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Gauchos capture Santa Clara Tournament title

Saturday, September 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment

SAN JOSE — Behind double-doubles from Leah Sully and Kara Sherrard, the UCSB women's volleyball team won the Santa Clara Tournament on Saturday night by defeating San Jose State 22-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-18.The win capped off a three-match sweep of the weekend's foes for a tournament victory and the Gauchos are now riding a four-match winning streak. UCSB improves to 5-4 on the season.Sully had 16 kills to go along with 15 digs for the Gauchos while Sherrard notched 13 kills and 12 … [Read more...]

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Gauchos snap skid, tame Bulldogs in four games

Sunday, September 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Stacey Schmidt had 20 kills and hit a whopping .581 to lead the Gauchos past Georgia in the finale of the Pepperdine Asics Challenge on Saturday evening.UCSB snapped a four-match losing streak with its 21-25, 25-15, 25-16, 25-20 victory over the Bulldogs. The Gauchos dropped a decision earlier in the day to Pepperdine, 13-25, 20-25, 21-25.UCSB improves to 2-4 with the win over Georgia and finished the weekend 1-2.Schmidt was one of three UCSB players to record double-digit kills … [Read more...]

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UCSB drops decision to Miami

Friday, September 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Despite three players reaching double digits in kills, the UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team dropped a straight-set decision to Miami on Friday in the opener of the Pepperdine Asics Challenge.Scores were 25-19, 25-23, 25-22. UCSB falls to 1-3 while Miami, which is receiving votes in the latest AVCA poll, improves to 4-0.Leah Sully led the Gauchos with 13 kills and 17 digs – her fourth straight double-double this year – while Kara Sherrard had 12 kills and Stacey Schmidt added … [Read more...]

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UCSB takes a game off No. 8 Illinois, BYU

Sunday, August 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment

PROVO, Utah –A day after knocking off St. Mary's,  the Gauchos took the first set from No. 8 Illinois in the nightcap of the BYU Nike Invitational.Unfortunately for the Gauchos, the Illini won the next three games for a  25-19, 14-25, 19-25, 18-25 decision, That defeat followed an early morning loss to host BYU,  25-18, 14-25, 17-25, 9-25.Stacey Schmidt was named to the All-Tournament Team after recording 28 total kills, nine digs, and a pair of solo blocks and block assists. This … [Read more...]

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Gauchos lose outside hitter Sully for the season

Friday, September 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The UCSB women’s volleyball team suffered a big blow when it learned Thursday that starting outside hitter Leah Sully would be lost for the rest of the season after suffering a torn knee ligament.Sully, a sophomore, tore her anterior cruciate ligament in the Gauchos’ season opener last Friday at Cal.The Irvine native led the 2009 squad in aces, finished second in digs and was third in kills. She was expected to fill the role of 2009 Big West Player of the Year Rebecca Saraceno, who … [Read more...]

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Gregory’s girls mount epic comeback for 5-set win

Sunday, September 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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Rebecca Saraceno raised her arms in triumph and screamed at the top of her lungs. Coach Kathy Gregory gave a fist pump and mouthed the words, “That’s a fight.” And the UCSB fans in attendance at the Thunderdome Saturday saluted the women’s volleyball team with a roar after witnessing one of the biggest comebacks in program history.The Gauchos fought back from the brink of being swept and pulled off a stunning five-set victory over No. 21-ranked UC Irvine in a thrilling Big West … [Read more...]

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“Trio of S’s” leads Gauchos to fourth straight

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Leah Sully, Rebecca Saraceno and Stacey Schmidt each notched double-digit kills as the UC Santa Barbara women’s volleyball team swept past Loyola Marymount  at the Thunderdome on Tuesday night, 25-21, 25-15, 25-19.The win extended the Gauchos’ winning streak to four games, the team’s longest since winning four straight in November, 2007.? Sully led the trio of S’s with 15 kills while Saraceno had 14 and Schmidt added 10. As a team UCSB hit .333 for the match, holding LMU (9-5) to a … [Read more...]

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Lopez leads Gauchos past No. 15 Toreros

Sunday, September 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment

It was Lily Lopez who recorded the final kill on Saturday and it was only fitting that she did.The sophomore middle blocker set a new career-best with 15 kills - and her first-ever time reaching double figures in the category - as the UCSB women's volleyball team defeated 15th-ranked San Diego for the second straight day.The 24-26, 25-21, 25-19, 19-25, 15-13 victory followed Friday night's 3-1 win. UCSB, which is 4-1, has earned all of its wins against teams that played in the 2008 NCAA … [Read more...]

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