Sports

October 3, 2012

UCSB Returns Home to Face Pepperdine

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB women’s volleyball team welcomes Pepperdine to the Thunderdome for a nonconference matchup tonight. This will be the first home game for the Gauchos in over a month. The Gauchos are currently 8-9 overall and 1...

October 3, 2012

BMX Flatland Pro Rider Terry Adams, Red Bull Visit UCSB

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

If you were walking around campus on Friday afternoon, you might have seen a man performing bicycle tricks unparalleled by nearly anyone in the world. That man was Terry Adams, a flatland BMX rider, who is on a 14-day Re...

October 3, 2012

Gore Ranks Top NFL Teams, Discusses Ryders Cup

By Tanner Gore

It was a bittersweet week in the world of American sports. The return of the real referees in the NFL and a strong opening to the Ryder Cup brought smiles to many sports fans. Then came Sunday, when the American Ryder Cu...

October 2, 2012

Peyton Manning Leads a Quarterback Resurgence

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The NFL is becoming a passing league, and anyone who says otherwise did not watch a number of quarterbacks produce both career and NFL record-breaking numbers. This year’s fantasy drafts were unlike any other in histor...

October 1, 2012

UCSB Opens Big West, Still Undefeated

By Kristen Henneman

The No. 3 UCSB men’s soccer team remained undefeated after opening up Big West play on the road with a 3-1 win over No. 24 UC Riverside on Friday and a 0-0 draw with Cal State Fullerton Sunday night. The Gauchos improv...

October 1, 2012

Gauchos Earn Second in SoCal Tournament

By Tanner Gore

The UCSB men’s water polo team placed second overall in the highly contested Southern California Tournament. With huge wins over UC San Diego, Stanford and UCLA, the Gauchos ran out of gas, falling short against USC in...

October 1, 2012

Gauchos Dominate Cal Poly

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB women’s volleyball team concluded its season-high, four-game losing streak with a sweep of Cal Poly Saturday night. With the win over the rival Mustangs (1-14, 0-3 Big West), Santa Barbara (8-9, 1-2 Big West) ...

October 1, 2012

UCSB Loses, Ties at Harder

By Mark Salay

Fans were on the edge of their seats at Harder Stadium this past weekend as the UCSB women’s soccer team played two overtime matches against UC Davis and the University of the Pacific to begin the Big West conference s...

September 28, 2012

UCSB Begins Quest for Big West Title

By Kristen Henneman

While school just began for students at UCSB, the No. 3 UCSB men’s soccer team is already starting league. At 6-0-2, the Gauchos will look to remain undefeated as they head on a two-game road trip, facing No. 24 UC Riv...

September 28, 2012

Gauchos Open Big West Play, Host Davis and Pacific

By Mark Salay

After ten non-conference matches to begin the season, the UCSB women’s soccer team prepares itself for the beginning of its conference schedule and a shot for the Big West conference title as it hosts UC Davis and Univ...

September 27, 2012

Nexus Sports Editors’ Welcome Letters

By Paul-Michael Ochoa, Kristen Henneman

Welcome back for another year at UCSB, and for new Gauchos, prepare for some of the most fun and exciting years of your lives. My name is Paul-Michael Ochoa (my friends call me P MO), and I am one of two new sports edito...

August 22, 2012

Confident Gauchos Picked Fourth in New Look Big West

By Caleb Shoffner

Last season, the UCSB women’s volleyball team finished second place in the Big West with a 19-12 record. After losing three seniors to graduation, the Gauchos will introduce a potential starting lineup of three freshme...

August 22, 2012

Young Gauchos Look to Rise Up Big West

By Mark Salay

With a roster consisting of 22 underclassmen, the UCSB women’s soccer team will try to overcome inexperience and rebound from last year’s disappointing last place Big West finish. While projected to place fifth in co...

August 22, 2012

UCSB Sets Sights on NCAA Championship

By Kristen Henneman

UCSB men’s soccer has set high expectations for its season in hopes of once again returning to the elite of college soccer. “It’s all about winning a national championship this year,” senior midfielder Machael Da...

May 30, 2012

Nexus Sports Editors Say Their Goodbyes

By Ryan Porush

Confession: I almost went to UC Davis. Waiting until the very last possible day, I decided to attend UCSB somewhat unenthusiastically. My reasoning was that Santa Barbara, about an hour away from my hometown, was too clo...

May 30, 2012

Nexus Sports Editors Say Their Goodbyes

By Brent Pella

My word doc yesterday was emptier than my bank account after a Thursday night downtown. For a solid four hours I just stared at it. What a crazy feeling. I’m writing to say goodbye to a school that over the past two ye...