San Diego State University’s men’s and women’s soccer teams hosted a double-header Sunday at the SDSU Sports Desk. Both gender sides came up victorious to the delight of their hometown fans.
The Lady Aztecs kicked off the twin bill with a 4-0 win over Fresno State in a Mountain West encounter while the Aztec men followed with a 1-0 victory against San Jose State in a Western Athletic Conference matchup.
The men’s victory marked the first time in school history that SDSU had won five consecutive conference games.
Senior forward Robbie Matei (Prairie Grove, Ill.) earned accolades as the WAC Offensive Player of the Week after notching the game-winning goal in the 74th minute to snap a scoreless tie against the Spartans. The game-winning goal, which came off a corner kick feed from junior teammate Austin Brummett (Bow, N.H.), was Matei’s team-high sixth of the season and fourth game-winning goal.
“We performed really well in the second half,” SDSU head coach Ryan Hopkins said. “Our team’s trademark is resiliency. We just kept going and found a way to break through.”
San Jose State (2-2-2 in WAC, 3-6-6 overall) was unable to break through with just one shot in the first half. The Aztecs improved to 5-0-0 in WAC, 8-4-2 overall.
The SDSU women extended their current unbeaten streak to four games (two wins, two ties) after losses at Utah State (5-1) and Boise State (2-0) as part of a two-week four-game road swing that included draws at Colorado College (0-0) and Air Force (2-2).
The Lady Aztecs (4-2-2 in MW play, 6-7-3 overall) topped San Jose State, 2-1, on the preceding Thursday as coach Mike Friesen collected his MW record 191st career win. Denise Castro (San Ysidro) scored the game-winner on a PK in the 85th minute.
Emma Gaines-Ramos (Otay Ranch) registered a goal and assist in Sunday’s match to bring her to 15 points on the season with five goals and five assists.
Castro closed out scoring with her team-leading eighth goal and 17th point.
SDSU goalkeeper Alexa Madueno (Woodland) picked up her school record 27th career shutout while extending her school record career saves to 386.
