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 and Champ Oguchi led the Redbirds, who start four gaurds, with 18 points each.Illinois State led 25-20 before reeling off 11 straight to open up … [Read more...]
Kittle keeps Warriors undefeated at 7-0
Sunday, November 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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. … [Read more...]
UCSB turns game over to Trojans
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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 but saw its lead evaporate during a 15-2 run midway through the second half as the Gauchos fell to 1-3 for the first time since the 2006-07 season. … [Read more...]
SBCC loses steam at Oxnard, downed 89-78
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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. … [Read more...]
Westmont clamps down on Menlo, 69-66
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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 play, but Menlo wouldn’t find the basket again until the final 10 seconds of the game. … [Read more...]
Lunn runs to third place in state meet
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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 would have loved to have broken 16 minutes, but he'll surely take it," said coach Bob Lunn. "I was blown away by his performance."Kevin Lunn had a monster season, winning the county title as well. … [Read more...]
Gauchos hold Nicholls State to 38 points in win
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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) to a mere 30.8% shooting for the game and a paltry 17.6% in the second half. The 38 total points were the fewest UCSB has allowed since it allowed 37 to Cal Poly on … [Read more...]
Vaqs’ shooting goes cold against Ventura
Sunday, November 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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 rebounds."They got up early and our defense was very poor," said SBCC coach Morris Hodges. "We gave up too many second-shot opportunities." The Vaqueros will take on … [Read more...]
Dons avenge Foothill loss, take second at Masters
Saturday, November 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Sweet revenge came quickly for the Santa Barbara High boys water polo team.Just 10 days after losing to Foothill in the CIF Division I semifinals, the Dons downed the top-seeded Knights and finished second to No. 2 El Toro in the CIF Masters Meet at Newport Harbor Saturday.The tournament consists of the top two CIF-SS squads from each division as well as three wild-card teams, which included Santa Barbara (26-9). The fifth-seeded Dons were the only non-Orange County team in the top … [Read more...]
Westmont runs into trouble in Texas
Saturday, November 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Westmont men's basketball (3-3) suffered a 79-73 overtime loss to Bellevue (Neb.) on Saturday at the San Antonio Shootout despite 21 points and six rebounds from senior guard Tyler Dutton. Dutton, who hails from Boerne, Texas which is located just outside of San Antonio, scored a total of 43 points in two games in front of fans from his hometown.Sophomore forward Dan Rasp notched a double-double in the loss. Rasp scored 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. … [Read more...]
