Welcome to the Recap!
Highlights
Get out those brooms. Make that five straight for SDSU volleyball, four of them sweeps. The Aztecs are meeting the Pac-12 moment with a vengeance!
Playoff bound. San Diego Wave FC clinched a postseason spot with three matches still to play and reasons to continue winning.
What’s in the water? Ask SDSU soccer’s Victoria Miller and USD’s Maquena O’Callaghan and then drink from that fountain. Each scored a hat trick over the weekend (yup, three goals)! Rare for one local player, let alone two.
Coaches share the stage. USD basketball coach Blanche Alverson and UC San Diego’s Heidi VanDerveer talked careers and the buzz around women’s basketball at a Saturday panel. They meet on the court Nov. 7 at the Bill Walton Classic.
Two-thirds of you knew that the Liberty knocked out the Lynx in the first round. Nice work! The Dream then went on to sweep the Liberty. Oof. Finals begin Oct. 17: Dream vs. Valkyries
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College Basketball


San Diego loves college basketball

USD’s head coach Blanche Alverson (left) and UC San Diego’s head coach Heidi VanDerveer (right). Miguel Mejia/Miguel Mejia Photography
Ahead of the Toreros and Tritons facing off at the Bill Walton Classic on November 7, both programs’ head coaches met for a panel on Saturday.
Blanche Alverson for USD and UC San Diego’s Heidi VanDerveer both talked about how they got to where they are and the energy around women’s basketball. Read more about the event here.
San Diego State

Volleyball Extends its Win Streak

Layla Austin goes for a kill. Natalie Tullar/@nstphotography_
The Aztecs played their first Pac-12 game at home on Thursday against Oregon State, sweeping the Beavers. The team stayed at home against Gonzaga, earning its seventh sweep of the year.
That makes five straight, four of them sweeps. SDSU sits in second for the Pac-12 conference standings, behind Colorado State.
SDSU Soccer
The team drew at two apiece against Oregon State on the road on Thursday. The Aztecs returned home against Colorado State and took a 3-1 win.
In case you need a crazily amazing stat, here it is. Aztec Victoria Miller scored a hat trick. Even crazier? She scored them in the space of about five minutes.
UC San Diego

Volleyball Hosts Two Games
UC San Diego faced new Big West competitors. Miguel Mejia/Miguel Mejia Photography
The team faced Sacramento State for the first time in 38 years and the first time in Big West play. The Tritons fell in four sets. Read the recap here.
The Tritons recovered quickly, sweeping Utah Valley on Saturday for Breast Cancer Awareness Night.
UC San Diego Soccer
The Tritons took down UC Riverside on the road, 2-0.
San Diego Wave FC

San Diego Wave FC still have a lot up for grabs
The Wave huddled up. Belen Palomino Young / @belens_gameday
The team is in the playoffs, but with three more regular season matches, the Wave still have reasons to want to win. Read all about it here.
University of San Diego

Volleyball Drops Two Before a Long Road Trip

USD outside hitter Ryann Knuth. Miguel Mejia/Miguel Mejia Photography
The Toreros went to five sets against LMU on Thursday, ultimately falling. Read our recap here.
The team then lost in three sets to Pepperdine for the last home match before a long road trip. Read more about the game here.
USD Soccer
USD took a 3-2 win over Denver on Sunday, with Maquena O’Callaghan scoring all three goals!
Point Loma Nazarene

Sea Lions Volleyball Splits Against Two Ranked Opponents

PLNU volleyball. Shannon Hardy/PLNU Athletics
The Sea Lions fell in four sets against No. 10 Cal State San Bernardino before defeating No. 22 Concordia in five sets. The loss was Concordia’s first in the PacWest on the season.
PLNU Soccer
The Sea Lions dominated Jessup, taking a 7-1 win and securing the most goals in a single game in the NCAA era for Point Loma.
PLNU then faced Dominican for a rematch from last season’s PacWest Championship, taking a 3-2 win to complete a Northern California road trip.
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