FULLERTON - Kwame Vaughn scored a career-high 37 points and Cal State Fullerton made school record 17 three-pointers en route to a 99-86 win over visiting UCSB on Saturday night.The 17 three-pointers tied a Gaucho opponent record.Vaughn helped the Titans (15-7 overall, 7-3 in the Big West) overcome a 12-point first half deficit. He made 11-of-15 shots overall and 5-of-7 from three-point range. Vaughn was helped in the record-setting performance by guard Isiah Umipig who made 7-of-11 … [Read more...]
Vaughn erupts for 37 at UCSB’s expense
Filed Under: UCSB, UCSB Basketball Tagged With: Kwame Vaughn, Orlando Johnson, UCSB Men's Basketball
Cal Poly completes season sweep of UCSB
Another tough first half caused the UCSB women's basketball team to try and dig out of a hole and though the Gauchos hung tough with Cal Poly throughout the second half, the first-half deficit was too much as UCSB lost its fourth in a row.The Mustangs used a 15-point lead at the break to win by that same margin, 67-52, on Saturday afternoon at the Thunderdome. UCSB is now 8-13 overall and 3-6 in the Big West while Cal Poly improves to 9-12, 6-3.The Mustangs' win, coupled with their win … [Read more...]
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Johnson, Williams lead UCSB past Northridge, 85-70
Orlando Johnson scored 25 points and Alan Williams had a career-high 19 to pace UC Santa Barbara to an 85-70 Big West Conference win at Cal State Northridge on Thursday night.The Gauchos (12-7 overall, 7-2 in the Big West) trailed the Matadors (6-14 overall, 2-7 in the Big West) 9-2 in the opening minutes before Johnson and Williams combined for all 15 points during a 15-4 run that gave them a 17-13 lead. UCSB built the lead to 13 points, 34-21, before settling for a 38-31 halftime lead. … [Read more...]
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Shooting woes plague Gauchos in loss to USC
LOS ANGELES – A tough shooting night doomed the UCSB women's basketball team on Tuesday as the Gauchos, again, played terrific defense but could not get many shots to fall.UCSB shot just 25.4 percent on the evening and fell to USC, 50-39 at the Galen Center. It was the third straight defeat for UCSB, which falls to 8-12. USC snapped a three-game skid and improved to 11-9.The Gauchos went nearly seven and-a-half minutes without scoring a point at the start of the second half as USC used … [Read more...]
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BracketBuster matchups set, Gauchos travel to Utah State
The UCSB men’s basketball team will travel to Utah State on Saturday, Feb. 18 for a Sears BracketBuster game, it was announced Monday. The game will not be televised.All Big West teams are participating in the BracketBusters event. Long Beach State will travel to No. 12 Creighton in a televised matchup on ESPN2/ESPN3, headlining the league's participation.Non-televised home games for the Big West include Montana State at Cal State Fullerton, Fresno State at Cal State Northridge, … [Read more...]
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Big West names Serna Player of the Week
Jaimé Serna, who led UCSB to road wins at UC Davis and Pacific over the weekend, has been named Big West Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.Serna had two of the best games of his four-year Gaucho career in the victories.In Thursday night’s 86-59 win over UC Davis, the senior from Laguna Beach, had 18 points, five rebounds, one assist and a blocked shot. Most impressively, however, he made 9-of-10 shots from the field, a career-best, and the best mark by a UCSB player … [Read more...]
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Boswell’s three-pointer puts Gauchos ahead for good
Kyle Boswell made a three-point basket from deep in the right corner with 29 seconds to play and Orlando Johnson made a pair of clutch free throw with 14 seconds remaining as UC Santa Barbara pulled-out a hard-fought 56-53 win at Pacific on Saturday night.The Gauchos (11-7 overall, 6-2 in the Big West) had to overcome a 33.3% shooting performance and an outstanding performance by the Tigers’ (7-13 overall, 3-5 in the Big West) Lorenzo McCloud, who scored all of his game-high 20 points in … [Read more...]
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Gaucho women stumble against Pacific
A furious comeback by Pacific upended the UCSB women's basketball team on Saturday afternoon as the Tigers erased a six-point deficit in the final five minutes to claim a 52-48 win.UCSB led for the majority of the second half, but a pair of big three-pointers from Erica McKenzie and Kendall Rodriguez tied the game at 46-46 with 2:16 left, the 13th tie of the contest.But it was the seventh lead change that doomed the Gauchos (8-11 overall, 3-5 in the Big West). A layup and a jump shot by … [Read more...]
Filed Under: UCSB, UCSB Basketball Tagged With: Kirsten Tilleman, Nicole Nesbit, Pacific women's basketball, UCSB Women's Basketball
UCSB rallies but cannot overcome UC Davis
The UC Santa Barbara women's basketball team finished its game on Thursday about as strong as it has at any point this season.Problem was, the Gauchos had dug themselves too large of a hole to get out of and ended up losing to UC Davis, 51-47 at the Thunderdome, making the game close in the closing minutes after trailing by 20 points in the first half.The Gauchos outscored UC Davis (13-6 overall, 5-2 in the Big West) 32-18 in the second half, but a 33-15 halftime deficit proved too much. … [Read more...]
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Five players in double figures for Gauchos in rout over Davis
The UCSB men's basketball team blew out struggling UC Davis 86-59 and received double-digit scoring performances from five different players.Orlando Johnson led all scorers with 21 points to go along with three rebounds and six assists.Jaime Serna went 9-10 from the field and finished with 18 points. Alan Williams also had a solid game down low recording a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds, nine of which came on the offensive glass.James Nunnally added 11 points, and Kyle … [Read more...]
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UCSB’s Johnson up for Lowe’s Senior Class Award
UCSB senior guard Emilie Johnson has been named one of just 10 finalists nationwide for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, it was announced on Wednesday.The Loomis, Calif. native is the first UCSB women's basketball player to be named one of the 10 finalists, just one of many honors for the decorated player. Earlier this season Johnson was named to Team USA and was the starting point guard in the Pan-American Games. To view Johnson's Senior CLASS page, please visit this link.Johnson is … [Read more...]
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Long Beach hammers Gauchos in front of Thunderdome sell-out
In front of a sell-out crowd at the Thunderdome, Larry Anderson scored 19 points to lead four Long Beach State players in double-figures and the visiting 49ers used a 23-2 run to end the first half and start the second half en route to a 71-48 win over the Gauchos on Saturday. CLICK HERE TO VIEW IN-GAME UPDATES When UCSB’s Kyle Boswell made a three-point basket with 7:34 to play in the first half, the 49ers (14-6 overall and 7-0 in the Big West) trailed the Gauchos (9-7 overall, 4-2 in the … [Read more...]
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