Soccer

October 5, 2012

UCSB Looks for First Conference Win

By Mark Salay

With a loss and a draw in its first two Big West conference games this past weekend, the UCSB women’s soccer team now goes on the road for its first road trip of conference play. The Gauchos will have no easy task as t...

October 1, 2012

UCSB Opens Big West, Still Undefeated

By Kristen Henneman

The No. 3 UCSB men’s soccer team remained undefeated after opening up Big West play on the road with a 3-1 win over No. 24 UC Riverside on Friday and a 0-0 draw with Cal State Fullerton Sunday night. The Gauchos improv...

October 1, 2012

UCSB Loses, Ties at Harder

By Mark Salay

Fans were on the edge of their seats at Harder Stadium this past weekend as the UCSB women’s soccer team played two overtime matches against UC Davis and the University of the Pacific to begin the Big West conference s...

September 28, 2012

Gauchos Open Big West Play, Host Davis and Pacific

By Mark Salay

After ten non-conference matches to begin the season, the UCSB women’s soccer team prepares itself for the beginning of its conference schedule and a shot for the Big West conference title as it hosts UC Davis and Univ...

August 22, 2012

Young Gauchos Look to Rise Up Big West

By Mark Salay

With a roster consisting of 22 underclassmen, the UCSB women’s soccer team will try to overcome inexperience and rebound from last year’s disappointing last place Big West finish. While projected to place fifth in co...

August 22, 2012

UCSB Sets Sights on NCAA Championship

By Kristen Henneman

UCSB men’s soccer has set high expectations for its season in hopes of once again returning to the elite of college soccer. “It’s all about winning a national championship this year,” senior midfielder Machael Da...

May 23, 2012

Filling the Voids

By Brent Pella

After a No. 2 finish in conference and a trip to the third round of the NCAA playoffs last season, the UCSB men’s soccer team will add five new members to its roster this coming fall in hopes of expanding on the succes...

May 18, 2012

13 Freshmen To Aid Gauchos Next Season

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

With 10 seniors set to graduate this spring, the UCSB women’s soccer team is in a state of flux after their 2-6 last place finish in conference this season (7-11-2 overall). Luckily, for UCSB, Head Coach Paul Stumpf an...

November 27, 2011

Gauchos Defeated by Creighton in Third Round of NCAA’s

By Brent Pella

The UCSB men's soccer team was defeated 2-1 in third round action of the NCAA tournament against Creighton in Omaha, Nebraska on Sunday.

November 23, 2011

Women’s Club Brings Home National Title

By Zak Weinberg

UCSB Women’s Club Soccer Head Coach Todd Heil can finally lift his ban on a team T-shirt that reads “On the Road to Five,” as the women edged out rival Cal Poly 1-0 in Saturday’s championship match to make their ...

November 21, 2011

Gauchos Top Friars 3-2 in Second Round

By Brent Pella

Three players tallied one goal and one assist apiece in an offensive effort that led UCSB men’s soccer past Providence College in second round action of the NCAA tournament Sunday night. It was the first game of the to...

November 18, 2011

Gauchos Face Friars in NCAA Tourney

By Brent Pella

UCSB men’s soccer will face an unfamiliar foe Sunday night when Providence College comes to town for a second-round match of the NCAA tournament. It will be the first-ever meeting between the two teams, and the Gauchos...

November 14, 2011

UCSB Drops Championship vs. UCI

By Brent Pella

A muddy night in Irvine seemed even colder for the UCSB men’s soccer team when it was defeated 3-2 in double overtime during the Big West Championship match on Saturday night. Senior midfielder Luis Silva had a goal an...

November 10, 2011

Gauchos Advance to Championship

By Brent Pella

Junior forward Sam Garza’s goal and assist helped the Gauchos overcome visiting UC Davis 2-1 during a semifinal match of the Big West conference tournament Wednesday night. It was UCSB’s fifth win in a row, and dashe...

November 9, 2011

Second Seeded Gauchos Set to Kick Off 2010 Postseason

By Brent Pella

The No. 10 UCSB men’s soccer team, currently ranked No. 2 in the league, will find itself in a familiar postseason position tonight when it hosts UC Davis in a Big West tournament semifinal match. This year is the four...

November 7, 2011

Gauchos Shut Out Mustangs on Senior Night

By Brent Pella

A 2-0 victory over visiting Cal Poly capped a four-game winning streak for the UCSB men’s soccer team as it closed out its regular season Friday night. After opening with a 2-4 record through the first six games of con...