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UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
RECORD: 30-4 COACH: Mark French | SEASON RESULTS
OUTLOOK
  • First round: Lost to Rice, 67-64

    Everybody knows about Erin Buescher, the Gauchos' junior who notches a double-double more often than not (16 in 26 regular-season games). The 6-foot-3 guard entered the Big West tourney averaging 17.7 points (on 51 percent shooting), 9.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.3 blocks, and had scored in double-figures in 70 straight games (a streak that ended in the regular-season finale). But UCSB -- 15-0 at home and 11-0 in the Big West -- also has senior guard Stacy Clinesmith (6.0 apg) and Naismith Coach of the Year finalist Mark French on board, and appear as good as its No. 8 national ranking (its highest ever). Still, even with a big-time player like Buescher, this is the same team that suffered losses to Georgia (85-64 in the Preseason WNIT), Arizona and Kansas this season. Key stat: The Gauchos enter the Big Dance on a nation-best 26-game winning streak.


    PROBABLE STARTERS
    F - Kristi Rohr (6-1, Sr., 13.8 ppg, 6.0 rpg)
    C - Nicole Greathouse (6-2, Jr., 6.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg)
    G - Erin Buescher (6-3, Jr., 17.3 ppg, 9.5 rpg)
    G - Stacy Clinesmith (5-5, Sr., 13.0 ppg, 5.8 apg)
    G - Rachelle Rogers (6-0, Jr., 5.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg)
     
    NOTABLE
    NCAA Tournament titles: None
    Final Four appearances: None
    Best finish: 1992, 1993, 1998, advanced to second round
    NCAA Tournament appearances: 6
    NCAA Tournament record: 3-5
    Last NCAA appearance: 1999, lost to SW Missouri State, 72-70, first round

    RANKINGS
    Final ESPN/USA Today Top 25 ranking: No. 9.
    Final The Associated Press poll ranking: No. 9.
    Final Ratings Percentage Index ranking: No. 8.
    NO. PLAYER              POS    HT    CLASS
     3  Kristyn Miller       G     5-9     SO
     4  Kristi Rohr          F     6-1     SR
    10  Jessica Hansen       G     5-8     FR
    11  Erin Buescher        G     6-3     JR
    12  Nicole Greathouse   F-C    6-2     JR
    20  Kayte Christensen    F     6-3     SO
    21  Tawnee Cooper        G     5-9     SR
    22  Debby Caine          G     5-7     FR
    25  Stacy Clinesmith     G     5-5     SR
    32  Rachelle Rogers      G     6-0     JR
    44  Tandee Taylor        C     6-2     SO
    45  Lisa Hansen          C     6-5     SO
    
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