Welcome to the Recap!
Highlights
Wave FC moved into second with only four games remaining in the regular season.
UC San Diego, San Diego State, and University of San Diego volleyball all opened conference play with a win and a loss. Catch up below.
PLNU volleyball won two to move to 5-2 in PacWest play, while soccer won and tied.
Hoop Talk With the Coaches! UC San Diego’s Heidi VanDerveer and USD’s Blanche Alverson will be sharing on a panel taking place at One of Us on Oct. 10. Details below.
ICYMI: Aztec basketball transfer Alayna Krauss shares about all things basketball, her choice to come to SDSU, her journey with alopecia and more. And, the inaugural MaxPreps Flag Football Showdown took place in San Diego, and four local teams showed out.
Less than one third of you knew that the Wave has won a record four consecutive home matches. (Most were more optimistic and thought it was five!).
Your New Trivia Timeout. With the WNBA playoffs in full swing, Which WNBA team set a record by selling out every home game in its first two seasons? Think you know? Below, take the poll!👇

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San Diego Wave FC

That’s five wins in six matches. Let’s go!

The Wave is six points behind Gotham FC. Miguel Mejia/Miguel Mejia Photography
The team moved into second place with a win over Racing Louisville FC to move into second place in the NWSL standings. With the 2-0 win, Louisville was officially eliminated from playoff contention.
The win marks new single-season club records for both wins and points and their seventh away win of the season for another club record. Read the recap here.
San Diego State

Volleyball start the Pac-12 Era

Setter Kendall Mairs. Natalie Tullar/@nstphotography_
SDSU traveled to Fort Collins to face a Colorado State team that is receiving national votes. The Rams were selected to finish first in the Pac-12, but the Aztecs were able to push the team, eventually falling in four. Read more on the match here.
The team bounced back to secure their first Pac-12 win over Fresno State with a sweep on Saturday.
UC San Diego

Soccer wins to open the Big West

UC San Diego opened conference play with a win. Miguel Mejia/Miguel Mejia Photography
The team opened the Big West on the road at Cal State Northridge, taking a 1-0 win.
The Tritons then tied 2-2 against Utah Valley on Saturday. Karize Madero and Kat Harris scored in the second half.
UC San Diego Volleyball
The Tritons started their conference play on a high, sweeping Cal State Fullerton on Friday on a new court. Read about the win here.
The team played home again the next day, losing in four tight sets to Cal State Long Beach. Make that ten straight for the Beach.
🏀 Hoop Talk With the Coaches! 🏀
UC San Diego’s Heidi VanDerveer and USD’s Blanche Alverson will be sharing on a panel taking place at One of Us.
The event is FREE but registration is required and space is limited,
so RSVP today.
Oct. 10
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. PT
UC San Diego and USD Women’s Basketball Coaches Panel
📍One of Us Sports Bar
🎟 FREE Admission, RSVP required
University of San Diego

Volleyball feels the highs and lows

Toreros take a WCC win and loss. USD Athletics
The Toreros started WCC play with a five set thriller to Saint Mary’s, losing in a tight battle, 10-25, 25-19, 12-25, 25-20, 16-14. Read the recap here. Here’s a crazy stat: The Toreros lost but had more total points than Saint Mary’s by a landslide, 103-88.
USD bounced back with a sweep over the University of the Pacific, out killing the Tigers, 44-26.
USD Soccer
USD lost 3-1 to Santa Clara for the first game of conference play. Amanda Anders scored the lone goal for the Toreros. Fans might remember that Anders scored from 40 yards last season, creating a buzz in the sports world. Click this link to watch last year’s goal.
Point Loma Nazarene

Sea Lions defend home turf
Soccer had a 2-0 shut out win over Chaminade to start its PacWest run. The team then went on to draw at one apiece against Hawai’i Pacific on Saturday.
Volleyball Wins Two
The Sea Lions were swept by Hawai’i Hilo but then bounced back with wins over Dominican and Jessup on the road. Volleyball’s conference record is 5-2.
ICYMI
🗳️ Trivia Timeout 🗳️
Which WNBA franchise is the only one in WNBA history to sell out every home game in each of its first two seasons?
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