Basketball

UCSB Hits the Road for Blue-Green Game

With a regular season conference title on the line, the Blue-Green rivalry game just became a lot more interesting. The UCSB women’s basketball team will travel to rival Cal Poly on Saturday, in per...
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Sports Briefs: Men’s Volleyball, Men’s Basketball

The #3 Gaucho men’s volleyball team took out #15 Pacific on Friday by a score of 3-1, before losing in five games to defending national champion Stanford the next day.
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Gauchos Handle Northridge at Home

The UCSB women’s basketball team defeated visiting Northridge 71-52 as it honored the squad’s seniors by continuing its six-game winning streak. Senior forwards Mekia Valentine and Margaret Johnso...
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Gauchos Overcome Illness to Thwart ’49ers

After trailing for most of the game, the UCSB women’s basketball team was able to overcome Long Beach State’s defensive pressure on the way to a 74-70 home victory last night.
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Gauchos Host Long Beach Tonight

A regular season conference title is within reach for UCSB women’s basketball, but first the Gauchos need to take care of business at home against Long Beach tonight.
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Valentine Leads UCSB to Victory Over Seattle

The Gauchos withstood a tenacious rally from the Redhawks, defeating visiting Seattle University 67-57 in a nonconference match up and improving their record to 16-10 on the season. The game also mark...
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Gauchos Escape Fullerton With Victory

Against a Fullerton team determined to get revenge for a 37-point loss earlier this season, UCSB women’s basketball narrowly escaped Titan Gym on Thursday night with its 73-70 victory.
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Gauchos Hit the Road Against CSUF

“I’m hoping for the same level of energy and intensity that we had last time against them,” Head Coach Lindsay Gottlieb said. “We kick-started everything that went right for us on that day wit...
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Team Ousts Titans in Big West Rematch

Junior forward James Nunnally grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds and senior point guard Justin Joyner added a collegiate-best 12 assists in the UCSB men’s basketball team’s 86-71 win over Cal State...
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’Chos Look to Start New Streak at Home

In preparation for tonight’s home game against Cal State Fullerton, the members of the UCSB men’s basketball team spent time in practice yesterday rolling around on the floor, occasionally groanin...
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UCSB Exacts Revenge on Highlanders at Home

After a 33-point loss to Riverside back in January, it is safe to say the UCSB women’s basketball team has improved greatly. On Saturday, the Gauchos hosted the same Riverside team, handily winning...
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Anteaters Falter at the Thunderdome

The UCSB women’s basketball team beat UC Irvine 70-56 on Thursday night at the Thunderdome, where the Gauchos improved their record to 13-10 (7-4 Big West).
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UCSB Wins Second In a Row, Heads to Irvine

Junior Greg ‘The Storke Tower’ Somogyi had five blocked shots and junior Orlando Johnson added 31 points as the UCSB men’s basketball team beat UC Riverside 59-47 on the road Thursday night.
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Nicole Nesbit: Against Tall Odds

Gaucho basketball’s Nicole Nesbit, standing at barely 5’5” may not be the tallest girl on the court, but she is one of the toughest and most athletic guards this school has ever seen.
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Hot-Shooting Aggies Top UCSB

Despite a second consecutive strong performance from junior guard Emilie Johnson, the UCSB women’s basketball team lost at UC Davis 74-70 on Saturday. Johnson led the Gauchos with 24 points and six ...
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