A trio of UCSB men's water polo players have garnered All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Honorable Mention accolades it was announced on Tuesday by the conference. Junior Brian Shoemaker, sophomore Matt Gronow and freshman Chase Racich each earned their first career all-league award.This marks the first time since the 2007 season that UCSB has had as many as three players make All-MPSF teams.Shoemaker garners the honor after scoring a career-high 23 goals this season, which was … [Read more...]
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UCSB’s Shoemaker, Racich, Gronow go All-MPSF
Filed Under: College Polo, UCSB Tagged With: Brian Shoemaker, Chase Racich, Matt Gronow, ucsb gauchos, UCSB men's water polo, UCSB water polo
UCSB gets hit with another 11-10 decision
LOS ANGELES - For the second consecutive day, the fifth-seeded UC Santa Barbara men's water polo team (15-12) was edged out, 11-10, at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship Tournament. This time, the Gauchos were defeated by eighth-seeded Pacific (13-12) in a consolation game on Saturday morning at UCLA's Spieker Aquatics Center.UCSB had grabbed the initial lead in the game off a goal from Derek Shoemaker. They had climbed out to a 3-2 lead with 3:56 to go in the first quarter … [Read more...]
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UCSB drops MPSF tourney opener thanks to Stanford
LOS ANGELES – The UC Santa Barbara men's water polo team was edged out of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation semifinals by Stanford, which posted a 11-10 victory over the Gauchos in the first round of the 2011 MPSF Championship Tournament at UCLA's Spieker Aquatics Center on Friday afternoon.UCSB took a 10-9 lead with 3:48 to go in the fourth quarter off of a goal from Jesse Gillespie, but the Gauchos could not hold onto the lead as the Cardinal capitalized on a six-on-five with 2:17 … [Read more...]
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Top-ranked Bruins handle No. 5 Gauchos
LOS ANGELES – No. 5 UCSB was unable to overcome No. 1 UCLA, falling 11-4 in both teams' final regular season contest on Saturday afternoon at the Bruins' Spieker Aquatics Center.The Gauchos drop to 15-10 on the season and 3-5 in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play while UCLA improved to 20-4 and 6-2 in league play.UCSB has already secured the fifth seed into next week's MPSF Tournament, which will be held at UCLA from Nov. 25-27. The winner will secure an automatic berth into the … [Read more...]
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Pacific catches up to Gauchos in fourth
UCSB played hard but was ultimately edged out by a physical No. 8 Pacific team at Campus Pool on Sunday. Junior Brian Shoemaker had a hat trick for the Gauchos, who fought back from an early deficit and almost pulled out the victory.It was the second one-goal loss of the weekend for UCSB, who lost to Cal 8-7 on Saturday.Pacific took the lead early in the first quarter of the game. Brian Shoemaker's goal with 4:14 remaining in the quarter tied the game at 1. The Tigers then scored the … [Read more...]
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Gauchos outlast Pepperdine in two OTs, 16-15
UCSB outlasted Pepperdine in an overtime thriller on Sunday, coming from behind to win a grueling match 16-15 at Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool in Malibu.No. 5 UCSB started the game with a goal from sophomore Scott Bishop with 3:57 remaining in the first quarter. That goal seemed to open the match up, as the next three minutes had a flurry of goals from both teams. With a 3-3 tie at the start of the second quarter, No. 6 Pepperdine kept putting pressure on the Gaucho defense. Mike … [Read more...]
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Power-play goals lift Gauchos past 49ers
No. 5 UC Santa Barbara benefited from an effective six-on-five offense on Saturday and defeated No. 9 Long Beach State, 10-6, at the 49ers' Campus Pool.With the win, UCSB improves to 13-6 on the season and 1-1 in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation games. Long Beach falls to 13-6 and 0-3 in league.The Gauchos took advantage of their seven six-on-five opportunities during the game by scoring during five of them.Nathan McConnell gave Long Beach the early lead with a man-up goal just … [Read more...]
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Santa Barbarans fill the pool at UCSB-Stanford game
STORY, PHOTOS BY PETER NEUSHULSanta Barbara Aquatics Club was well represented Sunday when Stanford, the nation’s no. 1 men’s water polo team, faced off against No. 5 UCSB at the Stanford Aquatics Center.Stanford’s roster includes Ian Gamble (SBHS), Hunter Ploch (SBHS), and Conner Cleary (DPHS). Cleary started for the Cardinal at center and also served as a two meter defender. Gamble saw significant minutes as an attacker and two meter defender. Ploch is a backup goalie for the … [Read more...]
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Gauchos go 2-2 at NorCal Invitational
UCSB finished 2-2 on the weekend, good enough for seventh place at the 2011 NorCal Tournament. In the first game on Sunday, the Gauchos lost to No. 7 Pepperdine, 7-6, and then defeated sixth-ranked UC Irvine, 11-5, in the seventh-place game.Against Pepperdine, the Gauchos found themselves in an early hole, trailing 3-1 after the first quarter and 5-1 at the half. Matt Brown and Matthew de Trane each scored twice for Pepperdine in that span, with Scott Bishop scoring the lone goal for Santa … [Read more...]
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Gauchos romp in two games at UCLA Invitational
Seventh-ranked UCSB cruised past La Verne and Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday at the UCLA Invitational to open the water polo season with a 2-0 record. The Gauchos posted a 23-2 victory over La Verne before securing an equally convincing 16-4 win over Pomona-Pitzer in non-conference action at Spieker Aquactics Center.The Gauchos began the day by outscoring the Leopards by a 7-0 margin in each of the first two quarters.Junior goalkeeper Myles Christian and the Gaucho defense did not allow a … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College Polo, UCSB, Water Polo Tagged With: Chase Racich, Liam Gaughan, Myles Christian, UCSB water polo
Wolf Wigo to be inducted into USA Water Polo Hall of Fame
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – UC Santa Barbara’s Director of Water Polo, Wolf Wigo, will be inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame at a benefit dinner on September 17 in Los Angeles it was announced by the organization this week.Wigo, a three-time Olympian, will be inducted alongside two-time Olympic Medalist Robin Beauregard, Masters Water Polo pioneer Michael Garibaldi, women’s water polo advocate Jennie Jacobsen-Huse and two-time Olympian Kyle Kopp.A prodigy of the New York … [Read more...]
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UCSB upset by Long Beach in Big West Tournament
Despite holding the home-pool advantage at the 2011 Big West Women’s Water Polo Tournament, third-seeded UC Santa Barbara (16-12) was unable to knock off sixth-seeded Long Beach State (13-16) in the tournament’s first round on Friday evening.The Gauchos’ 4-3 loss to the 49ers dashed their hopes at becoming the conference’s first automatic qualifier into this May’s NCAA Tournament.UCSB will now play for fifth place on Sunday at 11 a.m. against fourth-seeded Pacific, which … [Read more...]
Filed Under: College, College Polo, UCSB, Water Polo Tagged With: Kathryn Nelson, Ruth Milne, UCSB water polo
