Sports

April 19, 2018

Athlete Spotlight: Sophomore Pitcher Chris Lincoln

By Jorge Mercado

Sports Co-Editor Jorge Mercado was lucky enough to sit down with rising star Chris Lincoln just before the team heads to UC Davis for a huge conference tilt and get his thoughts on a variety of topics in the inaugural we...

April 19, 2018

Blue-Green Rivalry Renewed in Winner-Takes-All Final Match of the Reg. Season

By Brandon Victor

The streaking Gauchos find themselves in the same position they did last season as the regular season conference title will be decided by the winner of the Blue-Green rivalry making this another important chapter in thes...

April 18, 2018

Full-Court Vision: UCSB Men’s Volleyball Upsets Irvine

By Andy Lau

Revisit the Gauchos' Thursday night win over the #3 ranked Anteaters at Rob Gym.

April 17, 2018

UCSB Hopes To Bounce Back From Conf. Series Loss at Irvine, Faces USC Under The Lights

By Jorge Mercado

After dropping two of three to UC Irvine this past weekend, the UCSB baseball team will look to bounce back as it takes on USC for its second-midweek matchup against them this season.

April 16, 2018

Gauchos Finish Off Perfect Home Season, Sweep UC Riverside On The Road

By Brandon Victor

On Friday, UCSB swept UC Davis 7-0 to finish 11-0 at home and on Sunday, the 'Chos swept UCR to remain perfect in conference play at 4-0.

April 16, 2018

Gauchos Beat Down 11-1 in Rubber Match Showdown

By Andrew Hernandez

With the loss, Santa Barbara drops to 3-3 in Big West play and remains only one game above .500 overall at 16-15-1.

April 16, 2018

No. 12 UCSB Closes Out Regular Season With 3-0 Loss at UC Irvine

By Richard Benites

This loss puts Santa Barbara at No. 5 in the Big West League standings as they finish the regular season 11-12 overall and 4-6 in Big West to hold the No. 5 seed heading into the tournament.

April 16, 2018

Gauchos Shine in Doubleheader To Earn Series Win

By Annika Pearson, Andrew Strauss

The UCSB softball team shined just as brightly as the skies of Isla Vista this Saturday, securing two wins in their doubleheader against Hawaii to conclude the weekend series with a win.

April 15, 2018

Gauchos Set Up Rubber Match Following 9-4 Victory

By Jorge Mercado

The UCSB baseball team really had it going at the plate today smacking 16 hits and bringing in nine runs to improve to 16-14-1 on the season and 3-2 in Big West play.

April 14, 2018

Gauchos Roughed Up in 10-2 Loss at UC Irvine

By Andrew Hernandez

With the loss, Santa Barbara falls to 15-14-1 on the season and 2-2 in Big West play. It also remains winless on the road at 0-6.

April 14, 2018

Upset Alert? Breaking Down Possible Upsets in 2018 NBA Playoffs

By Ryan Hykes

Nexus staff writer Ryan Hykes breaks down the possible upsets that could take place during these NBA playoffs as the first round begins.

April 14, 2018

UCSB Hosts UC Davis, Heads To UC Riverside Aiming To Remain Hot

By Brandon Victor

Currently riding a five-match winning streak, UCSB will look to continue that momentum as conference play resumes.

April 13, 2018

No. 12 UCSB Completes 5-Set Comeback, Upsets No. 3 UCI at Home

By Richard Benites

The UCSB men's volleyball team can now take a sigh of relief as its losing streak is broken after managing to pull off an exciting comeback win as it defeated UC Irvine for the upset in the last home game of the regular ...

April 13, 2018

Gauchos Looking To Hit Their Stride As Conference Season Comes To An End

By Andrew Bishop

After a rough stretch of Big West losses, the UCSB Women's Tennis team now has to gain some steam heading into the postseason. Matchups against one of the lowest ranked teams in Irvine and one of the highest in Fullerton...

April 12, 2018

Nexus & Answer: Gabe’s Farewell Isn’t Goodbye, UCSB’s Star Aims for Pros

By Sean White

Co-Sports Editor Sean White caught up with former UCSB basketball star Gabe Vincent and asked him about his future plans, his experience in the Dos Equis 3x3 championship and more in this installment of Nexus and Answer.

April 12, 2018

No. 11 Gauchos Look To Gain Momentum as Season Ends

By Richard Benites

With this being the final weekend before the Big West Tournament, this is UCSB’s final chance to improve its current fifth-place standing and make a little noise come postseason time.