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Sharon Alcocer scored twice in UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs women's soccer 5-0 win over Occidental College and earned consecutive Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference offensive athlete of the week honors in…
Read story →The UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs defeated the Fresno Pacific Sunbirds 4–1 in women’s soccer on Oct. 6 in Santa Cruz. Four players scored as UC Santa Cruz controlled the…
Read story →The UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs received a Flight C singles title from Hari Raghavan at the ITA Division III West Regional Championships held Oct. 2–4 in Claremont. Raghavan won…
Read story →The UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs defeated the Occidental Tigers 5–0 in women’s soccer on Oct. 11 in Los Angeles. Sharon Alcocer scored twice as UC Santa Cruz earned its…
Read story →UC Santa Cruz men's soccer edged Texas Lutheran University 1-0 on September 27, 2026, with Soren Groessl scoring the lone goal and goalkeeper Tobias Jacobson-Bell earning a shutout.
Read story →UC Santa Cruz women's tennis launched its 2026-27 season at the Central Valley Clash in Stockton, facing UC Davis and University of the Pacific with limited wins in singles and…
Read story →Senior captain Soren Groessl earned Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Offensive Athlete of the Week honors after providing two assists and scoring the winning goal on UC Santa Cruz men's soccer's Texas…
Read story →Alex Freeman's goal and Ainsley Gove's save powered UC Santa Cruz women's soccer to a 1-0 victory over DePauw University on September 20, 2026, in St. Louis.
Read story →UC Santa Cruz women's volleyball lost two matches 3-1 to Willamette University and No. 11 University of La Verne at the Whittier Classic on September 11, 2026. Kate Lau led…
Read story →Sharon Alcocer's 79th-minute goal secured UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs women's soccer a 1-0 win over La Verne Leopards, marking their second straight victory with a strong defensive effort.
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