No. 5 Gauchos Take Down No. 6 Waves at Home

The No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo team came from behind against Pepperdine in Malibu on Sunday, sneaking away with a 16-15 overtime victory against the No. 6 Waves. With the win, the Gauchos improve t...
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No. 5 Gauchos Take on No. 6 Pepperdine

The No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo team looks to move up in the standings Sunday with a win against No. 6 Pepperdine. With a record of 13-7 overall and 1-2 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, th...
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UCSB Beats No. 9 Long Beach, Falls to No. 2 USC

After defeating No. 9 Long Beach State 10-6 on Saturday to secure its first Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference win, the UCSB men’s water polo team fell to No. 2 USC on Sunday. The Trojans...
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Freshmen Making Immediate Impact for UCSB

Most intercollegiate sports teams contain a few freshmen, and maybe one or two play a large role on the team, but that is not the case for the UCSB men’s water polo team, which contains several fres...
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No. 5 Gauchos Edge Out Tritons in SD

The No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo team capped off its nonconference schedule with a 10-8 victory over No. 9 UCSD on the road Friday night. The Gauchos improve to 12-6 overall and remain at 0-1 in conf...
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No. 5 Gauchos Travel South to Face No. 9 UCSD

No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo takes a break from MPSF play for its final non-conference game of the season Friday against No. 9 UCSD. The Gauchos are 11-6 overall with a 0-1 conference record. At 11-5...
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Gauchos Continue Conference Competition

This past weekend, the No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo team (10-6 overall, 0-1 MPSF) hit a bump in the road, losing to No. 1 Stanford in a heartbreaking final second loss. Despite the defeat, the Gaucho...
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Gauchos Nearly Upsets No. Stanford, Falls 6-5

The UCSB men’s water polo team nearly completed an upset of No. 1 Stanford on Sunday, before late game heroics salvaged the match 6-5 for the Cardinal in Palo Alto. The Gauchos drop to 11-6 on the y...
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‘Chos Open Confrence Against No. 1 Team in Nation

Playing on the road is tough, but playing on the road to begin conference play against the number one ranked team in the nation is even harder. No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo (11-5 overall) will head n...
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UCSB Travels to SoCal Tournament

The No. 8 UCSB men’s water polo team (8-4 overall) has a busy weekend ahead of it, with four games in two days at the Southern California Tournament hosted by Long Beach State. The first game of the...
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Gauchos Name New Head Coach

UCSB Director of Athletics Mark Massari announced at a press conference Thursday morning that Carlene Mitchell — who has spent the last ten years at Rutgers — will take over as the head coach of t...
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UCSB Brings Out the Brooms v. Aggies

UCSB softball ended its season Monday with a sweep of visiting UC Davis 4-3, 3-2 and 2-0.
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Between Three Gauchos: The Interview

Last week, I sat down with softball players Jessica Berisitanos, Lainey Depompa, and Amanda Ziegler [denoted by J, L, and A respectively]. With a combination of Jessica’s facial expressions, Lainey...
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Losses Drop Gauchos Below .500

UCSB softball closed out its final road trip of the season this past weekend after getting swept by Pacific 3-2, 5-1 and 9-2 at Bill Simoni Field.
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UCSB Faces Big West’s Best

Gaucho softball will need to bring its A-game up north this weekend if they plan on beating Pacific in a three-game series. UCSB (24-23 overall, 8-7 Big West) was swept by Long Beach last weekend in t...
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