Soccer

October 24, 2010

Win Over Fullerton Revives Hope for Big West Tourney

By David Washington

With their Big West Tournament hopes on the line, the UCSB women’s soccer team defeated the Cal State Fullerton Titans 2-0 at Titan Stadium Sunday night, thanks to goals by senior forward Jacqui Simon and senior midfie...

October 24, 2010

Gauchos Rout Matadors in 4-0 Shutout

By Mark Bogard

Sophomore forward Sam Garza did something no Gaucho has done since Chris Pontius more than three years ago, scoring a hat trick that helped the UCSB men’s soccer (10-3-2 overall, 6-1 Big West) team clinch their seventh...

October 23, 2010

Men’s Soccer Records Seventh Straight Win

By Mark Bogard

Cal State Northridge never stood a chance against the UCSB men’s soccer team, which won 4-0 for its seventh straight victory. The scoring started early, with sophomore forward Sam Garza scoring one of his hat-trick goa...

October 23, 2010

Volleyball Closes Out Weekend With Another Win

By Brent Pella

The UCSB women’s volleyball team recorded its second straight win on Saturday with a 3-0 sweep over Cal State Northridge. The victory gives the Gauchos an overall record of 13-9 with a 6-2 record in Big West play. ...

October 22, 2010

Gauchos to Take On Matadors

By Mark Bogard

The UCSB men’s soccer team (9-3-2 overall, 5-1 Big West) is heading into do-or-die time in the Big West.

October 21, 2010

Women’s Soccer Ends Three-Game Skid on Senior Night

By David Washington

Playing in their last home game, the seniors on the UCSB women's soccer team left Harder Stadium for the last time this season with a 1-0 win over Seattle University, thanks to senior midfielder Stacy Myric’s first car...

October 21, 2010

Spotlight on Seniors for Last Home Match

By Ravi Bhatia

With two NCAA Tournament appearances under their belt, the seniors on the UCSB women’s soccer team bid Harder Stadium goodbye tonight in their last home match of the season against Seattle University.

October 20, 2010

’Chos Drop Davis, Keep Conference Streak Alive

By Mark Bogard

Gaucho soccer continued its tear through the Big West with another victory, this time 2-0 over UC Davis on the road. With the win, the Gauchos extend their winning streak to six, retaining their spot on top of the confer...

October 18, 2010

‘Chos Drop Two More at Harder

By Ravi Bhatia

W Soccer: Team Loses Second and Third Straight, Gives Davis First Conference Win Before Losing in OT to Pacific on Sunday

October 18, 2010

UCSB Drops Blue Devils in Front of 11,242 at Harder

By Mark Bogard

Despite its whirlwind schedule — three important games in just five days — UCSB blew out the competition this weekend, beating #11 Duke 2-0 on Friday before pulling out a come-from-behind 4-3 victory against UC River...

October 15, 2010

Gauchos Take Down Blue Devils at Harder

By Mark Bogard

Ranked a full 42 places lower than  #11 Duke, UCSB upset the Blue Devils 2-0 on a drizzly night in front of a national television audience and11,242 fans at Harder Stadium. With the win, the Gauchos improve to 7-3-2 and...

October 14, 2010

‘Chos Host Two at Harder

By Ravi Bhatia

Last October, the Gauchos went from a 4-7-1 team to a NCAA tournament team, using a four-game October homestand to turn their season around.

October 14, 2010

‘Chos Set to Take On #11 Duke

By Mark Bogard

After three straight wins at home, including a last-minute 2-1 victory over Cal Poly on Wednesday, the Gauchos (6-3-2 overall, 3-1 Big West) will have their work cut out for them tonight when they take on #11 Duke (5-2-4...

October 13, 2010

Mustangs No Match for Gauchos

By Mark Bogard

In yet another match that went down to the wire, the UCSB men’s pulled out a 2-1 victory over Cal Poly behind junior midfielder Luis Silva’s last-minute goal on Tuesday.

October 11, 2010

Blue-Green Rivalry Kicks Off at Harder

By Mark Bogard

Coming off of a dominant performance against Cal State Fullerton, Gaucho soccer welcomes conference rival Cal Poly to town tonight to kick off what Head Coach Tim Vom Steeg calls “the biggest week of the season.”

October 11, 2010

UCSB Splits Weekend Pair of In-Conference Matches

By Ravi Bhatia

In its first two games at Harder Stadium since mid-September, the UCSB women’s soccer team beat Cal State Northridge 1-0 on Friday night but then lost a heartbreaker to #19 UC Irvine 2-1 after two overtimes on Sunday a...