholy in I.V. following a fatal auto accident Friday night.

February 26, 2001

UCSB Women’s Basketball Sweep Weekend Idaho Road Trip

By Matt Heitner

The UCSB women's basketball team has battled through adversity all season, and this weekend provided another opportunity for the Gauchos to display their resiliency.

February 26, 2001

UCSB Men’s Volleyball End Two-Match Losing Streak Against LaVerne

By Brittany Langan

It was slow going, but the Gauchos found the right tools to get back on the road and zoomed past the Leopards at the Thunderdome.

February 23, 2001

Men’s Basketball Whips Mustangs Again

By Eliav Appelbaum

If the UCSB men's basketball team can get what it wants every time it plays, it'd be sitting on top of the world.

February 23, 2001

Softball Smothered by Tigers in Pitchers’ Duel

By Jason Chau

Thursday's home game against Auburn University was merely the latest in a series of hard-fought, tough losses for the Gauchos, who fell 2-1.

February 23, 2001

Men’s Volleyball Outplayed, Swept by Long Beach

By Brittany Langan

Game three was back and forth, but in the end it was a service error that gave Long Beach point 29 and a hitting error on the Gauchos' side of the net that ended the match, 30-26.

February 23, 2001

Baseball Team Hopes to Make Lions Whimper in Three-Game Series

By Matt Heitner

The UCSB baseball team will be in Los Angles today to face Loyola Marymount in a three-game series.

February 21, 2001

UCSB Men’s Volleyball Hopes to Drop LBSU

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Gauchos will try to get over .500 in conference competition in their match.

February 21, 2001

UCSB Women Back on Big West Winning Track

By Matt Heitner

"We tried to focus on defense and stay sharp the whole game," Lisa Willett said.

February 21, 2001

UCSB Baseball Bombs Westmont 8-3

By Matt Heitner

The Gauchos have now won three out of their last four games, and seem to be improving with each contest.

February 21, 2001

UCSB Men’s Tennis Drops Two of Three Over Weekend

By John Liu

The Gauchos' road trip this weekend was highlighted by several excellent individual performances.

February 21, 2001

UCSB Men’s Basketball Looks To Solidify Position in Big West

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Gauchos will also try to reach .500, and if they can defeat Pacific Saturday, the team may have an opportunity to go over .500.

February 21, 2001

UCSB Women’s Tennis Comes Up Winless on Roadtrip

By Clancy Roberts

The Gauchos were forced to endure a grueling seven-hour drive to Stockton to play four consecutive matches against four quality teams.

February 20, 2001

Women’s Basketball Team Regains Confidence After Upset Win Over SFA

By Matt Heitner

The UCSB women's basketball team played like the Gauchos of old Sunday afternoon, going on the road to upset #29 Stephen F. Austin, 62-57.

February 20, 2001

Baseball Starts Home Season With Two Wins

By Matt Heitner

The UCSB baseball team opened its home schedule with a bang this weekend, taking two of three games from Santa Clara.