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Mike Klan

PALO ALTO, Calif. (KEYT) – Mustang sophomore guard Vanessa McManus had the best game of her young collegiate career, scoring a career-high 29 points, but the Cal Poly women’s basketball team came up short against Stanford Sunday afternoon on the road, 90-55.

One game after scoring 24 points in the season-opener against UC Santa Cruz, McManus showed she can also do it against a Power-Four opponent in Stanford. McManus was 11-17 from the field, 3-5 from three, and 4-4 from the free throw line. Freshman forward Charish Thompson scored a season-high 10 points as the other Mustang in double figures.

The Cardinal (3-0) had five players score in double figures, led by Nunu Agara’s 16 points. As a team, Stanford shot 51 percent from the field and outrebounded the Mustangs 39-26.

Cal Poly hung tight with Stanford early before an 11-2 run at the end of the first quarter made it a 15 point game. That escalated in the second quarter as the Mustangs trailed 52-31 at halftime.

Cal Poly’s best quarter was the third as the Mustangs nearly outscored the Cardinal, 21-20 as McManus went for 12 points in the quarter. Stanford then pulled away for good in the fourth quarter.

The Mustangs will play the second of three straight road games next Saturday, Nov. 15 when they head up to the Pacific Northwest to face Seattle University. Tip is set for 1 p.m. on ESPN+.

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Mike Klan

SEATTLE, Washington – (KEYT) – The UC Santa Barbara Women’s Basketball team attended its second away game of the year today, a contest against Seattle University that they won 89-49. The Gauchos defeated the Redhawks in Seattle for the first time ever to close out their opening week 2-1.

The Gauchos had the lead by the get go, but Seattle U was within grasping distance until Zoe Shaw sunk a three-point shot to make the score 16-8 in the fifth minute. They closed out the quarter with a 15 point margin, 25-10. The Gauchos shot 62.5% during the first and collected ten rebounds.

Santa Barbara increased its point budget to 31 after the second, making it to halftime 50-19. Neither team scored for nearly all of the final three minutes, but freshman Chauncey Andersen made a last second three pointer to close out the half.

The third quarter saw the largest Gaucho lead with 43 points at 66-23. The Redhawks proceeded to go on a nine-point scoring run, bringing the lead down to 34 points at the buzzer, 66-32. The Gauchos finished the game 40 points greater than the Redhawks, 89-49.

Shaw had an exceptional game, leading the team in points and tying the team high for rebounds and assists. She bagged a season-high 19 points that included five threes and nabbed seven rebounds and four assists. Olivia Bradley matched the high rebound count with seven and added 14 points of her own along with two blocks.

Zoe Borter counted 18 points and made eight out of 12 basket attempts. She went four for six in the first and three for three in the second. Andersen had 14 points of her own, while Skylar Burke gave four assists. Helena Shum-Koubeck and Valentina Penna made the first points of their collegiate careers. Maddie Naro went three for four and Jessica Grant went two for three on three-point shots.

NEXT UPThe Gauchos return home on Nov. 15 to host Grand Canyon University at 2:00 p.m. in the Thunderdome.

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Caleb Nguyen

GOLETA, Calif (KEYT) – A solo driver suffered major injuries after hitting an ambulance on Hollister Ave. just west of Goleta before 7:00 p.m. Sunday, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

Ambulance personnel were not injured, and a second ambulance took the solo driver to Cottage Hospital, according to the SBCFD.

Crews closed Hollister until 8:30 p.m. due to debris cleanup and an investigation into the crash, according to the SBCFD.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the California Highway Patrol, according to the SBCFD.

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Caleb Nguyen

OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) – A shooting in Oxnard left a 37-year-old Port Hueneme man critically injured just before 10:00 p.m. Saturday, according to the Oxnard Police Department.

It happened at the 400 block of W. Hueneme Road when OPD officers found the man in a car suffering from life-threatening injuries.

OPD officers helped him immediately and later helped the man to a hospital, where he remains in critical condition.

The investigation remains ongoing and no further information is available, according to the OPD.

Those with more information are asked to contact the OPD website or the following number.

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Caleb Nguyen

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – The Santa Maria Police Department revealed the identity of a dead motorcyclist following a crash in Santa Maria on Sunday at the 600 block of East Boone Street.

Vincent Hargadon, a 30-year-old man from Santa Maria, died from his injuries after being taken to Marian Regional Medical Center, according to the Santa Maria Police Department.

SMPD officers, alongside the Santa Maria Fire Department and AMR found Hargadon lying in the roadway following the crash.

