Water Polo

UCSB’s Behind the Scenes Leaders

It is unusual to see a freshman’s name perched atop the Big West leader boards for total goals in women’s water polo. The fact that two freshmen at No. 16 UCSB — utilities Samantha Murphy and Je...
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UCSB Drops Third Consecutive Game

  The No. 16 UCSB women’s water polo team dropped its final match of the season Friday against conference rival No. 14 CSU Northridge, 13-9. With the loss, the Gauchos conclude their season wit...
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Gauchos Set to Play in Final Game of the Regular Season

The No. 13 UCSB women’s water polo team will head to Matador Pool this Friday to take on No. 14 Cal State Northridge in the final game of its regular season. With both teams currently tied for the N...
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Gauchos Drop Pair of Conference Matchups

The No. 13 UCSB women’s water polo team dropped two matches over the weekend to Big West opponents No. 6 UC Irvine and No. 9 Long Beach State, 11-5 and 9-5, respectively. The losses end the Gauchos...
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Women’s Water Polo Faces Pair of Tough Opponents

Just a week after pulling a tremendous upset over then No. 6 San Diego State, the No. 13 UCSB women’s water polo team will arrive in Irvine Saturday to face the new No. 6 team in the polls, conferen...
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UCSB upsets San Diego State

In its last scheduled appearance at Campus Pool this season, the No. 16 UCSB women’s water polo team galvanized the home crowd as it upset conference rival and No. 6 San Diego State in dominant fash...
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Gauchos to Play Final Home Game of the Year

The month of April typically marks the onset of spring, but for the No. 16 UCSB women’s water polo team, it signals the homestretch. Coming off two consecutive wins in last weekend’s tourney at th...
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UCSB Finishes Strong in Hawaii

The No. 17 Santa Barbara women’s water polo team returned from Hawaii this week having brought back some added momentum for April. After dropping matches to No. 8 Hawaii and No. 2 Stanford, UCSB reg...
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UCSB Wins Five of Seven at Winter Invite

After sweeping its first round of competition Friday and winning its first four games of the UCSB Winter Invite, the No. 15 UC Santa Barbara women’s water polo team closed this weekend with a 5-2 re...
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UCSB Goes 2-0 to Start Season

The UCSB women’s water polo team found a lot to smile about following their wrap of a successful opening weekend. The No. 15 Gauchos defeated CSU Bakersfield 13-10 on Friday before demolishing Cal S...
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Going the Extra Mile

When Myles Christian entered UCSB as a talented freshman, many expected greatness from him. Five years later, those expectations have come to fruition, as the senior goalkeeper exits as one of the all...
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Gauchos Finish MPSF Play With Loss

The UCSB men’s water polo team finished regular season Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play with a 12-10 loss to Long Beach State on Saturday, failing to take advantage of a halftime lead. The Ga...
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UCSB Plays in Final Home Match Against Long Beach

The No. 7 UCSB men’s water polo team hosts No. 6 Long Beach State this Saturday for their final regular season Mountain Pacific Sports Federation game of the year. After starting the season with 12 ...
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Gauchos Drop Two in Final Road Games

The No. 4 USCB men’s water polo team dropped to 15-9 overall and 1-5 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation with losses to No. 5 Pacific and No. 4 Cal over the weekend. After starting the season ...
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No. 4 Gauchos Travel North Looking to Move up MPSF Standings Against Cal and Pacific

The No. 7 UCSB men’s water polo team heads north for a weekend double header, beginning at No. 5 University of Pacific Saturday and followed by a game at No. 4 University of California Berkeley Sund...
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