Sports

February 11, 2025

UCSB men’s basketball falls just short to CSU Northridge

By Samia Agarwal

UC Santa Barbara lost a heartbreaker of a home match against the California State University, Northridge Matadors on Jan. 30, coming up short 78-71. 

February 10, 2025

Gauchos men’s tennis fall to UC Berkeley ending winning streak

By Will Fitzgerald

The UC Santa Barbara men's tennis team's unbeaten start to the season was halted in emphatic fashion by UC Berkeley's Golden Bears on Jan. 27.

February 4, 2025

Gauchos can’t beat the buzzer in heartbreaking last-second loss to rivals Cal Poly

By Moirin Coyne

The UC Santa Barbara women’s basketball team left the court with bowed heads after their 51-50 loss to local opponents, the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Mustangs, ending an 80-year home winn...

February 4, 2025

Reaching new heights: Eitan Goore’s journey as UCSB’s record-breaking pole vaulter

By Valentina Milne

For most of us, the thought of running full speed with a pole, planting it into the ground and launching ourselves into the air seems more like an act of daredevilry than an athletic pursuit. But for UC Santa Barbara fou...

November 15, 2024

In Photos | UCSB women’s basketball crushes Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

By Daily Nexus Photography

UC Santa Barbara Women’s Basketball dominated against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) in their first game of the season with a 70-26 win. It was the first win for Renee Jimenez as the Gaucho’s head coach. While they...

November 10, 2024

Wrex Coast Tour 2024 opens in Santa Barbara: Wrexham AFC and AFC Bournemouth draw 1-1

By Lucy Dixon

Fans from all over the Central Coast welcomed Welsh football club Wrexham AFC and English Premier League team AFC Bournemouth to UC Santa Barbara’s Harder Stadium on July 20, 2024.  Harder Stadium was the first stop o...

November 10, 2024

UCSB men’s soccer shutout win against UCI

By Haiden Rogers

The number 25 National Collegiate Athletic Association ranked UC Santa Barbara men's soccer team arrived at UC Irvine's Anteater Stadium on Oct. 12, hungry to score and ready for a win after their past two games resulted...

November 10, 2024

UCSB men’s soccer defeats UCD at home

By Haiden Rogers

The UC Santa Barbara men’s soccer team took on UC Davis in a refreshing home game at Harder Stadium after two away games with over 1,400 fans in attendance. The Gauchos took control of the game and beat the Aggies 3-1 ...

November 10, 2024

Women’s Volleyball secures 3-0 win over Hawai‘i

By Aidan Dobbins

UC Santa Barbara Women’s Volleyball hosted the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Rainbow Warriors Saturday night and won in dominant fashion, leading much of the contest and winning all 3 sets.

November 10, 2024

Sports’ stories from Storke: once an athlete, always an athlete 

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Daily Nexus staff reflects on how their experience as an athlete has impacted their journey at UCSB.

October 10, 2024

UCSB men’s soccer ties with Cal Poly in Blue-Green Rivalry match

By Lauren Chiou

The Oct. 6 match extended the Gauchos’ 12-year unbeaten run in their rivalry against Cal Poly, along with maintaining their undefeated home game status this season.

May 28, 2024

UCSB baseball sweeps CSUN on the road

By Preston Espar

The UC Santa Barbara baseball team continued its dominance over the Big West Conference this past weekend as they swept the California State University, Northridge Matadors. With the sweep, the Gauchos are holding onto a...

May 28, 2024

UCSB softball ends season with a win against CSUN

By Andrew Tannourji

The UC Santa Barbara Softball team has caught fire toward the back end of its season, winning seven of its last 10 games. Two of these wins came from big conference games against California State University, Northridge M...

April 18, 2024

Men’s Basketball Falls to UC Riverside at Home in Final Regular Season Contest

By Aidan Dobbins

UC Santa Barbara fell to the UC Riverside Highlanders in disappointing fashion Saturday night, losing to their conference rival 81-64 at the Thunderdome. From the opening minutes of the first period, it simply did not lo...

March 29, 2024

Gauchos Lose Extra Innings Thriller to UCLA

By Preston Espar

After losing twice in a three-game series against California Polytechnic State University and San Luis Obispo, the UC Santa Barbara baseball team took a break from Big West competition and traveled to Los Angeles to take...

February 29, 2024

Men’s basketball loses big on the road against UCI

By Isaiah Ochoa

The UC Santa Barbara men’s basketball team went on the road on Feb. 22 to face the top team in the Big West Conference, UC Irvine. After a dominant first half from the Anteaters, their lead was too large of a gap f...