Men’s Basketball Kicks off Season with 81-59 Win
A new coach Steven Lavin lead the team to their first victory win against Sonoma State. Hear what players have to say about the upcoming season.
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Men’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 moreUSD tramples Stetson
The University of San Diego’s football team dominated the winless Stetson Hatters on senior night at home on Saturday. Despite being heavily favored to win the contest, 3-1 USD got off to a slow start against the Hatters. Despite trailing 3-10 at the end of the first half, the rest of the game was all USD. The Toreros held Stetson scoreless for the entire second half, while proceeding to score 31 points to win the game.
Read moreToreros’ Sunday rally rescues one win from three against Aztecs
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
Read moreToreros take down Mustangs
After nearly a year away from the courts, the University of San Diego men’s tennis team returned to action at home on Friday against the Cal Poly Mustangs. The best-of-seven contest began with three highly competitive doubles matches for the incredibly important first overall point.
Read moreDefense guides USD to win versus LMU
The University of San Diego women’s basketball team’s characteristically strong defense meant that an 18-point fourth quarter was enough to get the hosts over the line against the visiting Loyola Marymount University in Thursday’s low-scoring contest. Neither team made more than a third of their shots and, after trailing 19-18 at halftime, the Toreros mustered more offense than the Lions could in the second half to earn the win.
Read moreFUSO makes history at annual Friendship Games
For the first time since its founding at USD, FUSO won the Friendship Games, proof of the importance of community and unity, especially during the pandemic. Jenny Han / Asst. Opinion Editor FUSO (Filipino Ugnayan Student Organization) is one of many multicultural clubs here at USD. Over the past month, […]
Read moreMen’s golf wins La Purisima College Invite
Toreros earn first tournament crown since 2014, Xu and Reiter both finish on podium Eric Boose / Sports Editor The University of San Diego men’s golf team entered the final round with a 12-shot lead and held on to win the La Purisima College Invite last Tuesday. The tournament featured […]
Read moreThis week in history: USD salutes McFadden in win over UCLA
Men’s soccer capped “Seamus McFadden Night” with 3-1 triumph in 2017 Eric Boose / Sports Editor In 1979, Seamus McFadden took the helm of the University of San Diego’s brand-new men’s soccer team. After 39 seasons, the only head coach the Toreros had known announced 2017 would be his last […]
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