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SECOND SET RUN FUELS SDSU VOLLEYBALL'S COMEBACK WIN VS. NEW MEXICO

 

Aztecs have won seven of their last eight matches

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Photo:  Deja Harris matched her uniform number with 15 kills against New Mexico on Saturday to go with eight block assists.  Courtesy goaztecs.com

November 11, 2017 (San Diego) - Sparked by a decisive run in the second set, the San Diego State volleyball team rallied for a 3-1 triumph over visiting New Mexico (20-25, 26-24, 25-13, 25-12) in a Mountain West match Saturday at Aztec Court.


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SDSU WOMEN'S TENNIS COMPETES AT DAY TWO OF FALL CLASSIC II

 

Aztecs log nine more victories on Saturday

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November 11, 2017 (San Diego) - The San Diego State women’s tennis team notched nine more victories in the second day of its final fall tournament, SDSU Fall Classic II. The Aztecs matched their team score from Friday with victories in three of four doubles events, and six of eight singles wins.


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SDSU SWIM & DIVE: ALEXANDRA CAPLAN PLACES THIRD IN ONE-METER CHAMPIONSHIP AT TROJAN DIVING INVITATIONAL

Aztec divers conclude three-day event tomorrow with platform event

 

 

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November 11, 2017 (Los Angeles) - San Diego State diver Alexandra Caplan posted a total score of 526.10 in the 1-meter Championship at the Trojan Diving Invitational on Saturday to lead SDSU’s trio of participants.


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AZTECS MEN'S SOCCER NOTCHES ONLY PAC-12 WIN OF SEASON ON SENIOR NIGHT

 

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November 11, 2017 (San Diego) - While SDSU women’s soccer faced UCLA last night in the NCAA Tournament, their male counterparts squared off against the Bruins tonight in their final game of the season on Senior Night.  The male Aztecs...well, to put it nicely, aren’t doing so well this season; 5-13 overall and winless in Pac-12 play, going 0-9.


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SDSU DIVERS COMPETE AT TROJAN INVITE

 

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November 10, 2017 (Los Angeles) - San Diego State had a pair of divers in action at the Trojan Diving Invitational on Friday with senior Alexandra Caplan and freshman Emily Reed finishing 12th and 16th, respectively, in the 3-meter diving competition.


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SDSU WOMEN'S SOCCER FALLS TO UCLA 3-1 IN NCAA FIRST ROUND

 

Root scores SDSU’s lone goal

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November 10, 2017 (Los Angeles) - San Diego State dropped a 3-1 decision at second-seeded and fourth-ranked UCLA on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Championship. The loss ends the Aztecs’ season and the Mountain West champions finish with a record of 12-8-2.


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AZTECS WOMEN'S TENNIS LOGS SEVERAL WINS FRIDAY AT SDSU FALL CLASSIC II

 

SDSU finishes day one of the tournament with wins in nine matches

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November 10, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State women’s tennis finished day one of the SDSU Fall Classic II with victories in three of four doubles matchups and six of eight singles rounds on Friday. The team’s final fall tournament continues Saturday, Nov. 11, at 9 a.m. at the Aztec Tennis Center.


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SDSU CROSS COUNTRY CONCLUDES SEASON AT NCAA WEST REGIONALS

 

Chrissy Calain was SDSU’s second finisher, her best finish on the team this year

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November 10, 2017 (Seattle) - Closing out her collegiate career, Aztec senior Lily Seynaeve led San Diego State cross country at the NCAA West Regionals, hosted by Seattle’s Jefferson Park Golf Course, Friday morning.


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SDSU WOMEN'S HOOPS BLOWS BY BLUE HOSE IN SEASON DEBUT 77-50

 

Senior Lexy Thorderson and freshman Najé Murray each made four 3-pointers

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November 10, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State women’s basketball opened the 2017-18 campaign with a bang, knocking down 12 3-pointers, the most in a season opener in 15 years, to beat Presbyterian 77-50 Friday afternoon.


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SDSU VOLLEYBALL ROLLS PAST UNLV IN FOUR SETS

 

Aztecs take final two sets by a combined 25 points

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November 9, 2017 (San Diego) - The San Diego State volleyball team won for the sixth time in its last seven matches on Thursday with a 3-1 victory over visiting UNLV in a Mountain West clash at Aztec Court.


