Building a champion
By Oscar Acevedo: After the hiring of coach Brent Brennan, a breath of fresh air can be felt at practices and players have bought into Brennan as their leader. But there is only so much a coach can do with Read more
Former conference rivals face off in UCLA Regional
By Daniel Reedy: It’s been over 20 years since San Jose State competed in the Big West Conference, but the Spartans will take on a former in-conference foe to begin the NCAA Tournament. SJSU prepares this week for Thursday’s battle Read more
SJSU loses third straight to USF
By Ryan Barnhart San Jose State (16-33-1, 8-17-1 MW) was pummeled 7-2 by the University of San Francisco (27-26) Sunday night in what was the Dons’ third victory in as many days against the Spartans. USF struck first for the Read more
Spartans daunted by the Dons
By Lindsey Boyd Yesterday was a game to forget as nothing went SJSU’s way losing 15-0 to the University of San Francisco. USF poured in 15 runs including nine in the sixth inning alone and its fielders handled almost every Read more
San Jose State wins conference, secures automatic bid
By Benjamin Siepak For the first time since joining the Mountain West Conference, the San Jose State softball team clinched a conference title. Despite a 9-1 loss to the UNLV Rebels yesterday, San Diego State’s fall-apart loss to Nevada secured Read more
Dominant pitching lowers magic number to 1
By Daniel Reedy: To almost no one’s surprise, a Spartan arm led the team to yet another victory. Katelyn Linford hurled a shutout to beat UNLV as the Spartans are now just one game away from a Mountain West title. Read more
Women’s golf season ends with 10th place finish in Columbus Regional
By Darby Brown-Kuhn: South Bay Pulse San Jose State failed to qualify for the NCAA championships after finishing in tenth place with a score of 56 over par in the Columbus Invitational in Ohio. The tournament was played on Ohio Read more
Friends? No.
By Ernie Gonzalez: The San Jose State-Fresno State rivalry isn’t on the same level as an Ohio State-Michigan or a USC-UCLA clash, but for the players, the results of these games define their legacy as a Spartan. To Spartans, it’s Read more
Final series at UNLV could clinch MW title for SJSU
By Daniel Reedy: If all goes as planned, the Spartans could be Mountain West champions as early as Thursday. San Jose State takes on UNLV for a three-game set beginning May 11, needing only one win and a loss by Read more
What makes a rivalry a rivalry?
By Ryan Vermont: It’s the one or two games circled on the calendar at the beginning of the season. A crosstown battle for bragging rights between universities locked in an eternal war to draw attention and attract the best student-athletes Read more
SJSU’s true rival
By Sandeep Chandok They say Fresno State is San Jose State’s rival — I don’t buy it. That isn’t the matchup that attracts a crowd, that has players fired up and ready to fight to the finish. It’s San Diego Read more
It’s all about bragging rights
By Jessica Stopper Athlete’s never want to be in comparison to another team, so when they go face-to-face against each other, the competition is at an all time high for the win, what we all know as rivalry. San Jose Read more
Rivalry in the water
By Taylor Lupetti Rivalries are typically thought of between two teams, but that’s not always the case. While the women’s water polo team may have a small sense of rivalry with some, the players don’t focus on specific teams, rather Read more
SJSU splits short series against GCU
By: Sergio Valencia San Jose State’s comeback fell short after a resurgence from the Grand Canyon University Lopes in the final three innings, losing 8-5. SJSU’s record drops to (16-32-1) on the season. It was all Lopes to start the Read more
Spartans end six-game skid in a high scoring affair
By Casey Geier The Spartans opened up their series against the Grand Canyon University Antelopes with a 9-5 come–from–behind win After trailing 5-0 after the second inning, San Jose State (16-30-1) starting gaining momentum against GCU (24-24) in the top Read more