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Spring Sports

FEB. 5 - 8, 2015 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: KRISTIAN IBARRA • SPORTS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

#SPRINGSPORTS

Swing into spring semester sports KRISTIAN IBARRA SPORTS EDITOR _______________________________

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ou may not know it from the constantly beautiful weather we have here in San Diego, but spring is almost upon us. That means one thing: It’s time to swing into spring for the Spring Sports Issue.

This special issue focuses its attention on all the various sports we have going on around campus.

We have a feature piece on baseball’s junior infielder Ty France — who is taking the helm as one of the Aztecs’ leaders coming into the 2015 campaign — located on page 12. Also be sure to check out the story on softball’s redshirt-senior Lorena Bauer and the slugger’s return to the diamond after missing all of 2014 because of injury

on page 11. Golf fans should be pleased to see season previews for both the men’s and women’s golf team and their lofty goals for 2015 located on page 6.

Also be sure to check out the complete team schedules for baseball, softball, lacrosse, men’s golf, women’s golf, swim and dive, track and field, men’s tennis, women’s tennis and water polo all located on pages 8 and 9.

Show your school spirit and make your way out to as many events as possible this year in support of your fellow, yet likely more athletic, Aztecs!

And for those not interested in sports, but looking to find a decent chuckle at somebody else’s expense, make sure to flip all the way to page 16 and read all about my miserable internship interview experience in the sports journalism industry.

Dana Michaels swims freestyle last year at the Aquaplex.

KELLY SMILEY, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Forbes lauds entreprenurial alumni Pura Vida Bracelets reaches success.

COLLEEN LARSON STAFF WRITER _____________________________ San Diego State alumni Griffin Thall, 28, and Paul Goodman, 26, were recently named part of Forbes 2015 “30 Under 30” for the success of their brand Pura Vida Bracelets.

Thall said the two met in high school and continued their friendship throughout their time at SDSU. The inspiration for Pura Vida came from a postgraduation trip they took with friends to Costa Rica.

Thall said the phrase “Pura Vida” means “pure life” in Spanish. “Pura Vida” is a popular saying in Costa Rica similar to what “aloha” is in Hawaii.

While in Costa Rica Goodman and Thall bought 400 handmade bracelets from a local vendor to bring back to California to sell to friends and family.

Since then the company has grown into a multi-million dollar brand, landing Goodman

Pura Vida Bracelet founders and San Diego State alumni Paul Goodman (left) and Griffin Thall on a trip to Costa Rica.

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and Thall on the “30 Under 30” list.

Thall said he was driving to a meeting in Los Angeles when he received a call informing him that they made the list.

“Paul and I were blown away,” he said. “It was like, ‘Whoa!

We’ve been recognized by the business leaders of the world.’ It put us on the map.”

Despite the company’s growing success, Pura Vida

still strives to treat their newest costumer with the same respect and attentiveness as their first costumer, Thall said.

A huge part of Pura Vida’s success can be attributed to the company’s involvement with various charities, according to Bernhard Schroeder, the SDSU Lavin Entrepreneurship Center director.

“They understand the millennial generation is leaning

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into social causes,” Schroeder said.

Pura Vida currently works with 166 different charity organizations. There is a wide range of charity organizations customers can choose from, ranging from animal awareness, environmental causes, medical conditions, memorials, military service and more.

Pura Vida has donated over $310,000 to their charity

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Thall believes another factor to the brand’s success has been their strong online presence, along with word of mouth.

Various celebrities have been photographed wearing the Pura Vida bracelets such as Rihanna, David Beckham, Rachel Bilson and Robert Downey Jr. This has helped the brand reach out to the celebrities’ large fan bases.

Pura Vida also remains active on various social media sites, which has allowed them to stay current and reach out to a wide range of costumers.

Goodman and Thall’s success and recent Forbes recognition has become a source of inspiration for some students at SDSU. Paul Johnson, a business senior and member of the Entrepreneur Society at SDSU said Goodman and Thall have become a source of inspiration for him in his personal entrepreneurial pursuits.

“They come back and you see they are just two normal guys who had an idea and ran with it,” Johnson said. “They show you how possible it is to take something small and turn it into something big.”

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#SDSUFUNDS

New SDSU chair fuels funds JAMIE BALLARD STAFF WRITER ____________________________ Since earning his master’s in public administration from San Diego State in 1976, Jack McGrory has played a key role in the growth of the university, serving as a faculty member and a donor. Now he is the chair of the Campanile Foundation, SDSU’s fundraising branch.

His new role allows him to work toward the goal of raising $750 million through The Campaign for SDSU. He said there is about $200 million left to raise before that goal is reached.

As the board chair of the Campanile Foundation, McGrory is responsible for continuing the momentum of The Campaign for SDSU, which means raising approximately $100 million annually for the university.

“We’ve become much less dependent on state funds in the last 6 or 7 years and much more dependent on philanthropic activities,” McGrory said.

He said the Campanile’s main objectives are to help fund the new engineering building being developed and increase the number of scholarships the foundation provides. He also said increasing the Campanile Foundation’s endowment is a priority, hoping to boost it from $190 million to $250 million.

Keeping that upward momentum can be a challenge, but McGrory said the foundation relies on a combination of alumni support and outside support from

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IT’S JUST REALLY FUN TO BE AROUND ALL THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY...”

- Jack McGrory, Campanile Foundation Chair

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Jack McGrory will lead San Diego State in its fundraising goals.

