Volleyball

January 17, 2023

Gauchos lose to No. 2 UCLA in the last match of Asics Invitational

By Isaiah Ochoa

The Gauchos men's volleyball team battled against a tough UCLA team that was ranked No. 2 in the nation, but ultimately fell short in the match.

December 2, 2022

Women’s volleyball goes 1-1 at home on the week

By Isaiah Ochoa

The UCSB women's volleyball team ends the season 1-1 in the final week and finished second in the Big West standings, just behind Hawai'i.

October 7, 2022

UCSB women’s volleyball wins sixth straight

By Garret Harcourt

Their conference opener against Cal Poly wasn’t an ideal start for the Gauchos as they were outhit .317 to .154 and allowed 17 kills to the Mustangs. After dropping the first set to the Mustangs, the UCSB women never l...

September 27, 2022

Women’s volleyball excels in conference openers

By Garret Harcourt

UCSB women's volleyball starts the season 2-0 in conference play.

August 29, 2022

Women’s Volleyball Begins Season With Exhibition Matches

By Preston Espar

The Gauchos will look for production from four returners who were on the all-conference team in 2021 to improve their record from last season. These returners are senior middle blocker Deni Wilson, junior libero Macall...

April 25, 2022

Comparing UCSB’s Volleyball Team to Hawai’i’s 2021 Championship Run

By Garret Harcourt

As the season comes to a close, UCSB is in a prime position to make a run at the national championship in Division I men’s volleyball. Similarly, Hawai’i was the winner of the Big West Conference last season, and the...

April 9, 2022

Men’s Volleyball Keeps Winning Against Quality Competition

By Garret Harcourt

On the season, the Gauchos improved their overall record to 16-6 and 5-2 in conference play, putting them in second place behind the only team they’ve lost to in conference, Long Beach State. In their recent run of ga...

February 8, 2022

After Disappointing Start to Season, UCSB Men’s Volleyball Wins 4 of 5

By Garret Harcourt

The last loss of their recent stretch of games was at home to Princeton University. In this match, the Gauchos got off on the right foot, winning the first set. In the next set, they lost by 7 points, but the third set w...

November 25, 2021

UCSB Women’s Volleyball in Prime Position To Steal First Place

By Garret Harcourt

In the first loss of this three-game stretch, the Gauchos were outplayed in each facet as they committed 28 errors to Cal Poly’s 25 errors and had only 41 kills as opposed to the Mustangs’ 56.

October 26, 2021

Volleyball Splits Weekend Games Against Big West Opponents

By Preston Espar

The UC Santa Barbara women’s volleyball team saw their 7-game winning streak end this weekend with a 3-1 loss to the UC Davis Aggies. The ending of the streak came only a few days after their 3-0 victory against the UC...

October 14, 2021

UCSB Women’s Volleyball Stays Perfect in Conference Play

By Garret Harcourt

Over the weekend, the UC Santa Barbara women’s volleyball team continued their winning streak and stayed perfect in conference play, sweeping Cal State Fullerton and Long Beach State in a dominant 3-0 fashion. On Fri...

October 8, 2021

UCSB Women’s Volleyball Stays Undefeated During League Play

By Garret Harcourt

The Gaucho women’s volleyball team has had an up-and-down season leading up to their most recent stretch of league games. However, starting out in the league 2-0 was huge as they came to defeat conference rivals Cal Po...

October 4, 2021

Women’s Volleyball Inconsistent in Thunderdome Classic and League Play

By Garret Harcourt

The UC Santa Barbara women’s volleyball team has shown resilience this season following a string of losses. Although they didn’t do well in the Thunderdome Classic, they rebounded opening up league play with two vict...

September 23, 2021

Slow, but Promising Start For the Gauchos

By Garret Harcourt

This year’s women’s volleyball team will have some work to do if they are to make the end- of-the-year NCAA tournament. Although they started out 1-6 in the 2021 season, they have won their last two at the UniWyo Inv...