SDSU completes a perfect weekend at home with victory over Cal Poly

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February 16, 2020 (San Diego) - San Diego State women’s tennis earned its second win of the weekend when it topped Cal Poly 6-1 Sunday at Aztec Tennis Center.

In doubles play, Cal Poly got a quick jump on the Aztecs with a 6-4 victory over senior Mia Smith and sophomore Alicia Melosch on court one. With the match’s first point on the line, juniors Nnena Nadozie and Abbie Mulbarger secured a 6-4 decision on court three to even the score. In exciting fashion, second-seeded freshman Julia Jordan and junior Tamara Arnold broke a 5-5 tie with two-straight game wins, winning 7-5 and bringing the doubles point home for SDSU.

Aztecs improve to 2-0 on the year

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February 15, 2020 (Conway, S.C.) - Visiting San Diego State won its second straight Saturday with a 3-1 triumph over Coastal Carolina in the Brittain Resorts Baseball by the Beach event at Springs Brooks Stadium.

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February 15, 2020 (San Diego) - San Diego State women’s tennis cruised past Cal State Fullerton Saturday with a 4-0 victory at Aztec Tennis Center.

The Aztecs’ doubles teams secured SDSU’s first point of the match, led by junior Tamara Arnold and freshman Julia Jordan topping Fullerton’s Acidera and Valenzuela 6-0. Sophomore Alicia Melosch and senior Mia Smith followed with a come-from-behind victory over the Titans’ Suh and Garcia, besting the duo 6-3 after starting the set off down 3-0.

Starting pitchers combine for 18 strikeouts in game

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February 13, 2020 (San Diego) -  In a pitcher’s duel between former Mountain West rivals, San Diego State dropped a 3-0 decision to Brigham Young in the opener of the 30th annual Campbell/Cartier Classic Thursday night at SDSU Softball Stadium.

The Aztecs held the Lobos to 1-for-17 shooting from three

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February 12, 2020 (Albuqerque) - The Aztec women’s basketball team (12-14, 7-7) built a 19-point first quarter lead at New Mexico (13-13, 4-9) and then held on to win 67-58 in front of 4,753 fans inside Dreamstyle Arena Wednesday evening.

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February 12, 2020 (San Diego) - Junior forward Matt Mitchell had 22 points and 12 rebounds for his first double-double and scored his 1,000 career point for No. 4 San Diego State, which beat New Mexico 82-59 Tuesday night to win the Mountain West Conference championship and remain the nation's only undefeated team.

San Diego State can't overcome deficits on the final day in La Jolla

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February 9, 2020 (La Jolla) - On the final day of the 2020 Triton Invitational, the No. 21 San Diego State water polo fell behind after the first eight minutes in both its games, versus No. 17 Loyola Marymount and No. 22 CSUN, could not recover and finished the tournament in 12^th place.

Junior Nnena Nadozie continued her singles win streak, is undefeated during the spring season

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February 8, 2020 (Long Beach) - San Diego State women’s tennis suffered a 4-1 loss to Long Beach State Saturday in Long Beach.  Junior Nnena Nadozie was the bright spot for the Aztecs as she continued her singles win streak, individually moving to 4-0 to start the spring season.

Jayln Harris, Danae Dyer, Sakura Roberson and Nyjari McNeil finished in 3:33.81

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February 8, 2020 (Albuquerque) - The Aztec track and field team’s 4x400m relay team beat the SDSU school record by nearly six seconds to etch their names in the record books.

Jalyn Harris, Danae Dyer, Sakura Roberson and Nyjari McNeil finished in 3:33.81, nearly a full six seconds better than the previous record of 3:39.52 set at last year’s Mountain West Indoor Championships. SDSU’s time gives them the eighth fastest in the nation.

Aztecs finish off River City Leadoff Tournament with a sweep to improve to 4-1

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February 8, 2020 (Jacksonville) - The San Diego State softball team picked up two wins Saturday afternoon at the River City Leadoff Tournament at Debbie & Fred Pruitt Softball Complex. The Aztecs (4-1) avenged a Friday defeat to Villanova by beating the Wildcats 8-4 before dispatching Nicholls for the second straight day by a 7-3 score. 

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February 7, 2020 (Jacksonville) - The San Diego State softball team rallied in both games, but had to settle for a split Friday afternoon at the River City Leadoff Tournament at Debbie & Fred Pruitt Softball Complex. The Aztecs (2-1) defeated Nicholls, 10-6, after falling to Villanova, 5-4, earlier in the day.

Marie Yacopino and Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez brought home first place finishes

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February 1, 2020 (Flagstaff) - San Diego State senior Marie Yacopino and sophomore Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez earned first-place finishes as the Aztecs’ diving team completed competition at the Northern Arizona Diving Invitational #2 Saturday, Feb. 1.

Asia Smith took first place and was followed by Neele Schuten and Sara Absten

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January 31, 2020 (Flagstaff) - The Aztecs took the top three spots in the pentathlon at the NAU Mountain T’s Invitational on Friday. Asia Smith (3,797 points), freshman Neele Schuten (3.660) and Sara Absten (3,501) all won at least one event to help the Aztecs claim first, second and third.

Lechuga Gonzalez topped the podium for the Aztecs in Flagstaff

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January 31, 2020 (Flagstaff) - San Diego State’s diving team opened competition at the Northern Arizona Lumberjack Invitational #2 Friday with six Aztecs placing in the top 10 in the 3-meter diving competition.