Sinead Leon

June 2, 2016

2016 Nexus Sport Awards: Gauchos in Full Effect

By Sean White, Jorge Mercado, Daniel Moebus-Bowles, Ryan Burns, Antonia Bird, Sinead Leon, Liam Bailey, Xavier Cardenas, Elliot Thornton, Duncan MacPhee

Reminisce on the best moments, storylines and highlights of the 2015-2016 sports season.

May 16, 2016

Seventh Place Finish in Gauchos NCAA Tourney Debut

By Sinead Leon

After being defeated in the first and second rounds, the No. 7 UCSB women's water polo team ended its first ever postseason appearance with a seventh place finish in its 8-2 win over No. 13 San Diego State.

May 12, 2016

Gauchos Take on Reigning Champion in No. 2 Stanford

By Sinead Leon

After winning its first ever Big West Conference title, the No. 7 UCSB women's water polo team will attempt to pull off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA water polo history against reigning champion No.2 Stanford.

April 28, 2016

A Risky Plunge Rewarded

By Sinead Leon

Committed to enhancing her performance in the pool, Lauren Martin’s intentional redshirt decision has resulted in a career year for the center thus far.

April 28, 2016

UCSB Looking To Overcome Tough Losses and Win Big West Tournament

By Sinead Leon

After a tough loss that knocked them out of contention of the No. 1 seed, the Gauchos are ready to bounce back and try to win the Big West Tournament which will be hosted at home at Campus Pool.

April 25, 2016

Late Goal Prevents No. 7 Gauchos From Capturing No. 1 Seed

By Sinead Leon

With the opportunity to capture the No. 1 seed in the Big West Conference Tournament, the No. 7 UCSB women's water polo team nearly earned the regular season title but were defeated by a game-winning goal in the last 14 ...

April 21, 2016

UCSB Looks To Capture Top Seed In Big West

By Sinead Leon

Despite its 1-3 record on the road, the UCSB women's water polo team will attempt to upset Long Beach State on its home territory in addition to possibly locking up either a No. 1 or No.2 seed in next week's Big West Con...

April 18, 2016

Gauchos Pull Off Big Win On Senior Day

By Sinead Leon

No. 9 UCSB extends its winning streak to three after defeating No. 24 CSUN this past weekend.

April 16, 2016

2016 NBA Playoffs: Stage Set in Western Conference

By Jorge Mercado, Elliot Thornton, Sinead Leon, Duncan MacPhee

With the 2016 NBA Playoffs set to tip-off this morning, each Staff Writer explains their take on the Western Conference matchups in store.

April 14, 2016

UCSB Looks To Continue Climbing Conference Ladder

By Sinead Leon

The Gauchos look to defeat fellow Big West opponent, CSUN, and try to move up in the conference rankings as playoff time approaches.

April 11, 2016

No. 14 UCSB Benefits From Home Advantage, Upsets No. 4 Hawaii and No. 6 UCD

By Sinead Leon

It was a monumental weekend for the No. 14 UCSB women's water polo team as it defeated No. 4 Hawaii for the first time since 2004 and overcame No. 6 UC Davis to improve to 2-1 in BIg West play.

April 7, 2016

No. 14 Gauchos Shoot For First Conference Win This Weekend

By Sinead Leon

This weekend No. 14 UCSB has a great opportunity to pick up its first conference win of the season when it takes on Big West foes, No. 9 UC Davis and No. 4 Hawai'i.

April 4, 2016

Gauchos Drop Tough Conference Opener

By Sinead Leon

UCSB musters only one goal in the second half and lose its conference opener to No. 6 UCI.

April 1, 2016

UCSB Travels to Irvine to Start Conference Play

By Sinead Leon

The Gauchos are ready to kick off conference play against UCI.

March 7, 2016

Gauchos Stay Hot And Extend Winning Streak to Four

By Sinead Leon

UCSB extends its' hot streak to four straight victories after defeating La Verne and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps this past weekend.

March 3, 2016

No. 14 UCSB to Conclude Road Trip at Claremont Convergence Tournament

By Sinead Leon

The final two matches of the UCSB women's water polo team's road journey will end this Saturday as it prepares to face La Verne and Claremont Mudd-Scripps in the Claremont Convergence Tournament.