This Week in San José State Athletics returns to catch you up on last week's action and see what's ahead for the Spartans this week!
Football
Record: 2-0, 1-0 MW
This Week: The Spartans will return home to CEFCU Stadium this Saturday against Kennesaw State. SJSU looks to stay undefeated for a 3-0 start for the first time since 2020
Last Week: The Spartans won their first game ever in Colorado Springs, defeating Air Force 17-7.
Spartan Fact: Jordan Pollard recorded 17 tackles in the game, leading the team and setting a new career high. Pollard’s 17 tackles were the most in a game for SJSU since Kyle Harmon recorded 18 tackles on November 13, 2021, against Utah State.
Spartan Fact #2: Emmett Brown threw for 262 yards in the game with two touchdowns. Brown’s 58-yard touchdown pass to Jackson Canaan was the longest of his career and the longest touchdown pass for the Spartans’ since Nick Starkel’s 65-yard touchdown pass to Charles Ross on Aug. 28, 2021 against Southern Utah.
Live Coverage:
Television: Tru TV
Radio: The game can be heard on The Answer 860 AM
Live Stats: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=530707
Upcoming Schedule
September 20- at. Washington State, Gesa Field, 7:00 P.M.
Live Stats- https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=530994&vislive=sjsu
Stream- https://www.cwtv.com/
Listen- https://860amtheanswer.com/listenlive
October 5- vs. Nevada, CEFCU Stadium, 4:30 P.M.
Live Stats- https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=530708
Stream- https://www.trutv.com/ // https://www.max.com/
Listen- https://860amtheanswer.com/listenlive
Volleyball
Record: 5-0, 0-0 MW
This Week: The Spartans travel across town for the Santa Clara Tournament for two matches this weekend, starting with Southern Utah on Saturday, followed by host Santa Clara on Sunday.
Last Week: SJSU swept through the Hawkeye Invitational #1 with three wins, defeating host Iowa, 3-1, Delaware, 3-0, and California Baptist, 3-0. Nayeli Ti’a averaged 5.9 kills, 4.10 digs and 6.55 points while hitting .287 for the weekend on her way to earning Mountain West Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week.
Spartan Fact: The Spartans will spend the rest of the month playing matches in California. The team will play four matches over the next two weeks in the Bay Area and then open Mountain West play on Tuesday the 24th at Fresno State. SJSU hosts Boise State on Saturday the 28th to open the home portion of the MW schedule.
Spartan Fact #2: Nayeli Ti’a was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week after helping the Spartans go 3-0 at the Hawkeye Invite.
Spartan Fact #3: San José State opens the season 5-0 for the first time since the 1995 season.
Upcoming Schedule
Sept. 14 - vs. Southern Utah, Leavey Center, Santa Clara, Calif., 2 p.m. PT
Live Stats - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=542665&vislive=sjsu
Sept.15 - at Santa Clara, Leavey Center, Santa Clara, Calif., 4 p.m. PT
Live Stats - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=539815&vislive=sjsu
Live Video - ESPN+
Women’s Golf
Upcoming Tournament
Folds of Honor Collegiate
American Dunes Golf Course, Grand Haven, Mich.
September 9-11
Watch Live on Golf Channel & Peacock
Monday - 6:30-9:30 a.m. PT
Tuesday - 1:30-4:30 p.m. PT
Wednesday - 8:30-11:30 a.m. PT
The defending Mountain West Champions open the 2024-25 schedule next week at the Folds of Honor Collegiate in Michigan. The Spartans are one of 15 women’s teams participating in the tournament. The 54-hole event will be broadcast live on Golf Channel, and simulcast on both Peacock and Golf Channel’s digital platforms.
Live Scoring - https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournament-leaderboard/233597/scoring/team
Men’s Golf
Upcoming Tournament
2024 Palouse Collegiate
Palouse Ridge Golf Club, Pullman, Wash.
September 10-11
Tuesday - 36 holes, shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. PT
Wednesday - 18 holes, shotgun start at 7:45 a.m. PT
The Spartans open the 2024-25 schedule this week at the Palouse Collegiate in Pullman, Wash. The Spartans are one of 15 men’s teams participating in the tournament. The 54-hole event will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, and you can stay up to date on the results from the day on Scoreboard powered by Clippd.
Live Scoring- https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournament-leaderboard/233463/scoring/team
Men’s Soccer
Record: 1-2-1, 0-0 WAC
This Week: The Spartans will host UC San Diego on Thursday before heading up the road to take on Santa Clara.
Last Week: Last week, the Spartans fell 1-0 on the road against Cal Poly on Thursday, Sept. 5.
Spartan Fact: Diogo Baptista leads the Spartans with two goals scored so far this season. Jordi Tortell Daly and Daniel Fregoso Baptista have also scored a goal this year.
Upcoming Schedule:
September 12 - vs. UC San Diego, Spartan Soccer Complex, 6:30 p.m.
Live Stats - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=536283
Watch (WAC International) - https://www.wacinternational.tv/
September 15 - at Santa Clara, Stevens Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
Live Stats - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=536126
Watch (ESPN+) - https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/b9ed69ca-5186-47b2-9cc2-d5081b913e6f
Women’s Soccer
Record: 0-4-2, 0-0 MW
This Week: The Spartans will continue their road trip and take on Eastern Washington on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 7:00 p.m. from Cheney, Wash.
Last Time Out:
SJSU dropped their last match on the road against UC Santa Barbara 3-0 this past Sunday, Sept. 1
Spartan Fact: Senior, Kennedy Mayo scored her first goal of the young season from the spot on a penalty in the 16th minute against Northeastern. This was the first penalty attempt and penalty conversion of Mayo's SJSU career.
Upcoming Schedule
September 12 - @ Eastern Washington, EWU Soccer Field, 2:30 P.M.
Live Stats- http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=531963&vislive=sjsu
September 19 - @ San Francisco, Negoesco Stadium, 6:00 p.m.
Live Stats - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=533543&vislive=sjsu
September 26 - vs. Utah State, Spartan Soccer Complex, 6:30 P.M.
Live Stats- http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=533729
Watch - https://sjsuspartans.com/watch
Men’s Water Polo
Record: 0-0-0, 0-0 WCC
This Week: The Spartans will open the 2024 season at the Aggie Invite in Davis California. They will play Cal and UC Merced on Sept. 14 and UC Davis and American River College on Sept. 15.
Spartan Fact: San José State men's water polo was ranked ninth overall nationally in the Collegiate Water Polo Association 2024 Men's Varsity Top 20 Preseason Poll. The Spartan's ranking of ninth ties the 2022 team as the highest preseason ranking in program history.
Upcoming Schedule
September 14 - vs. Cal, Davis, Calif., 12:30 p.m.
September 14 - vs. UC Merced, Davis, Calif., 3:30 p.m.
September 15 - at UC Davis, Davis, Calif., 8 a.m.
September 15 - vs. American River College, Davis, Calif., 2 p.m.
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