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EAST COUNTY PREP GIRLS SOCCER: WARHAWKS STRIKE DOWN BRAVES' LATE RALLY; ANOTHER EAST COUNTY SQUAD ELIMINATED FROM CIF PLAYOFFS

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February 17, 2023 (San Diego) - El Cajon Valley girls soccer came home from Yuba City on Tuesday with a win over River Valley High in the first round of Division V CIF playoffs.  Tonight, the lady Braves headed out on the road again, but this time, it was a shorter drive to Clairemont and George Hoagland Stadium to face #1 seed Madison in the quarterfinals.

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SDSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL OUTLASTS COLORADO STATE 53-49

The Aztecs, who are now in sole possession of second place, held the Rams to a season-low 49 points

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February 17, 2023 (San Diego) - The Aztec women’s basketball team (21-7, 11-4) outlasted Colorado State (17-9, 10-5) 53-49 inside Viejas Arena Thursday evening. SDSU never trailed and held the Rams to a season-low 49 points.


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SDSU SOFTBALL EDGES WICHITA STATE 3-2

SDSU wins battle of 4-1 teams

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February 17, 2023 (San Diego) -  In a battle of a pair of 4-1 teams, San Diego State scored three runs in the bottom of the second inning and held on for a 3-2 victory over Wichita State Thursday night at SDSU Softball Stadium.


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SDSU WOMEN'S TENNIS DROPPED BY HAWAII 5-2

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February 16, 2023 (San Diego) - San Diego State women’s tennis fell in their fourth home match of the season on Thursday afternoon, 5-2 to Hawai’i at the Aztec Tennis Center.


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SDSU MEN'S BASKETBALL GETS BY FRESNO STATE 45-43

 

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February 16, 2023 (Fresno) - Matt Bradley scored 10 points and No. 21 San Diego State slipped past Fresno State 45-43 on Wednesday night.

San Diego State (21-5, 12-2 Mountain West Conference) has won four in a row and eight of nine overall, extending its win streak against the Bulldogs to eight games.

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EAST COUNTY PREP BOYS SOCCER: VAQUEROS TAME LIONS, SURVIVE IN PLAYOFFS

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February 15, 2023 (Lakeside) - Not a lot of East County teams made the cut for CIF boys soccer playoffs, but as luck would have it, two of the region’s schools found themselves squaring off in the first round of Division V.  It’s El Capitan and Liberty Charter coming at you live from Lakeside.

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EAST COUNTY PREP GIRLS SOCCER: PATS ELIMINATED BY TOUGH NORTH COUNTY SQUAD

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February 14, 2023 (Carlsbad) - Playoffs for soccer and basketball have kicked off and tonight, the Christian High lady Patriots celebrated Valentine’s Day by heading up to Carlsbad to face Sage Creek in the opening round of CIF Division I girls soccer playoffs.

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ECM PADRES REPORT: BREAKING: PADRES SIGN MICHAEL WACHA

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February 14, 2023 (San Diego) - The Padres are getting a big boost in the bullpen right before spring training; Michael Wacha is coming to San Diego. 


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SAN DIEGO STATE SOFTBALL POWERS PAST NORTHERN ILLINOIS 11-1 IN SIX INNINGS

Aztecs homer three times to improve to 4-1 on the season

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February 12, 2023 (San Diego) - San Diego State homered three times, including a grand slam by All-American Mac Barbara, in an 11-1 victory over Northern Illinois in six innings Sunday afternoon at SDSU Softball Stadium. The Aztecs (4-1), who are receiving votes in both national polls, finished in a three-way tie for first place in the six-team SDSU Season Kickoff with No. 22/rv Arizona State and rv/rv Notre Dame, all at 4-1.


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SDSU LACROSSE TRIPPED UP AT MARQUETTE

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February 12, 2023 (Milwaukee) - The Aztec lacrosse team (0-2) fell to Marquette (1-0) 20-13 Sunday afternoon after a hard-fought battle.

SDSU had two players score four goals: Deanna Balsama and Brook Waddell. In addition to Balsama and Waddell’s scoring efforts, five additional Aztecs, Katelyn Murphy, Mia Kohn, Emma Betts, Cailin Young, Kate Christos, and Sara Toner, each scored a goal.


