Jordan Lewis made a lay-up with 30 seconds left and David Hanson hit a pair of free throws five seconds to play as Cal Poly rallied in the second half to defeat visiting UCSB, 60-57 on Saturday night. The loss ended the Gauchos' six-game winning streak.UCSB (17-9 overall, 11-4 in the Big West) made just one field goal in the final nine minutes - a 3-pointer by Justin Joyner with 5:54 to play - and the Mustangs (11-17 overall, 7-8 in the Big West) came from eight behind to earn the split of … [Read more...]
SBCC falls to top seed in semifinals
Sunday, February 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
SBCC made just one field goal in the first 10 minutes Saturday night and fell behind 50-24 at halftime on the way to an 82-64 loss at top-seeded Fullerton in the South Region women's basketball semifinals."Fullerton has great depth," said coach Sandrine Krul. "When they sub, it doesn't drop off. We gave up 50 first-half points, then we had to re-adjust. We held them to 32 points in the second half and outscored them by eight."Francesca DeAngelis led the 16th-seeded Vaqueros (19-12) with … [Read more...]
Organista, Edwards lead Vaqs at WSC Relays
Sunday, February 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Matt Organista and Garrett Edwards took second and third in the men's 3000m on Friday in 9:14.49 and 9:18.86, respectively, to lead SBCC in the WSC Relays at Ventura College.Organista also ran on the distance medley relay squad that placed second in 10:34.03. His teammates were Stephen Scrafford, Freddy Maldonado and Donald Morgenson. Johan Lindqvist was second in the triple jump (13.87m) while Aeryus Holloway was fifth (13.56m).Paige Turner topped the Vaquero women with a third-place … [Read more...]
UCSB loss not because of Capito
Sunday, February 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
SAN JOSE - Nick Capito pitched well in his UCSB debut, allowing one earned run in 7.1 innings, but it wasn't enough as a two-out error in the seventh allowed San Jose State to score three runs and come away with a 4-2 victory on Sunday at Municipal Stadium.The victory allowed the Spartans to take the three-game series after UCSB won the first game.Capito followed fellow junior college transfer Nick Loredo's strong performance on Saturday with one of his own on Sunday, but neither was … [Read more...]
Another split puts UCSB in 11th
Sunday, February 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
NEWPORT BEACH - No. 14 UCSB (8-7) was defeated by No. 9 Cal State Northridge (11-4), 10-6, then overcame No. 11 UC Irvine (7-7), 11-3. After Sunday's games at Corona del Mar High School, UCSB was 2-2 on the weekend, and finished in 11th place in the UC Irvine Invitational.UCSB fell behind early to Cal State Northridge, trailing 3-2 at the end of the first. In the second quarter, the Matadors poured on the offense, outscoring the Gauchos 4-1. Each team posted three goals in the second half, … [Read more...]
Chargers title defense a pressing issue
Sunday, February 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
IRVINE - Halfway through Saturday's CIF Division-I girls water polo championship, it looked as though Dos Pueblos’ bid for another CIF championship and an undefeated season was all but done. The Chargers trailed 7-2 late in the second quarter, being thoroughly outplayed by Newport Harbor.The top-seeded Chargers were able to turn it around in a big way, scoring the game’s final six goals to capture the title with an 8-7 victory before a standing-room only crowd at the William Woollett … [Read more...]
Third-ranked Lions too much for Westmont
Sunday, February 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Westmont Women's Basketball (16-11, 9-10 GSAC) had hoped to make a statement in Costa Mesa against the number three ranked team in the NAIA, but was unable to tame the Lions of Vanguard (21-2, 17-2 GSAC). The Warriors fell 94-80 in the Golden State Athletic Conference contest."Overall, I was really proud of our teams' effort," said Westmont Head Coach Kirsten Moore. "I thought we played extremely hard and with a lot of heart. We played like we believed we could win that game."All five of … [Read more...]
Warriors win gives them shot at third
Sunday, February 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Westmont Men's Basketball (21-7, 13-6 GSAC) put itself into position to take a shot at a third-place finish in the Golden State Athletic Conference standings by defeating Vanguard in Costa Mesa by a score of 88-69. The Warriors are currently tied for third place in the GSAC with #24 Azusa Pacific (20-9, 13-6 GSAC) and will take on the Cougars on Monday night at Murchison Gymnasium in the final game of the regular season."It was a good win for us," said Westmont Head Coach John Moore. "I was … [Read more...]
Gaucho spikers sweep Buckeyes to win title
Sunday, February 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The No. 9 UCSB men’s volleyball team was crowned 2010 Volleyball Hall of Fame Morgan Classic champions after sweeping Ohio State Saturday night at Blake Arena. Set scores were 34-32, 32-30, and 30-17 in favor of UCSB.Jeff Menzel hit a season-high .452 on the night and leading the team with 20 kills and three aces. Three players hit .500 or better for UCSB, with Scott Slaughter leading the way with a .562 clip (11-2-16). Cullen Irons was second on the team in kills (15) and hitting … [Read more...]
UCSB women crush Cal Poly on Senior Day
Sunday, February 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Senior day at the Thunderdome ended as it should – with the UC Santa Barbara senior quintet being saluted, smiles on each of their faces, a win in their final home game and a standing ovation from the crowd.UCSB enjoyed perhaps its most complete game of the season, routing rival Cal Poly, 85-70, on Saturday afternoon and sending off the senior class with a huge win in their final home appearance. The Gauchos improve to 11-16 overall and 8-7 in the Big West while the Mustangs fall to 17-10, … [Read more...]
Gauchos split against Bruins, Aztecs
Sunday, February 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
No. 14 UCSB (7-6) went 1-1 on the opening day of the UC Irvine Invitational. UCSB suffered a 9-3 defeat to No. 3 UCLA (11-3), but rebounded to overcome No. 13 San Diego State (9-5), 10-9 in sudden victory.In their morning contest, UCSB kept the game close through the first half. After a scoreless second quarter, UCSB trailed UCLA by a score of 2-1 at the mid point. However, in second half the Bruins offense ignited, outscoring the Gauchos 3-1 in third, and 4-1 in the fourth.UCSB … [Read more...]
Hollands sharp in Game 1 for Gauchos
Saturday, February 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
SAN JOSE - UCSB's baseball team split a doubleheader with San Jose State on Saturday, winning the first game, 7-0 and dropping the nightcap when SJSU scored in the bottom of the ninth, 6-5. The games were part of a Saturday doubleheader due to heavy rain in the Bay Area, which washed out a scheduled Friday start of the three-game series.UCSB is now 2-1 while San Jose State is 2-2.GAME 2 BOX SCOREIn the first game, Mario Hollands had zero problem with the time change.The … [Read more...]
