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Highlights
Home-Bound, Playoff bound. San Diego Wave FC clinched a home game in the postseason spot with a 2-1 win over NC Courage on Saturday. And, the Wave are one of only three teams still in the race for the Shield.
Make that seven straight for SDSU volleyball. What a way to enter the Pac-12! Read about their sixth and seventh wins here.
Congrats to SDSU’s Vessa Turley and Tea Lukic who punched their ticket to the NCAA tennis tournament by winning the ITA doubles championship this morning.
The new series, Athlete’s Commute podcast: Aztecs on the Mesa, dropped its first episode this week! Get to know soccer player Alexis Leath.
Almost two-thirds of you (65%) knew that WNBA legend Lisa Leslie had a statue unveiled in her honor on Star Plaza at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Your New Trivia Timeout. Were you paying attention last week? Two soccer players from local universities scored a hat trick on Oct. 11. What schools were they from? Below, take the poll!👇
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San Diego Wave FC
San Diego Wave FC Secure Home Turf
Photo credit: Wave FC Media
The team held off the North Carolina Courage, 2-1, to secure an at-home quarterfinal game. Read more here.
San Diego State
Volleyball Wins Two, Pulls Off a Reverse Sweep
SDSU sit in second place in the Pac-12 standings. Natalie Tullar/@nstphotography_
The Aztecs forced the Utah State Aggies to five sets after what was looking like a loss to break the five-game win streak. However, the team pulled through with a reverse sweep to secure its sixth conference win. Read more here.
The Scarlet and Black then faced a new Pac-12 opponent in Texas State on Saturday, securing its eighth sweep of the season and its highest hitting percentage since 2012. Read more here.
SDSU Tennis
Ticket punched! Vessa Turley and Tea Lukic captured the Intercollegiate Tennis Association doubles championship today at the Southwest Regional finals with a victory over UCLA’s Polina Marakhtanova and Koronayashe Rugara, 4-6, 6-4, 10-7.
The win earns the duo a bid to the NCAA Doubles Championships held Nov. 17-22 in Athens, Ga.
SDSU Swim and Dive
Swim and dive faced Pepperdine, taking a 84-59 win over the Waves. The Aztecs remain undefeated against Pepperdine, 27-0, and the win marks the 88th consecutive dual meet win since 2018!
The team then competed in the Gary Ota Memorial Invitational, placing first out of five teams for the second year in a row.
The Athlete’s Commute
Catch up on the latest of The Athlete’s Commute with SDSU’s Alexis Leath!
Jourdan picks up the San Diego State soccer player from athletic treatment on campus and drives her to practice. Alexis grew up in San Diego playing indoor soccer, joined club soccer late, and made her way to D1 at SDSU. After tearing her ACL and meniscus early in her freshman season, she came back as a redshirt freshman and finished tied for the team lead in scoring.
On this ride, Alexis takes us through a day in the life of a D1 student athlete, how indoor soccer shaped her game, and the road back from injury. She opens up about nine months of rehab, learning to walk again, and earning her first college start. She highlights the team’s “Committed” mindset as SDSU heads into its first season in the Pac 12.
Watch the episode on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts
UC San Diego
Volleyball Faced Competition on the Road
The Tritons continue conference play. Miguel Mejia/Miguel Mejia Photography
The team (9-10, 5-3 Big West) took down Northridge in four sets on the road. The Tritons then fell to Cal State Bakersfield in four sets.
UC San Diego Soccer
The Tritons (7W-3L-5T, 3-1-3 Big West) faced Sacramento State in La Jolla, taking a 3-0 win. The team then went on to face UC Santa Barbara, ending in a draw at one apiece.
University of San Diego
Volleyball Bounces Back on the Road
The Toreros bounced back after dropping two games. USD Athletics
The Toreros (9-8, 4-3 West Coast Conference) bounced back after being swept on their home court, gaining a conference sweep over Seattle to start their long road trip.
The team then traveled to Portland on Saturday to earn a back-to-back sweep.
Soccer
USD (4W-8L-2T, 1-4 WCC) lost to St. Mary’s 1-0.
Point Loma Nazarene
Volleyball Starts a Hot Streak
The Sea Lions add two to the win column. Carlos Aguon/PLNU Athletics
PLNU (14-5, 9-2 PacWest) added two wins to a three-match win streak. The team took down Dominican in four sets and swept Jessup, both at home.
PLNU Soccer
The Sea Lions (7W-2L-5T) shut out Biola University for the second time this season to continue undefeated in PacWest play, 4-0-2.
ICYMI
Wave FC Defender Kristen McNabb:
The Last Original Miguel Mejia/Miguel Mejia Photography
🗳️ Trivia Timeout 🗳️
Coincidentally, two collegiate soccer programs had a player score a hat trick on Oct. 11, 2026. Which two?
Website Photo: Natalie Tullar/@nstphotography_
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