Shortly after UCSB won the NCAA men’s soccer championship in frigid St. Louis four years ago, Gaucho fans hoisted a soccer goal from Harder Stadium, carried it on a triumphant parade through Isla Vista, and deposited it in the surf.
The goals stayed in place after the University of Akron Zips won the 2010 College Cup title at UCSB earlier this month. Instead, the entire Akron team and coaches waded into the ocean off East Beach and frolicked in the waves last Sunday evening.
