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...]
SCOUTING REPORT: Long Beach State’s Casper Ware
Friday, March 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
PLAYER: Casper WareSCHOOL: Long Beach State CLASS: Senior HEIGHT: 5'10" WEIGHT: 175 POSITION: Point Guard DATE: March 8, 2012 OPPONENENT: UC Davis, Big West TournamentINTRODUCTION: This report was provided by John Slavin and Net Scouts Basketball, a professional scouting service for NBA and International teams. This report was produced after a quarterfinal game at the Big West Tournament currently being played at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. BODY/ATHLETICISM: Above … [Read more...]
SCOUTING REPORT: UC Santa Barbara’s Orlando Johnson
Friday, March 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
PLAYER: Orlando JohnsonSCHOOL: UCSB CLASS: Senior HEIGHT: 6'5" WEIGHT: 205 POSITION: Guard/Forward DATE: March 8, 2012 OPPONENT: Pacific University, Big West Conference TournamentINTRODUCTION: This report was provided by John Slavin and Net Scouts Basketball, a professional scouting service for NBA and International teams. This report was produced after a quarterfinal game at the Big West Tournament currently being played at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.Fore more … [Read more...]
Big West Conference awards UCSB’s Johnson, Nesbit
Monday, March 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
UC Santa Barbara senior Emilie Johnson became the first Gaucho in nearly a decade to be honored by the Big West in all four of her years as the conference announced its season awards on Monday.Johnson was picked as a Second Team All-Big West selection, the second time she has been honored as such, while sophomore Nicole Nesbit was chosen as an Honorable Mention selection and tied in voting for the Sixth Player of the Year award.The senior Johnson, who also garnered All-Freshman honors … [Read more...]
UCSB’s Soria named Big West PoW
Monday, February 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Junior transfer Jessica Soria has garnered her first Big West Player of the Week honor after an outstanding showing at the Gaucho Classic I last weekend.Soria hit safely in all six of the Gauchos' games to extend her hitting streak to seven straight and lead UCSB to a 5-1 record at its home-opening tournament.The leadoff hitter led the team in hits (10), runs (4), RBI (3), triples (1) and stolen bases (1). She was also second on the team in total bases with 12. Soria went 10-for-21 for a … [Read more...]
Serna picks up slack in UCSB victory
Saturday, February 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Jaime Serna sat out the last time UC Riverside and UCSB met on the basketball court, with the Highlanders coming away with an overtime victory.In Saturday's second meeting between the two teams, Serna made his presence felt with 19 points and nine rebounds to lead UCSB past Riverside 60-52 in a Big West Conference game at the Thunderdome.Serna connected on seven of his 10 field goal attempts while the rest of the Gauchos combined to shoot 13-of-47."In a game like that, 19 and 9 … [Read more...]
UCSB’s Forget reaping benefits of hot Big West start
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
UCSB senior Mathieu Forget has been named the year's first Big West Male Tennis Athlete of the Week after posting three wins in his first five singles matches this season. He also recorded wins in three out of four doubles matches.Forget recorded straight-set wins over Alvara Nazai of Gonzaga, Jonathan Brooklyn of Hawaii and Spencer Smith of BYU. The first two wins came while he was playing at the No. 1 position in the lineup and the third, which helped UCSB defeat 36th-ranked BYU, came at … [Read more...]
UCSB Gaucho Hoops This Week
Monday, January 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
UCSB MEN RECORD: 5-5 overall, 0-0 Big West Conference; Lost three straight and 3-of-4 on recent road tripGAMES THIS WEEK: Monday, at Cal Poly (9-4), 7 p.m.; Thursday, vs. Cal State Fullerton (9-3), 7 p.m.NOTES: UCSB heads into 2012 on the heels of a 4-game road trip. The Gauchos won their first at the University of San Diego but then dropped three straight at Washington, Cal, and BYU. UCSB's first two games in Big West Conference play are the two teams with the best preseason records. … [Read more...]
