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Cal burns up Gauchos from the start

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Six 3-pointers by Cal before a miss wasn't a good thing for UCSB's men's basketball team on Monday night as the Bears jumped out to a big first-half lead on their way to a 70-50 victory.The Bears made their first 11 of 16 3-point attempts and held UCSB to a season-low 50 points of offense on the other end.James Nunnally's 10 points led UCSB, while Orlando Johnson's nine points on 4-of-13 shooting was another season-low."There really is nothing good to take from this game," said … [Read more...]

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NCAA denies UCSB’s appeal over referee

Tuesday, November 30, 2010 By 4 Comments

Following its recent second-round loss in the NCAA Tournament, UCSB filed an appeal with the NCAA, citing the referee assigned to do its match at Cal did not meet the qualifications set forth by the national organizing body of college sports to do a postseason game.The appeal has been denied, Presidiosports.com has learned, as the NCAA maintains referee Mike Kampmeinert was qualified to do the match.UCSB suffered a 2-1 overtime defeat at Cal on Nov. 21. In the match, Kampmeinert made … [Read more...]

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Gauchos’ dream shattered by Bears, questionable calls

Sunday, November 21, 2010 By 79 Comments
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Pain and anger. Anger and pain.The UCSB men’s soccer team left Cal’s Edwards Stadium with both feelings Sunday after suffering a heartbreaking and controversial 2-1 overtime defeat against the Bears in a NCAA Tournament second-round match.The pain comes from the cold, hard fact that the loss ended the Gauchos’ goal of reaching the College Cup in their home stadium.UCSB’s anger stems from a couple of dubious calls by referee Mike Kampmeinert that ended up affecting the outcome … [Read more...]

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Gauchos strikeout in Cal’s sweep

Friday, August 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment

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...]

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MEN’S PREVIEW: Sophomore class ready to do damage

Friday, November 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Without having played a game yet, the UCSB men's basketball team has already been called many things. Talented. Deep. Even sexy.By the end of the season, above all else, the Gauchos would like to be called Big West champions.Their season starts on Saturday with a 3 p.m. matchup with Cal State Los Angeles at the Thunderdome. The Gauchos will be starting a quest for their first conference title since the 2001-2002 season, also the last year UCSB reached the NCAA Tournament.The Gauchos … [Read more...]

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