UCSB women's volleyball team did not receive an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament on Sunday when the 64-team field was announced.The Gauchos won seven of their final eight regular season games and finished second in the Big West with an 11-5 conference record. UCSB was swept on Saturday night by TCU at the Turkey Time Tournament in San Diego, possibly bursting their bubble.Big West champion Long Beach State (23-6) opens against the University of San Diego (27-4) and would face the … [Read more...]
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UCSB not one of 64 in NCAA Tournament
Filed Under: College Volleyball, UCSB Tagged With: Kara Sherrard, Kathy Gregory, Leah Sully, NCAA Tournament, NCAA women's volleyball tournament, Stacey Schmidt, ucsb gauchos, UCSB volleyball, UCSB Women's Volleyball
UCSB’s seventh straight comes over Aztecs
SAN DIEGO - The UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team continued its push for a postseason berth, winning its seventh straight match with a 25-23, 22-25, 26-24, 25-19 victory over San Diego State on Friday night in the Turkey Time Tournament.Kara Sherrard led UCSB with 14 kills and was one of two players with double doubles as she also picked up 13 digs for the Gauchos (19-11 overall).Leah Sully, named to the All-Big West Honorable Mention team earlier this week, had 13 kills and a … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College Volleyball, UCSB Tagged With: Chelsey Lowe, Leah Sully, NCAA volleyball, ucsb gauchos, UCSB volleyball, UCSB Women's Volleyball
Big West heaps awards on Gaucho spikers
Three UCSB women's volleyball players were honored as All-Big West First Team selections and the Gauchos, who finished second in the conference, placed five players on all-conference teams, the league announced on Tuesday. The five honorees ties UCSB for the most by any school in the conference.Seniors Chelsey Lowe, Lily Lopez and Stacey Schmidt were all honored as First Team All-Big West selections, tying the Gauchos for the most First Team picks by a school in the conference.Lowe, who … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College Volleyball, UCSB Tagged With: Big West Conference, Leah Sully, Stacey Schmidt, ucsb gauchos, UCSB volleyball
UCSB gets Matadors in fifth game
NORTHRIDGE – UCSB needed just one lead in the final set. The Gauchos got it at the most opportune time.After allowing Cal State Northridge to rally and win games three and four on Friday night to force a deciding fifth set, UCSB watched as the Matadors led for the entire fifth game.But at 13-12, UCSB finished strong and strengthened its grip on second place in the Big West. Leah Sully had a pair of kills and Stacey Schmidt and Lily Lopez combined for a block to hold off the Matadors … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College Volleyball, UCSB Tagged With: Big West Conference, Leah Sully, ucsb gauchos, UCSB volleyball, UCSB Women's Volleyball
Seniors secure sweep for Gauchos
UCSB topped the Cal Poly Mustangs in a brisk three-game match on Saturday night, earning their third straight win and furthering their chances at earning a berth in the NCAA tournament. The night's match was the last home appearance for outgoing seniors Stacey Schmidt, Chelsey Lowe, and Lily Lopez, and none failed to disappoint in front of their friends and family.Game scores were 25-15, 25-22, and 25-21. With the win, the Gauchos improve to 16-11 on the season with a 9-5 Big West tally. Cal … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College Volleyball, UCSB Tagged With: Leah Sully, Stacey Schmidt, ucsb gauchos, UCSB volleyball, UCSB Women's Volleyball
Gauchos sweep Matadors, hold second place
Right now, the Gauchos have a sweeping sensation.For the second consecutive match the UCSB women's volleyball team took it to their opponent, this time sweeping Cal State Northridge in what was billed as a showdown between a pair of second-place teams fighting for the playoffs.Only one showed up.Behind a double-double from Leah Sully and great hitting nights from Stacey Schmidt, Kara Sherrard and Lily Lopez, the Gauchos downed CSUN 25-16, 25-21, 25-20 on Wednesday night at the … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College Volleyball Tagged With: Leah Sully, ucsb gauchos, UCSB volleyball
