Volleyball

February 16, 2012

UCSB Upsets No. 11 Cal State Northridge at Home in 3-0 Series Sweep, Improve to 4-7

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

In a hard- battled back and forth match, the No. 15 UCSB men’s volleyball team upset No. 11 Cal State Northridge in Rob Gym with a 3-0 sweep. With 34 ties and 11 lead changes in the match, UCSB used late game heroics t...

February 15, 2012

No. 15 Gauchos Host No. 11 CSU Northridge

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Playing in their final home contest until March, the No. 15 UCSB men’s volleyball team hosts Cal State Northridge tonight in Rob Gym. Previously defeating the Matadors 3-1 in the UCSB Asics Invitational on Jan. 6, the ...

February 13, 2012

UCSB Falls to Top-Ranked Bruins

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Facing the top-ranked team in the nation, the No. 14 UCSB men’s volleyball team fell short to UCLA 3-1 Friday night in front of an energetic crowd in Rob Gym. Santa Barbara trailed 2-0 before taking the third set, refu...

February 10, 2012

No. 14 Gauchos Return Home to Face Top-Ranked UCLA

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Returning home after a three-game road trip, the No. 14 UCSB men’s volleyball team will host the hottest team in the nation in No. 1 UCLA today. Capturing their first conference victory of the season last week at No. 1...

February 6, 2012

Gauchos Nab First MPSF Win

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Weeks of hard work in practice finally paid off for the No. 15 UCSB men’s volleyball team, as they captured their first MPSF victory on Friday with a 3-1 victory over Pepperdine. Previously losing their first four conf...

February 3, 2012

UCSB Looks for First MPSF Win at Pepperdine

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The start of MPSF conference play has not been kind to the No. 15 UCSB men’s volleyball team, as the Gauchos will attempt to win at Pepperdine today after losing their first four conference games. Falling to No. 4 USC ...

February 2, 2012

Gauchos Fall in Straight Sets at USC

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

On the road for the second match of a three game road trip, the No. 15 UCSB men’s volleyball team lost to MPSF foe USC in straight sets last night, failing once again to capture their first conference victory of the se...

January 30, 2012

UCSB Falls in Three Straight Sets at UCLA

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

In front of a raucous crowd on the road Friday night, the No. 15 UCSB men’s volleyball team fell in three straight sets to UCLA for its third consecutive loss. The Gauchos fell to the No. 3 Bruins by a score of 25-18, ...

January 27, 2012

Gauchos Look for First League Win at UCLA

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Opening conference play with two consecutive losses, the No. 15 UCSB men’s volleyball team will try to win their first MPSF game when they travel to face UCLA today. After losses to Pacific and Stanford last weekend, t...

January 23, 2012

Gauchos Drop MPSF Weekend Openers

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The No. 13 ranked UCSB men’s volleyball team opened MPSF play this weekend with two tough home losses coming at the hands of a pair of top-15 teams. Falling Friday to Pacific, the Gauchos (2-4 overall, 0-2 MPSF) improv...

January 20, 2012

UCSB Opens MPSF Play

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The UCSB men’s volleyball team’s quest to defend its title as Mountain Pacific Sports Federation champions begins this weekend, as the Gauchos open up MPSF play with two consecutive home matches. Starting the season ...

January 17, 2012

Team Shuts Down Cal Baptist 3-0, Begins Conference Play This Friday

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The No. 13 UCSB men’s volleyball team easily defeated Cal Baptist on Wednesday with a dominating 3-0 sweep in their final matchup before league play begins. UCSB improves to 2-2 on the season thus far, while Cal Baptis...

January 9, 2012

UCSB Grabs Sixth at Home Tourney

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The defending national runner-up UCSB men’s volleyball team opened their 2012 season with a sixth-place finish at the UCSB/asics Invitational Tournament on Saturday. The No. 14 Gauchos fell to No. 1 BYU in the sixth-pl...

November 22, 2011

Seniors Lead Gaucho Volleyball

By David Russo

The UCSB women’s volleyball team has won every match since Oct. 29 and has secured a No. 2 ranking in the Big West Conference. The Gauchos have just two regular season games left against San Diego State and Texas Chris...

November 21, 2011

UCSB Adds to Win Streak With Doubleheader

By David Russo

The UCSB women’s volleyball team has now won its last six matches after defeating Cal State Northridge 3-2 on Friday and UC Riverside 3-0 on Saturday. The Gauchos (18-11 overall) were 5-5 in Big West play on Oct. 28, b...

November 18, 2011

UCSB Set for Weekend Games vs. Riverside, CSUN

By David Russo

This weekend, the UCSB women’s volleyball team finishes its Big West season at Cal State Northridge today and at UC Riverside tomorrow. Santa Barbara (16-11 overall, 9-5 Big West) can clinch second place in the Big Wes...