By Liam Rose
March is the most exciting month of the year for college hoops. As if the win-or-go-home formula was not enough, the NCAA’s selection committee found a way to raise the stakes even higher for the Tritons. In what might be the most interesting matchup in the field of 64 teams, UCSD women’s basketball is scheduled to [...]
By Cameron Tillisch
BASEBALL — In their first series on the road, the No. 2 UCSD men’s baseball team mixed an effective balance of pitching and offense to sweep its fourth series of the season against Cal State East Bay on March 6, winning by scores of 5-3, 3-2, 12-7 and 18-5. UCSD improved to 19-3 overall, 10-2 [...]
By Liam Rose
March is the most exciting month of the year for college hoops. As if the win-or-go-home formula was not enough, the NCAA’s selection committee found a way to raise the stakes even higher for the Tritons. In what might be the most interesting matchup in the field of 64 teams, UCSD women’s basketball is scheduled to [...]
By Wesley Cox
MEN’S BASKETBALL — The UCSD men’s basketball team finished its season on Feb. 26 at its senior night game against Humboldt State University — the final collegiate game for senior players Jordan Lawley and Tyler Acevedo. But despite the occasion, the Tritons were unable to translate emotion into execution, and lost 87-79 to the Lumberjacks just [...]
By Matt Croskey
GOLF — Instead of fighting for a position on the board, the UCSD men’s golf team found themselves fighting each other — with snowballs — on Feb. 23. A thick layer of snow blanketed the Grey Rock Golf Club in Austin, Tex., forcing officials to cancel the final round of the St. Edwards Invitational. Battling the [...]
By Yvonne Chow
WOMEN’S TENNIS — The UCSD women’s tennis team stayed undefeated against conference opposition in its first road trip of the season from Feb. 19 to Feb. 21 — bringing its record to 62 straight wins in the California Collegiate Athletic Association, and establishing itself as the pre-eminent Division-II title contender. The No. 19 nationally ranked Tritons [...]
By Tyler Nelson
SWIMMING & DIVING — After four days of intense competition against some of the West Coast’s premier universities, the UCSD men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams emerged as repeat winners of the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Championships, held in Long Beach from Feb. 10 through Feb. 13. “It feels amazing to be a part of [...]
By Yvonne Chow
FENCING — Nationally acclaimed fencers from across the U.S. flew in to duel it out at a two-day event in Evanston, Ill. from Jan. 30 to 31. Hosted by Northwestern University at its Sports and Aquatic Center, the Northwestern Duals is one of the most competitive tournaments in which UCSD fencers participate. The Duals was an [...]
By Tyler Nelson
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL — It was deja vu for the No. 3 Tritons this past weekend, when they fell to No. 19 Cal State Los Angeles in the NCAA West Region Semifinals on Nov. 20 for the second-straight year. The Golden Eagles felled the Tritons after a hard-fought match, ending the UCSD women’s season and effectively taking [...]
By John Beck
WOMEN’S SOCCER — The UCSD women’s soccer team saw quarterfinal dreams crushed at the 2009 NCAA Division-II tournament after a crushing defeat to Cal State Dominguez Hills on Nov. 20. The game was ultimately lost in a tie-breaking penalty-kick shootout. The two teams played to a 2-2 tie before the Toros edged the Tritons 3-1 in [...]
By Janani Sridharan
MEN’S WATER POLO — For the past three seasons, the Tritons have struggled to get the better of their rival, Loyola Marymount University, and have been unsuccessful in both playoff and regular-season games. Yesterday afternoon, UCSD ran into the same troubles at the conference championships. No. 8 Loyola Marymount defeated No. 10 UCSD 5-4 in the [...]
By Brianna Lee
WOMEN’s CREW — The varsity eight boat opened up its rowing season with a second-place finish at the San Diego Fall Classic, held at Mission Bay on Nov. 8. The Tritons raced local rivals and Division-I teams San Diego State University and the University of San Diego at the event, crossing the finish line at [...]
By Jessy Jahangir
MEN’S TENNIS — The UCSD men’s tennis team held its own at the 53rd annual Southern California Intercollegiate Championships from Nov. 4 to Nov. 7, despite entering a competition stocked full of Division-I opponents. “As a team, we preformed well and at a high level,” head coach Eric Steidlmayer said. “Going into the next season, we [...]
By Cameron Tillisch
MEN’S SOCCER — After a promising but ultimatey frustrating season, UCSD closed out its 2009 campaign with a very fitting end: two close losses. UCSD dropped its match with Cal State Los Angeles on Oct. 30 1-0 before losing 2-0 on the final game of the season two days later, against Cal State Dominguez Hills. The defeats [...]
By Liam Rose
CROSS COUNTRY — Despite a strong performance on Nov. 7 at the NCAA Division-II West Regional Championships, the UCSD cross-country team closed its season sooner than expected. The Tritons travelled to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif., to compete against 25 teams from across the state. The women’s team finished seventh while the men’s team [...]
By Vishal Natarajan
On Dec. 4, the draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals in South Africa was decided, and the 32 qualifying nations were split up into the customary eight groups of four teams. Each year without fail, a few of these groups take on new personalities, generating drama and unpredictability of end results, for which pre-tournament [...]
By Janani Sridharan
It’s mid-January, and even San Diego has shown some signs of “winter,” leaving its residents comically unprepared for the rain. So it’s time to talk football, right? Well, I’ve never been one to follow trends — heck, I’ve been a Warriors fan since before their “We Believe” days — and I refused to jump on [...]