BAKERSFIELD — UCSB brought a high national ranking into Cal State Bakersfield for its regular season-opening soccer match, but the host Roadrunners didn’t care.They frustrated the Gauchos with some scrappy defensive play and outstanding goalkeeping, and they got a goal in the first 10-minute overtime period to stun the No. 5-ranked team in the country 1-0 Wednesday night.Gyasi Zardes collected a deflected ball after a Bakersfield free kick and beat Gaucho goalkeeper Sam Hayden with a … [Read more...]
Gauchos run into hot goalkeeper, lose to Bakersfield in OT
Filed Under: College, School, Soccer, UCSB, UCSB Soccer Tagged With: Cal State Bakersfield, David Opoku, Michael Nonni, Michael Tetteh, UCSB soccer
College Cup tickets go on sale at UCSB
Tickets for the NCAA Men’s College Cup will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday at 9 a.m.The national semifinals and final for men’s soccer will be played at Meredith Field at Harder Stadium on Dec. 10 and 12.All Session Passes are priced at $40 for adults and $30 for youth (8th grade and under). Children under the age of 3 are free.Seating for the College Cup is general admission. The Gold and Blue sections behind the team benches are reserved for UCSB Gold Season Ticket … [Read more...]
Filed Under: News, School, Soccer, UCSB, UCSB Soccer Tagged With: College Cup, Harder Stadium, NCAA, Soccer, UCSB
Gauchos kick off season at Bakersfield
The road it hopes leads them back to Harder Stadium in December begins Wednesday in Bakersfield for the UCSB men’s soccer team.After two exhibition matches, the Gauchos open their regular season at Cal State Bakersfield for a 7 p.m. nonconference game. This is the first of three matches in six days for the No. 5-ranked team in the country, which is hosting the NCAA College Cup, Dec. 10-12.They’ll head off to New Mexico for a Saturday match against the always-tough Lobos and return home … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College, School, Soccer, UCSB, UCSB Soccer Tagged With: Cal State Bakersfield, College Cup, David Opoku, Harder Stadium, Michael Boxall, New Mexico, Sam Garza, UCSB men's soccer
USF sends Gauchos down the beaten trail
SAN FRANCISCO - UCSB's first road game of the 2010 season resulted in its first loss, a 4-1 defeat at the University of San Francisco.UCBS drops to 3-1 with the loss while USF improves to 3-0.Senior Lauren Maris opened scoring for San Francisco at 27:55 in the first half. She took a pass from forward Molly Hall before firing in the goal from the top left corner of the box. The goal marked the first of the season for the Dons' captain.Less than 10 minutes later, freshman Hanna Haanes scored … [Read more...]
Filed Under: UCSB, UCSB Soccer Tagged With: Big West Conference, Erica Seidman, Hanna Haanes, NCAA women's soccer, ucsb gauchos, University of San Francisco, USF
Ortega sparks Gaucho women to 3rd straight victory
It’s been a dream start for the UCSB women’s soccer team.Erin Ortega scored two goals in the last nine minutes of the first half and the Gauchos added two more in the second half to rout Saint Joseph’s, 5-1, Friday for their third straight victory to start the season.“That was fun to watch,” said UCSB head coach Paul Stumpf. “Especially after we scored our second goal to take the 2-1 lead.”Ortega ran onto a through ball from freshman Erica Shelton and beat Hawks’ goalkeeper … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College, Soccer, UCSB, UCSB Soccer Tagged With: Erin Ortega, Harder Stadium, Paul Stumpf, UCSB Women's soccer
After heated 90 minutes, Mexico beats UCSB in a shootout
What started out as a beautiful, up-tempo soccer game digressed into an ugly, fight-marred foul-fest Friday night at Harder Stadium.Once everyone cooled their heels, the UCSB men’s soccer team fell to Mexico’s Under-20 national team in an exhibition match that was decided by a penalty-kick shootout.The teams, which combined for 40 fouls and each had a player ejected, battled to a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes of contentious play. Referee Jesus Cisneros stopped the action during extra time … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College, UCSB, UCSB Soccer Tagged With: David Opoku, Harder Stadium, Mexico Under-20, Sam Hayden, Tim Vom Steeg, UCSB soccer
Barrera named to Soccer America preseason squad
UCSB junior Danny Barrera has been named to his second Preseason All-American team.Soccer America picked Barrera as one of its eight midfielders on the 25-player squad. The Gaucho playmaker was earlier honored by College Soccer News.The Soccer America team is led by four player from top-ranked Akron: defender Kofi Sarkodie, defender Zarek Valentin, midfielder Anthony Ampaipitakwong and forward Darlington Nagbe.The only other teams with multiple selections are defending champion Virginia, … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Soccer, UCSB, UCSB Soccer Tagged With: Akron, All-American, Danny Barrera, Soccer America, UCSB soccer
Gauchos to be tested early by Mexico U20s
UCSB’s 2010 soccer schedule is a challenging one, with the Gauchos taking on five teams ranked among the top 35 in the country.The opponent for their final exhibition match on Friday, however, might be their toughest one of the year.The No. 4-ranked Gauchos battle Mexico’s Under-20 national team at 7:30 p.m. at Harder Stadium in the nightcap of a doubleheader with the UCSB women’s team. The women play St. Joseph’s at 5 p.m.Mexico is on a four-game tour of California as part of … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Soccer, UCSB, UCSB Soccer Tagged With: Harder Stadium, Mexico U20s, Tim Vom Steeg, U20 World Cup, UCSB soccer
Gauchos right behind last year’s final four in poll
It’s Akron, the ACC and UCSB in the top five of Soccer America’s Men’s Preseason Top 25 of Division 1 soccer teams.The Gauchos are the only West Coast school in the top 10 — UCLA comes in at No. 11. In other preseason rankings, UCSB is fourth in TopDrawerSoccer.com, No. 6 in College Soccer News and No. 8 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America top 25.Akron, which was ranked No. 1 all of last season before losing in the NCAA College Cup final to Virginia on penalty kicks, … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Soccer, UCSB, UCSB Soccer Tagged With: Akron, Harder Stadium, Soccer America, Top 25, UCSB soccer
Top Drawer rates Gauchos 4th best in country
UCSB received its highest preseason ranking from TopDrawerSoccer.com as the website rated the Gauchos as the No. 4 team in the country.UCSB was ranked sixth by College Soccer News and No. 8 by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America in their preseason polls.North Carolina is No. 1 on the TopDrawSoccer list of 48 teams followed by 2009 College Cup runner-up Akron and Maryland.The five through 10 teams are Wake Forest, Tulsa, defending national champion Virginia, Northwestern, … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Soccer, UCSB Soccer Tagged With: College Soccer News, rankings, TopDrawerSoccer.com, UCSB men's soccer
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