Sports

September 19, 2019

UCSB Women’s Volleyball Takes Down UCLA for First Time Since 1998

By Omar Hernandez, Nick DiPierro

After a season that saw individual efforts win some games, the Gauchos have surged up the standings 10 games in and have proven to be cold-blooded killers.

September 19, 2019

UCSB Men’s Soccer Hopes To Build Positive Momentum, Hosts Seattle U

By Omar Hernandez

With a matchup against powerhouse No. 2 Stanford drawing nearer, this game will be a good test to see how close this squad is to being able to compete against the top teams in the country.

September 19, 2019

Gauchos Look To Get Back On Track, Face Fresno St. and LMU

By Kunal Mehta

After a disappointing past week, Santa Barbara will look to get back on track by creating more opportunities on the counterattack where the squad has struggled as of late.

September 19, 2019

No. 2 UCSB Men’s Water Polo Aiming For Best Start in Program History

By Spencer Ault

A 9-0 start to the season and wins over then-No. 4 Cal and then-No. 1 USC have propelled UCSB into a tie for the No. 2 ranking with UCLA.

September 16, 2019

Gauchos Hold Down Home Court, Dominate Thunderdome Invitational

By Nithesh Perumal

The weekend kicked off as the ‘Chos played the University of San Diego on Friday Sept. 13. After starting out a bit slow and eventually dropping the first set to USD, the ‘Chos went 3-0 to emerge victorious 3-1. 

September 16, 2019

No. 4 UCSB Men’s Water Polo Takes Down No. 1 USC, Wins Inland Empire Classic

By Jesse Morrison

The Gauchos’ confidence was riding high coming into the weekend’s slate of games following their first place finish at the Triton Invitational last week.

September 13, 2019

UCSB Men’s Soccer Revamps Roster, Defeats Gonzaga 1-0

By Omar Hernandez

The Gauchos were on the attack from the jump on Thursday night, seemingly emboldened by their new-look defensive line to play a more aggressive brand of offense. 

September 13, 2019

No. 4 UCSB Men’s Water Polo Heads South For Inland Empire Classic

By Spencer Ault

A matchup against the Trojans this weekend presents the Gauchos another chance to make a big jump in the rankings, but it’s just one of five games UCSB will play on Saturday and Sunday.

September 12, 2019

Gauchos Return to Harder For Challenging Weekend Matchups

By Jake Ciccone

The Gauchos will look to notch their second and third win of the season against GCU on Friday at 7:00 p.m. and against Stanford on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.

September 12, 2019

UCSB Women’s Volleyball Set to Host Thunderdome Classic

By Nick DiPierro

UCSB will host both La Salle University and Harvard University on Saturday in what should prove to be an exciting weekend.

September 11, 2019

UCSB Heads North for Doubleheader Matchup Against Gonzaga and Oregon State

By Richard Benites

First, the Gauchos will get the chance to snap their current two-game losing streak and return to a .500 win percentage against the struggling Gonzaga Bulldogs.

September 9, 2019

Gauchos Blow Out Vandals in First Win of the Season

By Kunal Mehta

The UCSB women's soccer team scored three goals in the first half of their game against Idaho to pick up their first win of the year.

September 9, 2019

No. 7 UCSB Men’s Water Polo Finishes Undefeated At Triton Invitational

By Spencer Ault

The tournament victory didn’t just secure first place, but it also allowed the Gauchos to make a powerful statement of conference supremacy.

September 8, 2019

Gauchos Roll Through Competition At VCU Invitational

By Nick DiPierro

The UCSB women's volleyball team finished with a dominant 3-0 outing this weekend at the VCU Invitational.

September 8, 2019

Solid Golden Bears Squad Overpowers Depleted Gauchos

By Omar Hernandez

While this result certainly wasn’t what UCSB was looking for, the tough slate of games coming up means that there’s no time to dwell on bad performances.

September 7, 2019

Short-handed UCSB Men’s Soccer Team Set To Host Berkeley

By Richard Benites

It’ll be an exciting Saturday night for soccer as the Gauchos will fight for another home win in hopes of bringing their regular season record to 2-1.