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UCSB men’s basketball drops home game to Anteaters By KRISTEN KELLER UCSB SPORTS
The UCSB men’s basketball team (20-4, 11-2 Big West) were back in The Thunderdome to kick off this week’s games as they hosted the UC Irvine Anteaters in a battle for the top spot in The Big West. Despite the two-point lead at halftime, the Gauchos were not able to come out with a win, dropping this contest 70-59. “I thought our guys played really well, especially Jakov (Kukic), in the first half,” UCSB Coach JoePasternack said. “We ran out of steam in the second half. The difference in this game was rebounding just in the second half. It really hurt us.”
HOW IT HAPPENED The last time these two teams faced each other was a fight until the end, and that was no different in tonight’s game. The lead changed five times in the first half alone with neither team pulling ahead by more than three points.
Westmont women’s tennis falls late to Regals By JACOB NORLING WESTMONT SPORTS WRITER
Westmont Women’s Tennis (08) came up one point short on Wednesday, when they fell to the Cal Lutheran Regals by a score of 4-3. The Warriors were shorthanded today with multiple starting players unavailable due to sickness, but still, Westmont’s less-familiar lineup came awfully close to tallying the club’s first win. “This is one that could have been in the win column, so it’s hard,” said Westmont head coach Cade Pierson. “We never come into any match with expectations for an outcome, because the outcome is based on our effort and our attitude. The outcome is based on things we can control. “We’ve taken really good lessons from really good opponents. Today, we faced off against a team right at our level, and I thought it would be a great opportunity to showcase what we’ve learned. Instead, it’s been a week where multiple players on our team have fallen ill and we’ve had some injuries flare up. So, we went into today’s match without three of our starting players and a brand new lineup.” In doubles the two sides split the first two decisions, which included Please see TENNIS on A10
However, in the last 10 seconds, the Gauchos made a key play to earn a five-point lead with two seconds left before the Anteaters made a last-second three pointer as the home team was up 35-33 at the end of the first. Ajay Mitchell played a strong first half, leading the Gauchos with 15 points while also contributing a steal. Along with that, half of the Anteaters’ fouls were drawn by Mitchell. In his first career start, Jakov Kukic was second on the team in points as he tallied eight. At the start of the second half, UC Irvine came out strong, grabbing the lead from the Gauchos early. Even with the Gauchos making five-of-seven baskets while holding the Anteaters to no baskets in the middle of the second, it wasn’t enough to come back in this contest. UCSB ultimately dropped this Big West game 70-59.
LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS • Mitchell continued with his great game as he led the Gauchos with 25 points. Along with
that, he added on two assists while shooting at 57 percent from the field. • Miles Norris led the defensive efforts as he grabbed the most rebounds with eight while adding on eight points. Kukic registered eight points of his own while adding on two steals and two assists. • Calvin Wishart helped control the Gauchos’ offensive efforts as he contributed five assists on the evening.
By JACOB NORLING Westmont Men’s Tennis (1-3) picked up their first win of the season on Wednesday afternoon, when they defeated the Cal Lutheran Kingsmen by a score of 7-2. Playing by NCAA Div. III rules, each doubles court counted for a match point, as opposed to NAIA rules which awards the winners of two out of three. In Thousand Oaks today, the Warriors took two out of three in doubles, before dominating in singles for the match win. Cody Ray Emery and Santiago Tintore Ramon got the Warriors started off on the right foot with an 8-4 four win at number two doubles, a feat that repeated immediately on court one. On one, Logan Thomspson and Ethan Ha defeated Parker McBride and Aaron Moylan, putting Westmont up 2-0. “Doubles was quite good,” said Westmont head coach Mark Basham. “We had two new teams today, putting Cody Ray with Santi at number two, and then Owen and Benny at number three. We wanted to switch things up and we liked the way it looked, especially on two today. Cody Ray and Santi looked pretty dominant, and Owen and Benny played well, too.” The Kingsmen stole the last match of doubles
The Gauchos will hit the road as they make the trip to Riverside to take on the Highlanders of UC Riverside. Tipoff will be at 7 p.m. with a live stream available through ESPN+. Kristen Keller is the associate athletic director for communications and digital strategy at UCSB. email: sports@newspress.com
to get on the board, but the Warriors allowed no further momentum to build in singles. Westmont’s three match-clinchers in singles came on five, one, and four, where Preston Hastings, Thompson, and Owen Vander Ark put the match on ice. Vander Ark defeated Cade Haffner 6-4, 7-6 (7), Thompson defeated Darvel Lossangoye 6-3, 6-4, and Hastings defeated Shawn Rothermel 6-3, 6-3. The Warriors continued to play after clinching, and also saw Emery and Ha collect wins on two and three. “Singles were pretty dominant today,” said Basham. “Logan took care of business, winning in straight sets. Ethan and Owen won in straight sets as well, along with Preston. I was really proud of Cody Ray. He played a dangerous, aggressive player, lost the first set, and then won pretty decisively in the second and the third. “It was great for us to get some confidence and get this nice team win heading into a tough match as we open our GSAC schedule.” The Warriors return to action on Saturday at 1:00 p.m., when they host Saint Katherine at Westmont.
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UCSB defeats LMU in nail-biter The UCSB men’s tennis team earned a victory over Loyola Marymount University last weeked, improving to a perfect 8-0 with the win. LMU claimed the doubles point with wins on Courts one and two, leaving the Gauchos needing a comeback in singles play. This was accomplished starting with straight-set wins by junior Phillip Jordan and freshman Conrad Brown on courts one and six, respectively. Following another pair of wins by LMU on courts two and four, UCSB junior Luka Mrsic and sophomore Gianluca Brunkow won the last two matches on courts three and five, respectively, to earn the Gauchos the 4-3 win. “The margins are very slim in college tennis and while it’s been great to see different team members step up to win matches throughout the season, we will look to clean up our doubles the next couple days before we take on a tough Boise State team,” said UCSB Head Coach Blake Muller. UCSB will take on Boise State today at the Arnhold Tennis Center before traveling to Malibu on Sunday to play the Pepperdine Waves.
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