2012 Week 10 Preview: Men's Soccer

UCSB needs a spark of life.  After being ranked in the top 10 for most of this season, their sloppy playing streaked has dropped them to No. 25.  That spark, could come tonight, on Senior Night, against Stanford.  In a quick non-conference game, UCSB has the chance to defeat a below-average Stanford team who's had some tough luck in conference play.  However, it's conference points that the Gauchos need...

On Saturday, Northridge, who is safely in first in the South, travels to UCR who are on the outside looking in for playoffs.  In the meantime, UCI looks to upset Fullerton so their name can be put in semi-final contention, while Cal Poly and Sacramento State duke it out for the coveted second North seed (both are in a tie for second with 13 points).  Finally, on Sunday, UCSB looks to strangle UC Davis' hold on the top spot in the North division.

Below is where you can follow the games LIVE:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2012
#25/NR UC Santa Barbara	Stanford	7:00 PM	BigWest.TV
Zero-Waste Weekend			Live Stats
Senior Night			Radio - UCSB
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2012
Cal Poly	Sacramento State	7:00 PM	Live Stats
			Radio - CP
Cal State Fullerton	UC Irvine	7:00 PM	BigWest.TV
			Live Stats
			Radio - CSF
UC Riverside	#NR/23 Cal State Northridge	7:00 PM	Live Stats
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2012
#25/NR UC Santa Barbara	UC Davis	2:00 PM	BigWest.TV
			Live Stats
			Radio - UCSB

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Men's Soccer UCSB vs. Stanford 10/26

Men's Soccer UCSB vs. Stanford 10/26

 In a very low stakes game UCSB put forth only a partial effort in what would be a 1-0 loss to Stanford. This is very understandable because UCSB is going to have a critical game in just two days when they play UC Davis. While the team may not have been pushing full force they did have some good looks at the box especially when Dion Acoff beat numerous defenders and slotted a rocket just wide of the post. With a bit of practice Dion could easily become one of the most dangerous players because of his ability to beat defenders and run extremely quickly. UCSB returns to action tomorrow as they will take on UC Davis in a match where we may see a drastic improvement in team play and effort. Returning starters (returning from injuries that is) are expected to play but everything is in the hands of the training administration. The boys will put in their best play on Sunday and serve many good minutes (and shots). Go Gauchos!

2012 Week 10 Preview: Women's Volleyball

Still a lot of matches left in the volleyball season, and while it is Hawaii's title to lose, LBSU can make a huge step going forward in stealing the title from the Wahine if they can win tonight on a regionally televised network.  Fox Sports Prime has picked up the match for tonight and there should be a lot of noise from the Walter Pyramid tonight.  However, that's not the only event this weekend:

Outside of the Wahine-49ers game, Northridge plays UCI in Irvine, Pacific travels to the Inland Empire to play UCR while UC Davis takes on Fullerton.  Finally, on Saturday, the stream of matches continue, with rivals Cal Poly and UCSB squaring off, Northridge plays LBSU, Hawaii takes on UCI, Pacific goes to Fullerton and UC Davis plays UCR.  If Hawaii sweeps this weekend, I don't foresee them losing the rest of the way, so it's the 49ers job to take care of business.

Below is where you can follow the games LIVE:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2012
Cal State Fullerton	UC Davis	7:00 PM	BigWest.TV
			Live Stats
			Radio - CSF
Long Beach State	#9 Hawai'i		FOX Prime Ticket
		7:00 PM	GameTracker
			Radio - LBSU
			Radio - UH
UC Irvine	Cal State Northridge	7:00 PM	BigWest.TV
			Live Stats
			Radio - CSUN
UC Riverside	Pacific	7:00 PM	BigWest.TV
			Live Stats
			Radio - PAC
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2012
Cal Poly	UC Santa Barbara	7:00 PM	BigWest.TV
			Live Stats
			Audio - CP
Cal State Fullerton	UC Davis	7:00 PM	BigWest.TV
			Live Stats
			Audio - CSF
Long Beach State	Cal State Northridge	7:00 PM	BigWest.TV
			GameTracker
			Audio - LBSU
UC Irvine	#9 Hawai'i	7:00 PM	BigWest.TV
			Live Stats
UC Riverside	UC Davis	7:00 PM	BigWest.TV
			Live Stats

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2012 Week 11 Preview: Women's Soccer

Early Friday post means that there is an early game.  With Cal Poly only picking up one point last week and also getting blown out by a surging Fullerton team, the Mustangs have to win this weekend to essentially be safe for the semi-final seeding.  With four teams within three points of each other, lets get to the action:

On Friday, fourth place Fullerton (15 points) takes on UC Davis, second place sharers UCI and Northridge, both with 16 points, square off for an extremely important match, Hawaii travels to the mainland to play LBSU (just outside of the semifinal spot with 12 points) and UCR plays Pacific.  A win by either UCI or Northridge would be devastating to the other team, this makes it our GAME OF THE WEEK.

