Football can’t wrangle Mustangs
The University of San Diego Torero football team opened its fall season at home on Saturday, Sept. 4 against the California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) Mustangs.
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Read moreWelcoming back Torero athletes
Just when you wanted to give up hope, finally, after 17 brutal months students are thankfully coming back to school and one thing is for sure; student athletes are beyond excited to be back on campus practicing and playing the games they love so much.
Read moreThe work never stops
For most athletes, training doesn’t stop once the final game’s whistle blows, once the last race of the season finishes, or when they take their last final and school is out for the summer. Collegiate athletics is a year-round commitment, but it’s one that most athletes are happy to work through.
Read moreFall sports return to USD
For nearly two years, most fans were not allowed back into USD venues to watch their teams. However, under the current guidelines from San Diego County, the State of California, and the CDC, the school is preparing for stadiums and venues to be at full fan capacity this fall.
Read moreMen’s tennis finishes season with win over rivals SDSU
The University of San Diego’s men’s tennis team competed in their final match of the season at home on Saturday, May 1 against their cross-town rival, the San Diego State University Aztecs.
Read moreToreros sweep Pepperdine with walk-off win
Designated hitter Thomas Luevano led off the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday with a walk. Four runs and two outs later, he strode to the plate again, the bases loaded, needing only to get on base to finish the inning he started and make the Toreros walk-off winners. Luevano didn’t need to swing his bat. The first pitch from Pepperdine reliever Dane Morrow hit USD’s slugger square in the back, sending Luevano to first and the Toreros into delirium.
Read moreToreros swept by Waves
The University of San Diego’s women’s tennis team battled their West Coast Conference (WCC) rival, the 7th-ranked Pepperdine Waves, in a match that would decide the conference championship at home on Sunday, April 25.
Read moreToreros miss chances to stun Cougs in Provo
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.
Read moreFans return to USD stadiums in limited capacity
When USD’s football and baseball teams took to the field for their games at the beginning of this month, there were, for the first time in over a year, fans in the stands. As San Diego County has moved into less restrictive tiers in California’s reopening plan, the University of San Diego welcomed fans back to stadiums on campus, albeit in limited numbers.
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