Sports

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.

April 12, 2018

UCSB Hopes to Keep Stride Hosting Big West Foe Hawai’i

By Max Kelton

Following its first conference series win of the season, the Gauchos will look to make it two in a row as they host Hawai'i who is just 1-5 in true road games but who is also coming off a sweep of Cal Poly.

April 12, 2018

No. 17 UCSB Celebrates Senior Day, Hosts Hawai’i & UC Davis

By Kunal Mehta

Heading into their final two matches of the season, the Gauchos will look to improve their Big West Conference standing as they face off against first place Hawai’i and second place UC Davis this weekend.

April 6, 2018

UCSB Presented With Promising Opportunities Heading Into Weekend Series

By Jorge Mercado

Coming in off a loss to USC in its midweek matchup just a few days ago, the UCSB baseball team will look to regroup with its final non-conference three-game weekend series of the 2018 campaign against UTRGV.

April 5, 2018

No. 17 UCSB Splits Final Two Matches of the Regular Season, Awaits Final Seeding For Conf. Tournament

By Kunal Mehta

The Gauchos split their final two games of the regular season to finish the season 15-12 overall and 2-3 Big West and will await next week to find out where they will be seeded for the conference tournament.

April 5, 2018

Gauchos Looking to Regain Confidence, Face UC Davis

By Annika Pearson

Coming off a tough sweep at the hands of CSUF, the Gauchos now look ahead to Davis in search of their first conference victory. UCSB is currently on a five game losing streak but still have a chance to make their mark in...

April 5, 2018

UCSB Hopes to Dominate Big West Challenge Cup

By Patrick Hunter

The UCSB track & field team will turn its attention to one of the most exciting meets of the season as it participates in the Big West Challenge Cup this upcoming Friday. The Gauchos will face off against meet-host U...

April 5, 2018

UCSB Aims to Carry Recent Momentum Into Big West Play

By Brandon Victor

Looking to protect an 8-0 home record at the Rec Cen Courts, the Gauchos open the conference season against Hawaii. UCSB has won four of their last five games including a win over No. 49 Washington.

April 5, 2018

Gauchos Continue Search For 1st Conference Win, Host CSUN

By Kunal Mehta

UCSB has lost three of its last four games and is searching for its first conference win as it faces Cal State Northridge this week at Campus Pool.

March 30, 2018

UCSB Comes Up Big in the Clutch, Evens Up Series With 6-5 Win

By Jorge Mercado

Freshman Drew Williams drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth to push the Gauchos past the Titans 6-5 and set up the rubber match tomorrow at 2 p.m.

March 29, 2018

Colton Eastman’s No-Hitter Leads Titans Past Gauchos 3-0 in Big West Opener

By Jorge Mercado

Junior right-handed pitcher Colton Eastman tallied his first career no-hitter to nullify the Gauchos offense and drop UCSB to 0-1 to begin conference play following a 3-0 loss.

March 29, 2018

Big West Play Opens With UCSB Hosting Conf. Favorite Cal State Fullerton

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos will host the Titans for a three-game series beginning Thursday. Santa Barbara has not netted a series win against CSUF since 2014.

March 26, 2018

Streaking Gauchos Travel to Pepperdine in Hopes of Sustaining Mid-Season Success

By Jorge Mercado

UCSB has won four of its last five matches heading into a road match against Pepperdine University.

March 20, 2018

March Sadness? Pre-Tourney Regional Predictions I Thought Were Safe

By Brandon Victor

Well, well, well. March Madness has once again met expectations, maybe even surpassed them following the upsets that have taken place thus far as we head into the Sweet 16. Staff writer Brandon Victor rehashes on his pic...

March 20, 2018

No. 12 UCSB Drops Back-to-Back Matches vs. No. 1 Long Beach State

By Richard Benites

The Gauchos' five match streak has officially come to an end following back-to-back losses against the nation's top team.

March 15, 2018

The Time is Now: Gauchos Will Attempt to Pull Off Upset Of No. 1 LBSU

By Richard Benites

This week is sure to be an exciting spectacle as the UCSB men’s volleyball team will visit No. 1 Long Beach State on Thursday. The Gauchos will play host to the 49ers the following day. These next couple of games are a...