Soccer

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...

October 8, 2010

Gauchos Face Conference Rival

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB women’s volleyball team will travel to Cal Poly on Saturday to take on the Mustangs in a Big West showdown. On Wednesday, the Gauchos lost 3-1 in a nonconference match at Pepperdine. “It was a tough loss, bu...

October 8, 2010

Gauchos Face Big West Foes at Harder

By Ravi Bhatia

October 6, 2010

’Chos Lay Smack-Down on Titans

By Mark Bogard

After freshman forward David Opoku’s three-goal promise yesterday, the Gauchos had no choice but to deliver.

October 5, 2010

Men’s Soccer Looks to Avenge Fullerton Loss

By Mark Bogard

With a bad taste in their mouths still lingering after last week’s overtime loss to Cal State Fullerton, the members of the UCSB men’s soccer team (4-3-2 overall, 1-1 Big West) will have an early opportunity to exact...

October 5, 2010

Freshman Feature: Goalie Has High Hopes

By Ravi Bhatia

It’s a story you’ve heard many times before.

October 4, 2010

‘Chos Open Big West Play 1-1

By Ravi Bhatia

It took Long Beach State two minutes to score in its 3-1 win over the UCSB women’s soccer team on Sunday afternoon at LBSU’s George Allen Field, two days after the Gauchos opened conference play with a 2-1 win over U...

October 2, 2010

Gauchos Best Aggies in OT Thriller

By Mark Bogard

It took two overtimes to decide the outcome of the UCSB men’s soccer team’s match against UC Davis, in which the team prevailed 2-1 after junior midfielder Peter McGlynn slipped a goal past the Aggies in the 102nd mi...

October 1, 2010

Women’s Soccer Opens Up Big West Play

By Ravi Bhatia

The women’s soccer team plays their first two conference matches of the season this weekend, beginning today against a struggling UC Riverside (1-7-2 overall) squad and continuing Sunday against Long Beach State (7-3-1...

September 30, 2010

Gauchos Face Off Against Davis

By Mark Bogard

After one of their toughest losses in recent memory, the Gauchos (3-3-2 overall, 0-1-0 Big West) will look to pick themselves up against a struggling UC Davis (2-6-0 overall) this Saturday in their second Big West match ...

September 30, 2010

Gauchos Lose Road Match to Titans

By Mark Bogard

Despite their many scoring opportunities, their complete control of the match and their confidence going in against a team they had beaten 11 times in a row coming in, the #17 Gauchos were unable to beat Cal State Fuller...

September 28, 2010

Big West Play Begins at Fullerton

By Mark Bogard

Coming off of one of their most emotional matches in recent memory, Gaucho soccer (3-2-2 overall) heads to Fullerton today to play the Titans in their first conference match of the year.