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SDSU WATER POLO DROPS PAIR OF ONE-GOAL GAMES AT TRITON INVITE

San Diego State lost to No. 20 LMU 12-11 and CSUN 11-10

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February 13, 2022 (a Jolla) - On the final day of the 2022 Triton Invitational at the Canyonview Aquatics Center on the campus of UC San Diego, the San Diego State water polo lost a pair of one goal games, 12-11 to No. 20 Loyola Marymount and 11-10 to CSUN.


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SDSU MEN'S TENNIS FALLS SHORT AT CAL POLY 4-2

Aztecs collect two victories in singles play vs. Mustangs
 
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February 13, 2022 (San Luis Obispo) - Despite a valiant comeback effort in singles, the San Diego State men’s tennis team ended its weekend road trip on a sour note Sunday, falling to host Cal Poly by a 4-2 count at Mustang Tennis Complex.

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DANIELLE ROMANELLO POWERS SDSU SOFTBALL PAST CAL POLY 5-2

Romanello homers twice on final day of San Diego State Season Kickoff

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February 13, 2022 (San Diego) - Danielle Romanello homered twice and drove in four of San Diego State’s five runs to lead the Aztecs to a 5-2 victory over Cal Poly on the final day of the San Diego State Season Kickoff Sunday at SDSU Softball Stadium.


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SDSU WATER POLO SPLITS DAY ONE AT TRITON INVITE

San Diego State defeated Santa Clara 14-7, but fell to No. 12 UC San Diego 13-10

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February 13, 2022 (San Diego) - The San Diego State water polo team split its first two games at the 2022 Triton Invitational, defeating the Santa Clara Broncos, 14-7, but fell in a hard-fought game 13-10 to No. 12 UC San Diego.


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SDSU SOFTBALL RALLIES PAST UIC 9-8 IN EIGHT INNINGS

Aztecs trailed 7-0 and 8-1 before rallying for win

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February 13, 2022 (San Diego) - Mac Barbara knocked in Jillian Celis with a two-out infield single in the bottom of the eighth inning to give San Diego State an improbable come-from-behind 9-8 victory over UIC Saturday night at the San Diego State Season Kickoff Saturday at SDSU Softball Stadium. 


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SDSU MEN'S BASKETBALL: STRONG SECOND HALF PROPELS AZTECS PAST AIR FORCE

 

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February 13, 2022 (San Diego) - San Diego State utilized a 12-0 second-half blitz to break open a tight game en route to a 76-64 triumph over Air Force on Saturday at Viejas Arena.


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SDSU WOMEN'S TENNIS POSTS SECOND CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUT; DEFEATS CAL POLY 7-0

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February 12, 2022 (San Diego) - The San Diego State women’s tennis team ran its home win streak to eight matches and continued its best start since at least 1994, with a 7-0 victory over Cal Poly. The Aztecs improved to 5-1 this season and have outscored its opposition 27-5 during that stretch.


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SDSU TRACK & FIELD WRAPS UP DON KIRBY ELITE INVITATIONAL

Lauren Harper sets school record in the 800m & Ashley Callahan sets SDSU freshman record in pole vault

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February 12, 2022 (Albuquerque) - The Aztec track and field team finished the second day of the Don Kirby Elite Invitational at the Albuquerque Convention Center Saturday afternoon.


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SDSU LACROSSE FALLS AT USC 18-7 IN SEASON OPENER

Poway alum Camdyn O'Donnell and Deanna Balsama each had three goals

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February 12, 2022 (Los Angeles) - The Aztec lacrosse team (0-1) dropped its season opener at USC (1-0) 18-7 Saturday afternoon. SDSU was led by Camdyn O’Donnell and Deanna Balsama who each netted three goals and a hat trick.


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SDSU MEN'S TENNIS TOPPLED BY LMU 4-1

Aztecs’ Joe Tyler improves to 10-4 in singles with victory in No. 1 spot

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February 12, 2022 (San Luis Obispo) - The San Diego State dropped its third straight match on Saturday after falling to Loyola Marymount, 4-1, in a neutral-site clash at Mustang Tennis Complex on the campus of Cal Poly.


