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!
Football (2-1, 0-0)
This Week: The Spartans play their first of two consecutive Friday night games this week at the United States Air Force Academy. The Falcons enter the game with a 2-1 overall record and 0-1 MW mark after falling at Boise State, 30-19 last Friday night.
Live Coverage:
Television: CBS Sports Network, Comcast 643, DirecTV 221 DISH 158
Radio: The game can be heard on the following stations:
KKSF 910 AM (flagship station) Oakland (can also be heard on iHeart Radio app)
KION 1460 AM/101.1 FBM Salinas
KFIV 1360 AM Modesto
KWSX 1280 Stockton
SiriusXM online 986 (www.siriusxm.com)
San José State TuneIn App or
https://tunein.com/radio/San-Jose-St-Spartans-at-Air-Force-Falcons-Sep-27-2019-p1239669/
Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=268841&vislive=sjsu
Last Week: The Spartans went to SEC country and came out with a 31-24 win at Arkansas last Saturday night. The team executed a late fourth-quarter game-winning touchdown drive as DeJon Packer ran 19 yards for the score with 1:13 left in the game. Bobby Brown II grabbed the Spartans fifth interception of the night to seal the win.
Spartan Fact #1: San José State's 31 points versus Arkansas are the most points SJSU scored in a game against an SEC opponent. The previous high was 21 points against Florida, LSU and Auburn.
Spartan Fact #2: Tre Walker caught 12 passes for 161 yards against Arkansas, tying for the most receptions in a game last week nationally.
Upcoming Schedule
Sept. 27 - at Air Force, USAFA, 6 p.m. MT/5 p.m. PT, CBS Sports Network
October 4 - New Mexico, CEFCU Stadium, 7 p.m.
Brew & Vine
Parent/Family Weekend
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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
Volleyball (5-6)
This Week: The Spartans open Mountain West play with two matches - at San Diego State Thursday and home against Fresno State Saturday.
Last Week: The team went 1-1 at the Big Apple Tournament, defeating LIU 3-0 before falling 3-2 at Columbia.
Spartan Fact: Sophomore Haylee Nelson led the Spartans in hitting in the five-set loss at Columbia Friday night. Nelson led the Spartan hitting attack with 21 kills and hit .317 for the match (21-8-41). She also had eight digs and three service aces for SJSU.
Upcoming Schedule
Sept. 26 - at San Diego State, Aztec Court at Peterson Gym, 6 p.m.
Live Stats - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=270988
MW Network - https://watchstadium.com/live/san-jose-state-at-san-diego-state/
Sept. 28 - Fresno State, Spartan Gym, 2 p.m.
Live Stats - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=270694
MW Network - https://watchstadium.com/live/fresno-state-at-san-jose-state/
Women's Soccer (2-4-2)
This Week: The Spartans begin Mountain West play this week with two road matches at Colorado College on Friday and at Air Force on Sunday.
Last Week: The Spartans fell to Portland, 2-1, in overtime last Friday night. SJSU jumped out to an early 1-0 lead before the Pilots tied the match in the 86th minute. Portland scored three minutes into overtime for the win.
Spartan Fact: Senior forward Jamilecxth Becerra was responsible for two shots on goal and her first attempt proved true as she scored an unassisted, go-ahead goal in the ninth minute. It was the Spartans' fastest goal of the season and for Becerra, it was goal number two on the year.
Upcoming Schedule
September 27 - at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colo., 7 p.m. MT/6 p.m. PT
Live Stats - https://cctigers.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
MW Network - https://watchstadium.com/live/san-jose-state-at-colorado-college/
September 29 - at Air Force, USAFA, Colo., 12 p.m. MT/11 a.m. PT
Live Stats - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=268820&vislive=sjsu
MW Network - https://watchstadium.com/live/san-jose-state-at-air-force/
Men's & Women's Cross County
This Week: The Spartans race this Saturday in Sacramento at the Capital Cross Challenge to take place at the Haggin Oaks Golf Course.
Upcoming Schedule
September 28 - Capital Cross Challenge, Sacramento, Calif., 9 a.m.
Men's Soccer (0-6-0)
This Week: The Spartans finish the non-conference portion of the schedule Tuesday night with a match at Stanford. The team then opens Western Athletic Conference play on Saturday with a match against CSU Bakersfield.
Last Week: San José State lost to UC Davis, 3-1, last Saturday night. The Spartans had a 1-0 lead in the 50th minute before the Aggies scored three times in 12 minutes.
Spartan Fact: Senior Suliman Khorami tallied his second goal of the season. His goal came in the match's 50th minute, staking his team to a lead with a laser from 20 yards out. The senior striker gathered a pass from junior Carlos Gomez-Zavala before finding just enough space to get off a right-footed strike that beat the goalkeeper.
Upcoming Schedule
Sept. 24 - at Stanford, Cagan Stadium, Stanford, Calif., 7 p.m.
Live Stats - https://admin.gostanford.com/sidearmstats/msoc/summary
Live Video - https://pac-12.com/mens-soccer/event/2019/09/24/san-jose-state-stanford
Sept. 28 - CSU Bakersfield, Spartan Soccer Complex, 7 p.m.
Live Stats - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=270686
Men's Water Polo (2-6)
This Week: The Spartan men's water polo team heads to Los Angeles this weekend for the Mountain Pacific Invitational. The team plays UC Santa Barbara on Friday afternoon, and games times for the rest of the weekend will be determined by win/loss.
Last Week: The Spartans went 2-3 at the Aggie Invitational, getting wins over Whittier and Ottawa (Ariz.) on Sunday. SJSU lost two close matches on Saturday to Cal Baptist, 9-8, and California, 13-11 in OT.
Upcoming Schedule
Mountain Pacific Invitational
Sept. 27 - vs. UC Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Calif., 4:45 p.m.
Sept. 28 - TBA
Sept. 29 - TBA
Women's Tennis
This Week: The Spartans begin the 2019-20 season with the San Diego State Invite this weekend.
Upcoming Schedule
Sept. 27-29 - San Diego State Invite, Aztec Tennis Center, All Day
Men's Golf
This Week: The Spartans are getting ready to head to Fresno for the Nick Watney Invitational, next Monday and Tuesday at the Fort Washington Country Club.
Last Week: San José State finished third out of 16 teams at the Golfweek Challenge in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Caleb Shetler finished 6th at four-under 212.
Spartan Fact: The Spartans were the only team to post team scores under 290 in each of the last two rounds of the 54-hole tournament. After starting the tournament in an 11th place tie, San Jose State moved up six places to a fifth place tie after 36 holes and two more spots in the final round with team scores of two-under 286 and one-over par 289.
Upcoming Schedule
Sept. 30-Oct. 1 - Nick Watney Invitational
Live Scoring - http://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=18625
Women's Golf
This Week: The Spartans are practicing for their next tournament in October.
Upcoming Schedule
Oct. 7-8 - Illini Women's Invitational, Medinah, Ill.
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