Week in Sports Update

UCSB Opens NCAA Soccer Tournament Against Wofford

TOP SPORTING EVENTS: NOVEMBER 19-29

Dos Pueblos High wants to put a stop to Huntington Beach’s spoiler ways in the CIF 1A girls volleyball championships. The top-seeded Chargers will meet the sixth-seeded Oilers in the finals at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Cypress College.

Dos Pueblos (29-2) has recorded four straight sweeps in the playoffs. The Chargers defeated Laguna Beach in the semifinals Tuesday by scores of 25-23, 25-23 and 15-13.

Second-seeded Santa Barbara, the defending CIF champion, saw its hopes for a rematch with Dos Pueblos dashed by Huntington Beach. The Dons went out in four games (25-21, 15-25, 25-21 and 25-19). In the quarterfinals, Huntington Beach ousted third-seeded Marymount in five games. The Oilers are 16-10.

Laguna Blanca (20-1) will face Whittier Christian in the 4AA championship match. The seventh-seeded Owls knocked off second-seeded St. Margaret’s on Tuesday, 25-23, 12-25, 25-23 and 25-18. Whittier Christian (26-2) is the top seed.

The 4AA match is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. Saturday, also at Cypress College. The finals are being played in two separate gyms.

Thursday, November 19

College men’s soccer NCAA tournament, first round: Wofford at UCSB, Harder Stadium, 7 p.m.

Friday, November 20

High school football (8-man) CIF quarterfinals: Cate vs. Windward at Carpinteria High, 7:30 p.m.

College women’s basketball Occidental at Westmont, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 21

Running UCSB Recreational Sports Turkey Trot, 10K run, 5K run/walk, UCSB lagoon lawn, 9:30 a.m. Sign-up information.

High school girls volleyball CIF finals at Cypress College: 1A Dos Pueblos vs. Huntington Beach, Gym II, 4:30 p.m. 4AA Laguna Blanca vs. Whittier Christian, Gym I, 4 p.m.

College women’s basketball Mt. SAC at SBCC, 5 p.m.

College men’s basketball Cal Poly Pomona at Westmont, 7 p.m.

College women’s volleyball Cal State Northridge at UCSB, Thunderdome, 7 p.m.

College men’s soccer Southern Cal Regional playoffs: SBCC at Canyons, 7 p.m.

Sunday, November 22

College men’s soccer NCAA tournament, second round: UCSB-Wofford winner at U. San Diego, 5 p.m.

College women’s basketball Loyola Marymount at UCSB, Thunderdome, 2 p.m.

Monday, November 23

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon, Harry’s Plaza Cafe, 12 p.m.

College men’s basketball San Francisco at UCSB, Thunderdome, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, November 24

College women’s volleyball San Diego State at UCSB, Thunderdome, 7 p.m.