Welcome to the Recap!

Highlights

  • San Diego Wave FC’s season came to a close following a 1-0 quarterfinal upset loss to the Utah Royals.

  • UC San Diego soccer continues a historic run as other local programs begin wrapping up their seasons.

  • San Diego volleyball teams are keeping their winning streaks alive as conference play winds down, with SDSU clinching a spot in the Pac-12 Tournament!

  • College basketball is back! San Diego programs opened their seasons with a mix of wins and losses, including an overtime thriller between crosstown rivals at the Bill Walton Classic.

  • Almost half of of you (45%) knew that Wave FC have made the playoffs four of the past five seasons.

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San Diego Wave FC

San Diego Ends its Season

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  • San Diego played in the quarterfinals for the NWSL, losing 1-0 to the Utah Royals. Read our recap of the game here.

  • The Wave finish the season after a second-place regular-season campaign with 58 points and an 18W-8L-4D record.

  • The Wave FC head coach and three players were named finalists for the 2026 NWSL Awards. They are

    • Kennedy Wesley | Defender of the Year

    • Kenza Dali | Midfielder of the Year

    • Mimi Van Zanten | Rookie of the Year, presented by Ally

    • Jonas Eidevall | Coach of the Year

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San Diego State

Volleyball Clinches!

Volleyball clinches a spot in the Pac-12 tournament. Trinitee Carroll/SDSU Athletics

  • The Aztecs (15-7, 10-2 Pac-12), took a four set win over Fresno State to clinch a spot in the Pac-12 Championship tournament in their first season in the new conference. The tournament starts Nov. 23.

SDSU Basketball

SDSU Soccer

  • The Aztecs closed out Pac-12 play on the road against No. 22 Utah State. The team fell 2-0 to the Aggies.

  • The team will travel back to Utah on Nov. 11 to face No. 2 Boise State for the Pac-12 Championships.

University of San Diego

Toreros Open Season with a Win and the Bill Walton Classic

Credit: Belen Palomino Young / @belens_gameday

  • Basketball kicked off its season on Monday, coming back from nine points down to capture a road win over New Mexico State, 61-56. Read more about the game here.

  • The team then went on to face a cross town rival in UC San Diego for the inaugural Bill Walton Classic. The Tritons forced an overtime, eventually taking the 90-88 win over the Toreros. Read about the Classic here.

USD Volleyball

  • USD (14-8, 9-3 WCC) swept Denver this past week to extend the win streak to seven, six of those sweeps!

USD Soccer

  • The Toreros finished their season with a 1-0 win over Pacific. The team finished 3W-4L-2D in West Coast Conference play.

Point Loma Nazarene

Volleyball Finishes Conference Play on a High

Carlos Aguon/PLNU Athletics

  • The No. T-17 Sea Lions continue their win streak to 10 games with two wins over Biola and Westmont! The team clinched the outright regular season PacWest Championship title.

  • The team now turns its attention on the PacWest Championships, facing Hawai’i Hilo in the semifinals.

PLNU Soccer

  • The team fell 2-1 to Biola in the PacWest semifinals and now waits to see if it earns an at-large bid to the NCAA West Regional.

  • Point Loma (10W-3L-5D) was ranked No. 5 in the NCAA West Region NPI rankings entering the postseason.

UC San Diego

Soccer is Onto the Big West Finals

UC San Diego continues to make history. Miguel Mejia/Miguel Mejia Photography

  • The Tritons punched a ticket to the Big West Finals, the first time in program history! The team took down Cal State Fullerton, 1-0, on Saturday.

  • The team will face Utah Valley on Nov. 14, hoping to capture the program’s first Big West Championship title and to punch a ticket to the NCAA Tournament.

UC San Diego Basketball

  • The Tritons were on the road to face No. 15 Washington to open the season. The team fell, 63-79.

  • UC San Diego then closed out its opening week, facing the University of San Diego in the Bill Walton Classic. The Tritons pulled off a comeback to force overtime and to take the game by two points, 90-88. Read about the Classic here.

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