Sports

Cross Country: Santa Barbara Men’s Cross Country Places Third, Women Finish Sixth at Stanford Invite

The UCSB men's and women's cross country teams came out strong at the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto last Saturday.
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Womens’ Volleyball: #20 UCSB Prepares for Lions

Tonight when the #19 UCSB women's volleyball team squares off against Loyola Marymount University, the squad will be looking to add to its first winning streak of this young season.
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Vargas Hits Canvas In Court

I used to have a word to describe World Boxing Association junior middleweight champion Fernando Vargas: thug. I now have a more concrete description: felon.
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Gauchos Take Growl Out of Tigers

After a yearlong drought at home, the UCSB men's water polo team played some of its best water polo of the season for a packed Campus Pool crowd.
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From the Cheap Seats: Ravens and Rams Step to Forefront

Good teams are now bad, bad teams are now good, and the NFL is more competitive than ever.
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Santa Barbara Can’t Extend Winning Streak to Five Games, Drops 2-1 Decision to Fresno

"We knew it was going to be a tough game," junior midfielder Erica Perrotta said. "We knew we were going to have to battle the whole 90 minutes because we knew they would be the most competitive of ou...
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Gauchos Hope to Bite Harder, Send Bruins Into Hibernation

"UCLA is a good team, but they're nothing we can't handle," senior defender and defensive anchor Reuben Bates said.
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Santa Barbara Shoots to Wallop Weber State

The 2001 Gauchos play a different style of soccer than they have in years past. UCSB has added a more athletic dimension to its game, and the team is more offensively potent.
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Cougars Maim UCSB In Three Straight Games for Win

Santa Barbara (3-6, 1-1) was overpowered in almost every facet of the game against the Cougars (7-1, 1-0 Mountain West). UCSB was out-blocked 12-5, out-dug 49-47 and out-hit .276 to .176
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UCSB Faces Stern 2001-02 Slate

The Gauchos will take on one of the toughest schedules in the country in the upcoming season, facing 11 teams that participated in postseason play a year ago.
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Friend Adds Experience, Killer Instinct to Gauchos

"Rob is a great all-around player. He's our main go-to guy and he's really what we were missing last year," sophomore midfielder Matt Kubota said. "He's almost unstoppable."
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Santa Barbara Travels on Utah Trip to Face Brigham Young, Utah State

The Gauchos dropped tough matches to both BYU and Utah State last season and have their sights set on redemption.
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From the Cheap Seats: Jordan’s Back From Second Retirement, Will Suit for Wiz

All summer I was bemoaning Jordan's comeback: A comeback would tarnish his legacy - he won't be the same player, can't see him anywhere but Chicago, he'll embarrass himself, the Wizards start Chris Wh...
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Former Truman State Head Coach Brings Hope, Confidence to UCSB

Of all the new faces at UCSB this fall, Kristy Schroeder is probably the only two-time MIAA softball coach of the year, and, luckily for the Gauchos, she is also the new head coach of UCSB's softball ...
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Santa Barbara Earns 1-0 Victory Over Lumberjacks

With three straight road victories, UCSB will look to keep the ball rolling in front of their home fans on Friday night when they will have the opportunity to extend their winning streak to four games...
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