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SoCal WCC Weekly Roundup (Oct. 6)

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San Diego kept alive its home winning streak (27 games), the longest such streak in Division I, with yet another blowout over a league opponent.
The 5-0 Toreros (PFL 3-0) wiped out Valparaiso 42-14 on the strength of a nearly perfect game by quarterback Sebastian Trujillo, who was 20-25 for 295 yards and three touchdowns. John Matthews caught seven balls for 144 yards and two scores to extend his career touchdown record.
Valpo got on the board first with a touchdown late in the first quarter, and USD responded just over two minutes later.  After USD took the lead late in the half, Valpo evened it up just before the break at 14-14.  But the second half belonged to USD, which scored four unanswered touchdowns to the delight of the Homecoming crowd.
USD will try to remain perfect this weekend when Morehead State comes to San Diego for another Pioneer League battle.

Men’s Soccer

It is league season again as all seven WCC teams kicked off their conference schedules over the weekend.

The Toreros got off on the right foot, traveling to Moraga, where they beat the home standing St. Mary’s Gaels 1-0.  The goal came on a sixth minute penalty kick by USD’s Eddie Ahman, and the teams shut one another down for the remainder of the game.

The win was USD’s first of the season, but the team did post ties against two top 10 schools.

On Sunday the Loyola Marymount Lions also visited the Gaels, but St. Mary’s was too much for LMU and won 2-1 thanks to a goal by Emmanuel Sarabia with just 58 seconds left in regulation.  The week was not a total loss for the Lions, who earned a 2-1 overtime win over Bakersfield on Thursday. 

 

Women’s Soccer

Both Pepperdine and No. 21 San Diego traveled to No. 4 UCLA last weekend, and neither was happy with the result.  The Bruins knocked off the crosstown rival Waves 1-0 on Friday and then jumped all over the Toreros, winning 3-0.

LMU had a slightly better weekend, winning 1-0 at Northridge on Friday and then holding San Diego State to a scoreless tie in San Diego on Sunday.

San Diego, LMU, and Pepperdine will all open their conference schedules this week, with the trio sitting in second, fourth, and seventh respectively in the overall standings. 

 

Women’s Volleyball

The WCC opened its regular season last weekend, with the conference going 71-34 against non-conference opponents overall in the preseason.  LMU got off to a rough start, traveling to the Bay Area and losing 3-1 to No. 23 Santa Clara on Thursday, and then falling 3-1 to No. 35 St. Mary’s on Sunday.

No. 15 Pepperdine fared slightly better on the same road trip, going the distance against both schools, but came away with a 3-2 loss at Santa Clara and a 3-2 win at St. Mary’s.  No. 16 San Diego got to open their WCC schedule at home and handled Gonzaga (3-0) and Portland (3-1) with ease.

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written on October 06, 2008 Game Recap