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Go ahead and pick one. Was it Rebecca Saraceno’s 27 kills, just two off her career-high? Was it Chelsey Lowe’s career-best 26 digs? How about Stacey Schmidt’s nine kills and career-high five block assists? Or Kasey Kipp’s season-best six block assists? Maybe Dana Vargas’ 46 assists and career-high four service aces?It’s hard to decipher which one meant the most to the UCSB women’s volleyball team on Tuesday night, but one thing is for sure – the way everything came together, … [Read more...]
Kailyn Kugler is officially on fire.The UCSB junior buried a penalty kick with 52 seconds left in the second overtime to lift the Gaucho women's soccer team to a 2-1 comeback victory over UC Riverside Sunday night at Harder Stadium.Kugler scored both goals in the game and now has four in the last three matches — all of them conference victories. The Gauchos are now tied atop the Big West with Cal Poly.It was also the second straight game in which Kugler scored the … [Read more...]
SACRAMENTO - Senior Ashley Forbes scored a goal in the ninth minute, and sophomore goalkeeper Savannah Abercrombie collected her second straight shutout, as the Sacramento State women's soccer team defeated UCSB 1-0 on Sunday at Hornet Soccer Field.Sacramento State (2-0-1) had one strong opportunity in the first 45 minutes of play, but they were able to take advantage of it. Sophomore Elece McBride won a ball at midfield and connected on a perfect through-ball to the right foot of Forbes. … [Read more...]
Sometimes, the losing coach is more satisfied than the winning one.That was certainly the case on Thursday at Harder Stadium, as the UCSB women’s soccer team defeated Westmont 1-0 in a preseason scrimmage.The Gauchos out-shot the Warriors 14-2 and freshman Victoria Thomas’ goal (assisted by Kailyn Kugler) in the 41st minute was enough to get the victory, but coach Paul Stumpf was far from thrilled.CLICK HERE FOR WESTMONT WOMEN'S SOCCER PAGECLICK HERE FOR UCSB WOMEN'S SOCCER … [Read more...]
The Cardinal too much to handle for Gauchos STANFORD —The UCSB women’s volleyball team had its hands full on Friday evening as they faced-off with the 2007 national runner-up, No. 7 Stanford. The Cardinal swept the Gauchos, 25-13, 25-17, 25-21 on the second day of the Stanford Invitational being held at Maples Pavilion this weekend. … [Read more...]
Late goal brings down UCSB women, 3-2 - Junior Elysse Van Leer’s goal in the 85th-minute gave visiting Washington State a 3-2 win over 21st-ranked UC Santa Barbara on Friday night. The loss in the see-saw match ended the Gauchos’ three-game winning streak. … [Read more...]
