This Week in San José State Athletics returns this week to catch you up on last week's action and see what's ahead for the Spartans!
Free Admission to Gilroy Residents
As part of a campus-wide effort in response to the tragic shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, the San José State University athletics department is teaming up to support the city of Gilroy, 16 miles south of San José and at the southern end of Santa Clara County.
SJSU Athletics is offering up to four free tickets to all Gilroy residents for any Spartan athletics event in the month of August, including the following games:
August 27 - Men's Soccer vs. Holy Cross, 7 p.m
August 29 - Football vs. Northern Colorado, 7 p.m.
August 30 - Men's Soccer vs. Sacramento State, 7 p.m.
In addition, all proceeds from Spartans Eats concession sales of garlic fries at the football team's season opener against Northern Colorado will be donated to the Gilroy relief efforts.
Gilroy residents can follow this link to receive their tickets.
For more information, please call the Spartans Athletics Ticket Office at (408) 924-7589.
Football (0-0)
This Week: The Spartans kick off the 2019 season Thursday night with a non-conference game against Northern Colorado at CEFCU Stadium at 7 p.m. This is the first-ever meeting between the two teams.
Live Coverage: There is no live television or internet stream of the game. The game can be heard on the following stations:
KKSF 910 AM (flagship station) Oakland (can also be heard on iHeart Radio)
KION 1460 AM/101.1 FBM Salinas
KFIV 1360 AM Modesto
KWSX 1280 Stockton
SiriusXM online, channel 965 (www.siriusxm.com)
San José State TuneIn App or https://tunein.com/radio/Northern-Colorado-Bears-at-San-Jose-St-Spartans-Aug-29-2019-p1239961/
Spartan Fact: Senior Josh Love is in line to be the first San Jose State player to start a season at quarterback in three consecutive seasons since Adam Tafralis in 2005 through 2007. In all, five Spartans (Tafralis, Steve Clarkson in 1980 through 1982, Ed Luther in 1977 through 1979, and Craig Kimball in 1972 through 1974) have started three consecutive seasons at quarterback since 1938.
Upcoming Schedule
Aug, 30 - Northern Colorado, CEFCU Stadium, 7 p.m.
Retro Night/Throwback Thursday
Retro T-shirt Giveaway & Retro Decals
Student Giveaway - Custom SJSU Fanny Pack for first 1,000
Buy Tickets Here - https://www1.ticketmaster.com/san-jose-state-spartans-football-vs-northern-colorado-bears/event/1C0056DAB90355CC?dma_id=382
Special Season Ticket Member lines on the concourse this year at football games as well as special food combo discounts.
Learn all about the new Spartan Village Fan Zone experience for all fans - https://sjsuspartans.com/news/2019/8/21/general-new-home-football-game-day-experiences-for-spartan-fans.aspx?path=general
Women's Soccer (0-0-2)
This Week: The Spartans play two more road matches this week beginning Thursday with a match at Loyola Marymount. SJSU then returns to the Bay Area to play at #3 Stanford on Sunday evening.
Last Week: The Spartans opened the season with two shutouts against Cal Poly, 0-0, last Thursday at home and at UC Santa Barbara, 0-0, on Sunday.
Spartan Fact: Goalkeeper Ariana Romero has recorded eight saves and two shutouts in her first two starts in a Spartan uniform. She had five saves against UCSB.
Upcoming Schedule
August 29 - at Loyola Marymount, Los Angeles, Calif., 7 p.m.
Live stats - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=266183&vislive=sjsu
September 1 - at Stanford,Cagan Stadium, 6 p.m.
Live Video - Pac-12 Network, https://pac-12.com/womens-soccer/event/2019/09/01/san-jose-state-stanford
Volleyball (0-0)
This Week: The Spartans begin the 2019 season at the Aggie Invitational hosted by UC Davis on Friday and Saturday. The team plays Pacific and UC Davis on Friday and Montana on Saturday.
Spartan Fact: Head coach Jolene Shepardson begins her sixth season at the helm of the program. She has led the Spartans to back-to-back winning seasons in 2017 (17-12) and 2018 (16-11).
Upcoming Schedule
August 30 - Aggie Invitational - vs. Pacific, 12:30 p.m.
Live Stats - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=267554&vislive=sjsu
August 30 - Aggie Invitational - at UC Davis, 7:30 p.m.
Live Stats - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=267556&vislive=sjsu
August 31 - Aggie Invitational - vs. Montana, 12:00 p.m.
Live Stats - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=267557&vislive=sjsu
Men's Soccer (0-0)
This Week: The Spartans play one more exhibition match on Tuesday against Holy Cross before opening the 2019 regular season with a home match against Sacramento State.
Spartan Fact: Head coach Simon Tobin returns for his sixth season at San José State and his 33rd year overall. He begins the 2019 campaign with 338 victories, ranking 10th among active Division I men's soccer coaches.
Upcoming Schedule
Aug. 27 - Exhibition vs. Holy Cross, Spartan Soccer Complex, 7 p.m.
Aug. 30 - vs. Sacramento State, Spartan Soccer Complex, 7 p.m.
Live Stats - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=270683
Live Video - https://www.wacdigitalnetwork.com/?bfplayvid=131513
Men's Water Polo
This Week: The Spartan men's water polo team will hold an intrasquad scrimmage this Saturday beginning at 2:30 p.m.
Upcoming Schedule
Aug. 31 - Intrasquad scrimmage, SRAC, 2:30 p.m.
For ticket information to all San José State athletic events, please contact the Spartan Ticket Office at (408) 924-SJTX (7589).
-Please be sure to check www.sjsuspartans.com & the Spartan Twitter feeds for schedule changes and/or rainouts.