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Yahoo!UCSB has climbed to No. 7 on the NCAA Division I men’s soccer poll after its 3-0 victory over Indiana, and the Gauchos are seeking another success Wednesday night (Oct. 7) to secure their foothold on a treacherous slope.
Cal Poly, which battled the Gauchos through three double-overtime matches last year, comes into Harder Stadium for a 7 p.m. Big West showdown. The Mustangs have won their first two conference games and can situate themselves at the top of the standings if they upset UCSB (1-0 Big West, 7-2-1 overall).
“It’s a huge game,” UCSB coach Tim Vom Steeg said for the third time in 10 days – equating the upcoming clash with the Gauchos’ conference opener against UC Irvine (a 1-0 victory) and the Indiana game.
Vom Steeg will achieve a personal milestone with the next UCSB victory. It will be the 127th in his 11 seasons as head coach, moving him past Jose Elgorriaga of San Jose State as the Big West’s all-time winningest coach. He would much prefer to celebrate the accomplishment at Harder Stadium rather than on the road, where the Gauchos will be playing their next three matches.
Besides a history of close games – the Gauchos needed a penalty-kick shootout to get past Cal Poly in the 2008 Big West semifinals – the Central Coast rivals have been drawing big crowds. The 9,749 who turned out to watch them at Harder Stadium last season was UCSB’s largest regular-season attendance before 10,114 saw the Indiana game last Friday night.
Other sports events this week include the last round of non-league games for high school football teams, and Westmont College has a soccer double-header (men and women) against Concordia at La Playa Stadium on Saturday.
TOP SPORTING EVENTS: OCTOBER 6-18
Tuesday, October 6
College men’s soccer – Biola at Westmont, Lovik Field, 3 p.m.
High school boys water polo – Ventura at Santa Barbara, 3:15 p.m.
High school girls volleyball – Carpinteria at Bishop Diego, 6 p.m.; San Marcos at Dos Pueblos, 6:30 p.m.
College women’s volleyball – The Master’s at Westmont, 6 p.m.
College women’s soccer – West L.A. at SBCC, La Playa Stadium, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, October 7
High school girls tennis – Bishop Diego vs. Laguna Blanca, Pershing Park, 4 p.m.
High school girls volleyball – Bishop Diego at Carpinteria, 6 p.m.
College women’s soccer – Biola at Westmont, Lovik Field, 3 p.m.
College men’s soccer – Cal Poly at UCSB, Harder Stadium, 7 p.m.
Thursday, October 8
High school girls golf – San Marcos at Santa Barbara, Montecito CC, 2:30 p.m.
High school girls tennis – San Marcos at Santa Barbara, 3 p.m.
High school boys water polo – San Marcos at Dos Pueblos, 3:15 p.m.
High school girls volleyball – Cate at Carpinteria, 3:45 p.m.; Buena at Santa Barbara, 6:30 p.m.; Ventura at San Marcos, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, October 9
High school boys water polo – Malibu at Carpinteria, 3:15 p.m.
High school cross country – Dos Pueblos Invitational, Shoreline Park, 2:45 p.m.
High school girls volleyball – Los Alamitos at Dos Pueblos, 5:30 p.m.
High school football – Oxnard Pacifica at Santa Barbara, 7 p.m.; Rio Mesa at Dos Pueblos, 7 p.m.; San Marcos at Arroyo Grande, 7 p.m.; Grace Brethren at Bishop Diego, SBCC La Playa Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
College women’s soccer – Cal State Fullerton at UCSB, Harder Stadium, 7 p.m.
Saturday, October 10
High school football (eight man) – Rolling Hills Prep at Laguna Blanca, 3 p.m.
College men’s soccer – Concordia at Westmont, SBCC La Playa Stadium, 4:30 p.m.; UCSB at UC Riverside, 7 p.m.
College women’s soccer – Concordia at Westmont, SBCC La Playa Stadium, 7 p.m.
College women’s volleyball – Fresno Pacific at Westmont, 2 p.m.; Cal Poly at UCSB, Thunderdome, 7 p.m.
Sunday, October 11
Running/biking – Action Pro Duathlon, East Beach, 8 a.m. Sign-up information.
College women’s soccer – UC Riverside at UCSB, Harder Stadium, 5 p.m.
Monday, October 12
Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon, Harry’s Plaza Café, 12 p.m.
High school boys water polo –JSerra at Dos Pueblos, 3:15 p.m.
Tuesday, October 13
High school girls golf – Dos Pueblos at Santa Barbara, Montecito CC, 2:30 p.m.
High school girls tennis – Dos Pueblos at Santa Barbara, 3 p.m.
High school boys water polo – Buena at Santa Barbara, 3:15 p.m.; Ventura at San Marcos, 3:15 p.m.
High school girls volleyball – San Marcos at Santa Barbara, 6:30 p.m.; Ventura at Dos Pueblos, 6:30 p.m.
College women’s volleyball – Pepperdine at UCSB, Thunderdome, 7 p.m.
College men’s soccer – Moorpark at SBCC, La Playa Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 14
High school boys water polo – Nordhoff at Carpinteria, 3:15 p.m.
High school girls volleyball – Cate at Laguna Blana, 4:30 p.m.
College men’s soccer – UCSB at UC Davis, 3 p.m.
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Thursday, October 15
High school boys water polo – San Marcos at Santa Barbara, 3:15 p.m.
High school girls volleyball – Buena at San Marcos, 6:30 p.m.
College women’s soccer – Long Beach State at UCSB, Harder Stadium, 5 p.m.
Friday, October 16
High school girls volleyball – Thacher at Laguna Blanca, 6 p.m.
High school football – St. Bonaventure at San Marcos, 7 p.m.; Santa Barbara at Ventura, 7 p.m.; Dos Pueblos at Buena, 7 p.m.; Oak Park at Carpinteria, 7:30 p.m.; Bishop Diego at Oaks Christian, 7:30 p.m.
College women’s volleyball – Pacific at UCSB, Thunderdome, 7 p.m.; Oxnard at SBCC, 7 p.m.
College men’s soccer – Canyons at SBCC, La Playa Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 17
College men’s soccer – Point Loma Nazarene at Westmont, Lovik Field, 12:30 p.m.; UCSB at Cal State Northridge, 3 p.m.
College women’s soccer – Point Loma Nazarene at Westmont, Lovik Field, 3 p.m.
High school football (eight man) – Cate at Dunn, 2 p.m.; Ojai Valley at Laguna Blanca, 3 p.m.
College football – Santa Monica at SBCC, La Playa Stadium, 6 p.m.
College women’s volleyball – UC Davis at UCSB, Thunderdome, 7 p.m.
Sunday, October 18
Running – Cancer Center of Santa Barbara 10K Run and 5K Walk/Run, Montecito Union School, 8 a.m. Sign-up information.
College women’s soccer – Seattle University at UCSB, Harder Stadium, 12 p.m.
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