Basketball

January 23, 2017

UCSB Wins Fourth Straight, Tied For First In Conf.

By Sean White

The UCSB women's basketball team earned its fourth consecutive win in its 74-62 defeat of Hawaii Saturday night.

January 23, 2017

UCSB Remains Winless on the Road, Lose 65-55 at UCR

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos fell to 0-8 on the road over the weekend after losing at the Highlanders and also fall to 1-4 in the Big West.

January 21, 2017

Gauchos Set for Final Game of Home Stand, Host Hawaii

By Sean White

The UCSB women's basketball team is set for the finale of its three-game home stand as it will face Hawaii in the Thunderdome in search of its fourth consecutive win.

January 20, 2017

Gauchos Win Third-Straight, Stun LBSU At Home

By Sean White

Winning its third consecutive game, the UCSB women's basketball team improved to 8-9 and 3-1 in the Big West to tie for second in the conference standings after defeating LBSU Thursday night.

January 20, 2017

Gauchos Lose a Close One at LBSU

By Quinn Moslander

Dampening the joy of defeating Cal Poly, the UCSB Men’s Basketball team lost their fourth conference game last night to the Long Beach State 49ers.

January 19, 2017

Gauchos Hope to Continue Momentum, Host LBSU

By Sean White

Currently on a two-game winning streak, the UCSB women's basketball team will play in the second game of its three-game home stretch tonight versus conference leading Long Beach State at the Thunderdome.

January 19, 2017

UCSB Looking to Pick Up Second Big West Win at LBSU

By Quinn Moslander

After finally halting their three-game losing streak, the Gauchos will look to keep the ball rolling when they head to Long Beach to face the struggling 49ers.

January 14, 2017

Gauchos to Host UC Riverside in Conference Home Opener

By Sean White

After splitting its pair of conference opening matchups last weekend, the UCSB women's basketball team will return home to face UC Riverside this Saturday.

January 12, 2017

2016-17 Big West Men’s Basketball Conference Preview

By Jorge Mercado, Elliot Thornton, Will Bodendorfer, Richard Benites, Tommy Pardini, DJ Rubalcava, Liam Bailey, Ryan Burns

Big West play is now officially upon us, and with that, the Daily Nexus Sports staff releases their annual Big West preview.

January 12, 2017

2016-17 Big West Women’s Basketball Conference Preview

By Sean White, Ryan Burns, Jorge Mercado, Andrew Hernandez, Elliot Thornton, Liam Bailey, Richard Benites, Spencer Ault, Quinn Moslander

Big West play is now officially upon us, and with that, the Daily Nexus Sports staff releases their annual Big West preview.

January 12, 2017

Gauchos Eyeing First Conference Win of the Season

By Jorge Mercado

UCSB takes on UCI at the Thunderdome tonight in hopes of picking up their first conference win of the season and its third win overall.

January 4, 2017

Gauchos Aiming to Improve Slow Start Against UC Davis in Conference Opener

By Jorge Mercado

Despite boasting a 2-10 record coming into this Big West opener, UCSB looks to start the new year off right with a fifth straight win against UC Davis.

December 30, 2016

UCSB Ends 2016 With 80-76 Home Loss Against Redhawks

By Jorge Mercado

UCSB was outscored 31-7 by Seattle University over the final 9:37 to fall to 2-10 on the season.

December 19, 2016

Non-Conf. Schedule Ending, Gauchos Play in Battle on the Border

By Sean White

After ending its five game losing in its previous game with a 50-49 win, the UCSB women's basketball team will is back in action for back-to-back games in the Battle on the Border tournament.

December 14, 2016

Reeling Gauchos Face-Off Against No. 2 UCLA

By Jorge Mercado

UCSB takes on No. 2 UCLA in search of a big upset win.

December 4, 2016

Gauchos Stifled at LMU, Drop Third Straight

By Spencer Ault

Looking to bounce back after enduring its first loss at home the game before, the UCSB women's basketball team was unable to halt its slump in a narrow 57-55 loss at LMU.