The University of San Diego’s men’s soccer and women’s volleyball teams each posted a pair of victories this past week while three Toreros tennis players triumphed at a major event.
A week after losing on the road to sixth-ranked Portland, USD’s 15th-ranked men’s soccer team (9-2-3, 3-1-1) returned home to score 3-0 wins over both Loyola Marymount and Seattle. Cesar Bahena scored two goals and had an assist in the two games for the Toreros, Steven Ramirez had two goals and Iain Wagner had a goal and three assists. Goalkeeper Lucca Adams was named the WCC Defensive Player of the Week although the Toreros’ defense allowed only one shot on goal in two games.
The Toreros’ women’s volleyball team (15-4, 8-0) stretched its winning streak to eight straight with 3-0 wins at Washington State and Seattle. Nemo Beach led USD with 40 killes and 6 aces in the two wins. Kylie Munday 79 assists and Olivia Bennett 26 digs. Kali Engeman and BayLea Sparks had, respectively, 13 and eight blocks.
USD’s Stian Klaassen won the singles title and Adrien Berrut and Lambert Ruland the doubles title of the U.S. Tennis Association SoCal Men’s Intercollegiate Championships hosted by USD. Berrut and Ruland defeated San Diego State’s Denis Maijorov and William Kleege (Torrey Pines High School) 7-5 in the semifinals.
San Diego State’s Jo-Yee Chan reached the semifinals of the women’s singles of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southwest Regionals hosted by the Aztecs. She lost to USC’s Jana Hossam Salah 3-6, 6-4, 3-6. Chan and Vessa Turley lost in the doubles quarterfinals.
Klaassen lost in the second round of the men’s ITA Southwest Regionals at Arizona State. Hannah Reed lost in the Round of 16 in the women’s bracket. Gabby Gregg and Charlotte Keitel both lost in the round of 32.
JC football
Southwestern College’s previously unbeaten football team gave up 697 yards in a 69-42 loss to Riverside City College on the Jaguars’ home field Saturday night.
Southwestern (6-1, 3-1 in the National Southern Conference) entered Saturday night’s game ranked fourth in the state and 13th in the nation and gained 551 yards only to lose in a 1,248-yard offensive shootout. Quarterback Ty McCutcheon completed 28 of 44 passes for 347 yards and four touchdowns but was intercepted twice. Caleb Blocker ran for 110 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries and Clint Thomas Jr. caught 10 passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns.
• Mesa College (2-5, 1-3) lost 59-41 at Saddleback although Reggie Johnson (Madison High School) threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a score, while Jay Porter (Vista High School) had five catches for 122 yards and two scores.
• Melvin Spicer IV had a breakout performance as Grossmont College (5-2, 1-1) scored a 40-19 win at Los Angeles Pierce. Spicer completed 21 of 33 passes for 253 yards and three touchdowns and gained 67 yards and scored twice on seven carries.
Men’s soccer
San Diego State (6-7-1, 2-1-1 in the Western Athletic Conference) defeated Utah Tech 2-1 at home after tying UNLV 1-1. Terence Okoeguale scored against UNLV, while Christian Engmann assisted on both goals vs. Utah Tech.
• Elijah Langford scored five goals and Emmett Layman scored two as Point Loma Nazarene (8-2-1, 4-0) stretched its winning streak to six with a 5-0 victory over Biola and a 4-2 win over Vanguard. The Sea Lions are 11th in the NCAA Division II rankings.
• Cal State San Marcos (4-5-3, 3-2) scored a 4-0 win at Cal State Monterey Bay before losing 1-0 at second-ranked ranked Stanislaus State. Efren Nunez Dominguez had two goals and an assist in the win.
• Defending state champion Cuyamaca College (11-1-2) defeated Palomar College (7-4-3) 3-0 behind the play of goalkeeper Edgar Gil (San Diego High School). The teams are tied atop the PCAC with 5-1-1 records in conference play.
Women’s soccer
Goalkeeper Charlotte Wilfert made 13 saves as UC San Diego (4-6-6, 2-2-3) defeated UC Riverside 1-0 before losing 2-1 to Cal State Fullerton.
• USD (4-3-6, 1-3-2) lost 4-1 at Oregon State and 2-1 at home to Pepperdine. San Diego State (6-4-5, 2-2-3) lost 2-1 to Boise State and 2-0 to Utah State. Both matches were at home.
• PLNU (5-2-3, 2-0-2) tied Biola 1-1 and defeated Vanguard 4-1 at home. Kylie Garcia had two goals and Lily Larez two assists in the win. Priya Torres had a goal and an assist in the two games.
• CSUSM (5-3-4, 2-2-2) beat Monterey Bay 3-0 before losing 2-1 at Stanislaus State.
• Camila Mendoza (Sweetwater High School) scored two goals in each game as Southwestern College (10-1-3, 8-1-1) won twice to take the lead in the PCAC. Miramar (9-3-3, 7-1-2) is second followed by MiraCosta (8-4-2, 7-1-1) and Palomar (7-2-5, 5-1-4).
Women’s volleyball
Abigail Nua had 32 kills, six blocks and 30 digs as PLNU (16-2, 5-0) defeated Azusa Pacific in straight sets and Westmont in five sets.
• SDSU (11-8, 6-2) suffered a five-set road loss to Grand Canyon and a four-set road loss to UNLV.
• Mesa (20-1, 9-0) remained ranked second in the state rankings California after straight-sets wins over Grossmont and MiraCosta. Mia Lundberg (28 kills) and Maddie Connelly (27) led the Olympians. Mesa has won 17 straight matches.