On Sunday, simultaneous kickoffs will be in place as Northridge plays LBSU (which could also determine playoffs), Hawaii plays UCI, UCR travels to UC Davis, UCSB and Cal Poly square off and Fullerton plays Pacific.  It may take both playing days this weekend to determine playoffs, but that's what makes it exciting.

Below is where you can follow the games LIVE (and why wouldn't you?):

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2012
UC Davis	Cal State Fullerton	2:00 PM	GameTracker
Long Beach State	Hawai'i	7:00 PM	GameTracker
UC Irvine	Cal State Northridge	7:00 PM	Live Stats
Pacific	UC Riverside	7:00 PM	BigWest.TV
			Live Stats
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2012
Pacific	Cal State Fullerton	1:00 PM	BigWest.TV
Senior Day			Live Stats
Cal Poly	UC Santa Barbara	2:00 PM	Live Stats
Senior Day
Long Beach State	Cal State Northridge	2:00 PM	GameTracker
Senior Day
UC Davis	UC Riverside	2:00 PM	GameTracker
Senior Day
UC Irvine	Hawai'i	2:00 PM	Live Stats
Senior Day

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Week 10 Recap

I'm trying something new with the recaps today, so bear with me.

Men's Soccer:

And a last minute result (from Wednesday), Louisville assisted in continuing UCI's woes, with a 2-1 victory.

Women's Volleyball:
Cal Poly got into the winner's column this past weekend with 2 five-game wins over UCR and Fullerton.  Megan McConnell absolutely dominated the floor, with 23 kills.

On Friday, Fullerton beat UCSB in five, as did Cal Poly over UCR (as mentioned above).  On Saturday, Cal Poly continued the win parade with a five-game shocker over the Titans, LBSU swept UCI (while Winkler who's on watch, racked up 26 more digs to bring the magic number to 173), Northridge beat UC Davis three games to one, UCSB defeated UCR by the same score and Hawaii took five games to defeat Pacific.

Women's Soccer:
Big results came from last weekend in women's metric football, as the top four spots became crowded with all the teams within three points of each other.  On Friday, UCR shocked the Mustangs into a draw, giving the Highlanders their first conference points of the season.  Also on Friday, Northridge dominated Pacific 6-1, UCSB defeated Fullerton 4-2, and Hawaii beat UC Davis 3-2.  On Saturday, UCI defeated LBSU in double OT, 1-0.  Finally, on Sunday, Fullerton closed the gap with a 4-0 shackling of Cal Poly, Northridge continued their win streak beating UC Davis 1-0, UCR upset UCSB 1-0 and Hawaii beat Pacific 2-1.

No awards this week as I'm in a rush to get things out. Sorry!




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UCSB Men's Soccer vs. Cal Poly (10/20)

UCSB Men's Soccer vs. Cal Poly (10/20)

 In a sad turning point of the season UCSB lost to Cal Poly (2-1) at Harder Stadium in front of a record crowd after having a 1-0 lead. UCSB was simply outplayed and there isn't really much hope for an extended season now. Cal Poly played fairly well as usual while UCSB failed to come up big enough to stop them from scoring. Cal Poly found the back of the net three times in the match (the first time being offsides). UCSB could not finish many shots and thus eventually fell to Cal Poly. Does this mean Cal Poly is playing extremely well? probably not; does this mean UCSB is playing poorly? probably.

Here are some pictures of the crowds pouring in before the game for a total of 13,467 fans!:

2012 Week 9 Preview: Women's Volleyball

It's a short weekend for volleyball, as there are seven games.  Hawaii has a very comfortable lead in first place, and are also sitting at No. 9 in the nation, however, a three game lead isn't completely safe.  The Wahine play Pacific on Saturday in what should be considered the game of the week, as the Tigers sit at 16-4 on the season.

On Friday, Fullerton travels to the Central Coast to play UCSB as does UCR, who plays Cal Poly.  Finally, on Saturday, Fullerton plays Cal Poly, HATED RIVALS LBSU and UCI play each other, UC Davis travels south to play Northridge, UCR takes on UCSB, and the aforementioned game of the week features No. 9 Hawaii playing at home versus Pacific.

Below is where you can follow the games LIVE:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2012
Cal Poly	UC Riverside	7:00 PM	BigWest.TV
			Live Stats
			Audio - CP
UC Santa Barbara	Cal State Fullerton	7:00 PM	BigWest.TV
			Live Stats
			Audio - UCSB
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2012
Cal Poly	Cal State Fullerton	7:00 PM	BigWest.TV
			Live Stats
			Audio - CP
Cal State Northridge	UC Davis	7:00 PM	BigWest.TV
Breast Cancer Awareness Night			Live Stats
			Audio - CSUN
UC Irvine	Long Beach State	7:00 PM	BigWest.TV
			Live Stats
			Audio - LBSU
UC Santa Barbara	UC Riverside	7:00 PM	BigWest.TV
			Live Stats
#9 Hawai'i	Pacific	10:00 PM	Oceanic Sports
			Live Stats
			Audio - UH
			Audio - PAC
			Video (FREE)

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