Sports

September 22, 2026

Two months later, UCSB soccer players reflect on the 2026 World Cup

By Izabella Nickerson

Two months after the 2026 FIFA World Cup came to an end, UC Santa Barbara soccer players Devin Greer and Owen Beninga reflected on the teams, moments and traditions that stood out to them throughout the tournament. The 2...

August 26, 2026

From UCSB to the world stage: how Gauchos Calvin Proskey and AJ Krodel made it to the MLB

By Izabella Nickerson

The odds of being drafted by a Major League Baseball team are slim, but for seven members of UC Santa Barbara baseball, their dreams became a reality. These talented athletes were among the 613 players selected in the 20...

July 31, 2026

Reid Habas reflects on a dominant season for men’s club lacrosse

By Izabella Nickerson

The UC Santa Barbara men’s club lacrosse team showcased dominance all season long, finishing at the top of their conference with a 11-3 overall record, and a 6-0 division record, capturing the Western Collegiate Lacros...

July 30, 2026

Spain tops Argentina in extra time to win 2026 World Cup

By Arianna Doan

Spain defeated defending champion Argentina 1-0 after extra time on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Substitute striker Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute, ...

July 5, 2026

Pitching for the big leagues: The impact of UCSB alumnus Shane Bieber on baseball’s biggest stage, the World Series.

By Caleb Chao, Arden Chen, Yang Zhou, Hannah Nguyen

Last year, more than 50 million baseball fans across the world came together to watch the World Series. While witnessing the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers face off in seven nail-biting games, Gauchos had ...

June 3, 2026

Gauchos set University records and reach regional finals before NCAA tournament exit

By Izabella Nickerson

While UC Santa Barbara baseball (40-20, 22-8 Big West) was unable to advance to the NCAA Division I Super Regionals, they demonstrated versatility, going 2-2 at the Austin Regionals tournament over the weekend. 

May 27, 2026

Callan Emery: Life between sets

By Siobhan Stewart

The sun begins to wake on the warm southwest coast of California with a slight offshore breeze as surfer Callan Emery pulls into a barrel. From ripping the waves in Dana Point to joining the UC Santa Barbara surf team, t...

May 27, 2026

Top-seeded UCSB Baseball falls to UC San Diego in tournament elimination

By Izabella Nickerson

UC Santa Barbara Baseball (38-18,22-8 Big West) opened the Big West Championship as the top seed, cruising by Cal State Fullerton (24-32,15-15 Big West) 7-4 on Thursday, May 21. Pushed into the next round, the Gauchos fe...

May 20, 2026

UCSB’s Ekua Youri named 2026 Big West Women’s Tennis Player of the Year

By Izabella Nickerson

Junior transfer women's tennis player Ekua Youri celebrated her first year at UC Santa Barbara, demonstrating dominance all season and earning the 2026 Big West Women's Tennis Player of the Year award.

May 20, 2026

UCSB baseball sweeps UC Riverside in final series of the regular season, win Big West

By Samia Agarwal

The UC Santa Barbara baseball team notched three wins against the UC Riverside Highlanders over the weekend and finished the season having won 10 of their last 11 games. The Gauchos have officially cemented first place i...

May 13, 2026

UCSB baseball routs Pepperdine in an eight-inning show

By Samia Agarwal

The UC Santa Barbara baseball team dominated the Pepperdine University Waves on Tuesday May 5, 13-3 and triggered the NCAA 10-run mercy rule to end the game an inning early.

May 13, 2026

UCSB women’s rugby claim first ever national championship

By Izabella Nickerson

For fourth-year economics and accounting major Amber Lau, a national championship title wasn’t originally on her 2026 bucket list. In its first appearance at a national championship tournament, UC Santa Barbara’s wom...

May 13, 2026

UCSB softball falls in Big West Championship final despite memorable tournament run

By Sunita Zapata

The No. 3 seed UC Santa Barbara softball team’s 2026 Big West Championship run came to a close Saturday, May 9, falling 0-1 to No. 1 seed California State University, Fullerton in the title game. They finished the seas...

May 7, 2026

UCSB baseball takes first two games of road series against Cal State Bakersfield

By Samia Agarwal

The UC Santa Barbara men’s baseball team picked up a close one against the California State University, Bakersfield Roadrunners on Saturday, May 2, 4-3 in the win. They avoided a late scare from CSUB to place the first...

May 7, 2026

Gauchos split doubleheader with Titans before dropping regular season finale

By Sunita Zapata

UC Santa Barbara women’s softball closed out the regular season on a bittersweet note, dominating California State University, Fullerton in the opener of a Friday doubleheader before dropping the next two games. The Ga...

May 7, 2026

As Big West Champions, the Gauchos’ season concludes in hard-fought NCAA opener

By Izabella Nickerson

UC Santa Barbara’s men’s tennis team wrapped up its season in the first round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association championships at the Skip and Cindy Hogan Tennis Center in San Diego.