Volleyball

October 10, 2016

UCSB Capitalizes Against UC Davis, Falls Flat vs. Cal Poly

By Liam Bailey

After picking up its second conference win against UC Davis on Friday, UCSB was unable to even take a set from its green rival Cal Poly Sunday night in a tough loss.

October 6, 2016

Gauchos Host UCD, Cal Poly at T-Dome

By Liam Bailey

The UCSB women's volleyball team hopes to regain its composure and pick up two huge Big West wins against UCD and its bitter green rival.

October 4, 2016

Gauchos Defeat Matadors, Lose Momentum at LBSU

By Liam Bailey

The UCSB women’s volleyball team split a pair of conference matches this weekend, beating Cal State Northridge 25-18, 25-22, 21-25, 25-22, and losing to Long Beach State 28-26, 25-22, 25-18.

September 29, 2016

Gauchos In Search Of First Conference Win

By Liam Bailey

After being swept by Hawaii in its first Big West match, UCSB heads on the road to Northridge to try to pick up its first win of the conference season.

September 26, 2016

UCSB Swept 3-0 in Conference Opener

By Liam Bailey

While UCSB has been a much-improved team from last season, defending Big West Champ Hawaii still proved to be too much for the Gauchos as they were swept in straight sets.

September 22, 2016

Gauchos Set for Conference Opener

By Liam Bailey

Concluding its non-conference schedule with a 9-4 overall record, the UCSB women's volleyball team has a difficult opponent ahead to open Big West play as it will host No. 14 Hawaii Friday night.

September 14, 2016

Gauchos Sweep Through USF Tournament

By Liam Bailey

UCSB is off to its best start since 2009 after winning the USF tournament in which newcomer Lindsey Ruddins shined and was named MVP.

August 29, 2016

UCSB Wins Two Out of Three on Opening Weekend

By Liam Bailey

The Gauchos started the season off the right way winning two of their three matches on the first weekend of action.

May 26, 2016

Gauchos Add Six Recruits, Earn No. 24 Class

By Sean White

Arguably the program's worst season ever, after a 7-20 overall and 3-13 Big West finish, the UCSB women's volleyball team will attempt to avenge its poor performance with a No. 24 recruiting class that will look to have ...

May 1, 2016

No. 5 UCSB Men’s Volleyball Season Recap

By Ryan Burns

Despite falling short in its five-set comeback attempt against No. 1 BYU, the No. 5 UCSB men's volleyball team excelled all season especially in the ending weeks of its schedule. Staff writer Ryan Burns recaps the Gaucho...

April 24, 2016

Gauchos’ Fall Short in Comeback Attempt, Await Selection Process

By Ryan Burns

Despite falling behind 2-0, the No. 6 UCSB men's volleyball team managed to nearly stage a victory in its comeback pursuit in its MPSF Semifinal matchup against No. 1 BYU.

April 21, 2016

Upset Alert? Gauchos To Visit Nation’s No. 1

By Ryan Burns

After defeating Stanford in the first round of the MPSF playoffs, the No. 6 UCSB men's volleyball team will continue its quest to the national championship with its Final Four matchup against No. 1 BYU tonight.

April 14, 2016

UCSB Begins MPSF Title Search at Stanford

By Ryan Burns

After defeating No. 5 Stanford in its regular season finale at home last Saturday, the No. 6 UCSB men's volleyball team will look to build upon its five-match winning streak in its visit to Cardinal territory to begin th...

April 11, 2016

Gauchos Clinch No. 5 Seed With Pair of Weekend Victories

By Ryan Burns

Increasing its win streak to five matches with wins over No. 3 Stanford and No. 6 Pepperdine this past weekend, the No. 7 UCSB men's volleyball team is a lock as the No. 5 seed in the MPSF playoffs set to begin on Saturd...

April 6, 2016

No. 7 UCSB in Final Week of Season, Host No. 9 Pepperdine and No. 3 Stanford

By Ryan Burns

As the MPSF conference tournament is scheduled to begin next Saturday on April 16, the UCSB men's volleyball team will attempt to build on its momentum heading into the postseason with two home matches versus No. 6 Peppe...

April 4, 2016

No. 7 UCSB Peaking, Earn Back-to-Back Victories Over No. 8 Hawaii

By Ryan Burns

At the halfway point of its stretch of home matches to end the season, the No. 7 UCSB men's volleyball team captured its second sweep of an opponent in its last three matches with its 3-0 victory over No. 8 Hawaii Saturd...