Sports

February 26, 2026

Red-hot Matadors run wild at Thunderdome, take overtime win from Gaucho’s grasp

By Owen Jones

The UC Santa Barbara men’s basketball team fought down to the wire on Feb. 19 against the California State University, Northridge Matadors, but ultimately fell 85-83 in overtime after a rollercoaster game with 11 lead ...

February 19, 2026

UCSB women’s basketball delivers rebound Valentine’s Day win against Cal Poly

By Samia Agarwal

The UC Santa Barbara women’s basketball team knocked off the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Mustangs on Saturday, Feb. 14, in a well-rounded 63-54 win.

February 18, 2026

Gauchos play with passion, hold on to defeat Anteaters for first time since 2023

By Owen Jones

For the first time in over three years, the UC Santa Barbara men’s basketball team walked away with a win over the UC Irvine Anteaters on Saturday, Feb. 7th. There was only one word to describe the affair when all was ...

February 18, 2026

Seahawks soar, Gauchos score: UCSB poll prediction matches Super Bowl outcome

By Arianna Doan

The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots 29-13 on Sunday, Feb. 8, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, to win Super Bowl LX and secure the franchise’s second Vince Lombardi Trophy. Behind a dom...

February 9, 2026

UCSB women’s basketball drops thriller against UCSD in defensive back-and-forth battle

By Samia Agarwal

The UC Santa Barbara women’s basketball team fell to the UC San Diego Tritons on Thursday, Jan. 29, in a  52-49 low-scoring nail-biter. Both teams played stifling defense all game, but the Gauchos fell just short and ...

February 9, 2026

Gauchos vanquish Titans, extend win streak to 6

By Owen Jones

UC Santa Barbara is starting to string together wins when it matters, with their 83-69 win over the California State University, Fullerton Titans on Saturday, Jan. 31 giving them their sixth consecutive victory.

January 29, 2026

Young USWNT team builds chemistry in dominant 5-0 win at Santa Barbara

By Arianna Doan, Makena Flores

Following the United States women’s national soccer team’s match versus Chile, the Daily Nexus Sports team interviewed three players from USWNT in the mixed zone — Emma Sears, Trinity Rodman and Emily Sams. The U.S...

January 29, 2026

From framework to flow: USWNT executes Emma Hayes’ vision at Harder Stadium

By Haiden Rogers

Ahead of the United States women’s national soccer team’s return to Santa Barbara for the first time since 1991 for their match against Chile, Head Coach Emma Hayes met with the media to outline her priorities. These...

January 29, 2026

International showdown: the stars and stripes take over Harder Stadium

By Emily Hobbs, Shravan Sundaram

The United States women’s national soccer team faced off against Chile on a historic night in Santa Barbara. In their first ever international match on California’s Central Coast, Harder Stadium welcomed a crowd of 1...

January 22, 2026

From UCSB to the USWNT: Aaron Heifetz’s full-circle return to Santa Barbara

By Haiden Rogers

When the United States women's national soccer team faces off against Chile at UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 27, the match will mean much more than an international friendly in Harder Stadium. For Aaron Heifetz, the U.S. wome...

January 15, 2026

UCSB men’s volleyball opens season undefeated

By Shravan Sundaram

The UC Santa Barbara men’s volleyball team closed out the final round of the 61st ASICS Invitational with a 3-1 victory over Harvard University last Saturday.

January 15, 2026

Gauchos outlast the Aggies in conference win

By Haiden Rogers

The UC Santa Barbara women’s basketball team earned their 12th win of the season on Thursday, Jan. 8, beating UC Davis 55-47

December 9, 2025

History arrives at Harder: USWNT to play Chile at UCSB

By Haiden Rogers

UC Santa Barbara’s Harder Stadium is set for its biggest guest appearance in decades, and it’s arriving in red, white and blue.

November 21, 2025

Heartbreak at Harder Stadium

By Owen Jones

On an uncharacteristically rainy Nov. 14 night in Santa Barbara, the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos faced off with the increasingly familiar UC Irvine Anteaters in the Men’s Soccer Big West Championship game for the second t...

November 21, 2025

UCSB women’s basketball defends home court against GCU

By Samia Agarwal

The UC Santa Barbara Women’s Basketball team delivered a clutch victory over the Grand Canyon University Lopes on Saturday Nov. 15, winning 72-70 in the Thunderdome.

November 14, 2025

Highs and lows of gaucho women’s soccer postseason

By Owen Jones

As the team took the pitch again at CSUN’s Matador Soccer Field, they knew what it would take to defeat their opponents in a championship game edition of the storied Blue-Green Rivalry. Santa Barbara earned a 13-5-5 re...