Crews began life-saving measures on the Hargadon immediately before taking him to the hospital, according to the SMPD.

SMPD officers continue a thorough investigation into what caused the collision, and those with information about the crash are asked to contact the following number.

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Caleb Nguyen

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Maria Police arrested a 29-year-old for felony assault with a firearm after he shot at a group of people after 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 9.

The shooting happened at the 1000 block of Black Road after a witness reported a fight in the residential area, according to the SMPD.

A person involved in the fight then shot toward a group of people fleeing as he drove off in a silver Honda Civic, according to the SMPD.

SMPD officers determined that no one was hurt from a gunshot and later spotted and conducted a traffic stop on the Honda Civic.

SMPD officers then arrested the 29-year-old driver for the felony charge of assault with a firearm.

Those with more information on the case are asked to contact the SMPD at the following number.

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Caleb Nguyen

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – A shooting around 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 8 injured a 21-year-old man at the 1900 block of Noroeste Ave., according to the Santa Maria Police Department.

The man’s injuries are considered non-life-threatening and there are no additional known victims, according to the SMPD.

The SMPD also said there is no known threat to the public at this time in this ongoing investigation.

Those with more information should contact the SMPD at the following number.

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Mike Klan

Seattle, Washington (KEYT) -A buzzer-beating three-pointer from junior guard Jake Davis – his first at the Division I level – helped the Cal Poly men’s basketball program overturn a 10-point deficit with five-and-a-half minutes remaining to defeat Seattle University Saturday evening, 73-71.

Trailing the Redhawks by four with 25 seconds to go, Cal Poly first received a three-pointer from junior guard Kieran Elliott to cut the gap to one. With Cal Poly forced to foul to regain possession, Seattle guard Jojo Murphy missed the front end of a one-and-one opportunity.

Sophomore guard Hamad Mousa, who finished with a team leading 18 points, rebounded and Davis – who attempted seven three-pointers Saturday – sank his one and only as time expired to provide Cal Poly its first road win of the 2025-26 season and fourth straight victory versus Seattle. 

Sophomore guard Guzman Vasilic added 12 points for Cal Poly while Elliott scored 10 and Davis finished with nine. Mousa grabbed a game high eight rebounds. 

Cal Poly, which opened a six-game road trip on Saturday, continues action Wednesday, Nov. 12 at Colorado State. Tip time against the Rams, who reached last year’s NCAA Tournament second round, is 6 p.m. PT. 

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Mike Klan

UC SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) -After falling 3-0 to UC San Diego on Friday, the UC Santa Barbara Women’s Volleyball team redeemed themselves tonight with a 3-1 win over Long Beach State. Though the Gauchos fell 3-1 to Long Beach on the road in October, they took the opportunity for a November win with determination. Their victory over the Beach places them at third in the conference, only behind Cal Poly and UC Davis. 

The Beach landed the first point of the match, but that would be the only lead they would see during the first set. The Gauchos responded with a subsequent six points in a row to get a 6-1 start. Before the Beach knew it, it was 9-3, then 14-6. The Gauchos had the first done at 25-21. Here, McDermott led the match in kills with five totaled. .

The Gauchos also finished the second set 25-21. The set was tighter than the first, during which the Gauchos had a lead of up to eight points. Santa Barbara vaguely led through the second, and it wasn’t until 23-19 that their win became imminent. 

Long Beach had their moment in the third, getting ahead early on and maintaining their head start throughout. The Beach led for all of the third, replicating Santa Barbara’s motion from the first, and took it 25-18.

The Gauchos were back to their regularly scheduled programming in the fourth, as they got ahead early, led by several points for the duration, and closed the match 25-14. 

STAT RECAP

Gabi Martinez crushed once again, landing 18 kills for the third time in four matches. She totaled 35 kills for the weekend and had five per set. She also got a double double tonight, scooping 12 digs.

Jordyn Johnson, Emma McDermott, and Eva Travis each made nine kills

Johnson hit a whopping .571 and led the team in blocks with seven

Ostovar was back in her rhythm, popping 22 assists

The Gauchos now total 273.5 blocks this season, a number that places them in the top five schools in the nation

UP NEXTThe Gauchos continue their home presence with two more matches next weekend. They’ll host Cal Poly on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 7:00 p.m. and Hawai’i on Friday, Nov. 14 at 7:00 p.m. for Senior Night.

