POSTGAME VIDEOS AVAILABLE ON DVD Presidio Sports has been producing short videos of local sporting events for over a year now. While these are always available to watch for free on our YouTube channel, you can now hold onto your own copy forever by purchasing your own DVD.Our videos usually last 3-to-10 minutes and include game highlights and postgame interviews. Each DVD, which can be picked up at our office or sent to a mailing address, costs $15.To make a purchase, CLICK HERETo … [Read more...]
UNLV gets the better of UCSB in double-overtime classic
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
--------No. 18 UNLV edged UCSB after two overtimes on Wednesday night, holding out for their eighth victory without a loss in a 94-88 decision in the Thunderdome.Orlando Johnson poured in 36 points and collected 10 rebounds while his counterpart, UNLV's Mike Moser, tallied 34 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.The Gauchos were trailing by 10 points near the end of regulation before a furious rally pulled UCSB even as the buzzer sounded. Down by three points, Johnson was fouled … [Read more...]
San Diego State steals one from Gauchos
Saturday, November 26, 2011 By 1 Comment
Close games are something San Diego State is really getting used to.The Aztecs won their fourth straight on Saturday night, defeating UC Santa Barbara in overtime at the Thunderdome 76-75 in San Diego State's fourth-straight game decided by four-or-less points."It's a veteran, experienced team and they've been around each other for a long time and know what it takes to win," said San Diego starter Garrett Green, a senior transfer from LSU. "We just got the better half of it. We went … [Read more...]
Gauchos soak up second-round NCAA win, 3-2
Sunday, November 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Not even a soggy field could slow down UCSB’s possession game Sunday night.The Gauchos strung together some nifty scoring combinations and then held off a valiant comeback by Providence to post a 3-2 win in a second-round match of the NCAA soccer tournament before 1,311 at Harder Stadium.The win — UCSB’s 11th in 12 NCAA tournament games at home — advances the 15th-seeded Gauchos (16-6-1) to a third-round matchup against No. 2 Creighton in Omaha, Neb. next Sunday. Creighton … [Read more...]
Tough D is key in Mitchell’s first win as head coach
Thursday, November 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Carlene Mitchell’s first victory as UCSB women’s basketball coach will be remembered by her team’s tenacious defensive play in the first half and its ability to make free throws down the stretch to hold off an opponent.That’s how Thursday night’s home opener went for Mitchell’s Gauchos, as they built a 35-14 first-half lead and held on for a 61-52 victory over St. Mary’s at the Thunderdome.“It’s great,” Mitchell said of getting her first win. “I can stop answering … [Read more...]
UCSB busts up Santa Clara by 33
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
James Nunnally scored 24 points, Orlando Johnson added 21 and UCSB parlayed an 18-0 run midway through the first half to take control of a close game en route to an 89-56 win over visiting Santa Clara on Tuesday night.Santa Clara (1-1) took a 17-14 lead on a steal and breakaway slam dunk by Niyi Harrison, but that’s when the Gauchos (2-0) took control. A pair of free throws by Kyle Boswell and then a free throw line jumper by Johnson gave them an 18-17 lead and they never trailed again. … [Read more...]
Green injury takes luster off Johnson debut and Gaucho win
Friday, November 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Orlando Johnson was on the court for UCSB's regular-season opener on Friday night against Chapman, but it was teammate James Nunnally that paced the Gauchos in a 74-48 victory at the Thunderdome.Johnson made his season debut after sitting out last Saturday's exhibition opener with a sore Achilles.“That wasn’t the mid-season O.J. out there tonight,” UCSB head coach Bob Williams said. “His timing just isn’t there yet, but with him you know it will be.”Nunnally connected … [Read more...]
Gauchos work their way back to Big West title game
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
It’s been quite a run for the UCSB men’s soccer team over the last three weeks.In that time, the Gauchos have gone from a 2-4 record and sixth place in the Big West to five straight wins and a spot in the championship game of the conference tournament.UCSB advanced to its fourth straight tournament final with a workmanlike 2-1 win over UC Davis in the semifinals before 1,725 on Wednesday night at Harder Stadium.The second-seeded Gauchos (14-5-1) will now travel to top-seeded UC … [Read more...]
Garza, Silva, Gauchos give big crowd a thrill with shutout of Cal Poly
Friday, November 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
UCSB thrilled its biggest crowd of the year and a national television audience with two dazzling goals in a 2-0 win over Cal Poly in the final regular season game on a chilly Friday night at Harder Stadum.Sam Garza dribbled through two defenders and beat a third to score unassisted in the 46th minute and Luis Silva put away his 15th goal of the season off a perfectly executed through pass from Dom Sarle in the 78th minute to reward the 13,822 in attendance.The crowd was the second … [Read more...]
