Soccer

Gauchos Tie With Golden Gophers in Double Overtime Thriller

Behind strong defensive pressure and a lethal counter-attack, the Gauchos were able to come away with a tie in Thursday night's game.
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2019-20 Season Preview: Highly Lauded Men’s Soccer Team Looks to Claim Big West Throne

The UCSB men’s soccer team will be looking to build on the positive aspects of their run this past year as they begin their quest for the 2019-20 Big West title.
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2019-20 Season Preview: Well-Balanced Women’s Soccer Team Aims Sights on the Big West Title

The Gauchos will be banking on a young and well-rounded roster to lead them back to the Big West Tournament championship game this season.
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UCSB Hosts Minnesota in First Regular Season Matchup

The Gauchos are set to play the reigning Big Ten champion Minnesota Gophers at Harder Stadium on Thursday night.
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Well-Rounded Gauchos Cruise to 2-0 Win Over Westmont

The Gauchos' efficient offense and stalwart defense led to a shutout 2-0 victory over Westmont in their last exhibition game of the season.
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Gauchos Squeak By Warriors in Physical Season Opener

The UCSB men's soccer team grinded out a 1-0 victory over the Westmont Warriors in their first official game of the season.
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Gauchos Return to Harder, Take on Westmont

The UCSB women's soccer team is set to host the Westmont Warriors this weekend in their second exhibition match of the season.
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UCSB Opens Up Season Against Westmont in Bryant and Sons Cup

For the 57th time the Gauchos will take on the Westmont Warriors in the 2019 edition of the Bryant and Sons Cup.
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Gauchos Set to Kick Off Season With Exhibition Match in LA

The UCSB women's soccer team is set to start off their 2019 campaign with an exhibition match against Cal State Los Angeles this Friday.
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U.S. Soccer’s Megan Rapinoe: The Hero Our Democracy Deserves

Opinion editor and newly converted footy fan Harper Lambert on how the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup lent her a new perspective on patriotism.
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Collaboration With the Competition: Student Journalists Weigh in on College Cup Teams

The Daily Nexus staff received contributions from three of the four universities in the College Cup school newspaper to help us better understand these teams.
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As Showcase Comes Home, Gauchos Left Wondering What Could Have Been

KCSB contributor Arthur Wilkie dissects what the Gauchos need to do in order to not just host the College Cup in 2020 but also participate.
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Dominant Defense Strives to Bring Championship Title Home to Indiana

The Hoosiers and the Terps are well-acquainted with one another as they have met twice already this season, with Indiana emerging victorious both times.
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How the Terps Made it to the Final Four

After a five-year drought, the University of Maryland men’s soccer team has again arrived at the College Cup.
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Spartans Sharpen Spears for First Final Four Appearance in 50 Years

Half a century in the making, the Spartans have finally earned another trip back to the Final Four in the 2018 edition of the all-coveted College Cup Playoff.
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