UCSB Mens Soccer vs. Mexico U-20

With the international flavor in the air again, the Gauchos and U20 Mexico battled to a stalemate through regulation. So when your tied, you got to go to penalty kicks and that is where Mexico defeated the 'Chos 1-1 (3-1 pk).

The Gauchos were coming off an exhibition win over Westmont 3-1 and looked to get another exhibition win. It started off well for the Gauchos as they got numerous chances on goal in the early going. Then in the 31st minute the Gauchos struck first as Luis Silva passed it to Michael Tetteh who struck a laser on the ground that got past the goal keeper. The tortillas were on the field and you knew it was a good time to be a Gaucho.

Then when Mexico needed a score, they got one. In the 42nd minute off of a corner kick, the ball bounced around until it found Alan Izaguirre who put it in the back of the net.

The game was very physical with the 18 fouls for El Tri and 22 for the boys from I.V.

The Gauchos next game is September, 1st as they take on Cal-State Bakersfield in their regular season opener. Tickets are available at ucsbgauchos.cstv.com

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Key Stats
Attendance: 4,188
Shots: Mexico: 9 UCSB: 7

Goal Scorer Michael Tetteh

Gaucho Soccer Stars Selected as Lowes Senior CLASS nominees

UCSB Gauchos seniors D Michael Boxall and GK Sam Hayden were selected as candidates for the Lowes Senior CLASS Award. The award recognizes the soccer player who best exemplified the four core values of the award; community, classroom, character, and competition.

Boxall and Hayden are among thirty Division I Male Soccer athletes who were selected. The winner will be announced during the College Cup which is held at UCSB!

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Senior Defender Michael Boxall

NCAA Mens Soccer Rankings Released/Barrera named All-American

College Soccer News has just released their 2010 Pre-season Top 30 rankings and it looks like the Gauchos got a lot of love. The 'Chos were ranked #6 in the country and were the highest ranked team in the Western United States of America. They look to be poised to compete for the National Championship on their home turf this year.

In other news, UCSB Midfielder Danny Barrera was named a Pre-season CSN All-American. The junior was an All-Far West selection and All-Big West selection last year. He tallied 9 assists and 5 goals during the 2009 campaign. He looks to excite the tortilla throwing crowds at Harder Stadium this upcoming season!

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Danny Barrera

Gaucho Pride Nationwide

As I was driving in Downtown Boston yesterday, I saw a really cool car. It wasn't a pimped out Benz or lift kit Toyota Tundra, it was a Rav 4 with the coolest sticker and license plate ever. The car had a UCSB sticker and license plate. So when we got up to a red light, we started talking to the guy. He saw our UCSB sticker. What a cool gathering of Gauchos. Boston, MA, stoplight, and two Gauchos. Priceless.

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Comparing Gauchos to Guys in the NBA

What if the Gauchos were real players in the NBA. Well here are my thoughts on Gauchos who are a lot like guys in the NBA.

Orlando "MVP" Johnson: LeBron James: The Superstar of the Team and leads team in lots of categories every single night.

James "Pippen" Nunnally: Scottie Pippen: He is Orlando Johnson's sidekick and puts up almost the same numbers as OJ every night. Every championship team needs this kind of guy.

Jaime Serna: Glen "Big Baby" Davis: Undersized for his position but is a good finisher around the rim and brings a certain passion for the game that makes him special.

Will Brew: Nate Robinson: Makes big shots when you need him most and sometimes throws it down even though he can be the smallest guy on the floor.

Jordan Weiner: Kyle Korver: May be shorter than Korver but is really good at one thing, three point shooting.

Greg Somogyi: Manute Bol: Doesn't average many points but when he comes in he blocks a lot of shots and throws down dunks!

Justin Joyner: Raymond Felton: High assist men who do not turn the ball over.

Chris Brew: Jamario Moon: Elevator Men. They get up and throw it down!

Those are all the ones I could come up with. Pretty good team in the NBA if this was real!

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James Nunnally, The "Scottie Pippen" of the Gauchos

UCSB Play by Play Radio Man Gerry Fall hosts show on FSC

UCSB Mens Basketball play by play man for the Gauchor radio broadcasts is hosting a 30 minute weekly show on the United Soccer Leagues.

Gerry Fall who was the KEYT sports director for fifteen years as been a fixture in covering Santa Barbara sports since the mid 1990's.

He calls the play by play games with Don Ford.

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UCSB Basketball Season Tickets Availabe Now

UCSB Men's and Women's Basketball in conjunction with the Ticket Office have announced that season tickets for this upcoming season are available.

For 200 dollars, you get tickets for all the Men's and Women's games. That is 50% off the single game price.

The schedules for both teams are not official yet.

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UCSB All-American Forward Orlando Johnson