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SDSU MEN'S GOLF FINISHES SEVENTH AT ST. MARY'S INVITATIONAL

 

Samiere, Sugimoto among the top 15 individually at Aztecs’ final fall tournament

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Photo:  For the fourth time in five tournaments this fall, P.J. Samiere was the Aztecs No. 1 finisher after tying for sixth at the Saint Mary's Invite this week.  Courtesy goaztecs.com

November 8, 2017 (Pebble Beach) - The San Diego State men’s golf team completed its fall schedule with a seventh-place finish at the Saint Mary’s Invitational on Wednesday after shooting a combined 3-under-par 281 during the final round at the par-71, 7,002-yard Poppy Hills Golf Course.


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SDSU TRACK AND FIELD RELEASES 2018 SLATE

 

SDSU competes at home three times in 2018

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November 7, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State track and field, the reigning Mountain West outdoor track and field champion, revealed its 2018 schedule today.


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SDSU MEN'S GOLF SLIPS INTO SEVENTH AT ST. MARY'S INVITE

 

Aztecs’ Samiere, Sugimoto among the top 15 individually

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Photo:  P.J. Samiere is tied for 10th after the second round of the Saint Mary's Invitational.  Courtesy goaztecs.com

November 7, 2017 (Pebble Beach) - The San Diego State men’s golf team dropped into seventh place at the Saint Mary’s Invitational after posting a collective 2-under-par 282 on Monday during the second round at the famed Poppy Hills Golf Course.


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SDSU WOMEN'S SOCCER: UTUSH LANDS ON TOP DRAWER SOCCER TEAM OF THE WEEK

 

Senior earns honor after being named MVP at MW Championship

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November 7, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State forward Aliyah Utush has been named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week. The senior was one of five honorable mention selections after helping the Aztecs win the 2017 Mountain West Championship.


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MATT CLARE NAMED TO THE MASL TEAM OF THE WEEK

 

Sockers midfielder tallies five points and scores a winning goal

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November 7, 2017 (San Diego) - The Sockers’ Matt Clare was named to the MASL Team of the Week for his five-point performance in the two games to begin the season. A league-high total of four players were placed on the Honorable Mention list.


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AZTECS ATHLETICS PRESS CONFERENCE 11/7: BYE WEEK? LET'S INVITE THE OTHERS!

 

 

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November 7, 2017 (San Diego) - With a bye week this week, SDSU football head coach Rocky Long invited some of the coaches of the other Aztec sports to join in on this week’s press conference. Women’s basketball senior guards Geena Gomez and McKynzie Fort and men's basketball junior guard Jeremy Hemsley were also on hand to answer a few questions.


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SDSU MEN'S GOLF IN SIXTH AT ST. MARY'S INVITATIONAL

 

Aztecs’ Samiere, Sugimoto tied for eighth individually after first round

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November 6, 2017 (Pebble Beach) - The San Diego State men’s golf team finds itself in sixth place at the Saint Mary’s Invitational after shooting a 5-over-par 287 on Monday during the opening round at the renowned Poppy Hills Golf Course.


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KINGS BASKETBALL DROPS HOME OPENER

 

By Nick Pellegrino

November 6, 2017 (El Cajon) - The expansion San Diego Kings dropped their American Basketball Association home opener Saturday (Nov. 4), falling to Stockton's Team Trouble 118-105.  More than 500 spectators attended the contest at Grossmont College.


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RASHAAD PENNY NAMED MW OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR FIFTH TIME OF SEASON

Penny ran for 234 yards and three touchdowns in a 52-7 Aztec win at San José State

 

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November 6, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State running back Rashaad Penny has been named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.


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GROSSMONT FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: GRIFFINS WIN OFF A LAST SECOND FIELD GOAL

 

By Vinny Lavalsiti

November 6, 2017 (El Cajon) - After an embarrassment from Saddleback College, the Grossmont Griffins recuperated and gave their fans and program something to smile about when judging their performance from this year.


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SDSU MEN'S SOCCER DEFEATED AT NO. 4 STANFORD

 

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November 5, 2017 (Stanford) - The San Diego State men’s soccer team wrapped up its 2017 road schedule at No. 4 Stanford on Sunday evening and fell to the Cardinal 4-0 at Cagan Stadium.


