Welcome to the Recap!
Highlights
San Diego Wave FC won (but so did No.1 Gotham), so the Shield went to Gotham. The good news: Wave finished No. 2 and earned a home quarterfinal playoff match. Win that, and the semi-final is at home too.
UC San Diego soccer is headed to its first Big West tournament, finishing No. 2 and earning a home semi-final on Nov. 7.
PLNU and USD volleyball’s winning streaks continue with eight and six, respectively. SDSU’s eight-match run ended, but the Aztecs already have a new one going.
With the team’s come-from-behind win this week, Aztec soccer is still in the race for the Pac-12 championship.
Almost three fifths of you (57%) knew that Melanie Barcenas recently set the single-season record for most goals as a teenager.
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San Diego Wave FC

San Diego Wave Defeat Bay FC, Finish Second
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San Diego avenged an early season loss to Bay FC with a 1-0 win off a Mimi Van Zanten goal in the ninth minute, her second of the season. Read more.
The playoffs are set and No. 2 seed San Diego hosts Utah on Friday at 7 p.m. PT. Get playoff tickets.
San Diego State

Soccer stages late comeback to defeat Zags 2-1

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The Aztecs (10-3-3, 4W-1L-2D Pac-12) overcame a second half Gonzaga goal with goals in the 82nd and 88th minutes by Aztec freshman KK Chowana-Bandhu and Victoria Miller, respectively.
An Aztec win over Utah State and a Boise State loss on Nov. 5 will earn SDSU the Pac-12 regular-season championship in its inaugural season in the conference.
SDSU Volleyball
Boise State ended SDSU’s eight-match winning streak with a Broncos 3-1 victory.
The Aztecs bounced back two days later with a 3-1 victory over Washington State, 25-17, 25-13, 23-25, 25-22.
University of San Diego

Toreros Volleyball Win Six Straight

Credit: Thomas Christensen
The Toreros swept USF on Thursday then defeated Santa Clara in four sets to extend their winning streak to six, five of them sweeps. 🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹
Congrats to Lauren Lynch and Emma Brewer! The duo were named WCC Defensive Player and Freshman of the Week honors on Oct, 26.
Soccer
USD’s Hannah Faklaris headed in a Kaylee Smith corner kick in the fourth minute at home but USF’s Dalia Asad Halim scored in the 90th minute to tie it at 1-1.
The Toreros drew at Pepperdine, 2-2 on Halloween.
Point Loma Nazarene

Volleyball Extends its Streak

Credit: Shannon Hardy
No. 18 PLNU extended their winning streak to eight wins with victories this week against Hawai’i Pacific, Chaminade and Hawai’i Hilo this week.
PLNU Soccer Wins Regular Season Championship
The Sea Lions clinched a spot in the PacWest tournament and put themselves in the top spot of the conference standings with two wins this week against Vanguard and No. 13 Concordia.
The team remains undefeated in conference play, 6W-0L-2D.
UC San Diego

Soccer makes history, earns spot in Big West Tournament

Credit: Aensley Matautia | CSU Bakersfield
Wednesday’s 3-1 win over CSU Bakersfield clinched UC San Diego's spot in the Big West Championship for the first time in Division I program history.
Alexis Nguyen and Natalie Oca each scored within the first nine minutes, then Nguyen added an insurance goal in the 66th minute.
Against UC Irvine (7W-1L-3D Big West) Natalie Oca and Olivia Shih scored late to pick up a 2-0 win.
The Tritons finished the regular season in second place, earning a home semi-final match on Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. PT.
UC San Diego Volleyball
The Tritons lost to UC Santa Barbara in four sets on Friday, and lost in three against top-ranked Cal Poly on Halloween.
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