Volleyball

October 30, 2026

Gauchos fall to Mustangs in hard fought 3 set game

By Katie Anderson

With over 950 spectators in attendance, UC Santa Barbara Women’s volleyball (10-10,6-3 Big West) hosted the highly anticipated rivalry game against Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo (13-6, 9-0 Big West) on October 22. Having t...

October 25, 2026

Gauchos snap losing streak with weekend sweep over Riverside, five-set win over California Baptist

By Izabella Nickerson

UC Santa Barbara Women’s Volleyball (10-2, 6-2 Big West) broke their two-game losing streak this weekend, beating UC Riverside (4-15, 0-8 Big West) 3-0 on Oct. 16 and California Baptist University (3-16, 0-7 Big We...

October 14, 2026

Martinez’s career-high 28 kills not enough as Gauchos drop two

By Izabella Nickerson

UC Santa Barbara Women’s Volleyball (8-9, 4-2 Big West) broke their four-match winning streak in the Big West Conference and dropped both road matches this weekend, falling 1-3 to California State University, Long ...

October 7, 2026

UCSB’s Women’s Volleyball starts the Big West Conference season undefeated

By Izabella Nickerson

The UC Santa Barbara Women’s Volleyball team (8-4, 4-0 Big West) has remained undefeated in conference play after wins against Utah Valley University (4-12, 2-2 Big West) and Sacramento State University (7-8, 2-2 B...

April 29, 2026

Gauchos eliminated by Tritons in Big West Championship opener

By Izabella Nickerson

During their final tournament of the season, No. 4 seed UC Santa Barbara men’s volleyball headed to UC Irvine’s Bren Events Center on Thursday, April 23, to face No. 5 seed UC San Diego in the first round of the 2026...

April 21, 2026

Gauchos triumph against UC San Diego, pushing the game to five sets

By Izabella Nickerson

No. 9 UC Santa Barbara beat No. 11 UC San Diego in a 3-2 match Saturday, April 10, in La Jolla. This secured the Gauchos No. 4 seed in the 2026 Outrigger Big West Men’s Volleyball Championship at UC Irvine, April 23-25...

April 14, 2026

Gauchos celebrate seniors, fall short in the home game season finale against No. 3 Long Beach

By Izabella Nickerson

No. 9 UC Santa Barbara men’s volleyball took on No.3 California State University, Long Beach in back-to-back matches Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11.  

April 9, 2026

UC Santa Barbara triumphs against Cal State Northridge

By Izabella Nickerson

UC Santa Barbara men’s volleyball defeated California State University, Northridge Matadors in a 3-0 win on Thursday, April 2. The UC Santa Barbara men’s volleyball team is currently ranked No. 8 in The Big West Conf...

April 5, 2026

UCSB Beats UCSD in a thrilling five-set Big West opener

By Izabella Nickerson

UCSB Men's Volleyball stunned UC San Diego on Friday, March 6, pushing the Tritons to five sets. Playing their first Big West Conference match of the season, UCSB set the tone for the season ahead with a powerful match....

March 6, 2026

UCSB Tests No. 1 UCLA Ahead of Big West Opener

By Izabella Nickerson

UC Santa Barbara men’s volleyball fought hard in a 3-0 loss on Wednesday, Feb. 25th, against the UC Los Angeles Bruins. The UC Santa Barbara men's volleyball team is currently ranked No. 12 with an 8-6 overall record, ...

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.

November 11, 2025

UCSB volleyball continues to dominate at home

By Haiden Rogers

The UC Santa Barbara women’s volleyball team matched up against UC Irvine on Saturday, Oct.18 resulting in a 3-1 win for the Gauchos. This is not unfamiliar winning territory for the Gauchos, as they have a 71-18 all-t...

November 11, 2025

Gauchos spike past the Matadors

By Haiden Rogers

The UC Santa Barbara women’s volleyball team matched up against California State University, Northridge on Saturday, Sept. 27, resulting in a 3-1 win for the Gauchos. UC Santa Barbara won this match despite missing...

March 12, 2025

Men’s volleyball falls to the Tritons on alumni night

By Sarah Michels

The UC Santa Barbara men’s volleyball team kicked off conference play with Alumni Night at the Thunderdome. 

November 10, 2024

Women’s Volleyball secures 3-0 win over Hawai‘i

By Aidan Dobbins

UC Santa Barbara Women’s Volleyball hosted the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Rainbow Warriors Saturday night and won in dominant fashion, leading much of the contest and winning all 3 sets.

January 21, 2024

Men’s volleyball loses back-to-back days to Stanford

By Isaiah Ochoa

The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos hosted the No. 5 Stanford University Cardinals at home on Jan. 12-13. The Gauchos lost both matches: the first one, they lost in 5 sets, going 2-3, while the other only went 4 sets, going 1-3...