BERKELEY – The UCSB women’s volleyball team dropped its first match of the season, falling 25-18, 25-15, 28-26 to No. 11 Cal on Friday night. The defeat marked the first time the Gauchos dropped their season opener since the 2007 campaign.UCSB, which is receiving votes in the preseason AVCA Top-25 poll, was facing its highest-ranked opponent since matching up with No. 7 Stanford in 2008. The Gauchos will conclude play in the Cal Molten Classic on Saturday when the team takes on … [Read more...]
Gauchos seeking recognition for 49er sweep
Saturday, October 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Maybe, just maybe, the UCSB women's volleyball team will wake up on Monday morning and finally find themselves ranked in the AVCA Top-25.In one of the Gauchos' best matches in recent memory, UCSB swept Long Beach State 25-23, 25-20, 25-16 on Saturday night in the Thunderdome, snapping an eight-match losing skid to the 49ers.GAUCHOS TEAM PAGEDespite already winning four matches vs. Top-25 teams this season, UCSB (18-5 overall, 8-3 in the Big West) hasn't cracked the top-25 and … [Read more...]
