Barry Punzal

The good news about the UC Santa Barbara men’s soccer team after its two home matches against top-ranked opponents: the Gauchos outshot both teams and didn’t lose. The not-so-bad news: the matches ended in 1-1 draws. Steinar Bjornsson scored his first goal as a Gaucho in the 78th minute and that enabled UCSB to come away with a draw against a solid University of San Diego squad before 1,272 at Harder Stadium on Monday night.

Loyola Marymount volleyball player Nicole Schuetz, a former Bishop Diego and Santa Barbara High standout, earned co-MVP honors with teammate Maria Tabacuks at the Ole Miss Invitational over the weekend in Oxford, Miss. Schuetz and Tabacuks led the Lions to three wins at the season-opening event. It’s the first time the program started 3-0 since 2018. The sophomore Schuetz had a pair of 21-kill performances in wins over Northern Arizona and host Ole Miss.

Overview: The Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table will enshrine Ben Howland and six others into its Hall of Fame during its 58th annual banquet on Monday, September 14 Mother knew best for the young and restless Ben Howland. Mary Howland’s life-changing move was to get her bouncing little boy out of the house and bouncing a basketball. “I was a wild and out-of-control little kid, and she needed a break,” Howland once confessed.