Water Polo

October 24, 2011

UCSB Beats No. 9 Long Beach, Falls to No. 2 USC

By Kristen Henneman

After defeating No. 9 Long Beach State 10-6 on Saturday to secure its first Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference win, the UCSB men’s water polo team fell to No. 2 USC on Sunday. The Trojans proved to be too mu...

October 21, 2011

Freshmen Making Immediate Impact for UCSB

By Kristen Henneman

Most intercollegiate sports teams contain a few freshmen, and maybe one or two play a large role on the team, but that is not the case for the UCSB men’s water polo team, which contains several freshmen — 11 to be ex...

October 17, 2011

No. 5 Gauchos Edge Out Tritons in SD

By Kristen Henneman

The No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo team capped off its nonconference schedule with a 10-8 victory over No. 9 UCSD on the road Friday night. The Gauchos improve to 12-6 overall and remain at 0-1 in conference play. The Tri...

October 14, 2011

No. 5 Gauchos Travel South to Face No. 9 UCSD

By Kristen Henneman

No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo takes a break from MPSF play for its final non-conference game of the season Friday against No. 9 UCSD. The Gauchos are 11-6 overall with a 0-1 conference record. At 11-5, the Tritons have w...

October 13, 2011

Gauchos Continue Conference Competition

By Kristen Henneman

This past weekend, the No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo team (10-6 overall, 0-1 MPSF) hit a bump in the road, losing to No. 1 Stanford in a heartbreaking final second loss. Despite the defeat, the Gauchos have proved they c...

October 10, 2011

Gauchos Nearly Upsets No. Stanford, Falls 6-5

By Kristen Henneman

The UCSB men’s water polo team nearly completed an upset of No. 1 Stanford on Sunday, before late game heroics salvaged the match 6-5 for the Cardinal in Palo Alto. The Gauchos drop to 11-6 on the year, and begin Mount...

October 7, 2011

‘Chos Open Confrence Against No. 1 Team in Nation

By Kristen Henneman

Playing on the road is tough, but playing on the road to begin conference play against the number one ranked team in the nation is even harder. No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo (11-5 overall) will head north on Sunday to fa...

September 30, 2011

UCSB Travels to SoCal Tournament

By Kristen Henneman

The No. 8 UCSB men’s water polo team (8-4 overall) has a busy weekend ahead of it, with four games in two days at the Southern California Tournament hosted by Long Beach State. The first game of the tournament will be ...

September 26, 2011

UCSB 1-1 in Weekend Doubleheader

By David Russo

The No. 7 UC Santa Barbara men’s water polo home opener was spoiled last Saturday by an 8-6 overtime loss to No. 14 Concordia, but the Gauchos were able to rebound with a 9-8 victory against Pomona-Pitzer. UCSB is now ...

September 25, 2011

UCSB 1-1 in Weekend Doubleheader

By David Russo

The No. 7 UC Santa Barbara men’s water polo home opener was spoiled last Saturday by an 8-6 overtime loss to No. 14 Concordia, but it was able to rebound with a 9-8 victory against Pomona-Pitzer. UCSB is now 8-4 on the...

September 15, 2011

No. 8 Gauchos Have Record-Setting Weekend

By David Russo

The No. 8 UC Santa Barbara men’s water polo team had an eventful weekend, losing its first game of the season to UC Irvine before winning three in a row at the Inland Empire Classic to improve its record to 5-1 on the ...

May 1, 2011

Third-Seeded Gauchos Upset in First Match of Big West Tourney

By Joshua Greenberg

The UCSB women’s water polo team lost any hope of gaining an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a loss in their first game of the Big West Tournament Friday.

April 29, 2011

Gauchos Host Sixth Seed Long Beach in Conference Tournament

By Joshua Greenberg

This weekend, UC Santa Barbara will host the 2011 Big West Championship Tournament for women’s water polo. After finishing the season ranked No. 16 in the nation with a record of 16-11 overall and 3-2 in conference, th...

April 18, 2011

Gauchos Close Regular Season

By Joshua Greenberg

The No. 16 UCSB women’s water polo team split their final two games of the regular season over the weekend, holding off a late surge to beat CSU Long Beach 8-7 Saturday before losing 11-5 to No. 10 UC Irvine on Sunday.

April 15, 2011

Women’s Water Polo: Team Heads to OC for Pair of Conference Matches

By Joshua Greenberg

The No. 16 UCSB women’s water polo team heads into their final weekend of the regular season set to face off against two conference rivals on the road: No. 19 Long Beach State on Saturday and No. 10 UC Irvine on Sunday...

April 10, 2011

Gauchos Take Two Losses in Weekend Play, Fall to 2-1 in Big West

By Joshua Greenberg

The #15 UCSB women’s water polo team saw its seven-game winning streak snapped on Saturday, falling to CSU Northridge 8-7. The Gauchos’ record moves to 19-9 and 2-1 in the conference. Cal Baptist was the team’s sec...