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SDSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS AT FIRST PLACE UNLVE 76-67

Sophia Ramos led the Aztecs with 18 points
 
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February 12, 2022 (Las Vegas) - The Aztec women’s basketball team (11-13, 5-8) lost at first place UNLV (20-4, 12-1) 76-67 inside Cox Pavilion Saturday afternoon.


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SDSU SOFTBALL SPLITS ON FRIDAY NIGHT

SDSU run-rules UIC 9-1 before being edged by Stanford 1-0

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February 11, 2022 (San Diego) - San Diego State split a pair of games against 2021 NCAA tournament teams at the San Diego State Season Kickoff Friday night at SDSU Softball Stadium. The Aztecs (2-1) opened with a 9-1 victory over UIC in five innings before being edged by Stanford 1-0 in the nightcap.


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SDSU WOMEN'S TENNIS HAS BEST START SINCE 1999, DEFEATS LONG BEACH STATE 4-0

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February 11, 2022 (San Diego) - The San Diego State women’s tennis team has equaled its best five-match record in the past 23 seasons, following a 4-0 victory over Long Beach State Friday afternoon at the Aztec Tennis Center. In improving to 4-1, SDSU has matched its best record to open a campaign since the 1999 squad started 5-0.


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SDSU MEN'S TENNIS FALLS AT UC SANTA BARBARA 4-3

Joe Tyler, Victor Castro triumphant in singles for Aztecs

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February 11, 2022 (Santa Barbara) -  Despite some spirited battles in singles play, the San Diego State men’s tennis team was dealt a 4-2 defeat at the hands of UC Santa Barbara on Friday in a non-conference road match at Arnhold Tennis Center.


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SDSU SOFTBALL'S MAGGIE BALINT STRIKES OUT 13 IN 3-1 VICTORY OVER MIDDLE TENNESSEE

 

Balint ties career high with 13 strikeouts in just six innings

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February 11, 2022 (San Diego) - San Diego State pitcher Maggie Balint tied a career high with 13 strikeouts, and Mac Barbara and Taylor Adams each homered in a 3-1 victory over Middle Tennessee on the opening day of the San Diego State Season Kickoff Thursday night at SDSU Softball Stadium.


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SDSU MEN'S BASKETBALL: AZTECS CRUISE PAST SAN JOSE STATE 72-62

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February 10, 2022 (San Jose) -  Matt Bradley, scored a season-high 28 points and the San Diego State men's basketball team shot 45.6 percent from the field to secure a 72-62 road win in the Provident Credit Union Event Center on Wednesday night.


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SDSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: AZTECS FIND STRIDE IN FOURTH, BEAT PACK 68-57

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February 9, 2022 (San Diego) - After an unsuccessful road trip, SDSU women’s basketball is back home hosting Nevada this morning for SDSU’s annual Field Trip Day.

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SDSU WATER POLO DROPS TWO AT STANFORD INVITE

No. 18-ranked San Diego State lost to No. 2 Stanford and No. 9 Arizona State on Sunday at the Stanford Invitational

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February 6, 2022 (Stanford) - Sophomore Laurene Padilla scored five goals to lead the No. 18-ranked San Diego State water polo team on Sunday, in its opening two games of the season, but a pair of top-10 teams, No. 9 Arizona State and host and No. 2 Stanford, topped the Aztecs in the Stanford Invitational.


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SDSU SWIM AND DIVE: LOPEZ ARAVALO TAKES PLATFORM EVENT WITH RECORD SCORE

Valentina Lopez Arevalo wins the platform event at the Lumberjack Invitational with an Aztec record score of 294.68

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February 6, 2022 (Flagstaff) -  Freshman Valentina Lopez Arevalo had the best day of any platform diver in San Diego State history when she totaled 294.68 in the platform final at the Lumberjack Invitational on Sunday at the Wall Aquatic Center on the campus of Northern Arizona University.


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SDSU MEN'S BASKETBALL: AZTECS OUTLAST NEVADA 65-63

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February 6, 2022 (San Diego) -  Behind Matt Bradley's game-high 26 points, San Diego State held on to defeat visiting Nevada, 65-63, on Sunday at Viejas Arena.


