Water Polo

March 28, 2011

Sports Briefs: Baseball, Men’s and Women’s Water Polo

By Sports Editor

Baseball: Haddow Named Big West Player of the Week After driving in six runs in two wins, senior right fielder Mark Haddow earned Big West Player of the Week honors after going 6-16 with two doubles and a home run la...

February 28, 2011

UCSB Goes 1-3 in Tournament at UC Irvine

By Joshua Greenberg

After finishing ninth at the UCSD Triton Invitational in San Diego, the #15 UCSB women’s water polo team took 12th place at the UC Irvine Invitational last weekend. The Gauchos split the first day, losing 10-6 to #4 UC...

February 14, 2011

‘Chos Take Ninth in Tourney

By Joshua Greenberg

The 12th-ranked UCSB women’s water polo took ninth in the 2011 Triton Invitational, a two-day tournament in La Jolla. The weekend saw the Gauchos fall early to Long Beach State 5-2, but then come back strong with 12-3,...

January 31, 2011

Gauchos Close Marathon Weekend Matches at 3-3

By Joshua Greenberg

The #12 UCSB women’s water polo team finished the weekend 2-2 at its own tournament over the weekend, beating #18 UC San Diego and #20 Cal State Bakersfield but losing to #10 UC Irvine and #11 San Diego State.

January 28, 2011

Water Polo Splits Friday Doubleheader

By Joshua Greenberg

The #12 UCSB women’s water polo team played a doubleheader Friday in its first home action of the season, losing 11-10 to #8 Michigan in the first game before rallying to beat Concordia 10-7 in the afternoon.

January 27, 2011

#12 UCSB Kicks Off Homestand v. #8 Michigan

By Joshua Greenberg

After a week long hiatus that followed three road wins to open the season, the UCSB women’s water polo team, ranked 12th in the nation, will return home to play six games spanning Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

January 24, 2011

Balanced Attack Leads Gauchos to Pair of Wins

By Joshua Greenberg

UCSB’s women’s water polo wrapped up its opening weekend with a 3-0 record, beating CSU East Bay on Friday 14-8 before demolishing Sonoma State 15-4 at the Cal Mini Tournament in Berkeley on Saturday.

January 21, 2011

Women’s Polo Thrashes Monterey Bay, Faces CSU East Bay Next

By Joshua Greenberg

The UCSB women’s water polo team traveled north to CSU Monterey Bay on Thursday to play its season opener against the Otters, using their superior talent to overcome the Otters’ physicality on their way to a 14-8 thr...

January 19, 2011

Gauchos Set to Avenge 2010 Tourney Loss

By Joshua Greenberg

Entering last season’s Big West Tournament with a winning record for the second consecutive season, UCSB women’s water polo believed it had the opportunity to do something special.

November 29, 2010

Gaucho Water Polo Closes Out Season With Loss

By Ryan Eagleson

The #7 UCSB men’s water polo team (12-12 overall) concluded its 2010 season with a disappointing sixth-place finish in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Conference Tournament.

November 22, 2010

Golic’s Hat Trick Beats Waves

By Ryan Eagleson

The #7 UCSB men’s water polo team defeated #10 Pepperdine on Saturday in its last home match of the season, preventing a comeback after jumping to a 5-1 lead at the end of the first quarter.

November 20, 2010

Gauchos Slay Waves on Senior Day

By Ryan Eagleson

The #7 UCSB men’s water polo team defeated #10 Pepperdine by a score of 11-10 on senior day.

November 19, 2010

Saturday Match Determines First Round MPSF Opponent

By Ryan Eagleson

The #7 UCSB men’s water polo team (10-10 overall, 1-6 MPSF) is searching for its first win in nearly a month tomorrow at Campus Pool against #10 Pepperdine (9-14 overall, 1-6 MPSF).

November 15, 2010

UCLA Returns From Deficit to Give Gauchos Fifth Consecutive Loss

By David Washington

Despite holding the lead for much of the game, the #7 UCSB men’s water polo team lost to #4 UCLA 9-8 at the UCSB Campus Pool. “We came and matched them exactly evenly and we put ourselves in a position to win,” ...

November 11, 2010