Sports

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.

February 12, 2001

UCSB Men’s Basketball Smokes Cal Poly for Fifth Straight Win

By Eliav Appelbaum

UCSB made an astounding 74 percent of their shots in the first half en route to drubbing the Mustangs.

February 12, 2001

UCSB Men’s Volleyball Loses a Squeaker to USC

By Nexus Staff Report

The Trojans were paced by junior All-American opposite hitter Brook Billings' 20 kills, helping his squad snap a three-match losing streak to come out victorious.

February 9, 2001

Men’s Basketball Earns Revenge Against Idaho in Final Seconds

By Eliav Appelbaum

On a night when the UCSB men's basketball team was not on top of its game, the players managed to squeezed by a relentless Idaho, 69-67, Thursday night in the Thunderdome.

February 9, 2001

Women’s Basketball Looks to Lasso Cal Poly

By Matt Heitner

The UCSB women's basketball team hits the road again tonight to make the trek up Highway 101 to battle Cal Poly.

February 9, 2001

Gaucho Baseball Takes on Oregon State in Weekend Series

By Matt Heitner

The UCSB baseball team returns home this weekend to face Oregon State in its second series of the season.

February 9, 2001

Men’s Tennis Battles G-Tech, Irvine

By John Liu

The UCSB men's tennis team hopes strong performances this weekend against Georgia Tech and Irvine will be the spark that fuels a championship season.

February 8, 2001

Men’s Basketball to Face Idaho Vandals in Revenge Match

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB men's basketball team is riding the high tide of a three-game winning streak heading into tonight's game with the University of Idaho.

February 8, 2001

Sparkplug Shilati Brings Heart, Work Ethic to Women’s Basketball Team

By Matt Heitner

After a four-year leave of absence from the game, one shot at a dream was all Sheila Shilati needed to make her presence felt on the UCSB women's basketball team.

February 7, 2001