Sports

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...

March 19, 2013

UCSB Travels to SDSU for WNIT Tournament

By Kristen Henneman

It’s rare that in sports, or life for that matter, that you get a second chance. Despite failing to solidify a spot in the NCAA Tournament, the UCSB women’s basketball team will get a second chance at the postseason ...

March 16, 2013

Gauchos Season Ended in Big West Tournament Semifinals

By Kristen Henneman

There will be no miracle run and no Big West Championship for the UCSB women’s basketball team this year. A 62-43 loss to Cal Poly yesterday in the semifinals of the Big West Tournament not only dashed any hopes of bec...

March 14, 2013

UCSB Heading to the Honda Center

By Kristen Henneman

Winning its 14th straight game over Cal State Northridge could not have come at a better time for the UCSB women’s basketball team. The Gauchos defeated the matadors 45-31 in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournamen...

March 12, 2013

Gauchos Set to Begin Postseason Play

By Kristen Henneman

It’s almost like déjà-vu. As the UCSB women’s basketball team enters the Big West Tournament, its journey to the postseason seems exceptionally similar to last year. The Gauchos have had a solid year, showing spark...

March 10, 2013

Gauchos Earn Big Win on Senior Day

By Kristen Henneman

After locking up the fourth seed for the Big West Tournament Thursday night, the UCSB women’s basketball team had just two goals Saturday afternoon: winning its final game at home for its seniors and gaining momentum h...

March 8, 2013

March Madness Commences

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

UCSB Gains Momentum at the Right Time, Defeats Fullerton 66-50 With a chance to move up in the Big West standings, the UCSB men’s basketball team played with a clear sense of urgency and energy from the tipoff, defeati...