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LOS ANGELES — UCSB’s seniors refused to lose.As a result, the Gauchos are going to the NCAA Final Four at Penn State.UCSB’s senior-laden men’s volleyball team rallied from a 2-1 deficit and upset No. 1-ranked USC in the MPSF Tournament Final on Saturday night at the Galen Center. The scores were 20-25, 25-23, 21-23, 25-18, 16-14.The win sends the Gauchos to their first Final Four since 1988. USC will join them there as the regular season champion of the MPSF. Penn State and … [Read more...]
UC Riverside used an eight-run seventh inning on Saturday night to pull away from UCSB, 14-3.The Highlanders made it seven straight wins with the victory and improve to 6-5 in the Big West. UCSB falls to 18-19 overall, 4-7 in conference play.The Highlanders got on the board first scoring two unearned runs in the bottom of the first thanks to a throwing error on UCSB right fielder Mark Haddow. UC Riverside loaded the bases with one out, when yesterday's hero David Andriese lifted a fly … [Read more...]
After coming off a dominant seven-goal performance on Friday, Alexis Hill kept her hot streak burning on Saturday by scoring five goals and earning five draw controls in a 14-9 loss to Newport Harbor in a non-league girls lacrosse game.The game was tied 4-4 at the half, and Cate kept within two goals until the final eight minutes."Although there were great moments, maybe we were just spent after the great game yesterday," said coach Linda Sommers. "The team played really well for much … [Read more...]
Cate baseball lost a crucial Condor League baseball game on Friday, falling to first-place Dunn School 6-5.The Rams were one game behind Dunn before Saturday's loss, which puts Cate further from clinching the top spot. There are only two league games remaining in the season."They played well. We were a game behind and we needed this one to catch them," said coach Ben Soto. "They were well coached, and hit the ball when they had to and we didn't. That's what it comes down to."Cate, … [Read more...]
Laguna Blanca served up 23 aces and hit .480 as a team in sweeping Dunn in a Condor League boys volleyball match on Saturday. The game scores were 25-5, 25-10, 25-13.Spencer Dusebout blasted six aces and seven kills without a hitter error for the Condor League champions. Parker Lilly had four aces and eight kills. … [Read more...]
Andrew Kolodinski, Chrissa Trudelle and the Westmont men's 4 x 800 meter relay team earned the title of Golden State Athletic Conference Champions on the opening day of the 2011 GSAC Track and Field Championships at Fresno Pacific.Kolodinski took first place in the men's javelin with a throw of 64.52 meters (211-8), which was 2.51 meters longer than his closest competitor. Kolodinski, who set the school record last month, has the longest toss in the NAIA this season at 70.18 meters (230-3). … [Read more...]