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SOCKERS: MATT CLARE NOTCHES GAME-WINNING GOAL WITH 41 SECONDS LEFT FOR 6-5 WIN

 

San Diego delights home opener crowd of 3,318 with thrilling victory over Syracuse

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November 5, 2017 (San Diego) - The 14-time champion San Diego Sockers (2-0) used a Matt Clare game-winning goal with 41 seconds remaining to lift the Sockers to a hard-fought 6-5 win over the visiting Syracuse Silver Knights (1-1) before a home opener crowd of 3,318 at the Valley View Casino Center.


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MEN'S TENNIS: SDSU'S ARNAUD RESTIFO FALLS IN SINGLES FINAL AT UNLV TOURNEY

 

Aztec sophomore drops title match in straight sets

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November 5, 2017 (Las Vegas) - San Diego State men’s tennis sophomore Arnaud Restifo (Nice, France) came up short in the singles final of the Larry Easley Memorial Championships on Sunday, falling to Max Cressy of UCLA in straight sets at Fertita Tennis Complex on the campus of UNLV.


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SDSU VOLLEYBALL'S FIVE MATCH WINNING STREAK SNAPPED AT AIR FORCE

 

Aztecs fall to Falcons in five sets on the road

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November 5, 2017 (Colorado Springs, Colo.) - The San Diego State volleyball team had its season-long five-match winning streak snapped in a grueling five-set defeat at Air Force (26-24, 19-25, 25-27, 25-20, 10-15) Sunday at Cadet East Gym.


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FOOTBALL: SAN DIEGO STATE RUNS TO SCHOOL RECORD IN 52-7 WIN IN SAN JOSE

 

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November 5, 2017 (San Jose) - Rashaad Penny ran for 234 yards and three touchdowns and San Diego State had 648 total yards -- including a school-record 554 rushing -- to help the Aztecs cruise to a 52-7 win over San Jose State on Saturday night.


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ARNAUD RESTIFO LEADS SDSU MEN'S TENNIS ON DAY TWO IN LAS VEGAS

 

Aztec sophomore posts two wins to advance to championship final

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November 4, 2017 (Las Vegas) - San Diego State sophomore Arnaud Restifo won two singles matches on Saturday to lead a quartet Aztec men’s tennis players at the Larry Easley Memorial Championships on the campus of UNLV.


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UTUSH'S HAT TRICK LEADS SDSU PAST UNM IN MW FINAL

 

Utush named MVP after scoring four goals in tournament

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November 4, 2017 (Las Vegas) - San Diego State senior forward Aliyah Utush posted a hat trick to lead the Aztecs past New Mexico 3-0 in the Mountain West championship game Saturday night in Las Vegas. The win sends SDSU to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2014.


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SAN DIEGO HALL OF CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCES OCTOBER 2017 STARS OF THE MONTH

 

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November 3, 2017 (San Diego) - The San Diego Hall of Champions has announced their October 2017 Stars of the Month and this month, a local East County high school water polo player and a Grossmont High alum turned World Series winner made the cut.


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ECM FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: WILD NIGHT ON THE MOUNT; MATADORS EMERGE WITH THE VICTORY OVER SANTANA

 

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November 3, 2017 (Spring Valley) - For the last game of the season, ECM Friday Night Lights went back to our old stomping ground:  Mount Miguel High School.  They faced a team we’ve never covered; the Sultans of Santana.  The purple and gold haven’t had the season they wanted, sporting a 4-5 overall (1-2 in league) record.  The Monarchs have done a little better since we saw them last, but still hold a 3-6 overall (1-2 in league) record.


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STRONG SHOWING FOR SDSU MEN'S TENNIS ON DAY ONE IN LAS VEGAS

 

Aztecs net five singles victories and win twice in doubles

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Photo:  Sander Gjoels-Andersen was victorious in both singles and doubles on Friday at the Larry Easley Championships in Las Vegas.  Courtesy goaztecs.com

November 3, 2017 (Las Vegas) - The San Diego State men’s tennis team enjoyed a successful Friday at the Larry Easley Memorial Championships, capturing five of six singles matches to go with a pair of doubles victories in the tournament’s opening rounds held on the campus of UNLV.


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