In this issue – USD, SDSU, and Point Loma volleyball are riding win streaks, the Wave lost a heartbreaker, and a San Diego State tennis doubles team earned a bid into the ITA Masters Conference Tournament. Which team will keep its win streak going the longest? Share your choice in our poll.

Can you say clean sweep? USD (11-4, 4-0 WCC) defeated both St. Mary’s and Pacific in straight sets to begin a stellar start to West Coast Conference Play.

🏐 The Aztecs (9-6, 4-0 MW) are also undefeated in conference play, handling Air Force, 3-1, and sweeping Nevada this week. This conference start is the team’s best ever.

🏐 The Tritons (4-12, 2-2 Big West) save their best for the strongest teams in the country. After dropping the first two sets to top 30 UC Santa Barbara (11-5, 3-1 Big West), the Tritons came roaring back, winning the next two and vying for the reverse sweep. The Tritons saved a set point at 14-13 to tie the game at 14-14, then lost the next two to lose the fifth set in a thriller, 16-14. Molly McCluskey led the Tritons with 25.5 points off of 21 kills, 4 aces, and .5 block.

🏐 Make that 10 straight wins for Point Loma (12-1, 2-0 Pac West) with a 3-1 defeat over Dominican! After six straight sweeps, an opponent finally won a set. Dominican got the moral victory and that’s as close as any recent rival has come to anything resembling a win.

Aztec senior Jo-Yee Chan and freshman Vessa Turley earned a spot in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Conference Masters after clinching the Mountain West’s automatic bid in doubles on Sunday over Wyoming’s Silver Bijlsma and Violette Borodina 7-5, 7-5. The Conference will be hosted here in San Diego at the Barnes Tennis Center, Nov. 6-9.

⚽ The Aztecs (5-2-4, 1-0-2 Mountain West) tied Fresno State (4-3-4, 1-1-1 ) 1-1 this weekend, off of Lily Boudet’s goal in the 48th minute. The Aztecs continue their undefeated streak with eight.

⚽ USD (3-1-6, 0-1-2 WCC) and Washington State (3-4-4-, 1-1-1) ended in a 1-1 draw. USD’s Katelyn Bessemer scored in the 12th minute while Washington State tied it up late on Jordyn Young’s goal into the upper left goal.

⚽ Point Loma (4-2-1, 1-0 Pac West) won its conference opener 4-0 over Menlo. Grace Nelson earned a brace, scoring both goals in the first half. In between Nelson’s goals, Nikki Ross also scored off a curling left-footed shot from the top of box into the upper right.

The Wave FC (8-8-7) suffered a devastating 2-1 loss to the Washington Spirit (12-4-7) after tying the game in stoppage time. The Wave fell to eighth place in the NWSL standings with three regular season games remaining. Read more about the game here.

Warner Athletics describes their upcoming free event as “a transformational evening built for parents, coaches, and athletes to get on the same page and create stronger, healthier, more connected sports environments.”

Panel members include Wave goalkeeper DiDi Haračič, 3-time Olympian Tayyiba Haneef-Park, former SDSU and Cal Berkeley Women’s basketball player Jazlen Green (who recently founded MNTL VZN), and therapist Katherine Morrill.

Wed Oct 8 | 6:30-8 p.m. | Tickets

Championship Season for college sports: Each sport has a set time when official games and championships happen. Source: KeyStoneSports

Although teams may compete in tournaments and more throughout the year, there is one season informally designated as the Championship Season for each sport. Not surprisingly, this season is the one when the sport holds their end-of-season championships.