Brandon Victor

Brandon Victor serves as a 2020-2021 sports editor. He has covered men's tennis, men's soccer and women's basketball in his three years at the Daily Nexus.

March 6, 2020

Miller’s Game-Winner Propels Gauchos Into Second Place

By Brandon Victor

Despite only scoring 9 points on the night, Miller hit one of the biggest shots of her career on Wednesday.

February 25, 2020

Red-Hot Gauchos Blow Out Highlanders in Third-Straight Victory

By Brandon Victor

After defeating Cal State Northridge on Thursday, the UC Santa Barbara women’s basketball team turned in one of its most dominant performances of the season on Saturday, blowing out UC Riverside 65-47 in front of 265 s...

February 22, 2020

23-4 Run Propels Gauchos Past Matadors

By Brandon Victor

The Gauchos ripped off a 23-4 run, opening up a 17-point lead that the team would never lose en-route to a 65-60 victory over Cal State Northridge (CSUN).

February 20, 2020

UCSB To Face CSUN, UCR in Key Conference Matchups

By Brandon Victor

With a logjam in the middle of the standings, UCSB will need to string together a win streak if it hopes to improve its seeding for the conference tournament.

February 17, 2020

Gauchos Split Difficult Road Trip, Move Into Fourth Place

By Brandon Victor

For the fifth time during conference play, the UCSB women’s basketball team split their games this past week, falling to Long Beach State 53-59 on Thursday before beating Cal State Northridge 65-55 on Saturday.

February 13, 2020

UCSB Travels South For Crucial Conference Games

By Brandon Victor

With two difficult road matchups on tap this week, UCSB will need to be locked in for 80 minutes straight if the team hopes to maneuver its way up to third place in the conference.

February 10, 2020

Poor Second Quarter Dooms Gauchos Against Rainbow Wahine

By Brandon Victor

In one of their poorest single-quarter performances of the season, the ‘Chos only scored 3 points in the entire quarter, with the team going 1-10 from the floor

February 8, 2020

Lane Scores Career-High 25 Points in Gaucho Victory

By Brandon Victor

Behind a career-high 25 points from freshman phenom Ila Lane, the UC Santa Barbara women’s basketball team knocked off UC Irvine 67-57 on Wednesday.

January 30, 2020

Gauchos Take On First Place Aggies Looking for Revenge

By Brandon Victor

After six games of conference play last season, the UC Santa Barbara women’s basketball team found itself in the cellar of the conference with a 1-5 record. Following the team’s stellar offensive performance on the r...

January 27, 2020

Offense Propels ‘Chos to Victory Over Fullerton

By Brandon Victor

After a less-than-spectacular offensive display on Thursday against Davis, UCSB scored their second-most points in a game this season on Saturday.

January 26, 2020

Gauchos Shoot 28% From the Floor, Fall to Aggies

By Brandon Victor

From the get-go, UCSB struggled with their shooting stroke against a tenacious zone defense from Davis

January 23, 2020

Gauchos Take on Aggies & Titans in Crucial Week

By Brandon Victor

In one of their most important weeks of the season, the Gauchos will host Davis at the Thunderdome at 7 p.m. Thursday, before hitting the road and taking on Fullerton Saturday at 5 p.m.

January 18, 2020

Gauchos Score 27 in Fourth, Knock off Anteaters

By Brandon Victor

After not playing in the second quarter and not scoring in the first half, Lane provided UCSB with one of the most dominant fourth quarters in recent memory.