Evan steps up for Gauchos in first win

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Miles Evans led UCSB with 19 kills in its second game of the Asics Invitational on Friday, helping the team defeat Northridge 20-15, 25-17, 25-20, 26-24 in Rob Gym.“Miles carried us on the outside, had some great swings, and blocked a lot balls, great from the service line - he did it all,” said coach Rick McLaughlin.Games one and two, Miles Evans was a major weapon at the net with a combined 12 kills for his team.In the second, a scramble play was on the UCSB side until … [Read more...]

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...]

DP stays focused, mounts huge comeback over Dons

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Up 2-0, Santa Barbara smelled blood.Dos Pueblos found a band-aid and stopped the bleeding.Tuesday night's girls volleyball match lived up to the hype and then some, as the Chargers stormed back after dropping the first two sets to defeat the Dons 23-25, 23-25, 25-19, 25-13, 15-13 in front of a roaring crowd at Sovine Gym.Dos Pueblos could have easily said "here we go again" after losing the first two games. After all, the last time the teams met was November's CIF Finals at Rob Gym, … [Read more...]