Sports

July 7, 2025

UCSB 2024-25 athletic season makes history with All-Sports Trophy

By Anusha Singh

For the first time in UC Santa Barbara’s history, UCSB Athletics has secured the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association All-Sports Trophy for the 2024-25 athletic season. 

June 29, 2025

Former Gaucho makes MLS debut for San Diego FC

By Anusha Singh

Manu Duah, a former Gaucho midfielder, made his Major League Soccer debut for San Diego FC on June 25 in a Western Conference game against the Vancouver Whitecaps.  Duah was the first overall pick in the 2025 Major Leag...

April 20, 2025

Sports Opinion: Softball as a sport in Hong Kong

By Arin Lau

Arin Lau reflects on her experience of playing softball in Hong Kong and how it has taken such a hold as a interhall sport in the city.

April 17, 2025

UCSB baseball takes down Pepperdine in midweek victory

By Emily Hobbs

The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos took a break from conference play against the Pepperdine University Waves on April 8, securing a 9-4 victory

March 15, 2025

Men’s soccer defeats Cal Baptist in spring season opener

By Marissa Alejo

A set piece just outside the 18-yard box helped the UC Santa Barbara men’s soccer team secure a victory against the California Baptist University Lancers.

March 12, 2025

Men’s volleyball falls to the Tritons on alumni night

By Sarah Michels

The UC Santa Barbara men’s volleyball team kicked off conference play with Alumni Night at the Thunderdome. 

March 6, 2025

UCSB Men’s Basketball blows out Cal Poly behind an impressive offensive performance

By Samia Agarwal

The UC Santa Barbara Men’s Basketball delivered a resounding victory over the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mustangs on Feb. 27, winning 96-77.

March 6, 2025

UCSB baseball takes down Fresno State to secure series win

By Emily Hobbs

The UC Santa Barbara baseball team took on the California State University, Fresno Bulldogs at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, winning the March 1 night game 3-1 and the March 2 afternoon game with an 8-7 walk off in the 10th in...

March 6, 2025

ASU women’s rugby takes control early and defeats UCSB in commanding win

By Valentina Milne

In their last home game of the season, UC Santa Barbara women’s rugby hosted Arizona State University (ASU) for an inaugural rivalry in which ASU is yet to be beaten. In this season's meetup, the score stood at 17-7 as...

March 6, 2025

Gauchos rebound to win second game of two-game set against St. Mary’s

By Arin Lau

Kicking off the UC Santa Barbara Tournament on Feb. 27, UCSB women’s softball went head-to-head with the St. Mary’s Gaels at Campus Diamond. In the first of two games, the Gauchos fell to the Gaels 5-0. However, the ...

March 1, 2025

Gauchos dominate Cal State Fullerton from the tip-off in statement win

By Roxy Padilla

On Feb. 20, the UC Santa Barbara men’s basketball team landed another win in a 86-56 victory against the Cal State Fullerton Titans at the Thunderdome in Santa Barbara.

March 1, 2025

Celebrating UC Santa Barbara’s Black athlete alumni

By Valentina Milne

Here we spotlight two of UCSB's incredible Black athlete alumni, Barbara Nwaba and Orlando Johnson.

February 20, 2025

Gauchos Secure Season Opener Win Against Campbell

By Emily Hobbs

The number 22 ranked UCSB Baseball took on the Campbell Camels at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium on opening day, in which the Gauchos were able to score their first win of the 2025 season, winning out against the Camels 6 to 1.

February 20, 2025

Gauchos fall to UCI with heartbreaking buzzer beater

By Haiden Rogers

The UC Santa Barbara men's basketball team faced off against UC Irvine on Feb. 13, resulting in a 62-60 loss for the Gauchos.

February 11, 2025

UCSB overpowers CSU Bakersfield with a commanding victory

By Haiden Rogers

The UC Santa Barbara Men's Basketball team got their second conference win of the season against California State University, Bakersfield Roadrunners, securing their tenth consecutive win over the Roadrunners with the fi...

February 11, 2025

Gauchos dominate in season opener victory against Oklahoma State

By Valentina Milne

    The UC Santa Barbara men’s tennis team defeated Oklahoma State 4-3 in an impressive display of skill on Jan. 15. This opening match triumph sets the stage for the season to come. This was the first match ...