Soccer

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...

November 11, 2025

UCSB women’s soccer wins and advances to semis

By Haiden Rogers

The UC Santa Barbara women’s soccer team, which ranks fifth in the Big West standings, faced off against UC Irvine, which ranks fourth, in the first round of the Big West Championship tournament on Sunday, Nov. 2. Thou...

November 11, 2025

Gauchos clinch Big West Tournament spot on senior night

By Haiden Rogers

The UC Santa Barbara women’s soccer team had their senior night matchup against UC Riverside on Sunday, Oct. 26. The Gauchos defeated the Highlanders 3-1 in a dominant offensive performance. In the beginning of the fir...

November 11, 2025

UCSB clinches with another shutout win

By Haiden Rogers

The UC Santa Barbara men’s soccer team played against Sacramento State on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The Gauchos beat the Hornets 2-0, clinching them a spot in the Big West Championship tournament.  To start the match, the H...

November 11, 2025

Gauchos win the Blue-Green Rivalry series

By Haiden Rogers

The UC Santa Barbara men’s soccer team had their Blue-Green Rivalry match against California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo’s Mustangs on Sunday, Oct. 18. This match resulted in a 1-0 shutout win for t...

November 11, 2025

Gauchos stay on top in draw with Roadrunners

By Haiden Rogers

The UC Santa Barbara men’s soccer team faced off against California State University, Bakersfield on Saturday, Oct. 11. This match resulted in a 1-1 tie, keeping the Gauchos on top in the Big West Conference. The Gauch...