Gauchos win at Pacific in five sets
Rebounding from a difficult defeat to UC Davis on Friday night, the UCSB women's volleyball team gutted out a big five-set victory over Pacific on Saturday at the Spanos Center.UCSB improves to 13-11 overall and 6-5 in the Big West, earning a tie for second place with Pacific and UC Davis, both of whom are also 6-5.Game scores for the match were: 25-23, 21-25, 22-25, 25-23, 15-13.Chelsey Lowe, the Gauchos' libero, moved into 10th place all-time in career digs as she recorded 19 and … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College Volleyball, UCSB Tagged With: Chelsey Lowe, Kara Sherrard, Kathy Gregory, Leah Sully, Stacey Schmidt, UCSB Women's Volleyball
Gauchos fall to UCR in five sets
Coming off a taxing five-set loss to Cal Poly ealier in the week, the Gauchos looked to reassert themselves in the standings against last place UC Riverside at the Thunderdome on Saturday night.Spirits were riding high after an emotional "Legend of the Dome" unveiling for Women's Volleyball great, Judy Bellomo, who holds the all-time single season kil record with 729, set in 1987. That emotion translated into a 2-0 set lead for UCSB, but the tides quickly changed, and Kathy Gregory's squad … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College Volleyball, UCSB Tagged With: Judy Belllomo, Kathy Gregory, Leah Sully, UCSB volleyball
Gauchos fall short in a five-game thriller at Cal Poly
Brimming with hope following a thilling marathon fourth set victory and a furious comeback in the fifth set, the UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team ultimately lost to Cal Poly on Wednesday night.The Gauchos, who had been in first place in the Big West entering the match, fell 25-13, 17-25, 25-16, 29-31, 15-13 and fall to 11-8 overall and 4-2 in the Big West. Cal Poly remained undefeated in Mott Gym and improves to 8-11, 3-3.Four Cal Poly players finished with double-digit kills led … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College Volleyball, UCSB Tagged With: Cal Poly, Kara Sherrard, Leah Sully, UCSB Women's Volleyball
Luncheon crowd looking forward to big-time games
If you like big crowds, this might be your kind of week.Coaches at Monday's Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon spoke of several high-stakes battles on the slate this week, including the year's first crosstown Dos Pueblos-Santa Barbara High girls volleyball match on Tuesday followed by Wednesday's clash at Harder Stadium between the Gauchos' men's soccer team and the defending national champion Akron Zips.Dos Pueblos Athletic Director Dan Feldhaus may have summed it … [Read more...]
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Down to final point in 5th set, Gauchos rally to stun UC Davis
It was a bold move for a bold coach.But, legendary UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball head coach Kathy Gregory had no other choice.Down 14-11 in the fifth and deciding set against UC Davis on Saturday night, Gregory pulled setter Hanna Nielson from the lineup and inserted Katey Thompson into the lineup."We had nothing to lose, so let's put a blocker in there and see what happens," said Gregory, in her 37th season at UCSB. "The key to victory was T-Bone hitting that ball to the back … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College Volleyball, UCSB Tagged With: Katey Thompson, Leah Sully, ucsb gauchos, UCSB Women's Volleyball
Leah Sully leads Gauchos past Pacific in four
Leah Sully had 17 kills, 4 aces, and 18 digs in UCSB's conference victory over Pacific in the Thunderdome on Friday, 25-21, 25-18, 22-25, 25-6.After UCSB dropped the third game, Sully served fifteen straight points to put the Gauchos in control at 15-0 in the deciding fourth set. The momentum never left the Gauchos' side of the net as their lead continued to grow. The game ended with a cross-court kill from Stacey Schmidt.“It was really a good team effort, some of the plays we made … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College Volleyball, UCSB Tagged With: Leah Sully, Paige Craine, UCSB Women's Volleyball
