UCSB ended the 2009 season by overpowering Pacific with a 20-11 victory in the seventh-place game of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament on Sunday morning at McDonald's Swim Stadium on the USC campus.The Gauchos were the first to get on the board when Zsombor Vincze fired a shot from eight meters out to give UCSB a 1-0 lead just 42 seconds into the first quarter. During the next possession, Pacific's Austin DeLong tied the game at one-all.GAUCHOS WATER POLO TEAM … [Read more...]
Gauchos lose twice by score of 10-9
Monday, October 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Sixth-ranked UC Santa Barbara (8-6) suffered a pair of 10-9 losses on Sunday, the final day of the UCI Invitational, to take eighth place at the tournament. The Gauchos fell to No. 8 Long Beach State before dropping the seventh-place game to No. 5 Loyola Marymount in overtime.During the first game of the day, UCSB jumped out to a 5-4 advantage in the first quarter and then spread its lead to 7-5 by halftime. Long Beach State came out of the break on fire and outscored the Gauchos 3-1 during … [Read more...]
No. 6 Gauchos no match for No. 3 Trojans
Saturday, October 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Sixth-ranked UCSB (8-4) defeated No. 12 UC Davis by way of a 7-5 score on Saturday before falling to No. 3 USC, 17-3, in the final game of the day at the UCI Invitational at Corona del Mar High School Pool.In the first game against the Aggies, UCSB jumped out to a 3-2 lead in the first quarter and was up 5-3 at halftime. Jim Breen brought UCD within one goal at 6-5 with 3:29 to go in the third quarter, but UCSB held the Aggies scoreless in the final frame and junior Zsombor Vincze added one … [Read more...]
LMU bests No. 6 Gauchos in fifth place game
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
STANFORD - The sixth-ranked UCSB men's water polo team (5-3) took sixth at the Northern California Invitational after splitting its two games on Sunday at Stanford. The Gauchos defeated No. 7 Pepperdine, 11-10, in overtime before falling, 8-5, to No. 5 Loyola Marymount in the tournament's fifth-place game.The Gauchos opened the day against No. 7 Pepperdine, which they had already defeated 8-7 two weeks ago at the UC San Diego Triton Invitational. This time around, the Waves got out to a 4-2 … [Read more...]
Gauchos pick up a pair of wins in the pool
Sunday, September 6, 2009 By 3 Comments
Last time the UCSB and UC San Diego men's water polo teams met last season, it took the Gauchos seven overtime periods to defeat the Tritons. No. 7 UCSB was able to take care of the Tritons in a much more expedient fashion on Saturday, defeating No. 10 UCSD, 15-12 in the opening game of the Triton Invitational at La Jolla High School's Coggan Family Aquatics Center. The Gauchos then went on to beat Cal Lutheran, 18-2, to jump out to a 2-0 start on the year.Against the Tritons, three Gauchos … [Read more...]
Gauchos predicted to finish fifth in MPSF by coaches
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 By 1 Comment
The UCSB men's water polo team was picked to finish fifth in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation standings according to a preseason coaches' poll released by the conference on Wednesday.The Gauchos received 32 points in the poll, 10 behind fourth-ranked UCLA and six points ahead of Pepperdine and UC Irvine, which were tied sixth.USC, the 2008 NCAA Champion and MPSF Champion, was ranked first with six first-place votes and 61 total points. No. 2 Stanford received the remaining three … [Read more...]
