Volleyball

#2 Cougars Take Out UCSB in Thunderdome

February 18, 2011 by

UCSB does not have to wait long to avenge last night’s 3-1 loss to #2 BYU (11-3 overall, 7-2 MPSF). The #4 Gauchos (8-6, 6-5) will host a rematch with the Cougars tonight in the Thunderdome at 7:30 ...
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Senior’s Competitive Nature Shows on Volleyball Court, at Woodstock’s

February 17, 2011 by

When I met up with middle blocker Scott Slaughter at Woodstock’s Pizza in Isla Vista, he was furious after losing a trivia contest. With a couple empty pitchers on the table, he and his buddies swor...
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Gauchos Take Pair From UCLA

February 14, 2011 by

After dropping the first game, UCSB won three consecutive games in front of a rowdy home crowd at Rob Gym on Friday night to beat #5 UCLA 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-20).
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Gauchos Try For Two in a Row Against Bruins Tonight

February 10, 2011 by

Fresh off a win at UCLA, the Gauchos host the Bruins tonight in Rob Gym at 7 p.m. UCSB (6-5 overall, 4-4 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) beat UCLA (7-6, 2-5 MPSF) earlier in the week and enter ton...
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UCSB Drops Bruins in Four at Pauley

February 9, 2011 by

UCSB (7-5 overall, 5-4 MPSF) came out firing on the road against UCLA (8-6, 2-5) on Wednesday night, taking down the Bruins 3-1 at Los Angeles’ Pauley Pavilion.
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Rivalry Continues at #5 UCLA

February 8, 2011 by

UCSB men’s volleyball (6-5 overall, 4-4 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) takes on fifth-ranked UCLA (8-5, 2-4 MPSF) tonight in Los Angeles for the first time this season. The team is coming off a...
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Gauchos Show Resolve on Big Island

February 7, 2011 by

The Gauchos beat 10th-ranked Hawaii on Friday night to split the two matches played this week in Honolulu. With the win, the squad returns from the trip with a regular season record of 6-5 and an MPSF...
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UCSB Seeks MPSF Win in Honolulu

February 2, 2011 by

The UCSB men’s volleyball team flies to Honolulu this week for a pair of conference matches at #10 Hawaii today with another matchup against the Rainbow Warriors on the following day. The #6 Gauchos...
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#6 Gauchos Down Waves at Home

January 30, 2011 by

The Gauchos snapped a 10-game losing streak to Pepperdine by crushing the eighth-ranked Waves Friday night in three straight sets (25-23, 25-13, 25-17). The win gives the #6 Gauchos some momentum afte...
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Top-Ranked USC Overpowers UCSB

January 27, 2011 by

The Gaucho men’s volleyball team put up a strong fight against #1 USC on Wednesday night at Rob Gym, but the Trojans were able to make a pair of key runs, allowing them to win the match in straight ...
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UCSB Takes On No.1 Trojans

January 25, 2011 by

It’s time for the Gauchos to bring the noise.
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Gauchos Pull Out Win v. Northridge in Straight Sets

January 23, 2011 by

Fifth-ranked UCSB men’s volleyball smashed #11 Cal State Northridge in straight sets Friday night (25-22, 25-9, 25-20) in one of its best offensive performances of the year. The Gauchos bounced back...
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Volleyball Hopes to Recover From Conference Losses, Faces #11 CSUN

January 21, 2011 by

After back-to-back losses, UCSB men’s volleyball (3-3 overall, 1-2 MPSF) looks to regroup with an away match against conference rival #11 Cal State Northridge (2-4,1-2) tonight at 7p.m. The Gauchos ...
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Gauchos Swept By Long Beach

January 19, 2011 by

In the men’s volleyball team’s third straight road game, #5 UCSB fell to #8 Long Beach State last night 25-18, 25-12, 25-22. With back-to-back losses, the Gauchos are now off to a 1-2 start in Mou...
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Gauchos Split Weekend MPSF Play Against San Diego, Irvine

January 18, 2011 by

In its first Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference match, UCSB defeated UCSD on Friday in straight sets, 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-21). The Gauchos were unable to keep the ball rolling during the ...
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