By Sheila MikailliUCSB's men’s rugby team traveled to Palo Alto, CA this past Thursday to compete in the Final Four USA Rugby Championships hosted at Stanford University.No. 3 UCSB defeated top ranked Bowling Green 30-3 on Friday before losing the championship game against No. 4 Davenport University on Saturday, 38-19. Gauchos finished second in the nation.Bowling Green’s size and defensive efforts kept UCSB in their defensive half for the majority of the first twenty minutes of … [Read more...]
Gauchos’ dream shattered by Bears, questionable calls
Sunday, November 21, 2010 By 79 Comments
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...]
Gauchos win finale, look forward to Mustangs
Saturday, November 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Luis Silva was the only player that was able to find the net in UCSB’s final Big West conference game against UC Riverside on Saturday night, getting the job done twice in a 2-0 victory.The Gauchos finish their conference season in second place with a record of 7-2-1 and an overall record of 11-4-3. Riverside ended their season with a conference record of 2-7-0 while UC Irvine won the regular-season conference title after a 3-1 victory over Cal State Fullerton on Saturday night.As a … [Read more...]
UCSB women like the chemistry in new season
Monday, November 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
As they prepare for the Thursday night's season opener, the UCSB women’s basketball team has a much different aura surrounding it than it had at the beginning of the season last year.A year ago at this time, the Gauchos were coping with the loss of five graduating seniors - four of whom started - from the previous season's NCAA Tournament team. Now, after experiencing a season filled with more lows than highs, they look to move past their growing pains and to reclaim the Big West title … [Read more...]
Garza fits right in for UCSB in 3-1 win over Westmont
Sunday, August 22, 2010 By 1 Comment
UCSB has nine returning starters but it was one of the new faces that created the biggest stir in Saturday’s exhibition match against Westmont.Sam Garza, a sophomore transfer from Denver, had Gaucho fans buzzing over his exciting style play. The forward, in a dazzling display of skill and flair, assisted on the first goal and scored the second in a 3-1 victory before 3,103 at Harder Stadium.It was the 10th straight win by the Gauchos over the Warriors. Westmont still leads the series … [Read more...]
Coaches rank UCSB 7th in water polo poll
Friday, August 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
UCSB is ranked seventh in the country in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Coaches Preseason Poll.The Gauchos, who return All-Americans Milos Golic and Zsombor Vincze, were picked to finish sixth in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.MPSF powers Cal, UCLA, Stanford, USC and Irvine were ranked first through fifth in the national and MPSF polls. Loyola Marymount is sixth.UCSB earned 71 points in the national poll, trailing LMU by three points and coming in three points ahead … [Read more...]