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SDSU MEN'S TENNIS FALLS TO SANTA CLARA 4-1

Johannes Seeman shines as San Diego State comes up short against the Broncos

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February 11, 2023 (San Diego) - The San Diego State men’s tennis team played its first match in three weeks, against Santa Clara at the Aztec Tennis Center on Saturday. Johannes Seeman led the team with a win in the top singles spot as he moves to 3-0 on the season, but that was the lone win in a 4-1 loss to the Broncos.


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SDSU TRACK & FIELD FINISHES COMPETITION AT UNM DON KIRBY INVITATIONAL

Five Aztecs with new personal bests

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February 11, 2023 (Albuquerque) - The Aztec track and field team wrapped up their weekend of competition at the UNM Don Kirby Invitational on Saturday evening.


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SDSU MEN'S HOOPS DISPENSES OF UNLV 82-71

 

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February 11, 2023 (San Diego) - - Adam Seiko scored all 18 points on 3-pointers and Matt Bradley added 17 points for No. 25 San Diego, the Mountain West Conference front-runner that beat UNLV 82-71 Saturday for its third straight win and seventh in eight games.


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SDSU SOFTBALL BLOWS PAST MEMPHIS 7-1

Aztecs improve to 3-1 on the season

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February 11, 2023 (San Diego) - San Diego State blew past Memphis 7-1 on the third day of the SDSU Season Kickoff Saturday at SDSU Softball Stadium. 


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SDSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL EARNS 20TH WIN WITH 80-55 VICTORY AT SAN JOSE STATE

Sophia Ramos had 16 points and 13 assists, the most assists by an Aztec in 10 years 

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February 11, 2023 (San Jose) -  The Aztec women’s basketball team (20-7, 10-4) cruised to an 80-55 win at San Jose State (3-21, 1-12) Saturday afternoon to earn their 20th win of the year, their most since the 2012-13 season.


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SDSU WOMENS TENNIS BEATS RICE 5-2

Aztecs win their third straight match, and second over a ranked opponent

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February 11, 2023 (San Diego) - San Diego State women’s tennis beat No. 54 Rice, 5-2 on Saturday morning at the Aztec Tennis Center. The win was the squads third straight win and the second in a row over a ranked opponent.


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SDSU SOFTBALL SHUTS OUT NOTRE DAME 3-0

 

Three SDSU pitchers combine on a nine-hit shutout

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February 11, 2023 (San Diego) - Jillian Celis hit a go-ahead single in the bottom of the fifth inning and three pitchers combined on a nine-hit shutout in San Diego State’s 3-0 victory over Notre Dame on the second day of the SDSU Season Kickoff Friday night at SDSU Softball Stadium.


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SDSU LACROSSE FALLS AT NOTRE DAME 18-2

Aztecs led by Waddell and Balsama

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February 10, 2023 (South Bend, Ind.) - The Aztec lacrosse team (0-1) dropped its season opener at No. 16 Notre Dame (1-0) 18-2 Friday evening. SDSU was led by Brook Waddell and Deanna Balsama with one goal each.


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SDSU SOFTBALL SPLITS ON OPENING DAY

Aztecs down CSUN 5-4 before falling to No. 22 Arizona State 8-2

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February 10, 2023 (San Diego) - San Diego State battled for a sweep on opening day of the 2023 season at the SDSU Season Kickoff Thursday at SDSU Softball Stadium. The Aztecs (1-1) edged CSUN 5-4 in eight innings in the first game before falling to No. 22/rv Arizona State 8-2 in the nightcap.


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SDSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WINS AT NEVADA 67-51

Asia Avinger scored 21 points on 11-for-16 shooting

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February 9, 2023 (Reno) - The Aztec women’s basketball team (19-7, 9-4) won at Nevada 67-51 (9-15, 6-7) Thursday evening after holding the Wolf Pack to 26 percent shooting from the field. With the win, SDSU remains in a three-way tie for second place in the Mountain West.