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SDSU MEN'S TENNIS RALLIES FOR 4-3 THRILLER OVER PORTLAND

Aztecs overcome 3-1 deficit on team scoreboard

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February 5, 2022 (Seattle) - The San Diego State men’s tennis team overcame a 3-1 deficit to claim a dramatic 4-3 triumph over Portland on Saturday in neutral-site dual match at Nordstrom Tennis Center on the University of Washington campus.


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SDSU WOMEN'S TENNIS SUFFERS TIGHT LOSS AT ARIZONA 4-2

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February 5, 2022 (Tucson) - The San Diego State women's tennis team suffered its first loss of the 2022 campaign Saturday, dropping a 4-2 decision at Arizona. In a battle of unbeaten teams, the Aztecs and Wildcats were on pace to split points on the six singles courts, with Arizona's point in doubles to open the match holding up as the deciding factor.


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SDSU TRACK AND FIELD FINISHES UNM COLLEGIATE CLASSIC

The Aztecs finished in the top five in five events

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February 5, 2022 (Albuquerque) - The Aztec track and field team finished the UNM Collegiate Classic at the Albuquerque Convention Center Saturday afternoon. SDSU had five athletes enter their name in the Aztecs’ indoor record books and five earn top five finishes.


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SDSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS AT BOISE STATE 72-63

Sophia Ramos scored 20 or more points for the third straight game

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February 5, 2022 (Boise) - The Aztec women’s basketball team (10-12, 4-7) lost at Boise State (8-14, 4-7) Saturday afternoon 72-63 despite 20 points from Sophia Ramos and 15 from Asia Avinger.


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SDSU MEN'S BASKETBALL: AZTECS LOSE HEARTBREAKER AT COLORADO STATE

 

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February 4, 2022 (Fort Collins, Colo.) -  Lamont Butler hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 14 seconds to play to give the San Diego State men's basketball team a 57-56 lead, but Colorado State answered five seconds later and defeated the Aztecs 58-57 on Friday night in Moby Arena.


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SDSU MEN'S TENNIS TOPPLES UC SAN DIEGO 6-1

Aztecs roll past Tritons, improving to 12-0 in all-time series

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February 2, 2022 (San Diego) - The San Diego State men’s tennis team opened its 2022 schedule in style with a 6-1 triumph over UC San Diego on Wednesday at Aztec Tennis Center.

 


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SDSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCORES IN THE FINAL SECOND TO WIN AT UTAH STATE 68-67

Sophia Ramos scored 27 points and dished out the game-winning assist to Mercedes Staples

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February 2, 2022 (Logan, Utah) - Mercedes Staples of the Aztec women’s basketball team (10-11, 4-6) scored a lay-in with less than a second left to lift SDSU to a 68-67 win at Utah State (7-14, 2-9) Wednesday evening.


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SDSU MEN'S BASKETBALL: AZTECS DOMINATE NEW MEXICO 72-47

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February 2, 2022 (San Diego) - San Diego State received a dominating performance on its return to the friendly environs of Viejas Arena Monday, cruising past New Mexico, 72-47, as the duo of Keshad Johnson and Matt Bradley scored 14 points apiece to help spark the victory.


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JUNIOR SEAU'S BROTHER KILLED IN HEAD-ON CRASH WITH HELIX WATER DUMP TRUCK

By Miriam Raftery

Photo, left: Savaii Seau and his wife, Megan, on their wedding day, courtesy of the Seau family

Updated 8:30 with information on Seau's wife, Megan, the passenger in his vehicle.

February 2, 2022 (Lakeside) –  Savaii Seau, the brother of former Chargers' linebaker Junior Seau, has died of injuries sustained when the 2005 Audi A6 he was driving crossed the center line on Los Coches Road in Lakeside yesterday and struck a Helix Water District dump truck head on.

His wife, Megan, was a passenger in Seau's vehicle and remains hospitalized in stable condition, a family member told ECM.


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SDSU WOMEN'S TENNIS REMAINS PERFECT, BLANKS UC SAN DIEGO 4-0

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January 29, 2022 (San Diego) - The San Diego State women’s tennis team early season dominance continued Saturday, as the Aztecs defeated UC San Diego, 4-0, at the Aztec Tennis Center. At 3-0 this season, the Aztecs have matched their best start to a season since 2019, and has outscored the opposition 14-1 this season.


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