TUCSON, Ariz. - The UC Santa Barbara women’s soccer team had lost each of its last two matches by one goal. One of the two defeats came in overtime.  On Sunday, the Gauchos turned the tables, winning 1-0 in overtime at Arizona.In the 96th minute, junior forward Genelle Ives took a feed from sophomore forward Kylie McDonald and put home a shot from about 10 yards out, giving UCSB the win and ending a brief two-game losing streak.  It was the fourth goal of the season for Ives, and it … [Read more...]

BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA — Following one of the UCSB men's soccer teams toughest losses in recent history, head coach Tim Vom Steeg was concerned heading into Saturday's game against No. 10 Indiana."I think we learned a lot from the Wake Forest game and it taught us we're not playing at a level high enough to beat anybody," Vom Steeg said.Obviously his tune changed following Saturday's 2-1 victory over the Hoosiers, a rematch of the 2004 NCAA title game that the Gauchos lost in a … [Read more...]

TEMPE, Ariz. - Alexandra Elston’s goal in the 58th minute proved to be the game winner as Arizona State defeated No. 20 UC Santa Barbara 1-0 on Friday night in Tempe, Ariz.  The loss was the second in a row for the Gauchos.Elston broke the scoreless tie when she took a pass from teammate Carla Scanniello and found the near corner of the net.  She beat freshman goalkeeper Ali Cutler, who was playing in place of sophomore Tammy Lenham who was out with an injured shoulder. … [Read more...]

 HONOLULU - Chelsea Deptula scored one of the biggest goals ever for the University of Hawai'i women's soccer team Sunday night, netting the game-winner in overtime against No. 20 UC Santa Barbara, giving the Rainbow Wahine a 2-1 victory in the final match of the Outrigger Hotels & Resorts Soccer Classic at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium.Deptula's goal came in the 98th minute, ending the sudden-victory overtime. Sunday night's win against No. 20 UCSB marks the highest ranked … [Read more...]

HONOLULU - No. 20 UCSB received goals from four different players on Friday night en route to a 4-0 blowout win over Montana in a match played in Honolulu as part of the Outrigger Hotels Classic.The game was scoreless into the 35th minute, but at 34:27, junior midfielder Sarah Stoltz scored on a long lob shot that went over goalkeeper Grace Harris's head. Less than five minutes later, the Gauchos made it 2-0 when freshman midfielder Corey Yoshida scored from about six-yards out after a … [Read more...]

Standards are high at for the UCSB men's soccer team.That's why coach Tim Vom Steeg wasn't necessarily elated after the No. 14 Gauchos handed visiting Evansville, ranked 21st, a 4-2 loss. … [Read more...]

"If I looked at our schedule this summer and said seven games in we were going to be 5-2, I'd tell you we would be over-the-moon happy."Coach Paul Stumpf and the No. 21 UCSB women's soccer team are now over the moon after defeating 24th-ranked Tennessee 2-1 Sunday at Harder Stadium.Jacqui Simon's third goal of the season found the back of the net in the 66th minute and proved to be the game-winner.It was an uplifting win for a team that lost a heartbreaker to Washington State 3-2 on … [Read more...]

  NEW YORK - Rare is the time when the UCSB men's soccer team loses on the East Coast under coach Tim Vom Steeg.  Equally rare is when the Gauchos, ranked sixth in the nation, lose consecutive matches under Vom Steeg.  On Sunday, it happened for only the eighth time in the 10 seasons Vom Steeg has been the Gauchos' head coach when UCSB was shocked again, falling to unranked Columbia, 3-1 for the Gauchos' second consecutive defeat after losing to Rutgers 3-2 on Friday. … [Read more...]