Gauchos crushed by undefeated Redbirds
UCSB ’s Jesse Byrd had his best game as a Gaucho in the World Vision Invitational championship game on Sunday, but it wasn’t nearly enough to bring down host Illinois State, who improved to 7-0 with the 87-59 victory.
Byrd – the only Gaucho in double figures - posted 17 points on 8-for-12 shooting and added eight rebounds.
Osiris Eldridge [...]
Gauchos post fifth-place finish in MPSF tourney
MALIBU – The No. 7 UCSB men’s water polo team took fifth-place at the 2008 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship Tournament with a 9-7 overtime victory against No. 10 UC Irvine on Sunday afternoon at Pepperdine’s Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool.
With the win, the Gauchos finish the 2008 season with a 17-11 overall record, marking the [...]
Kittle keeps Warriors undefeated at 7-0
Freshman guard Katie Kittle provided Westmont with 20 points and six rebounds as Westmont women’s basketball (7-0) cruised to an 80-55 victory over Cal State East Bay (0-3) in Atherton at the Menlo Tournament on Sunday. The Warriors jumped out to a 12-2 lead early on and never looked back.
“It was a great team effort [...]
UCSB turns game over to Trojans
LOS ANGELES – Hounded by a full-court press for much of the second half, the UCSB women’s basketball team committed nearly a turnover a minute in the final 20 minutes of a 62-53 loss to USC on Sunday at the Galen Center.
UCSB led by as many as nine points several times through the first half [...]
SBCC loses steam at Oxnard, downed 89-78
OXNARD — SBCC jumped out to a 25-10 lead in the first 10 minutes of Sunday’s third-place game at the Condor Classic before foul trouble and turnovers foiled the Vaqueros in an 89-78 men’s basketball loss to Oxnard.
David Lane led Santa Barbara (3-7) with 19 points, Mark Keeten had 14 and Daniel Koches tallied nine.
“When [...]
Westmont clamps down on Menlo, 69-66
ATHERTON – A late offensive draught cost Menlo College in a 69-66 loss to Westmont College on the opening day of the Menlo College Thanksgiving Classic in women’s basketball Saturday afternoon at Haynes-Prim Pavilion.
The Oaks took a 62-61 lead on a pair of free throws by center Leah Manning with three minutes, 18 second to [...]
Lunn runs to third place in state meet
Kevin Lunn set the bar very high when he decided to make a top-5 finish in the state cross-country meet one of his goals.
The Laguna Blanca star jumped over that bar Saturday in Fresno, finishing third out of 169 in the race with a time of 16:01. He even led the way at one point.
“He [...]
Gauchos hold Nicholls State to 38 points in win
NORMAL, Ill. - UC Santa Barbara used a suffocating defensive game plan and did enough on the offensive end to defeat Nicholls State, 57-38, on the second day of the World Vision Invitational at Normal, Ill., on Saturday night.
The Gauchos (3-3) who have won two straight for the first time this season, limited the Colonels (1-3) [...]
Vaqs’ shooting goes cold against Ventura
OXNARD — Freshman David Lane scored a season-best 24 points on Saturday but it wasn’t enough for SBCC, which fell to Ventura 97-77 in the semifinals of the Oxnard Condor Classic.
Mark Keeten added 21 points for the Vaqueros (3-6), who shot 36 percent for the game and trailed 48-32 at halftime. Richard Somdah had seven [...]
Knight ‘devastated’ after SBCC win-streak ends
WALNUT — SBCC couldn’t finish its chances and struggled on defense Saturday, allowing top-seeded Mt. San Antonio to post a 3-1 victory in a Southern Cal Regional men’s soccer final.
The loss snaps the Vaqueros’ school-record 13-game winning streak and ends their season one game shy of the State Final Four.
“I’m devastated,” said star forward Mark [...]
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