Sports

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.

February 20, 2001

Men’s Basketball Tells UCR to Take A Hike on Road

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Gauchos bore down the stretch to pull out a 59-48 victory over Riverside at the Thunderdome on Saturday to avoid losing their second-straight game after the pounding initiated by Utah State last Thursday.

February 16, 2001

Aggies Bounce Gaucho Basketball’s Win Streak

By Eliav Appelbaum

By the time Utah State finished throttling the UCSB men's basketball team Thursday night in the Thunderdome 71-48, the Gauchos realized that they ultimately could not compete with Utah State, the #1 mid-major college pro...

February 16, 2001

Baseball Team Prepares for Opening Homestand

By Matt Heitner

The UCSB baseball team heads back into action this weekend, facing off against Santa Clara in its first home series of the season.

February 16, 2001

Gaucho Softball Hopes to Make Waves in Hawai’i Tournament

By Jason Chau

Hoping to bounce back from a disappointing season-opening doubleheader loss to Loyola Marymount, the Gauchos will take part in the Hawai'ian Tournament, a two-day affair that will pit them against some solid opponents.

February 16, 2001

Feature Photo: So Close … Yet So Far Away

By Staff

UCSB freshman guard Nick Jones throws up a prayer after being fouled during Thursday's game.

February 15, 2001

No More ‘Home Sweet Home’ For Lady Gauchos in Thunderdome

By Matt Heitner

If the UCSB women's basketball team was surprised after its loss at Cal Poly, it must be flabbergasted after tonight's defeat.

February 15, 2001

Men’s Basketball Plans to Grapple With Aggies in Showdown

By Eliav Appelbaum

Santa Barbara now finds itself in the middle of the best winning streak in Coach Bob Williams' career at the university, and the Big West's deepest and strongest team, Utah State (21-3, 9-1 in the Big West), is the squad...

February 15, 2001

Gaucho Baseball Loses to UCLA in 14-Inning Battle

By Matt Heitner

The Gauchos returned to the field against the Bruins, but fell 6-5 in a 14-inning marathon.

February 14, 2001

UCSB Men’s Volleyball Stomps UC Irvine

By Brooke Roberts

Irvine put up a good fight, and apparently the Gauchos expected a high-caliber level of competition going into Tuesday's match.

February 14, 2001

UCSB Women’s Basketball Looking To Recover Against UC Irvine

By Matt Heitner

"We've been ready to go since the locker-room discussion after the Cal Poly game," junior forward Kayte Christensen said.

February 14, 2001

UCSB Women’s Gymnastics Slips Against Fullerton

By Kim Cantor

"The game went well. We had some falls, a slow start, but I think the girls are picking it up," UCSB Head Coach Megan Fenton said.

February 13, 2001

Baseball Team Faces Bruins Today After Rainy Weekend Postpones Oregon State Series

By Matt Heitner

After the UCSB baseball team had their weekend series against Oregon State postponed due to rain, the club travels to Westwood today to face UCLA in a one-game matchup.

February 13, 2001

Men’s Tennis Drops Match to Georgia Tech

By John Liu

The UCSB men's tennis team lost to #72 Georgia Tech 4-2 in a tough match cut short by foul weather Saturday at Santa Barbara.

February 13, 2001

Women’s Tennis Lose Weekend Match to Long Beach

By Clancy Roberts

The weekend storm followed the UCSB women's team down the coast to Long Beach State on Saturday, where the Gauchos dropped their second consecutive Big West match, 6-1.

February 12, 2001

UCSB Women’s Basketball Conference Winning Streak Ends at 49

By Matt Heitner

Everyone knew that the UCSB women's basketball could not keep its conference winning streak going forever. Nobody thought that it would end this weekend.