Volleyball

Volleyball Hits the Road

Senior setter Dana Vargas has a long history with team rivals Long Beach State. She grew up in the area and her older sister, Nicole, played setter for the 49ers until she graduated after Dana’s sop...
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Men’s Volleyball Kicks off Preseason With Winning Record in Weekend Tourney

The UCSB men’s volleyball team finished with a 3-2 record this weekend in a two-day, six-team preseason tournament at USC, good for second behind undefeated USC, and tied 3-2 with Long Beach State. ...
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UCSB Steals Pair of Conference Wins

UCSB women’s volleyball rose to the top of the Big West conference this weekend after two home wins over UC Irvine on Friday and Cal State Northridge on Saturday.
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Volleyball Hosts Anteaters, Matadors

The Gauchos return home for the first time in five games this weekend when they play host to UC Irvine on Friday and Cal State Northridge on Saturday, two teams Santa Barbara beat earlier this season.
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Gauchos Split Big West Pair

UCSB women’s volleyball split its pair of weekend road games, shutting out Pacific on Friday before losing a heartbreaker at UC Davis on Saturday.
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Gaucho Volleyball Takes Its Game North

The UCSB women’s volleyball team finishes off its four-game road trip against Pacific on Friday, followed by a match at UC Davis on Saturday.
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Bright Future for Gaucho Volleyball Behind Two Surprise Freshmen Starters

Two freshmen have impressed immediately for the UCSB women’s volleyball team, contributing in a big way. Starting libero Kelly Heenan and outside hitter Kara Sherrard have both been crucial for Sant...
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Gaucho Volleyball Drops Cal Poly, Improves to 4-1 Big West

The UCSB women’s volleyball team persevered on the road Saturday night, surviving a late comeback by Cal Poly to beat the Mustangs 3-2.
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‘Chos Head to Pepperdine to Topple Waves

The UCSB women’s volleyball team will travel to Pepperdine tonight to take on the Waves in a nonconference match: the first of four straight games on the road.
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Volleyball Splits Weekend

The UCSB women’s volleyball split its pair of weekend games, beating #21 Long Beach State in five sets on Friday before being swept by Cal State Fullerton on Saturday.
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Volleyball Takes On #21 Long Beach State

The UCSB women’s volleyball team will look to capture its fourth straight win Friday, when it takes on #21 Long Beach State in its Big West home opener, followed by a home match against Cal State Fu...
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Irvine No Match for Dominant UCSB

UCSB women’s volleyball concluded a five-week road trip over the weekend with matches at CSU Northridge on Friday and at UC Irvine on Saturday.
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Volleyball Opens Big West Play

The UCSB women’s volleyball team begins Big West play this weekend, playing road matches against conference foes Cal State Northridge and UC Irvine. “We’re really excited to start conference,”...
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Ladies End Preseason Tourney

The UCSB women’s volleyball team split its pair of games at the Comcast Lobo Challenge on Friday before ousting the University of New Mexico.
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Gauchos Stumble on Trip

The UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team (11-4 overall, 2-2 Big West) was blazing through both nonconference and conference play heading into this past weekend, torching its adversaries through si...
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