Winter Sports Update
Womens Basketball Women’s basketball faces a competitive schedule. They already played 10 games last month, double the average of other Division III teams, said head coach Todd Kent. Women’s basketball defeated Chapman University on Dec. 15. This marks the school’s first victory against Chapman on...
Making a Racket
The UC Santa Cruz men’s tennis team took its home court three weeks before school started in order to prepare for the 2015-16 fall season. Leaders Kyle Richter and Sean Hollister ran practices to get the team ready for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division...
Achieving Their Goals
Screams of “let’s go” echoed through the raindrops onto the field as the first half kicked off between the visiting William Jessup Warriors and the UC Santa Cruz Slugs. Jessup’s lone point came from its relentless attack in the first few minutes, which resulted in...
Hollenbeck Resigns as Men’s Volleyball Head Coach
Todd Hollenbeck resigned from his position as UC Santa Cruz’s head men’s volleyball coach on June 26 to accept a job as an assistant coach for the University of Southern California’s men’s program. “It’s a dream job of mine,” Hollenbeck said. “I’m from Southern California,...
Sports Update
Men’s Rugby The men’s rugby team had its league game on Jan. 31 against Sacramento State. UCSC lost by only three points, with the final score 46-43. Now that only the top four teams in the division go to the playoffs, this year is more...
Mackey Breaks UCSC All-Time Rebound Record
Star forward Sarah Mackey solidified her place in Slugs basketball history last weekend when she recorded her 670th career rebound to become the all-time leading rebounder in UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball history. She had one word to describe it — “awesome” — as the...
Staying Humble Under Pressure
When the UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball season began in November, senior Marshal Arnwine Jr. was outside the team’s top 12 athletes — a situation no player wants in his or her final year. With 11 strong freshman additions to the roster, playing time became...
Slugs’ Late Heroics Earn Win
The UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team looked to continue its momentum late into the season as it squared off against Menlo College on Jan. 15. The Slugs also looked to protect their home court as they played on-campus at the West Field House for...
A Successful Weekend for Men’s Basketball
Despite a disappointing loss against Whittier (71-58) at the Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night, the men’s basketball team came back with a close win against Linfield College (59-50) on Sunday to round out an overall successful weekend.
Slug Basketball Returns
The men and women’s basketball teams held their opening day doubleheader on Nov. 15 as both teams looked to start strong and improve on last year’s records.