Soccer

October 14, 2011

Gauchos Look for First Big West Victory at Home

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Searching for its first conference victory of the season, the UCSB women’s soccer team returns home to host UC Riverside on Sunday after a disappointing trip south last week. UC Santa Barbara was shut out last weekend ...

October 12, 2011

Smash of the Titans

By Brent Pella

After stuttering through the first two games of league play, the No. 12 UCSB men’s soccer team has increased its Big West win streak to two games after last night’s 6-0 victory over visiting Cal State Fullerton. The ...

October 11, 2011

UCSB Set for Clash With Titans

By Brent Pella

The UCSB men’s soccer team will face the squad that took its place in league today when Cal State Fullerton visits Harder Stadium for a Big West conference match. Fullerton currently stands in last place in league rank...

October 10, 2011

Garza’s Overtime Goal Gives No. 15 Gauchos 2-1 Edge Over UC Davis

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Coming off its biggest win of the season against No. 3 Akron, the UCSB men’s soccer team made an arguably even bigger statement on Saturday with a 2-1 overtime victory at Davis off junior forward Sam Garza’s golden g...

October 10, 2011

UCSB Gets Shut Out Over Weekend

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

After losing a pair of overtime matches last weekend, the UCSB women’s soccer team cannot seem to catch a break, losing two 1-0 games to Northridge and Irvine this weekend. With the pair of losses, UC Santa Barbara fal...

October 7, 2011

Gauchos Try For Two in a Row Against Aggies

By Brent Pella

Taking down the defending national champion is an exciting part of any team’s season, but it was not the highest priority for the UCSB men’s soccer team. After beating reigning champs University of Akron this past We...

October 7, 2011

UCSB Heads South for Big West Matchup

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The UCSB women’s soccer team will hit the road this weekend, traveling to UC Irvine to take on the defending regular season Big West champs today before facing Cal State Northridge on Sunday. The Gauchos are coming off...

October 6, 2011

UCSB Perseveres, Beats No. 3 Akron in OT

By Brent Pella

Being on the wrong side of a 20-game undefeated streak was not something the UCSB men’s soccer team wanted to leave the field with last night. Instead, the Gauchos put away three goals — including an overtime game-wi...

October 6, 2011

Green Advice for Green People: The Fantasy Tight End Boom

By Joshua Greenberg

Before I get into what I really want to talk about today, I’d like to take just a little bit of time to point out what a strange football season we’ve had so far. In the last three weeks, there have been three unbeli...

October 3, 2011

UCSB Falls to Irvine, 0-2 in League

By Brent Pella

For the first time since 2000, the UCSB men’s soccer team has lost its first two games in league play. The Gauchos fell 2-0 to then-No. 9 UC Irvine this past Saturday, dropping their record to 6-3-1 overall and 0-2 in ...

October 2, 2011

Gauchos Drop Second League Game, 0-2 in Conference

By Brent Pella

October 2, 2011

Heartbreaking Weekend for Women’s Soccer

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Lady Luck was not on the side of the UCSB women’s soccer team this weekend, as the Gauchos lost a pair of overtime matches at home to Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton. Santa Barbara (5-7-2 overall, 0-2 in the B...

September 30, 2011

Gauchos Look for First Win in Big West Play

By Brent Pella

The UCSB men’s soccer team will return to Harder Stadium for its second game of Big West conference play this Saturday against No. 9 UC Irvine. UC Riverside upset the then-No. 10 ranked Gauchos in Riverside this past W...

September 30, 2011

Gauchos Finish Nonconference Schedule at .500

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

With a chance to prove that it is a team on the rise, the UCSB women’s soccer team opens up conference play this weekend with two big games against Long Beach and Fullerton. UC Santa Barbara, which finished its nonconf...

September 29, 2011

UCSB Falls in Big West Conference Opener

By Brent Pella

Conference openers are a team’s first chance to prove its prospective worth in league play, and for the UCSB men’s soccer team, that worth was not shown as the Gauchos fell to UC Riverside last night by a score of 3-...

September 28, 2011

Gauchos Set for League Opener

By Brent Pella

The UCSB men’s soccer team will begin Big West play today when it travels to UC Riverside for its league opener. The Gauchos won both of last year’s regular season matches against UCR, including a 4-3 victory on the ...