Aztecs win MW opener for the third time in the last four years
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December 28, 2017 (San Diego) - Senior McKynzie Fort scored a game-high 20 points to lead the San Diego State women’s basketball team to a 68-62 triumph over Wyoming Thursday in the Mountain West opener for both teams at Steve Fisher Court.
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December 27, 2017 (San Diego) - The Metropolitan Transit System will boost Trolley service to accommodate the large crowds expected for both the Holiday Bowl and Holiday Bowl Parade on Thursday, December 28. The Michigan State Spartans and the Washington State Cougars each bring nationally ranked teams and loyal fan bases to help make this bowl game a live and festive atmosphere.
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December 23, 2017 (Fort Worth) - No conference championship for the Aztec football this year, but they still got a bowl game and a prestigious one too, as they got to face Army in the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth.
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December 22, 2017 (San Diego) - The San Diego State swimming and diving team continued a successful 2017-18 campaign on Friday, defeating Air Force, 199-92, and Cal Poly, 165-132, in a double dual meet at the Aztec Aquaplex.
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December 22, 2017 (Santa Barbara) - The San Diego State women’s basketball team wrapped up its non-conference slate on a sour note Friday, falling at UC Santa Barbara by a 77-64 count inside the Thunderdome.
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December 21, 2017 (San Diego) - After 12 days, Aztecs men’s basketball was back in action in a big way; the defending national champion Gonzaga Bulldogs came to town. This year, however, the Zags are ranked 12th.
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December 20, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State head football coach Rocky Long announced the signing Wednesday of 16 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent or Offers of Aid, including two Helix High School football players.
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San Diego midfielder’s three-goal performance against Turlock highlights Week Eight; Anthony Medina makes honorable mention list with two goals in his first game
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December 19, 2017 (San Diego) - Sockers midfielder Erick Tovar was named to the MASL Team Of The Week for week eight. It is the fifth consecutive week, when the team was eligible, that a Sockers player has been honored. Anthony Medina, who was playing in his first game of the season, was placed on the Honorable Mention List.
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December 18, 2017 (San Diego) - Finally, Bowl Week is upon us and so is the Aztecs' Armed Forces Bowl matchup against Army. Head coach Rocky Long, senior warrior Trey Lomax and senior wide receiver Mikah Holder joined him. Men's basketball head coach Brian Dutcher and junior guard Jeremy Hemsley also joined in to talk about the Thursday night matchup against Gonzaga.
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Erick Tovar’s hat-trick propels San Diego to 7-0 record and control of the division; Anthony Medina adds two goals, while Kraig Chiles’ scoring streak reaches seven games
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December 14, 2017 (San Diego) - Five days after scoring a season-high 92 points, the San Diego State women’s basketball team was unable to find its offensive rhythm in a 48-34 setback to visiting Santa Clara on Thursday at Steve Fisher Court.
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Penny becomes third consensus All-American in program history
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December 14, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State senior Rashaad Penny (Norwalk, Calif.) has been named a 2017 FBS Consensus All-American, the NCAA announced Thursday. Penny is the third Aztec to earn consensus All-America honors, joining Marshall Faulk 1992 and 1993 and Kyle Turley in 1997.
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Rashaad Penny picks up multiple awards at team’s banquet
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December 13, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State senior running back Rashaad Penny was awarded the John Simcox Memorial Trophy as the 2017 team MVP at the team’s annual banquet on Sunday.
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December 12, 2017 (San Diego) - Nothing fun this week, but a bowl game looms on the horizon and head coach Rocky Long had a lot to say about the Army. Uh, the Army Black Knights football team, that is. He was joined by senior linebacker Tyler Morris and junior quarterback Christian Chapman. Men's basketball head coach Brian Dutcher was also on hand.
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Tyler Roemer and Tariq Thompson each honored by USA Today
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December 12, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State’s Tyler Roemer (Fernley, Nev.) and Tariq Thompson (San Diego/St. Augustine HS) were each named to the USA Today Freshman All-America team on Tuesday. The Aztecs are one of just five schools (also Arizona, Georgia, Northwestern and Wisconsin) with multiple athletes on the team.
