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SDSU VOLLEYBALL UPENDED BY WYOMING IN FOUR SETS

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October 13, 2022 (San Diego) - The San Diego State volleyball team stumbled out of the gates and found themselves in pursuit mode for much of the evening in a 3-1 loss to Wyoming (14-25, 22-25, 20-25, 17-25) on Thursday in a Mountain West match inside Aztec Court at Peterson Gym.


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SDSU WOMEN'S SOCCER CRUISES TO 3-0 WIN OVER NEVADA

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October 13, 2022 (San Diego) - ECM Sportss finally made it to an Aztecs women’s soccer match as the ladies started their final home stand with a game against Nevada tonight on the SDSU Sports Deck for Senior Night.

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ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES EVEN SERIES AT ONE APIECE

By Liz Alper
 
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October 12, 2022 (Los Angeles) - The Padres gave a valiant effort last night, but still took a game one loss to the Dodgers.  They tried again tonight and the pitching matchup was a lot more exciting in Yu Darvish vs. Clayton Kershaw for the Dodgers.

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ECM PADRES REPORT: GAME ONE LOSS

By Liz Alper
 
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October 11, 2022 (Los Angeles) - The Padres advanced to the National League Division Series to play the Dodgers.  This is probably where the fun stops, but let’s recap the games anyway.  Mike Clevinger started tonight’s game one against Julio Urias for L.A. 

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SDSU MEN'S GOLF TAKES SECOND AT WOLF PACK CLASSIC

SDSU finishes second in 12-team field

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October 11, 2022 (Reno) - The San Diego State men’s golf team finished in second place at the Wolf Pack Classic Tuesday at the par-72, 7,302-yard Hidden Valley Country Club in Reno, Nevada. The Aztecs shot a 6-under-par 282 on the final day today and finished at 27-under 837 for the tournament.


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SDSU MEN'S TENNIS FINISHES STRONG AT UCSB FALL CLASSIC

San Diego State won three of four singles matches on Sunday at the UCSB Fall Classic

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October 9, 2022 (Santa Barbara) - The San Diego State men’s tennis team played six matches, four singles and two doubles, on the final day of the UCSB Fall Classic. The Scarlet and Black won all but one singles match on Sunday.


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SDSU WOMEN'S GOLF TIES FOR NINTH AT RON MOORE INTERCOLLEGIATE

Bernice Olivarez Ilas tied for 10th with a personal best 54-hole score of 214

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October 9, 2022 (Denver) - The Aztec women’s golf team finished the Ron Moore Intercollegiate in Denver Sunday afternoon tied for ninth place (out of 16 schools). The Aztecs were led by Bernice Olivarez Ilas, who shot a 214 and tied for 10th place.


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SDSU WOMEN'S SOCCER TOPS FRESNO STATE 1-0

Poway High alum Trinity Coker scored a free kick in the 71st minute to give the Aztecs the win.

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October 9, 2022 (San Diego) - San Diego State women’s soccer (6-3-5, 4-1-1 MW) beat Fresno State (1-10-3, MW 1-4-1) 2-0 on Sunday afternoon on the SDSU SportsDeck. A stunning Trinity Coker free kick in the 70th minute gave the Aztecs the win.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES ADVANCE TO NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES WITH SHUTOUT WIN OVER METS

By Liz Alper
 
Photo:  Grossmont High alum Joe Musgrove via @padres on Twitter
 
October 9, 2022 (New York) - It all comes down to this.  Both the Padres and the Mets are vying to advance to the National League Division Series.  Grossmont High alum Joe Musgrove started against Chris Bassitt for New York.

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WEST HILLS ALUM KICKS SDSU FOOTBALL TO WIN OVER HAWAII

By Liz Alper
 
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October 8, 2022 (San Diego) - The 2-3 (0-1 in the Mountain West) Aztecs host Hawaii tonight at Snapdragon Stadium.
 
The first half was scoreless until the end of the second when West Hills alum Jack Browning nailed a 45-yard field goal to put the Aztecs up 3-0 at the half.

