INDIAN WELLS - Playing at No. 6, Sebastian Bell battled back to edge UC Santa Barbara's Max Glenn in an epic championship-deciding match, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (3), giving Cal Poly the victory in the league's championship match, 4-3.The tide turned in the Mustangs favor early as they claimed the doubles point. They posted an easy 8-2 victory at No. 1, but had to battle for the win. At No. 3 as Jurgen DeJager and Marco Comuzzo defeated Ziad Sultan and Sasha Gryaznov by a narrow 8-6 count.The … [Read more...]
Bell survives Glenn to tilt Mustangs-Gauchos Big West title match
Filed Under: UCSB, UCSB Tennis Tagged With: Benjamin Recknagel, Big West Conference, Big West men's tennis, Cal Poly men's tennis, Marty Davis, Mathieu Forget, Max Glenn, Sasha Gryaznov, Sebastian Bell, UCSB men's tennis
Moon, Palermo set up Maris’ winning run for Gauchos
UCSB's baseball team kept pace in the Big West on Sunday afternoon with a gritty come-from-behind 3-2 victory against UC Davis at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.Knowing that only a series victory would keep them in the postseason hunt, the Gauchos showed some resiliency after Saturday’s 10-6 loss by coming back to tie twice before scoring the winning run in the bottom of the 8th.Solo home runs in consecutive innings by shortstop Steven Moon and third baseman Ryan Palermo – who entered as … [Read more...]
Filed Under: UCSB, UCSB Baseball Tagged With: Greg Mahle, Joe Winterburn, Peter Maris, Ryan Palermo, Steven Moon, UCSB Baseball, Zak Edgington
Wisdom sets single-season wins record with 19th
DAVIS – Freshman pitcher Shelby Wisdom broke the UC Santa Barbara record for single season wins after tossing a complete game three-hitter against UC Davis on Sunday afternoon at the Aggies' La Rue Field. The Gauchos defeated UC Davis, 2-1, to avoid the Big West series sweep.With the win, the Gauchos improve to 24-28 on the season and 9-6 in league. UC Davis drops to 20-26 and 10-5 in conference games. With two series remaining, UCSB is now in fourth place on the league leaderboard. … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College Softball, UCSB Tagged With: Jennifer Davis, Keilani Jennings, Krista Cobb, Sandy Ortigies, Shelby Wisdom, UCSB softball
Northridge nips Gauchos for 3rd
DAVIS – Coming off of a narrow overtime loss to host UC Davis on Saturday night, the UC Santa Barbara women's water polo team dropped another heartbreaker to Cal State Northridge, 6-5, in the Big West Conference Tournament third-place game on Sunday afternoon at Schaal Aquatics Center.The game was a seesaw battle throughout with Northridge grabbing the initial lead just over a minute into the game with a six-on-five goal by Melissa Doll. With 5:34 to go in the quarter, Molly Hafferkamp … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College Polo, UCSB Tagged With: Molly Hafferkamp, UCSB women's water polo
Nwaba, Gauchos dominate Cal Poly
SAN LUIS OBISPO -- The Gaucho men and women both dominated in their first and only dual meet of the season against Cal Poly State University.Notable performances today were highlighted by Barbara Nwaba who competed in the 100m hurdles, high jump and javelin events, and winning all three in clear fashion.In the throws, Irene Kujore had a great performance winning both the shot put and discus events while Alex Umstead lead the men's hammer throw and shot put events. Mitchell Haag … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College Track, UCSB Tagged With: Alex Umstead, Arthur Dyson, Barbara Nwaba, Cal Poly Track, Irene Kujore, John Walsh, Mitchell Haag, Ryan Martin, UCSB track
Gauchos, Cal Poly to meet for Big West championship
INDIAN WELLS - UC Santa Barbara, the No. 2 seed at the Big West Tournament, defeated UC Irvine 4-2 in a semifinal match on Saturday and will take on Cal Poly for the league title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at 9:00 a.m.After losing the doubles point, the Gauchos won four of the five completed single smatches.Ziad Sultan was the first off the court with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Jon Kazarian at No. 4, tying the match at 1-1. Sasha Gryaznov gave UCSB its first lead of … [Read more...]
