By Miriam Raftery

December 28, 2021 (San Diego) – Hours before this evening’s 5 p.m. kickoff at Petco Park, the UCLA Bruins pulled out, forcing cancellation of the Holiday Bowl.  A statement from UCLA at 12:30 p.m. indicated the team was withdrawing “due to COVID-19 protocols within the Bruins’ program.”

No details were provided, though UCLA Athletic Director Martin Jarmond voiced disappointment for team members. “My heart goes out to them,” he said, but added that health and safety of our students will always be a priority.

UCLA was slated to compete against North Carolina State, which tweeted, “Heartbroken to not be able to compete one more time this season.”

The Aztecs held the Buckeyes 21 points under their season average

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December 21, 2021 (San Diego) - The Aztec women’s basketball team (6-5) fell to No. 24 Ohio State (9-2) 66-54 Tuesday afternoon inside Viejas Arena.

The Buckeyes entered the game top five in the nation in points per game and the Aztecs held them 21 points below their season average.

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December 17, 2021 (Phoenix) - Senior guard Trey Pulliam was one of three Aztecs in double figures and for the eighth time in 10 games San Diego State's men's basketball team limited its opponent to under 40 percent shooting in a 63-53 victory over the Saint Mary's Gaels at the Footprint Center.

Sophia Ramos led the Aztecs with 20 points

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December 17, 2021 (San Diego) - The Aztec women’s basketball team (6-4) edged out UC San Diego (3-6) 65-57 Friday evening inside Viejas Arena.

SDSU was led by Sophia Ramos and Asia Avinger who combined for 35 points and 17 rebounds. Ramos had 20 points, her 17^th career game with at least 20, on 7-for-14 shooting and collected eight rebounds. Avinger had 15 points and a career-high nine rebounds.

Araiza becomes first Aztec in program history to win a major award

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December 9, 2021 (San Diego) - San Diego State football’s Matt Araiza (San Diego/Rancho Bernardo HS) has been named the recipient of the Ray Guy Award, which was announced Thursday night on ESPN during the broadcast of the 31st annual The Home Depot College Football Awards. The award is given annually to the nation’s best collegiate punter.

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December 8, 2021 (Riverside) - The Aztec women’s basketball team (5-4) scored a season-high 78 points and gave California Baptist (5-2) their first home loss since Feb. 19, 2020, with a 78-77 win Wednesday evening.

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December 4, 2021 (Carson, Calif.) - Jordon Brookshire passed for 117 yards for San Diego State, which had its four-game winning streak snapped in the school's most lopsided loss since a 35-point defeat at Ohio State in September 2013. Texas transfer Byron Vaughns won the game's defensive MVP award while leading Utah State's dominant defensive effort in holding the Aztecs to 178 yards and no touchdowns in the first three quarters.

Sophia Ramos paced the Aztecs with 19 points

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December 1, 2021 San Diego) - The Aztec women’s basketball team (4-4) lost to San Diego (5-2) 63-51 inside Viejas Arena Wednesday evening.

SDSU was led by Sophia Ramos, who scored 19 points and was a perfect 8-for-8 from the line. Asia Avinger had 16 points on 5-for-10 shooting.

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November 27, 2021 (Anaheim) - Trey Pulliam scored 11 points, while Lamont Butler and Aguek Arop each had nine, but the No. 24 Southern California Trojans, were able to limit the San Diego State Aztecs to 32.1 percent shooting and defeated SDSU 58-43 in the championsip game of the Paycom Wooden Legacy on Friday night.