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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
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
College basketball is back! The Aztecs opened their season this week, taking down Cal State Fullerton, 77-51. Read about the season opener here.
The team then faced North Texas and UTSA, taking two more wins to start a win streak in the opening week. Natalie Martinez propelled the win against North Texas with a career-high 25 points. Read more about the win against North Texas here, or the UTSA win here.
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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