Volleyball

September 20, 2018

Big West Preview: Women’s Volleyball

By Spencer Ault

Women's volleyball in the Big West conference, previewed by staff writer Spencer Ault.

September 3, 2018

Gauchos Keep it Close, Take One of Three in Denver Classic

By Jake Ciccone

Santa Barbara took just one win from the Denver Classic, but the Gauchos look to be anchored again by their defense and hard-hitters.

August 24, 2018

UCSB Women’s Volleyball Aims To Defy Expectations

By Jake Ciccone

Staff Writer Jake Ciccone analyzes the improvements that the Women's Volleyball team has made over the off-season, and how they could lead to a change of fortune for the Gauchos this year.

May 2, 2018

Ready For More: DeWeese’s UCSB Journey Has Yet To Peak

By Richard Benites

After a nationally ranked finish to the season, the UCSB Men's Volleyball team can certainly say the first year of Big West play was a success. Sophomore Randy DeWeese provided his perspective on the Gaucho's campaign.

April 20, 2018

No. 12/5th-Seeded Gauchos Eliminated From Big West Tournament

By Richard Benites

UCSB's postseason hopes were dashed as fourth-seeded CSUN bested the Gauchos in four sets. Santa Barbara ends the season at 11-13 overall.

April 19, 2018

5th-Seeded Gauchos Will Hope To Make Miracle Run at Inaugural Big West Tourney

By Richard Benites

It’s a short week for the UCSB men’s volleyball team this time around, as the Gauchos are heading down to Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid for the first inaugural Big West Tournament.

April 18, 2018

Full-Court Vision: UCSB Men’s Volleyball Upsets Irvine

By Andy Lau

Revisit the Gauchos' Thursday night win over the #3 ranked Anteaters at Rob Gym.

April 16, 2018

No. 12 UCSB Closes Out Regular Season With 3-0 Loss at UC Irvine

By Richard Benites

This loss puts Santa Barbara at No. 5 in the Big West League standings as they finish the regular season 11-12 overall and 4-6 in Big West to hold the No. 5 seed heading into the tournament.

April 13, 2018

No. 12 UCSB Completes 5-Set Comeback, Upsets No. 3 UCI at Home

By Richard Benites

The UCSB men's volleyball team can now take a sigh of relief as its losing streak is broken after managing to pull off an exciting comeback win as it defeated UC Irvine for the upset in the last home game of the regular ...

April 12, 2018

No. 11 Gauchos Look To Gain Momentum as Season Ends

By Richard Benites

With this being the final weekend before the Big West Tournament, this is UCSB’s final chance to improve its current fifth-place standing and make a little noise come postseason time.

March 20, 2018

No. 12 UCSB Drops Back-to-Back Matches vs. No. 1 Long Beach State

By Richard Benites

The Gauchos' five match streak has officially come to an end following back-to-back losses against the nation's top team.

March 15, 2018

The Time is Now: Gauchos Will Attempt to Pull Off Upset Of No. 1 LBSU

By Richard Benites

This week is sure to be an exciting spectacle as the UCSB men’s volleyball team will visit No. 1 Long Beach State on Thursday. The Gauchos will play host to the 49ers the following day. These next couple of games are a...

March 12, 2018

UCSB Continues Win Streak Over Ball State

By Richard Benites

After five total wins in a row, and three of which were clean sweeps, the Gauchos are now officially on fire. Their fine form and recent string of dominant performances are now beginning to cement their status as a top 1...

March 11, 2018

Gauchos Remain Unbeaten at Home Following Victory Over Boise St.

By Brandon Victor

The Gauchos remain undefeated at home following its weekend victory.

March 10, 2018

Gauchos Extend Win Streak to Four With 3-0 Sweep of Fort Wayne

By Richard Benites

It was yet another fine showing by the UCSB men’s volleyball team as it hosted Fort Wayne at home this Friday and came to play right from the very first whistle as they bested the visiting Mastodons by a 3-0 score.

March 9, 2018

T-No. 14 UCSB Set to Host Fort Wayne and No. 10 Ball State This Week

By Richard Benites

The regular season rolls on as the recently in-form UCSB men’s volleyball team will want to continue their winning ways with matches against Fort Wayne and No. 10 Ball State this weekend.