Preston Espar

May 28, 2024

UCSB baseball sweeps CSUN on the road

By Preston Espar

The UC Santa Barbara baseball team continued its dominance over the Big West Conference this past weekend as they swept the California State University, Northridge Matadors. With the sweep, the Gauchos are holding onto a...

March 29, 2024

Gauchos Lose Extra Innings Thriller to UCLA

By Preston Espar

After losing twice in a three-game series against California Polytechnic State University and San Luis Obispo, the UC Santa Barbara baseball team took a break from Big West competition and traveled to Los Angeles to take...

February 29, 2024

Women’s basketball starts slow in loss to UCI

By Preston Espar

After traveling out of state and losing to the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, the UC Santa Barbara women’s basketball team returned to the Thunderdome to take on the UC Irvine Anteaters. After a slow start, the Gau...

February 27, 2024

UCSB men’s basketball completes comeback against Rainbow Warriors

By Preston Espar

The UC Santa Barbara men’s basketball team was able to break their three-game losing streak against the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa Rainbow Warriors on Feb. 17. The Gauchos were down by 9 at the half, but a succe...

January 21, 2024

Men’s basketball defeats Cal State Bakersfield in OT thriler

By Preston Espar

The UC Santa Barbara men’s basketball team was able to dig deep and defeat California State University, Bakersfield in overtime by a score of 66-64 at the Thunderdome after not leading for the majority of their game on...

September 26, 2023

UCSB Women’s Soccer Falls to Cal Poly in Big West Opener

By Preston Espar

The UC Santa Barbara women’s soccer team’s 2023 conference opener came to a disappointing end as they fell to the California Polytechnic State University Mustangs 3-1. The game was the beginning of the UCSB Socce...

July 20, 2023

UCSB baseball players Jared Sundstrom and Sam Whiting taken in 2023 MLB Draft

By Preston Espar

After successful seasons from outfielder Jared Sundstrom and pitcher Sam Whiting for the UC Santa Barbara baseball team, the players were rewarded for their efforts as they were drafted 307th by the Seattle Mariners and ...

May 23, 2023

UCSB wins series but drops final game against Cal Poly

By Preston Espar

UCSB failed to capitalize in first place in the conference, with the final loss against Poly sending them to third place.

March 28, 2023

UCSB’s Cinderella run comes to a close

By Preston Espar, Garret Harcourt

UCSB men's basketball ran out of steam in the second half of their game against Baylor, ultimately leading to their loss.

March 16, 2023

Preview: No. 14 UCSB vs. No. 3 Baylor

By Preston Espar, Garret Harcourt

By winning the 2023 Big West Championship, the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos clinched a spot in the 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. On Selection Sunday, it was announced that UCSB was a 14-seed in the Sout...

February 28, 2023

UCSB men’s basketball breaks 3-game losing streak

By Preston Espar

The UCSB men's basketball team moves to a three way tie in the Big West after their latest victory.

February 21, 2023

Gauchos reclaim top spot in the Big West

By Preston Espar

The UCSB men's basketball team began a two-game win streak in conference play, moving them to the top of the Big West.

October 22, 2022

UCSB women’s soccer gets first win of October

By Preston Espar

The women's soccer team was able to rebound from a rough opening season to take a victory against UC Riverside.

October 16, 2022

UCSB women’s soccer has lackluster start to October

By Preston Espar

Women's soccer has had a rough stretch during the opening months of play to start the season.

October 7, 2022

UCSB ice hockey wins season opener

By Preston Espar

In their first game of the 2022-2023 season, the UCSB ice hockey team beat Cal State Lutheran by a score of 13-2. This is the first win of hopefully many for the Gauchos, who are looking to have a successful season.