Sports

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...

May 30, 2012

If LeBron James Had Come to UCSB…

By David Russo

If four years at UCSB has taught me anything, it’s that it’s incredibly awesome here and consistently exceeds your expectations, unlike the Miami Heat. Even superstar athletes who are too cool for school will someday...

May 30, 2012

Greenberg’s Goodbye: The Final Column

By Joshua Greenberg

As I was preparing to write this column, getting the right font and indentation and all that, the enormity of the task before me hit me with full force. Writing a column for a school publication doesn’t sound like much...

May 29, 2012

UCSB Ends Season Winning Three of Four

By Brent Pella

Andrew Checketts finished off his first year as head coach of the UCSB baseball team with a neutral .500 record, but in high fashion with a 3-1 mark during the last weekend series of the season. The season-ending series ...

May 29, 2012

UCSB Sets Sights on Upcoming Nationals

By Caleb Shoffner

As the end of the season approaches for the UCSB surf team, the Gauchos have just one more contest on the schedule: the National Championships, set for June 14 to 17 at Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point, Calif. “It’s be...

May 25, 2012

UCSB Ends Season with Four Road Games

By Brent Pella

Four games in three days will close out the 2012 UCSB baseball season as the Gauchos travel to Bakersfield to take on Cal State Bakersfield and the University of Utah this weekend. A double-header against Utah and Cal Sa...

May 25, 2012

UCSB Looks to Win Big West With Recruits

By Mark Salay

Falling short of winning the program’s first Big West title in its history, the UCSB softball team will add seven incoming players to next year’s squad in hopes that their athleticism and raw talent will finally earn...

May 25, 2012

New Orleans Not Acting in Saintly Manner

By Tanner Gore

As ironic as it is, the Saints aren’t exactly acting saint-like these days. It seems as if one charge or accusation after another is surfacing, each more shocking and damaging than the last. The Saints have had multipl...

May 25, 2012

Gauchos Add Depth With Four Recruits

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

After only one senior graduated from a team that finished tied for 10th in the MPSF, the UCSB men’s volleyball team brings in four standout recruits in hopes of getting back to postseason play. One season removed from ...