Sports

May 31, 2013

Kobe Bryant: Down But Not Out

By Michael Jorgenson

  For the past 17 years, the world’s best basketball players have asked the same question. How do you stop Kobe Bryant? Through countless games, fadeaways, dunks, spin moves, bumps and bruises and defenders beat o...

May 30, 2013

UCSB Begins Journey to College World Series

By Caleb Shoffner

For the first time since 2001, UCSB will get to enjoy postseason baseball. In just his second season as head coach, Andrew Checketts has guided his team into the playoffs. The Gauchos made a major push in the final two m...

May 29, 2013

Nexus Staff Writers Say Their Goodbyes

By Caleb Shoffner

Well folks, I am here to say farewell. It has been four years here and I’ve been working at the Daily Nexus for the last two, and I am really glad I got to work here. I have decided that the best way to say “bye” i...

May 29, 2013

Nexus Staff Writers Say Their Goodbyes

By Tanner Gore

So here it is; my final article for the Daily Nexus. I was pretty stumped on what to write about and how to write it. In the past when I didn’t know what to write on, I’d choose something that I am very passionate ab...

May 29, 2013

Women’s Basketball: New Look, Same Style

By Kristen Henneman

At this time last year, the UCSB women’s basketball team was coming off a Big West Championship and NCAA postseason berth with almost the entire team returning for this season. This year, that isn’t quite the case. T...

May 28, 2013

Gauchos Compete at NCAA Regionals

By Michael Jorgenson

The UCSB track and field teams were well-represented this past weekend with 12 athletes going to Austin, Texas for the NCAA West Regionals. During the three-day competition, the Gauchos saw seniors Jenn Carey and Amanda ...

May 28, 2013

UCSB Sweeps Davis, Secures NCAA Tournament Bid

By Caleb Shoffner

In the final series of the 2013 regular season, the UCSB baseball team executed exactly what was needed to make their final playoff push. The Gauchos secured a sweep of UC Davis winning 10-5, 8-1 and 5-3. The sweep secur...

May 24, 2013

Water Polo Reloads With Six New Recruits

By Tanner Gore

The UC Santa Barbara men’s water polo team has six recruits lined up to bring some depth to a roster that rose to No. 2 in the national rankings during the 2012 season but finished 2-8 in their final 10 games. “When ...

May 24, 2013

Big West Champs Bring in Talented Recruiting Class

By Austin Richardson

It was an up-and-down 2013 season for the UCSB men’s tennis team. After losing three matches in a row to end the season and five out of their last six, the Gauchos found their form at the perfect time and ended up winn...

May 24, 2013

Swim and Dive Brings in Strong Crop of Recruits

By Josh Fiacco

UCSB swim and dive is wrapping up its recruiting efforts in preparation for the 2013-14 season. The class features eight women and eight men, with one additional woman waiting on her admission statement. The superstar of...

May 24, 2013

The Top Five Reasons to Watch the WNBA This Season

By Kristen Henneman

The WNBA turns 17 today with the tip-off to a new season. As a young league, and with many critical of the women’s game, the WNBA has had to prove itself time and time again. Nevertheless, the league has seen great imp...

May 23, 2013

Pushing For The Postseason

By Caleb Shoffner

Heading into the season’s end, every game for the UCSB baseball team is incredibly important. Coming off a loss on Tuesday night against No. 8 UCLA, the Gauchos likely need a sweep of UC Davis this weekend as well as t...

May 23, 2013

Twelve Gauchos Head to Austin, Texas for NCAA West Regionals

By Josh Fiacco

Twelve athletes will travel to Austin, Texas to compete for the UCSB track and field teams in the NCAA West Regionals for a three-day meet beginning on May 23. “Regionals is a great opportunity to compete against the b...

May 23, 2013

Softball Brings in Six New Recruits Next Season

By Michael Jorgenson

One year after finishing just a win short of the Big West Conference title, the UCSB softball team took a step back this season as they ended with a .500 conference record and a fourth-place finish. “A lot of those fre...

May 23, 2013

UCSB To Begin Loco Rewards Program

By Kristen Henneman, Paul-Michael Ochoa

Walking into Harder Stadium for the first men’s soccer game of the year in 2010, 15,896 fans packed the stadium and created a lasting first impression of UCSB athletics for any newly initiated Gauchos. UCSB upset No. 1...

May 22, 2013

Gauchos Sign Three Standouts for 2013-14

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

After an injury-plagued season in which the UCSB men’s basketball team finished seventh in the Big West conference, the Gauchos welcome three new recruits to a young and promising roster. As the third-youngest team in ...