Water Polo

October 14, 2016

Gauchos Roll Past Spartans 13-7, Notch First Conference Win

By Jorge Mercado

The No. 7 UCSB men’s water polo team picked up a big win in its conference opener Friday night under the lights as it beat San Jose State handily, 13-7.

October 14, 2016

No. 7 UCSB Opens Conference Against SJSU in First-Ever Night Match at Home

By Jorge Mercado

After 20-plus years in the MPSF, the Gauchos begin conference play in the Golden Coast Conference while also taking part in its first ever match under the lights.

October 13, 2016

No. 7 Gauchos Fall to No. 1 Bruins Despite Valiant Effort

By Jorge Mercado

No. 7 UCSB gave top-ranked UCLA their most physical match of the season and kept it close right until the very end.

October 13, 2016

No. 7 Gauchos Aspire To Upset Top-Ranked UCLA

By Jorge Mercado

The UCSB men's water polo team certainly has its hands full facing unbeaten, No. 1 UCLA, but it is confident it can get the job done and hand the Bruins their first loss in 53 matches.

October 10, 2016

Gauchos Defeat Waves 10-8 For Huge Road Victory

By Jorge Mercado

In its second match against Pepperdine, UCSB pulled off another win thanks to hat-trick performances from Reed Cotterill and Shane Hauschild.

October 6, 2016

UCSB Heads to Pepperdine

By Jorge Mercado

Golden Coast Conference play opens for the No. 7 Gauchos as they take on the No. 8 Waves today at Pepperdine.

October 3, 2016

UCSB’s Drought vs. Golden Bears Continues, Lose 13-9

By Jorge Mercado

Searching for its first victory against Cal since 2004, the No. 7 UCSB men's water polo team was unable to overcome the No. 2 Golden Bears potency on offense.

September 29, 2016

No. 7 Gauchos Head to Cal

By Sean White

A Saturday rematch that will present the No. 7 UCSB men's water polo team with the opportunity to defeat Cal for the first time since 2004, much anticipation has surfaced as the Gauchos prepare to face the No. 2 Golden B...

September 22, 2016

UCSB to Participate in Mountain Pacific Invitational Starting Fri.

By Jorge Mercado

The No. 6 Gauchos are ready to possibly face-off against some of the top teams in the country such as No. 1 UCLA, No. 2 USC, etc at Berkeley for the Mountain Pacific Tournament.

September 19, 2016

No. 6 UCSB Thrives in Home Opener, Defeats UCSD & Occidental

By Jorge Mercado

After four road matches to begin the season, the No. 6 UCSB men's water polo team reigned victorious in its home opening weekend defeating No. 13 UCSD and Occidental College.

September 17, 2016

Gauchos Return to Campus Pool

By Jorge Mercado

UCSB is set to play on Saturday, September 17 at Campus Pool against UC San Diego at 12 p.m. and Occidental at 2 p.m.

September 3, 2016

No. 6 UCSB Begins 2016 Campaign at Triton Invitational

By Jorge Mercado

Hoping to build off of the success of last season, the No. 6 Gauchos, led by senior Mitchell Hamilton and junior Shane Hauschild, kick off the year at the annual Triton Invitational.

May 16, 2016

Seventh Place Finish in Gauchos NCAA Tourney Debut

By Sinead Leon

After being defeated in the first and second rounds, the No. 7 UCSB women's water polo team ended its first ever postseason appearance with a seventh place finish in its 8-2 win over No. 13 San Diego State.

May 12, 2016

Gauchos Take on Reigning Champion in No. 2 Stanford

By Sinead Leon

After winning its first ever Big West Conference title, the No. 7 UCSB women's water polo team will attempt to pull off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA water polo history against reigning champion No.2 Stanford.

May 2, 2016

No. 9 UCSB Earns First Conf. Title and NCAA Bid in Program History

By Sean White

It was a historical weekend for the No. 9 UCSB women's water polo team as the Gauchos 11-5 win over No. 8 Hawaii on Sunday earned them their first Big West Conference title and NCAA Tournament bid in program history.

April 28, 2016

A Risky Plunge Rewarded

By Sinead Leon

Committed to enhancing her performance in the pool, Lauren Martin’s intentional redshirt decision has resulted in a career year for the center thus far.