Soccer

November 4, 2011

Gauchos Face Rival Mustangs at Home

By Brent Pella

A rivalry will be renewed tonight when Gaucho blue meets Mustang green on the brightly lit field beneath the bleachers of Harder Stadium. Though the UCSB men’s soccer team has already secured its berth in the Big West ...

November 2, 2011

Gauchos Win Double OT Thriller

By Brent Pella

It took a game-winning goal by senior midfielder Luis Silva with 19 seconds left in double overtime for the UCSB men’s soccer team to finish off Cal State Northridge 3-2 on the road Tuesday night. The victory over CSUN...

November 1, 2011

Gauchos Travel to Face CSUN

By Brent Pella

Team buses will be gassed up for the final road trip of the season today as the UCSB men’s soccer team heads south to face Cal State Northridge. It will be the first and only time the two teams will face each other dur...

October 31, 2011

Seniors Get One Final Rivalry Win

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The UCSB women’s soccer team was able to end a tiresome season in strong fashion with a 2-1 victory over rival Cal Poly on senior night this past Friday. The Gauchos said goodbye to 10 graduating seniors and ensured th...

October 28, 2011

Gauchos Hit Road to Face Fullerton

By Brent Pella

The UCSB men’s soccer team’s 6-0 thrashing of Cal State Fullerton earlier this season will not be on the minds of the squad this Saturday when it travels south to face the Titans in one of the final matches of the se...

October 28, 2011

UCSB To Honor Seniors During Rivalry Match

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The UCSB women’s soccer team will have an opportunity to end its senior players’ successful careers in a strong fashion when the squad plays host to rival Cal Poly tonight. After losing their previous two league game...

October 27, 2011

Gauchos Beat Top Conference Team UCD at Harder

By Brent Pella

The UCSB men’s soccer team found itself in an unusual position this past Wednesday night when it faced Big West leader UC Davis at Harder Stadium. The Gauchos, a perennial first-place contender in conference, played th...

October 26, 2011

Google It: André Grandt’s Path to UCSB

By Brent Pella

From an epiphany-inducing visit with his sister in Arizona, to a last-minute international showcase in Germany and subsequent back-to-back national championships in Texas, junior men’s goalkeeper André Grandt has trek...

October 24, 2011

Gauchos Fail to Capitalize on Chances, Lose to Riverside 3-2

By Brent Pella

A foggy scene set the mood for the UCSB men’s soccer team’s 3-2 loss to UC Riverside at Harder Stadium on Saturday night. The game marks the first time since 2000 that UCSB has lost four league games. “We had our c...

October 24, 2011

UCSB Comes Up Empty on Road

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

In the midst of a disappointing season in conference play, the UCSB women’s soccer team lost a pair of road matches this weekend to Pacific and Davis. The Gauchos fell 2-1 at Pacific on Friday, and 2-0 to Davis on Sund...

October 21, 2011

Gauchos Host Riverside in Rematch

By Brent Pella

After being upset on the road during the first Big West conference game of the year, the UCSB men’s soccer team has an opportunity for redemption when it faces UC Riverside at home this Saturday. The Gauchos lost their...

October 21, 2011

Gauchos Hit the Road for Two-Game Weekend Trip

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Posting their first conference victory in a 2-0 shutout against Riverside last week, the UCSB women’s soccer team will look to continue to build on that success when they travel north to take on Pacific and Davis. With...

October 18, 2011

From Tap Dance Champ to Big West Success

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Originally from the dry deserts of Nevada, freshman forward Indiana Mead has found a dream home along the ocean here at UCSB while becoming an important contributor for the women’s soccer team. Mead, a biology major, c...

October 17, 2011

UCSB Wins First League Home Game

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Entering the day winless in conference, Sunday’s 2-0 victory over visiting Riverside proved to be exactly what the UCSB women’s soccer team needed to bounce back after a heartbreaking start to Big West play. Junior m...

October 17, 2011

UCSB Falls in Final Seconds to Cal Poly

By Brent Pella

A foul call, penalty kick and game winning goal within the final 30 seconds provided a dramatic finish for the most recent chapter of the UCSB-Cal Poly rivalry series this past Friday night as the Gauchos were upset by t...

October 14, 2011

Gauchos Hit Road to Face Rival Cal Poly

By Brent Pella

The leprechaun might be missing tonight, but the green and gold will still be in abundance when the No. 13 UCSB men’s soccer team travels north for the first of two regular season games against rival Cal Poly. “[Cal ...