Soccer

November 4, 2026

Gauchos defeat Matadors in regular season finale and claim the No. 3 seed in the Big West Championship

By Izabella Nickerson

UC Santa Barbara’s men’s soccer team ended their regular season with a win over California State University, Northridge 3-2, securing their spot in the Big West Championship.  On Saturday, Oct. 31, the Gauchos showe...

November 4, 2026

UCSB Women’s Soccer falls short of Big West tournament following disappointing final week

By Vincent Regalado

UC Santa Barbara Women’s Soccer saw its postseason aspirations come to an end following a difficult final week of conference play. A 1-2 defeat against California State University, Northridge on Wednesday, Oct. 28,...

October 30, 2026

UCSB Women’s Soccer shut out by Cal Poly in Blue-Green Rivalry

By Vincent Regalado

UC Santa Barbara Women’s Soccer suffered a 0-2 defeat against California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo on Wednesday, Oct. 21, as rainy weather and two Mustang goals complicated the Gauchos’ efforts ...

October 26, 2026

Devin Greer talks UCSB Women’s Soccer and Pride Night ahead of contest with UCSD

By Samia Agarwal

For some athletes and fans in college sports, LGBTQIA+ pride is simply an off-the-field concern. But for UC Santa Barbara Women’s Soccer star forward Devin Greer, it’s the focal point of an event she has been plannin...

October 14, 2026

Men’s Soccer claims Blue-Green Rivalry with 3-1 win over Cal Poly

By Arianna Doan

In front of 11,183 fans at Harder Stadium, UC Santa Barbara Men’s Soccer defeated Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, 3-1 on Saturday night, scoring three first half goals to secure the Blue-Green Rivalry series and earn braggi...

September 30, 2026

Women’s Soccer opens final Big West season undefeated

By Arianna Doan

The UC Santa Barbara Women’s Soccer team opened its final Big West season with a 2-2 draw against California State University, Long Beach on Wednesday and a 1-0 win over California State University, Sacramento on Satu...

September 30, 2026

Gauchos defeated 1-3 during welcome weekend by the Beavers

By Izabella Nickerson

Welcoming students back to UC Santa Barbara’s campus, the men’s soccer team (4-3-2 overall) took on Oregon State University (3-1-3 overall) and fell 1-3 on Sunday, Sept. 20.  Hoping to start the school year off ...

April 5, 2026

UCSB soccer enters new era with Pac-12 partnership

By Haiden Rogers

As conference realignment has emerged as a common event that continues to change college athletics, a new partnership between the Big West Conference and the Pac-12 Conference is set to make a sure impact on the West Coa...

January 29, 2026

Young USWNT team builds chemistry in dominant 5-0 win at Santa Barbara

By Arianna Doan, Makena Flores

Following the United States women’s national soccer team’s match versus Chile, the Daily Nexus Sports team interviewed three players from USWNT in the mixed zone — Emma Sears, Trinity Rodman and Emily Sams. The U.S...

January 29, 2026

From framework to flow: USWNT executes Emma Hayes’ vision at Harder Stadium

By Haiden Rogers

Ahead of the United States women’s national soccer team’s return to Santa Barbara for the first time since 1991 for their match against Chile, Head Coach Emma Hayes met with the media to outline her priorities. These...

January 29, 2026

International showdown: the stars and stripes take over Harder Stadium

By Emily Hobbs, Shravan Sundaram

The United States women’s national soccer team faced off against Chile on a historic night in Santa Barbara. In their first ever international match on California’s Central Coast, Harder Stadium welcomed a crowd of 1...

December 9, 2025

History arrives at Harder: USWNT to play Chile at UCSB

By Haiden Rogers

UC Santa Barbara’s Harder Stadium is set for its biggest guest appearance in decades, and it’s arriving in red, white and blue.

November 21, 2025

Heartbreak at Harder Stadium

By Owen Jones

On an uncharacteristically rainy Nov. 14 night in Santa Barbara, the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos faced off with the increasingly familiar UC Irvine Anteaters in the Men’s Soccer Big West Championship game for the second t...

November 14, 2025

Highs and lows of gaucho women’s soccer postseason

By Owen Jones

As the team took the pitch again at CSUN’s Matador Soccer Field, they knew what it would take to defeat their opponents in a championship game edition of the storied Blue-Green Rivalry. Santa Barbara earned a 13-5-5 re...

November 13, 2025

Gauchos’ sublime semifinal revenge

By Owen Jones

Benches clearing, twice. Dramatic goalline saves. Three statement goals. What may have been the most exciting game of the season for the men’s soccer team almost turned sour before the final whistle sounded, but relief...

November 11, 2025

Men’s soccer secures No. 1 seed in Big West

By Haiden Rogers

While the UC Santa Barbara women’s soccer team moved on in the Big West Championship tournament, the UCSB men’s soccer team was fighting for the number one spot in their last regular season conference match against C...