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ECM PADRES REPORT: METS EVEN SERIES

By Liz Alper
 
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October 8, 2022 (New York) - The Padres took New York by force last night in game one of the National League Wild Card.  They looked to take a 2-0 series lead tonight with Blake Snell on the mound against Jacob deGrom for New York.

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SDSU VOLLEYBALL TOPPLED AT BOISE STATE IN FOUR SETS

Aztecs’ Mikela Labno launches career-high 16 kills

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October 8, 2022 (Boise) - Despite a career-high 16 kills from Mikela Labno and a spirited rally in the third and fourth sets, the San Diego State volleyball team came up short in a 3-1 loss to Boise State (21-25, 16-25, 25-22, 23-25) on Saturday in a hard-fought Mountain West road match at Bronco Gym.


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SDSU SWIMMING & DIVING FINISHES SECOND AT CHICK-FIL-A INVITE

Aztec capture event titles in 1-meter diving and 200 breaststroke
 
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October 8, 2022 (Fresno) - Buoyed by two event titles and a runner-up relay finish, the San Diego State swimming and diving team wrapped up the Chick-Fil-A Invitational on Saturday with a second-place standing among seven competing teams.


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SDSU MEN'S SOCCER FALLS 2-0 AT UCLA

The Aztecs outshot the Bruins 16-12

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October 7, 2022 (Los Angeles) - The Aztec men’s soccer team (4-6-2, 1-3-1) fell at UCLA (6-4-1, 2-2-1) 2-0 Friday evening after the Bruins scored a pair of second half goals.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES TAKE GAME ONE OF WILD CARD

By Liz Alper
 
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October 7, 2022 (New York) - And we’re here.  The MLB Postseason.  And finally, the Padres were involved.  They started their campaign in New York against the Mets in the National League Wild Card.  Yu Darvish started against Max Scherzer for New York.

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SDSU WOMEN'S SOCCER TAKES DOWN SAN JOSE STATE 2-0 AT SNAPDRAGON STADIUM

In front of a crowd of 2,546, the Aztecs earned their third conference win of the season 2-0

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October 6, 2022 (San Diego) - San Diego State women’s soccer (5-3-5, 3-1-1 MW) defeated San Jose State (3-5-2, MW 2-2-1) 2-0 on Thursday evening at Snapdragon Stadium. An Emma Gaines-Ramos goal in the 86th minute earned the Aztecs the 2-0 win in front of a women’s soccer all-time attendance record crowd of 2,546.


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SDSU VOLLEYBALL SWEPT AT UTAH STATE

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October 6, 2022 (Logan, Utah) - The San Diego State volleyball team was dealt its second straight defeat on Thursday after falling to a hot-hitting Utah State squad, 3-0 (19-25, 17-25, 10-25), in a Mountain West match on Kirby Court at Wayne Estes Center.


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SDSU SWIMMING & DIVING SINKS PEPPERDINE 83-59

Aztecs win their 38th consecutive dual meet

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October 6, 2022 (Malibu) - The San Diego State swimming and diving team continued its dominance in dual-meet competition on Thursday after posting an 83-59 decision over Pepperdine at Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: FINALLY, LOSING DOESN’T MATTER

By Liz Alper

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October 5, 2022 (San Diego) - And here we are, the last game of the season.  Only this year, the Padres had something to look forward to after the game.  John Brebbia started for San Francisco against Craig Stammen.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: HOMERS POWER PADS PAST GIANTS

By Liz Alper
 
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October 4, 2022 (San Diego) - The Padres looked to take the series tonight against the Giants.  Carlos Rodon started for San Francisco against Sean Manaea.

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ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES TAKE GAME ONE AGAINST GIANTS

By Liz Alper
 
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October 3, 2022 (San Diego) - The Padres and Giants played the last series of the season, only this time, the Padres had something to play for, having clinched a postseason berth.  John Brebbia started for San Francisco against Grossmont High alum Joe Musgrove.  

