Sports

UCSB Set to Battle Westmont in Season Opener

After being picked by both the media and the coaches to finish second in the Big West Conference, the UCSB men's basketball team will be looking to put all the off-season hoopla behind and start playi...
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UOP, Northridge Visit T-dome in Final Weekend of Season

Both UCSB and UOP's Women's volleyball teams are tied for second place in the Big West, so the winner of Friday night's showdown will most likely finish in second place for the season and receive a be...
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Field Hockey: Best in California? Gauchos Are All Over It

For the second straight season the Gaucho stickers captured the club sports championship trophy with a 2-0 victory over Cal Poly on Sunday afternoon, making them the best club team in the state of Cal...
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Men’s Water Polo: Santa Barbara Suffers Defeat at LBSU, Bounces Back for First Road Win

After suffering a loss to red-hot Long Beach State on Saturday, the Gauchos rebounded on Sunday at San Diego, defeating the UCSD Tritons, 7-5.
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Riverside, Fullerton Toast

UCSB is two games ahead of Utah State in the critical battle for third in league. Whoever finishes in third place will almost certainly receive an at-large berth in next month's NCAA Tournament.
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Santa Barbara Steamrolls Over Team Concept

The Gauchos' impressive victory, the final exhibition game of the season, was a dramatic improvement over their game-one victory over Delta Kocise. Senior forward Kayte Christensen led five Gauchos in...
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Sports Feature Photo: Borcich Earns Some Respect

Freshman forward Jen Borcich was named the Big West Offensive Player of the Year on Tuesday, as well as the Big West Freshman of the Year. Borcich led the Gauchos and the conference in scoring with 11...
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Men’s Cross Country: UCSB Qualifies for NCAA Tournament

The invitations finally came for the #13 UCSB men's cross country team, which will be running where no Gaucho squad has when it travels to Greenville, South Carolina for the NCAA National Championship...
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Gauchos Demolish Mustangs

There is no such thing as a sure thing. Going into last weekend's game, the players on UCSB men's soccer team knew they needed a win to remain in contention for the Big West title.
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Santa Barbara Wins, Fails in Bid for Postseason

Despite a 1-0 victory against Cal Poly on Nov. 9 to seal second place in the Big West Conference, the NCAA selection committee overlooked the UCSB women's soccer team when considering which schools wo...
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Sports Feature Photo: Getting Full on the High Road


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UCSB To Battle Mustangs

When the UCSB men's soccer team battled Cal Poly on Oct. 19, it allowed an early goal and went into the locker room deflated and off-key. But the Gauchos exploded in the second half, scoring three and...
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Santa Barbara Looks to Improve Postseason Prospects With Win

The UCSB women's soccer team may be down, but it is not out. Santa Barbara has been faced with its share of woes in the last week, losing a disappointing 5-2 match to first-place Fullerton to drop int...
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Gauchos Prepare for Final Exhibition Game

The UCSB women's basketball team returns to the hardwood tonight in its second exhibition game of the season against Team Concept, a touring team of former college players.
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EA’s Crowe Fills Up UCSB

Unfortunately, EA Sports had one more bullet in its chamber to shoot the Gauchos down Tuesday night at the Thunderdome.
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