Volleyball drops match to No. 7 USD

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Photo: Emma Fuzie had seven kills and three blocks against USD Tuesday night on Aztec Court.  Courtesy goaztecs.com

September 20, 2016 (San Diego) - San Diego State came up short in its annual match against No. 7 University of San Diego as it fell to the Toreros in three sets (25-21, 25-19, 26-24) Tuesday evening on Aztec Court. The win was the eighth in a row for the visitors, who improved to 9-2 on the season while SDSU saw its four-match win streak end and its record fall to 8-6.

By Liz Alper

Quotes courtesy of Jen Heisel, Assistant Media Relations Director, San Diego State

September 20, 2016 (San Diego) - With a much-deserved bye week this week after two big wins against Cal and Northern Illinois, San Diego State football head coach Rocky Long, redshirt sophomore quarterback Christian Chapman and senior running back/wide receiver Rashaad Penny sat down with the media at their weekly press conference.

Aztec volleyball player sets school hitting percentage record

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September 19, 2016 (San Diego) - San Diego State middle blocker Deja Harris has earned Mountain West Women’s Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week honors for matches played through Sunday, September 18, 2016. It is the first Conference weekly award of Harris’ career.

Pumphrey (offensive) and Blain (special teams) earn MW weekly accolades

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September 19, 2016 (Colorado Springs, Co.) - San Diego State football players Donnel Pumphrey (Las Vegas, Nev.) and Tanner Blain (Lindenhurst, Ill.) have each been named Mountain West Players of the Week, the league announced Monday. Pumphrey was chosen as the MW Offensive Player of the Week, while Blain garnered MW Special Teams Player-of-the-Week accolades.

By Liz Alper

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September 18, 2016 (Denver) - Here’s a sentence we’ve never heard in a while:  the Padres were in danger of getting swept by the Rockies as they entered today’s finale.  They’d hope to avoid that with Jarred Cosart on the mound against Chad Bettis.

Aztecs remain unbeaten on the year at 4-0-2

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September 17, 2016 (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) - The visiting No. 11/7 San Diego State men’s soccer team maintained its unbeaten start to the 2016 campaign after battling Cal Poly to a 0-0 draw on the road in double overtime Saturday night at Spanos Stadium.  With the result, Aztecs moved to 4-0-2 on the year, while Mustangs move to 1-4-1 overall.

By Liz Alper

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September 17, 2016 (Denver) - Hail is unsettling and can throw off a lot of things; traffic, the weather, even baseball teams as we saw last night.  Luckily, there would be no hail tonight as Edwin Jackson took the mound against Jon Gray in game two.

By Liz Alper

September 16, 2016 (La Mesa) - There were no big conference games this week, so ECM headed to Grossmont High School to see the Foothillers take on the Sweetwater High Red Devils.

By Liz Alper

Photo:  Alexi Amarista uses his hat to collect a few drops of hail during the delay.  Via @Padres on Twitter

September 16, 2016 (Denver) - After sweeping the Giants for the second time this season (they’re the only team the Padres have swept this year, by the way), the Padres made their way east to Denver for another series against the Rockies.  Christian Friedrich started against Tyler Chatwood.

The Padres took advantage of their NL West friends early.  Wil Myers hit a two-run home run in the first and it was 2-0 Friars.

Meyer wins pentathlon vs. USD

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Photo: Freshman McKenna Meyer was the individual winner at the annual pentathlon meet vs. University of San Diego.  Via goaztecs.com

September 15, 2016 (San Diego) - By a very narrow margin, SDSU freshman swimmer McKenna Meyer captured the individual title as San Diego defeated the University of San Diego, 33-24, in the annual pentathlon at the USD Sports Center Pool Thursday afternoon. The Aztecs captured seven of the top t10 spots in the final pentathlon individual standings.

Pumphrey ran for 281 yards and three touchdowns in Aztecs’ 45-40 win over Cal

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Photo: Donnel Pumphrey against Cal via goaztecs.com

September 15, 2016 (San Diego) - San Diego State football’s Donnel Pumphrey (Las Vegas) has been named the Maxwell Award Player of the Week, the Maxwell Football Club announced Thursday.

By Liz Alper

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September 13, 2016 (San Francisco) - The Padres said hello to San Francisco in a big way last night with the shutout.  They looked to do it again tonight with Clayton Richard on the mound against Albert Suarez.  

Aztec senior breaks 54-hole school record with 13-under 203

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September 13, 2016 (Alberquerque) - San Diego State women’s golfer Sirene Blair (South Jordan, Utah) finished second at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational Tuesday after posting a school-record 54-hole total of 13-under-par 203 at UNM Championship Course. The Aztec senior fired a final-round 70 on the par-72, 6,317-yard track to jump one spot on the individual leaderboard for her 11th top-five placement as a collegian. In the process, Blair eclipsed her own program standard of 11-under 205 set at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown last October.

Aztec forward accounted for four of team’s five goals in two home games

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Photo: Jeroen Meefout became the second Aztec in a row to earn Pac-12 Player of the Week honors.  Via goaztecs.com

September 13, 2016 (San Francisco) - San Diego State’s Jeroen Meefout (Houten, Netherlands) was named the Pac-12 Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Week for his efforts in the Aztecs’ two home shutouts over UT Rio Grande Valley and Memphis in the Courtyard Marriott San Diego Central Tournament.  With his selection, the SDSU junior garnered the first weekly league accolade of his career and marked the second consecutive conference honor for an Aztec player this season.

By Liz Alper

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September 12, 2016 (San Francisco) - After a fairly decent showing against the Rockies at home in which they split the series, the Padres found themselves on the road again once more.  Their first stop was in San Francisco, where they took on Jeff Samardzija and the Giants starting tonight.  Paul Clemens started for the Padres.