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Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT). –

Top-Seeded UC Santa Barbara Earns 3-2 Triumph Over No. 5 Seed UC Davis in Championship Semifinals

Top-seeded and Big West regular-season tri-champion UC Santa Barbara defeated No. 5 seed UC Davis by a final score 3-2, Saturday at Harder Stadium in the semifinal round of the 2025 Big West Men’s Soccer Championship. The Gauchos advance and will host No. 2 seed UC Irvine on Friday, Nov. 14 for the Big West Championship title.

UC Santa Barbara improves to a 7-4-8 overall record. UC Davis ends its season with a 4-9-6 overall record.

UCSB scored all three of its goals in the second half, while the Aggies scored once in each half. UC Santa Barbara goalkeeper Owen Beninga made six saves throughout the game, while Noah Schwengeler stopped three shots for UC Davis.

Both teams started the match creating early opportunities, combining for 22 first-half shots. In the 38th minute, UC Davis sophomore midfielder Ben Elkins broke the deadlock, scoring on a header with a volley assist from sophomore defender Carson Hammond, to give the Aggies a 1-0 lead at halftime.

A 12-minute Gaucho run in the second half put the game away. Trailing 1-0, sophomore defender Calle Mollerberg hit the equalizer in the 58th minute and junior midfielder Kaden Standish gave the Gauchos the lead in the 61st.

(Standish scored to give UCSB the lead for good. Etenza Design).

Junior midfielder Dominick Phanco made it a 3-1 game, hitting the back of the net in the 70th minute. Mollerberg scored by collecting a loose ball in the box after a corner kick. Standish’s goal came on a strike from the top of the box. The third score was a pass from graduate forward Buba Fofanah on the right side that found Phanco’s feet flanking the left side.

FROM HEAD COACH TIM VOM STEEG”I’ve learned that there is very little that I say [in terms of halftime speeches] because most of the players already at this point in the year kind of know it,” Vom Steeg said. “But you don’t always know what kind of response you’re going to get. You’re always looking for moments and times and I’ve spent more time this year dealing with individual players than necessarily the collective group, but what’s been unique about our experience this year is we have had players who might have checked themselves out for not having a lot of minutes, we’ve had a lot of (those) players really stayed after it. So, you can give the speech … you can say that all day long, but ultimately a player has to have enough character and believe in the fact that they may get an opportunity … Dom, it’s kind of a Cinderella story in terms of him getting that goal; that’s the culmination of him showing up every day at training and playing hard, even though the minutes weren’t there at the beginning of the year.”

The Aggies narrowed the gap to 3-2 when senior forward Cason Goodman’s header went in, in the 81st minute, assisted by Gavin House and senior defender Luke Goodman. Despite several attempts, UC Davis was unable to find the equalizer before time expired.

Second-Seeded UC Irvine Advances to Big West Championship Finale after 1-0 Victory Over Cal Poly

(Courtesy Big West photos)

In a battle of two Big West regular-season tri-champions, host and No. 2 seed UC Irvine secured a 1-0 victory over third-seeded Cal Poly in the semifinal round of the 2025 Big West Men’s Soccer Championship powered by a goal in the 84th minute on Saturday at Anteater Stadium.

The Anteaters (10-3-6) advance to take on the No. 1 seed UC Santa Barbara on Friday from Harder Stadium. This will be UCI’s eighth championship finale appearance as they’ll be trying for the program’s sixth league title. The two sides played to a scoreless draw in the regular-season meeting back on Oct. 25, also contested in Santa Barbara, Calif.

The home team outshot Cal Poly 11-8, with four shots on goal, while UC Irvine’s goalkeeper Joe O’Shaughnessy recorded three saves to maintain a shutout and secure the Anteaters’ ninth clean sheet of the season.

UC Irvine and Cal Poly played to a tense start in the first half, with both teams unable to break the deadlock. UCI’s Marcus Lee had an early opportunity, but his shot in the third minute was saved by Big West Goalkeeper of the Year Nicky McCune. Cal Poly responded with multiple attempts, including a shot by Sean McTague in the fifth minute stopped by O’Shaughnessy.

The game-winner came off the foot of junior Gage Lyons, assisted by Misael Gonzalez Lopez and Marcus Lee, to break the deadlock with just six minutes to play. The team effort on offense was showcased by Lyons, Isaac Powell, Lee and Agaton Pourshahidi each finishing the match with one shot on goal apiece in the victorious effort.

Cal Poly forward McTague led the offensive efforts for the Mustangs with three shots, two of which were on target. Both UCI’s O’Shaughnessy and McCune of Cal Poly recorded three saves in the hotly-contested battle. Cal Poly caps the season at 9-6-5 overall.

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