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December 12, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State senior Rashaad Penny (Norwalk, Calif.) was named a first-team All-American by The Sporting News and CBS Sports on Tuesday, and by USA Today late on Monday, bringing his total to eight first-team All-America selections on the season.
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December 11, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State senior Rashaad Penny (Norwalk, Calif.) continued to rack up the postseason accolades when he was named a first-team All-American by both the Associated Press and the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) on Monday.
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December 10, 2017 (San Diego) - After a heartbreaking loss at Steve Fisher Court on Friday afternoon to UC Irvine, the lady Aztecs took the court again for a mulligan on Sunday afternoon against Hope International, who traveled down to San Diego from Fullerton.
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December 8, 2017 (San Diego) - The San Diego State women’s basketball team suffered its first home loss of the season in heartbreaking fashion on Friday, falling to UC Irvine by a narrow 67-65 count in front of 4,148 fans at Steve Fisher Court.
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December 8, 2017 (San Diego) - The San Diego Hall of Champions has released their November Stars of the Month and a Monte Vista High football standout is on the list, as well as former and current SDSU football players and a Sockers player and former Poway High alumnus.
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December 7, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State senior Rashaad Penny (Norwalk, Calif.) was named a Walter Camp Second-Team All-American, as announced Thursday by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. He also earned second-team accolades from SB Nation, after earlier in the day garnering first-team honors from Sports Illustrated, All-American and Bleacher Report.
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December 7, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State senior Rashaad Penny (Norwalk, Calif.) has been named a first-team All-American by three outlets on Thursday. Penny made the Sports Illustrated first team, as well as the All-American’s inaugural first team and the Bleacher Report first team.
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December 5, 2017 (San Diego) - Another fun-filled SDSU athlet press conference awaited the media and this week, football offensive coordinator Jeff Horton, defensive coordinator Danny Gonzales, sophomore running back Juwan Washington, senior defensive lineman Sergio Phillips and junior safety Parker Baldwin had a bowl game to talk about. They appeared along with men's basketball head coach Brian Dutcher and women's basketball head coach Stacie Terry.
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Aztec guard picks up third career weekly conference award
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December 4, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State’s McKynzie Fort (Fontana, Calif.) has been named Mountain West Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for a pair of exceptional performances in the Aztecs’ victories over San Diego and Arizona. With her award, the SDSU senior collected her third career weekly award and the Aztecs first of the season.
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December 2, 2017 (San Diego) - Following a big win at Jenny Craig Pavilion against USD on Thursday night, SDSU men’s basketball finally returned home for a Sunday matinee against the 7-1 Bradley Braves as part of the annual Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge. In case you were wondering, Bradley is a private university in Peoria, Illinois with 5,400 students. This is the first time the Aztecs have seen the Braves since 1967.
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December 3, 2017 (Tucson) - Senior McKynzie Fort scored a season-high 26 points to help the San Diego State women’s basketball team to a 78-67 conquest of Arizona in a nonconference game Sunday at McKale Center.
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Aztecs will look to win 11th game for third straight season
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December 3, 2017 (San Diego) - The San Diego State football team has accepted an invitation to play Army West Point in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 23 at 2:30 p.m. CT. The game will be played at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas, and will be broadcast nationally by ESPN.
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December 1, 2017 (San Diego) - What better way to kick off December than with high school sports? Football is winding down and we’re moving on to basketball. Tonight, the lady Eagles of Granite Hills traveled to Patrick Henry to take on the Patriots in their first matchup of the season. The Patriots are already 1-0 on the season.
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Aztecs slated for seven regular season home games next spring
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December 1, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State lacrosse head coach Kylee White has released her team’s schedule for the 2018 campaign. In addition to seven regular-season home games, the Aztecs’ challenging slate features matchups with four schools that qualified for the NCAA Tournament last year, as well as two conference finalists.
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