Welcome to the Recap!
Highlights
⚽ Wave FC just won its third straight all in a six-day sprint and now sits second in the NWSL standings.
🏐 Mojo Pro Volleyball keeps protecting home court and they’re quickly becoming a must-see in San Diego.
🎾 SDSU and USD tennis combined for four wins this week.
🏀 SDSU’s season ends in a WBIT quarterfinal thriller vs. Kansas, but what a run for the Aztecs.
📊 Poll check: 64% of you knew that SDSU made 25 straight free throws in their first two WBIT games (that’s no misses, baby). They went 32-for-33 overall. Absurd efficiency.
🗳️ ⚽ Your trivia timeout: Wave FC have won three straight but how rare is that? How many streaks of 3+ wins in club history? Vote below.
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Wave FC
Wave win three straight, bring offensive firepower to Snapdragon
After defeating Utah 2-1 last Sunday, the Wave defeated the Thorns 3-1 and the Stars 2-0, both at home.
Rookie Lia Godfrey is already tied for the NWSL lead with three goals this season.
Local teen Melanie Barcenas has two goals, the most off the bench in the NWSL.
Brazil’s Dudinha has two goals and a league-best three assists. She’s doing it all for the Wave attack.
Rookie starting right defender Mimi Van Zanten in action vs. the Chicago Stars. Sandra Velez-Lopez/Sandra’s Sports Shots
⚽ Wave FC (3 wins, 1 loss, 0 ties) are in 2nd place in this young season. Read more about the team’s win over the Thorns and their win over the Stars.
Mojo Pro Volleyball
Mojo defeat the Supernovas, win fifth of six at home 🏐
Maya Tabron came off the bench to earn a a team-high 18 points on 17 kills with 10 digs for her fifth double-double of the season. Ryan Young/San Diego Mojo
Take me home: The Mojo (8-10) defeated the Orlando Valkyries 3–1 on Wednesday. Setter Marlie Monserez had 45 assists and 11 digs to earn her franchise record 14th double-double in one season. Read more here.
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San Diego State
Aztecs season ended in narrow loss to Kansas in WBIT quarterfinals
The Aztecs huddle in the quarterfinal WBIT game against Kansas. Credit: Ben Brickle
SDSU’s program-record 27 wins and gritty WBIT conference play already sets them up for a banner 2026-27 season. Read about their quarterfinal game here.
SDSU Waterpolo
No. 17 SDSU Water Polo defeated Brown at the Aztec Aquaplex, 12-5, moving to 16-9 on the season. Hannah Bell, Sydney Gish and Ioanna Petiki all scored twice.
SDSU Tennis
The No. 42 Aztecs followed a loss to SMU with two conference wins over New Mexico and Air Force. Jayna Clemens is 7-1 on the season in the No. 3 and No. 4 spots.
SDSU Softball
SDSU Softball closed its New Mexico series with an emphatic 10-3 win on Sunday after dropping the first two games. Sophomore Ava Schaffel earned the Mountain West Pitcher of the Week after striking out five hitters in 9.2 innings and allowing just two runs on four hits.
University of San Diego
USD tennis team defeats No. 54 Rice, wins fourth straight
Hannah Read. Credit: Thomas Christensen/USD Athletics
The No. 46 Toreros won two at home this week. On Friday, they defeated Santa Clara, 4-0, and on Saturday, came through with a 4-3 win over Rice. Charlotte Keitel came through big with a tiebreaker win to help secure the doubles point with partner Kristina Nordikyan, and then won a third-set tiebreaker in the No. 1 singles position.
USD Softball
The Toreros won 8-2 on Sunday against Oregon State after dropping two to the Beavers over the weekend.
UC San Diego
UC San Diego Waterpolo defeated Brown
No. 15 Tritons defeated No. 23 Brown 21-16 on Saturday, Senior Day. Sofia Munatones scored four goals while twin sister Sydney Munatones and Allie Bartholomew each scored three.
Point Loma Nazarene
Point Loma tennis wins one, loses one this week
The Sea Lions moved to 11-3 on the season with a 6-1 win over Missouri - St. Louis on Tuesday and a narrow 4-3 loss to Azusa Pacific on Saturday.
Super Bloom Ultimate
Ultimate are now 2-0 after their 18-10 win over the Los Angeles Astra on Saturday!
San Diego Rebellion
Rebellion began their season with a dominant 36-0 win over the Golden State Storm.
ICYMI
Kelsie Whitmore, the No. 1 drafted player in the Women’s Professional Baseball League, pitched for the Savannah Bananas. Credit: Dakota Gray/DakotaGraySports.com
🗳️ ⚽ Your Trivia Timeout ⚽ 🗳️
The Wave FC have won three in a row. Including this run, how many times has the team won three or more straight during regular-season play?
Top Photo: Wave FC’s Kimmi Ascanio. Sandra Velez-Lopez/Sandra’s Sports Shots
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