Sports

April 5, 2013

The NBA Playoff Picture

By Kristen Henneman

With the beginning of April comes an end to college basketball. March Madness will officially come to a close next Tuesday, but basketball fans should have no reason to worry. Why? Because just a little over a week down ...

April 4, 2013

The Streak Ends at Seven

By Mark Salay

All good things must come to an end, and that was the case for the No. 7 UCSB men’s volleyball team last night against No. 6 Cal Baptist. The Gauchos lost for just the second time in their past 11 games, getting swept ...

April 4, 2013

UCSB Hosts Cal Poly in Blue-Green Rivalry

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB baseball team will jump back into conference action this weekend when rival Cal Poly comes to town. The two teams will meet for their second series this year but for the first time with Big West records on the l...

April 4, 2013

Gauchos Face No. 19 Arizona For Road Challenge

By Michael Jorgenson

The UCSB softball team will try to pick up some momentum this weekend when they take on the No. 19 Arizona Wildcats. After going just 1-4 in their last five games, the Gauchos could use a couple wins to boost their confi...

April 4, 2013

UCSB Ready to Continue Winning Ways Against Lowly Rival Mustangs

By Austin Richardson

The Blue-Green Rivalry will be renewed this Saturday as the UCSB women’s tennis team takes on Cal Poly. The Gauchos are having a very successful season thus far at 12-6 overall and are coming off a big 6-1 win against ...

April 3, 2013

The Ultimate Leader

By Josh Fiacco

Senior Emma Hunt Has Led the UCSB Women’s Swim and Dive Team Even During Injury Nowhere is leadership more necessary than in Division I college athletics. Being a college athlete requires sacrifice, dedication, commitm...

April 3, 2013

Red Hot Gauchos Travel to Cal Baptist

By Mark Salay

  Having already clinched a spot in the postseason, the No. 7 UCSB men’s volleyball team looks to build on its current seven-game winning streak tonight against No. 6 Cal Baptist. Only one game behind fifth place ...

April 3, 2013

UCSB Drops Contest Against Pepperdine

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB baseball team fell to Pepperdine Tuesday afternoon with a score of 3-1. Pepperdine junior starting pitcher Matt Maurer improved to 1-1 on the year while the Gauchos freshman pitcher Hector Lujan fell to 0-1 in h...

April 2, 2013

Gauchos Set to Face Pepperdine at Home

By Caleb Shoffner

UCSB kicks off Spring Quarter with a home game today against Pepperdine University. The Gauchos enter the game after splitting a four game weekend series in Hawaii, where the two teams split the series 2-2. Santa Barbara...

April 2, 2013

The Daily Nexus 2013 Major League Baseball Predictions

By Tanner Gore

The 2013 Major League Baseball season is finally here, and expect this season to be one of the best in recent memory. Here are the predictions for the 2013 MLB season.   AL West: Angels, Rangers, A’s, Mariners, As...

April 1, 2013

UCSB Finishes Strong in Hawaii

By Roy Kim

The No. 17 Santa Barbara women’s water polo team returned from Hawaii this week having brought back some added momentum for April. After dropping matches to No. 8 Hawaii and No. 2 Stanford, UCSB regained traction with ...

April 1, 2013

Gauchos Win Seventh Straight

By Mark Salay

Besides getting to spend spring break in Honolulu, the No. 8 UCSB men’s volleyball team also got to benefit from taking two games from the University of Hawaii this weekend, winning 3-1 on Friday and 3-0 on Saturda...

April 1, 2013

UCSB Finishes Season at NCAA Championships

By Josh Fiacco

Thursday marked the first day of the NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships at Indiana University in Indianapolis. Senior Tim Freeman and sophomore Wade Allen made their national championship debuts after thei...

April 1, 2013

Gauchos Rally to Win Last Game of Series

By Michael Jorgenson

The UCSB softball team ended its weekend with a bang, picking up a big win at University of the Pacific to end its four-game losing streak. With the win, the Gauchos improve to 21-13 overall and 2-4 in the Big West. “W...

April 1, 2013

UCSB Splits Series Against Hawaii

By Caleb Shoffner

While the rest of campus was in the midst of winter finals, the UCSB baseball team went 4-3 over the break in two weekend series and a solo game against Notre Dame. The Gauchos went on a three-game winning streak by defe...

March 22, 2013

Gauchos Fall in First Round of WNIT

By Kristen Henneman

There may be no “I” in team, but there is in win and Wed. night, senior guard Courtney Clements propelled the San Diego State women’s basketball team to victory. Clements recorded a career-high 31 points in 30 minu...