Volleyball

February 14, 2011

Gauchos Take Pair From UCLA

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

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).

February 10, 2011

Gauchos Try For Two in a Row Against Bruins Tonight

By Kirk Reed

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 tonight’s rematch loo...

February 9, 2011

UCSB Drops Bruins in Four at Pauley

By Kirk Reed

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.

February 8, 2011

Rivalry Continues at #5 UCLA

By Kirk Reed

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 weekend trip to Haw...

February 7, 2011

Gauchos Show Resolve on Big Island

By Kirk Reed

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 conference record o...

February 2, 2011

UCSB Seeks MPSF Win in Honolulu

By Kirk Reed

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 will keep the beach...

January 30, 2011

#6 Gauchos Down Waves at Home

By Kirk Reed

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 after a straight-set hom...

January 27, 2011

Top-Ranked USC Overpowers UCSB

By Kirk Reed

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 sets (25-20, 25-22, ...

January 25, 2011

UCSB Takes On No.1 Trojans

By Kirk Reed

It’s time for the Gauchos to bring the noise.

January 23, 2011

Gauchos Pull Out Win v. Northridge in Straight Sets

By Kirk Reed

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 from a pair of loss...

January 21, 2011

Volleyball Hopes to Recover From Conference Losses, Faces #11 CSUN

By Kirk Reed

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 will try to get thei...

January 19, 2011

Gauchos Swept By Long Beach

By Kirk Reed

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 Mountain Pacific Sports...

January 18, 2011

Gauchos Split Weekend MPSF Play Against San Diego, Irvine

By Kirk Reed

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 rest of the conferen...

January 14, 2011

Gauchos Kick Off MPSF Play on Road Against UCSD, Irvine

By Kirk Reed

Coming off a second place finish at the Gaucho Collegiate Invitational, the # 5 UCSB men’s volleyball team kicks off conference play against UCSD on Friday and #7 UC Irvine on Saturday.

January 9, 2011

Gauchos Take Second in Home Tournament

By Kirk Reed

In the final round of the Gaucho Collegiate Invitational this weekend, the UCSB men’s volleyball team fell to BYU by a score of 3-1 (15-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-19), finishing the tournament in second place.

January 7, 2011

Volleyball Hosts Tournament to Open Season Play

By Kirk Reed

Some of the top men’s volleyball teams in the nation visit Santa Barbara this weekend as UCSB hosts the 2011 Gaucho Collegiate Invitational on Jan. 7 and 8. Seven of the eight competing teams are ranked in the top 15, ...