Jorge Mercado

Jorge Mercado is the current Editor in Chief and was a Sports Editor before that since freshman year. He prefers to be called Merk as that was his nickname given to him by the gods. Sometimes, his evil twin Mork appears. Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.

January 21, 2018

Full-Court Vision: UC Davis Comes Back To Beat UCSB’s Women’s Basketball

By Johnny Mandaville, Jorge Mercado

Watch as the Gauchos fall to the Aggies in a showdown between the two top teams in the Big West Conference.

January 18, 2018

Under the Scope: 2017-18 Big West Women’s Basketball Preview

By Calvin Thrift, Andrew Hernandez, Richard Benites, Sean White, Jorge Mercado, Brandon Victor, Kendra Jackson, Spencer Ault, Andrew Bishop

With the Big West season underway, the Daily Nexus Sports staff breaks down all nine Big West teams seasons' thus far and their chances to run the table come March to secure a conference championship.

January 18, 2018

Under the Scope: 2017-18 Big West Men’s Basketball Preview

By Calvin Thrift, Sean White, Andrew Hernandez, Kendra Jackson, Richard Benites, Brandon Victor, Jorge Mercado, Andrew Bishop

With the Big West season underway, the Daily Nexus Sports staff breaks down every all nine Big West teams season thus far and their chances to run the table come March to secure a conference championship.

December 16, 2017

Streaking Gauchos Head South To Take on Struggling Trojans

By Jorge Mercado

Winners of seven straight, UCSB will put its streak to the test when they take on USC who has lost three of its last four matches and dropped out of the AP Top 25.

November 30, 2017

How Do the Latest Big West Changes Impact UCSB?

By Jorge Mercado

On Monday, the Big West announced the addition of two new teams to the conference in UCSD and CSUB, but how does this effect out UCSB Gauchos?

November 16, 2017

Sixth-Seeded Gauchos Look for Miracle Finish at GCC Championships

By Jorge Mercado

Throw the records out and let the conference tournament begin. The Gauchos will begin their run against No. 3 seed UC Irvine at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 17.

November 2, 2017

Joe Pasternack and the Gauchos Storm Into the T-Dome for Exhibition Game

By Jorge Mercado

Head Coach Joe Pasternack and the UCSB men's basketball team are set to make their debut with an exhibition game this Saturday.

October 12, 2017

Win or Lose, Brothers Hope For Perfect Ending in Shane and Ben Hauschild Trilogy

By Jorge Mercado

UCSB's star senior attacker Shane Hauschild gets the opportunity of a lifetime Friday: getting to play against his brother for the third time, and possibly the last.

October 12, 2017

No Love Lost: Blue-Green Rivalry Hype Builds Toward Sat. Clash

By Jorge Mercado

The match any student, alumni, or soccer fan anticipates all year is finally here. It's Blue-Green rivalry week and the UCSB men's soccer team has its sights set on defeating its longtime rival Cal Poly.

October 12, 2017

Gauchos In Search of First Conf. Win of the Season, Play Hawaii and LBSU

By Jorge Mercado

With the amount of conference matches reducing each week, the UCSB women's soccer team is in need of a victory.

September 28, 2017

No. 8 UCSB Welcomes No. 3 Cal in Hopes of Earning Signature Win

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos are looking to knock off the Golden Bears for the first time since 2004 and improve to 9-4 on the season.

August 20, 2017

Strong Defensive Effort Secures Gauchos First Road Victory of the Season

By Jorge Mercado

An early goal from senior forward Amanda Ball was enough to help the Gauchos secure a close 1-0 victory at San Jose State to begin the year 2-0.

August 20, 2017

Gauchos Begin 5-Game Road Trip at San Jose State

By Jorge Mercado

UCSB hopes to keep the momentum up when they travel to Spartan Soccer Complex for its first road test of the season.

August 18, 2017

Enthusiastic Gauchos Host Idaho in Reg. Season Opener

By Jorge Mercado

Head Coach Paul Stumpf and his UCSB team is ready to put away the misfortunes of last seasons and begin fresh against Idaho tonight at Harder.

August 9, 2017

Women’s Soccer Kicks Off Hopeful 2017 Campaign Hosting Westmont & North Texas in Exhibitions

By Jorge Mercado

The UCSB women’s soccer team will be the first returning to the field of play as it hosts two exhibition matches at Harder Stadium this week beginning with Westmont tonight.

June 8, 2017

2017 Nexus Sports Awards – Best Sports Moment of the Year

By Jorge Mercado

Some moments in sports are things we will never forget, and a team winning its first conference championship in nearly 20 years is one of those moments.