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EAST COUNTY PREP GIRLS WATER POLO: COUGARS ELIMINATED IN FIRST ROUND BY HARD-SHOOTING JAGUARS

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February 9, 2023 (Spring Valley) - CIF Playoffs for girls water polo are upon us and tonight, the lady Cougars of Steele Canyon stayed in their home water and hosted the Jaguars of Valley Center.

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SAN DIEGO STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL HOLDS OFF LATE UTAH STATE RALLY

 

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February 9, 2023 (Logan, Utah) - Matt Bradley scored 18 points and No. 25 San Diego State held on to beat Utah State 63-61 on Wednesday night.

Bradley made his first seven shots and went 7 of 9 from the field overall to help keep the Aztecs (19-5, 10-2 Mountain West Conference) atop the conference standings.

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EAST COUNTY PREP SOCCER: LATE FIRST HALF GOAL GIVES EAGLES WIN

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February 8, 2023 (Spring Valley) - Prep soccer is almost coming to an end and tonight, in the second-to-last game of the regular season, the Granite Hills Eagles headed out to Spring Valley to face Mount Miguel.  The Matadors are barely staying above water, at 9-9-3 overall and 3-2-1 in the Grossmont Valley League.  The Eagles aren’t doing much better; they’re 3-2-1 too in the Grossmont Hills League, but 6-9-3 overall.

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SDSU SWIM & DIVE: VALENTINA LOPEZ AREVALO WINS PLATFORM EVENT AT NAU MEET

Aztec sophomore defends event crown from a year ago

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February 5, 2023 (Flagstaff) - San Diego State’s Valentina Lopez Arevalo emerged triumphant in the platform event on Sunday to lead the Aztecs during the final wave of competition at the Lumberjack Diving Invitational hosted by Northern Arizona.


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AZTEC WATER POLO CLOSES TRITON INVITE WITH A WIN OVER CSUN

San Diego State took an early lead and never looked back in its 9-7 win over the Matadors

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February 5, 2023 (La Jolla) - The No. 21 San Diego State water polo team put five goals in the cage in the first quarter and never looked back in a 9-7 victory against the No. 24 CSUN Matadors on Sunday morning at the final day of the 2023 Triton Invitational.


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AZTEC TRACK & FIELD WRAPS UP COMPETITON AT WSU OPEN AND COMBINED EVENTS

Aztecs finish second indoor meet

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February 4, 2023 (Spokane) - The Aztec track and field team competed for the final day at the WSU Open and Combined Events meet at The Podium in Spokane, Washington.


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AZTECS WATER POLO DOWNED BY UC DAVIS AT TRITON INVITE

Struggling to score in the second half, San Diego State fell to UC Davis on day two at the Triton Invitational.

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February 4, 2023 (La Jolla) - No. 21 San Diego State water polo, after surrendering a combined 20 goals in the first half of its two Friday games in the 2023 Triton Invitational, limited the No. 12 UC Davis Aggies to just four in the first 16 minutes on Saturday. But struggling to score in the second half, SDSU lost to UC Daivs 11-5 at the Canyonview Pool on the campus of UC San Diego.  


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SDSU WOMEN'S TENNIS SWEEPS UC SAN DIEGO 7-0

Aztecs improve to 2-1 on the season

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February 4, 2023 (San Diego) - San Diego State women’s tennis swept crosstown foe UC San Diego, 7-0 on Saturday afternoon at the Aztec Tennis Center. All six Aztecs won their singles matches and five of them won in straight sets Saturday.


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SDSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS AT NEW MEXICO 83-78

The Aztecs remain in second place in the Mountain West

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February 4, 2023 (Albuquerque) - The Aztec women’s basketball team (18-7, 8-4) fell at New Mexico 83-78 (14-10, 6-5) Saturday afternoon. With the loss, SDSU drops into a three-way tie for second place in the Mountain West along with Colorado State and Wyoming.


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AZTECS MEN'S BASKETBALL CRUISES TO 72-52 WIN OVER BOISE STATE

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February 3, 2023 (San Diego) -  Nathan Mensah scored 17 points as No. 22 San Diego State raced past Boise State 72-52 Friday night in a showdown of the Mountain West Conference's top two teams despite an off night by Aztecs' leading scorers Matt Bradley and Darrion Trammell.


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