Filed Under: UCSB, UCSB Tennis Tagged With: Cal Poly men's tennis, Mathieu Forget, Max Glenn, Mbonisi Ndimande, Sasha Gryaznov, UCSB men's tennis
Davis takes key doubleheader from Gauchos
DAVIS – In a battle between a pair of Big West Conference leaders on Saturday, UC Davis came out on top with two narrow victories over visiting UCSB at La Rue Field. The Aggies edged out UCSB, 4-2, in game one before topping the Gauchos, 4-3, in extra innings during the second game of the doubleheader.With the losses, UCSB falls to 23-28 on the season and 8-6 in Big West play. The Aggies improve to 20-25 and 10-4 in league, which keeps them in a tie for first with Long Beach State and … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College Softball, UCSB Tagged With: Andriana Collins, Jessica Soria, Lainey Depompa, Lauren Boser, UCSB softball
Gauchos force overtime but fall in Big West semis
DAVIS - Trailing by four goals in the fourth quarter, the third-seeded UC Santa Barbara women's water polo team mounted a comeback against second-seeded UC Davis and forced overtime in Saturday's second Big West Conference Tournament semifinal game at the Aggies' Schaal Aquatics Center.The Aggies were able to tally two goals in the second overtime period to post a 7-5 victory over the Gauchos.UCSB (20-14) will play fourth-seeded Cal State Northridge for third place in the tournament on … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College Polo, UCSB Tagged With: UCSB women's water polo
Aggie bats turn tables on Gauchos
One day after putting together a dominant offensive performance against visiting UC Davis, the favor was returned by the Aggies, who tallied 16 hits on their way to a 10-6 victory over UC Santa Barbara on Saturday afternoon at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.With the loss, UCSB falls to 22-19 overall and 8-6 in league games. The Aggies improve to 16-22 overall and 4-7 in the Big West.Trailing 7-2 in the bottom of the seventh inning, UCSB benefitted in a big way from a UC Davis error. Marc Venning … [Read more...]
Filed Under: UCSB, UCSB Baseball Tagged With: Anthony Kupbens, Austin Pettibone, Lance Roenicke, Marc Venning, Matt Vedo, UC Davis baseball, UCSB Baseball
Gaucho win on the first day of Big West Tournament
The Gauchos kicked off the Big West Conference Tournament on a beautiful afternoon in Davis, California. UCSB clinched a win against Pacific this evening at UC Davis Schaal Aquatics Center, 9-5.The Gauchos took control in the first quarter, when they scored three unanswered goals by Pacific. Junior Kacey Creek put the first goal into the back of the Pacific net three minutes into the quarter. Sophomore Molly Hafferkamp followed up with a goal less than a minute later. Freshman Lauren Martin … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College Polo, UCSB Tagged With: UCSB women's water polo
Gauchos’ offense, Andrew Vasquez dominate UC Davis
It was billed as a match-up of two of the best pitchers in the Big West. After all, both UC Davis' Dayne Quist and UC Santa Barbara's Andrew Vasquez were both named to the National Pitcher of the Year Watch List this past week.Well, Vasquez did his part in maintaining his miniscule earned run average and the Gaucho offense made sure that Quist's numbers ballooned.UCSB tagged Quist for six runs in the second inning and eight overall as the Gauchos cruised to an 8-2 victory in the opening … [Read more...]
Filed Under: UCSB, UCSB Baseball Tagged With: Andrew Vasquez, UCSB Baseball
Fifth seeded UCSB ousts No. 4 Cal Poly in Big West Tourney
Fifth-seeded UC Santa Barbara was forced to work overtime in its Big West Tournament first round match against fourth-seeded Cal Poly on Friday, but the end result made it worthwhile as the Gauchos advanced to the second round with a 4-3 win.The match took nearly five and a half hours and it ended when Paola Cos, playing No. 4, defeated the Mustangs' Kathryn Webb 7-6, 5-7, 5-3 (ret.). The win sends UCSB into a second round match-up with top-seeded Long Beach State. That contest will … [Read more...]
Filed Under: UCSB, UCSB Tennis Tagged With: April Scatliffe, Charlotte Scatliffe, Erica Cano, Natalia Lozano, Paola Cos, Sofia Novak, UCSB women's tennis
