The Toreros could have stolen one, even two games from BYU last weekend, if they had played perfect softball. All three of the Cougars’ runs in game one came from USD errors, and the Toreros had a 3-1 lead early in game two. But perfection is difficult to achieve, and San Diego came up short as BYU swept the series to remain unbeaten in West Coast Conference play.
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On the day when USD celebrated their seniors, it was Santa Clara’s seniors who celebrated. Veteran Bronco forward Oladayo Thomas scored a pair of goals and fellow senior Juan O’Neill added a third to earn the visitors a 3-0 victory and fourth place in the West Coast Conference in Sunday’s season finale. The loss dropped the Toreros to fifth, and was USD’s worst result in WCC play.
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The old adage, “defense wins championships,” held true on Saturday as the University of San Diego’s defensive unit made sure that 13 points was all the Toreros needed to begin their pursuit of a seventh straight Pioneer Football League title with a win. USD allowed Drake only 25 yards of total offense and three first downs all game, and the Bulldogs’ two scoring drives both came after San Diego’s offense coughed up the ball.
Read moreUSD men’s basketball loses in first round of WCC Tournament to USF Maria Watters / Asst. Sports Editor / The USD Vista The University of San Diego’s men’s basketball team squared off against the University of San Francisco Dons in the first round of the 2021 West Coast Conference Tournament […]
Read moreTwo-week pause keeps Toreros from making trip to Vegas for WCC tourney Eric Boose / Sports Editor / The USD Vista A year after coming within seconds of the West Coast Conference tournament title, the University of San Diego women’s basketball team missed the tournament entirely due to a positive […]
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For 12 innings of softball on Sunday, the University of San Diego stayed within arm’s reach of the 5th-ranked team in the country, the University of Washington. It was only in the 13th inning of play, the top of game two’s 6th, that the Huskies out-classed the Toreros, scoring seven runs to end their second win of the day an inning early, due to the NCAA’s run rule.
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The University of San Diego women’s soccer team visited the Loyola Marymount Lions on Saturday for each team’s West Coast Conference opener. USD recently suffered heavy losses after the Pepperdine Waves overcame them 4-1 at home and No. 4 UCLA defeated them 3-0 in Los Angeles, but were set to move past these non-conference losses and get back on track for the start of a new season.
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In the middle of the sixth inning of Sunday’s series finale between the University of San Diego and their neighbors and rivals San Diego State University, the visiting Aztecs looked well on their way to sweeping the Toreros. Leading 12-3 and with two wins — 14-7 on Friday and 19-18 after 10 innings on Saturday — already in their pockets, all SDSU had to do was keep USD’s bats quiet and maybe tack on a couple more runs. They did neither of those things
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The University of San Diego’s women’s tennis team kicked off their 2021 season by sweeping the Cal State Fullerton Titans before getting swept by the UCLA Bruins on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
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The visiting Pepperdine Waves scored three goals in eleven minutes, and added a fourth right before the final whistle as they cruised past USD, 4-1, in the Toreros’ women’s soccer season opener on Friday.
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