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EL CAPITAN AND SDSU ALUM RYAN LINDLEY NAMED SDSU QUARTERBACKS COACH

Lindley is SDSU’s all-time leading passer

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October 3, 2022 (San Diego) - San Diego State football head coach Brady Hoke announced Ryan Lindley, the school’s all-time passing leader, as an assistant coach on Monday. Lindley, who served as a graduate assistant coach with the Aztecs for part of the 2018 season and attended El Capitan High School, will coach the SDSU quarterbacks.


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SDSU WOMEN'S SOCCER DOWNS AIR FORCE 2-1

Goals from Rachelle Elve and Denise Castro earned the Aztecs the win.
 
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October 2, 2022 (Colorado Springs) -  San Diego State women's soccer (4-3-5, 2-1-1 MW) earned a hard fought 2-1 win over Air Force (4-5-2, 1-2-1 MW) on Sunday afternoon. Denise Castro scored a bullet header in the 65th minute to give SDSU the win.


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SDSU WOMEN'S TENNIS WINS TWO FINALS ON SUNDAY

Julia Jordan won her singles flight final, while Andjela Skrobonja and Dariya Detkovskaya won their doubles final at USD.

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October 2, 2022 (San Diego) - San Diego State women’s tennis posted two tournament finals wins on Sunday. Julia Jordan won her singles flight final at the SDSU Fall Classic I, while Andjela Skrobonja and Dariya Detkovskaya won their doubles final at the USD Collegiate Invitational. 


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SDSU MEN'S SOCCER DEFEATS OREGON STATE 3-0

The Aztecs' three goals were their most in a Pac-12 match since 2017
 
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October 2, 2022 (San Diego) - The Aztec men’s soccer team (4-5-2, 1-2-1) beat Oregon State (4-3-1, 1-1-0) 3-0 Sunday on the SDSU Sports Deck Sunday afternoon for their first Pac-12 win of the year. The Aztecs got goals from C.J. Fodrey, Blake Bowen and Iñigo Villaldea while scoring their most goals in a Pac-12 match since the 2017 season.


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SDSU MEN'S TENNIS: MANDMA LEADS AZTECS AT ITA ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

Alexander Mandma improved to 4-1 in singles tournament play this year with his win on Sunday at the ITA All-American Championships

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Octobeer 2, 2022 (Tulsa) -  On Sunday, the San Diego State men’s tennis team played three pre-qualifying consolation matches in the ITA All-American Championships at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Tulsa and emerged with a win from Alexander Mandma.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES LOSE, BUT CLINCH POSTSEASON BERTH

By Liz Alper

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October 2, 2022 (San Diego) - The Padres wrapped up their last interleague series with the White Sox today, within one win of clinching a postseason berth.  Lance Lynn started for Chicago against Blake Snell.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES EVEN SERIES

By Liz Alper
 
Photo:  Honoring Latino players before the game.  Via @padres on Twitter
 
October 1, 2022 (San Diego) - The Padres kick off the last few days of the season still hungry for that Wild Card spot.  Tonight was game two against the White Sox with Dylan Cease on the mound for Chicago against Mike Clevinger.

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SDSU VOLLEYBALL FALLS AT UNLV IN FOUR SETS

Spirited Aztec rally comes up short

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October 1, 2022 (Las Vegas) - The San Diego State volleyball team had its two-match winning streak snapped in a four-set defeat to UNLV (15-25, 19-25, 27-25, 22-25) on Saturday in a Mountain West clash at Cox Pavilion.


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ECM FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: MATADORS VICTORIOUS IN BATTLE OF SPRING VALLEY

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September 30, 2022 (Spring Valley) - ECM Sports covered Monte Vista last week, but this week, we went to their turf for the battle of Spring Valley as they hosted the Matadors of Mount Miguel.  Both teams are struggling; the Monarchs are 1-4 on the season and 0-1 in league with their loss to El Cajon Valley last week.  The Matadors are 2-4 and 0-2 in league.

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