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people who care about SDSU as a proponent for success in the region.

“We are a tremendous job generator and very important part of the regional economy, so we have some companies that give us money as well,” McGrory said.

McGrory has been in this new position for about a month, and said he’s enjoying it so far.

“It’s just really fun to be around all the students and faculty, and it’s become a really great university,” he said. “It’s a challenging role, but we’ll make it, and the goal is to make San Diego (State) an even greater university, both academically and athletically.”

McGrory has also made significant financial donations to The Campaign for SDSU. He said he has donated $2.8 million, split between the School of Public Affairs, the Classics Department and the Joan and Art Barron Veterans Center.

He is involved in the Veterans Council and the Public Administration Task Force, as well as the Government and Community Relations Committee, the Executive Committee, the Campaign Cabinet and the Campaign Leadership Committee.

McGrory spent four years serving in the Marine Corps before working as an

administrative trainee for the city of San Diego, a job that allowed him to pursue his master’s degree with night classes. After obtaining that degree in three semesters at SDSU, he went on to get his law degree from University of San Diego. He continued working for the city during this time, and eventually became City Manager. He began teaching at SDSU in 1981, and he has continued to teach ever since.

Currently, he also works as the CEO of La Jolla MJ Management LLC, a real estate investment company.

He will serve as the chairman for the Campanile Foundation for a three-year term.

SDSU starts sexual assault briefs Today San Diego State’s Sexual Violence Task Force will hold a community briefing on the topic of sexual assault on and near campus, and the current efforts by the university to stop perpetrators and make campus safer.

This is the first briefing by the task force and will take place in the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union’s Templo Mayor Suite from 3 to 4 p.m. These briefings will be held on a biweekly basis throughout the semester.

According to SDSU’s NewsCenter, the briefings will include discussions about: • Campus prevention programs • Response protocols • Support services • University Police • Campus judicial process Additionally, the bi-weekly meetings aim to promote dialogue between the campus community and task force members through question and answer sessions.

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CAMILLE LOZANO ASST. NEWS EDITOR _____________________________

EDITOR IN CHIEF Monica Linzmeier

The task force has been meeting since the middle of last year and formed around the time SDSU began to receive national attention for the consistent basis with which sexual assaults occurred on campus.

The task force is split into four subcommittees to adequately address the various issues in sexual assault awareness and prevention. The subcommittees are: Education and Training, Changing the Rape Culture (Addressing Environmental Barriers), Communications, and Evaluation and Assessment.

These groups are led by Anthony Keen, the Pride Center’s coordinator; Frankie Velazquez, a security manager in the Residential Education Office; Corey Polant, the Associated Students vice president for university affairs; and Jennifer Rikard, the director of SDSU’s counseling an psychological services, respectively.

According to the Title IX website, the Education subcommittee is reviewing SDSU’s current policies and practices with regards to sexual assault while gauging their

effectiveness to determine whether they should be expanded or replaced.

The communication subcommittee has been tasked with finding out the best way to communicate with the SDSU community about the issues surrounding awareness and prevention of sexual violence.

Additionally, they will work to connect students with support resources and provide information to campus on programs and events relating to sexual violence awareness and prevention.

The evaluation subcommittee will develop criteria that can be used to gauge the effectiveness of current and new policies while the environmental barriers subcommittee will look into how to change the culture of SDSU and society with regards to sexuality, rape, issues of consent and sexual violence.

The force is made up of 21 members in total and includes faculty, staff and student representatives in the departments of athletics, women’s studies, campus safety police and Army ROTC among

others.

This semester, SDSU received additional help with efforts to prevent and respond to sexual violence in the form of a $200,000 grant from the California governor’s Office of Emergency Services for the 2015 fiscal year. The grant is part of the Cal OES Campus Sexual Assault Program and was awarded to SDSU following a proposal submitted by the university in July.

The money will go towards hiring a full-time sexual assault victim advocate as well as a fulltime police officer dedicated to sexual violence prevention including trainings on the issue and investigation.

According to NewsCenter, the university announced that it will contribute $66,667 of its own funding towards the OES grant, allowing the task force to expand their membership to “include representatives from community agencies and local law enforcement.”

The money will aid in funding sexual violence awareness and prevention measures at SDSU for the next three years.

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Professors to teach in Baja Calif.

ADRIANA MILLAR STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ A recently initiated partnership will allow San Diego State professors to teach business classes at a university in Baja California.

The agreement, International Memorandum of Understanding between SDSU and CETYS Universidad in Baja California, will offer two concentrations: Business in the Global Marketplace and International Entrepreneurship, according to SDSU NewsCenter.

CETYS students will complete courses taught by SDSU business faculty to receive a certificate in their concentration.

CETYS University students are able to take four to six courses at a foreign university to acquire skills and become culturally competent within a specific area.

The program is self-supporting and paid for by CETYS, according to SDSU NewsCenter.

“This option allows students to graduate CETYS with an added value to their degree; it is an excellent opportunity for border students, as it allows them to specialize in key areas of business and be more competitive in a global era,” CETYS President Fernando Leon Garcia said.

The program was signed in December and will begin in the fall of 2015.

“We are looking at two institutions who value entrepreneurship and international programs,” SDSU President Elliot Hirshman said in a press release. “The program that we inaugurate today is really another significant step in building both a binational partnership between our universities, but also a broader binational partnership in this region.”

Management professor and Center for International Business Education and Research Director Martina Musteen is one of the professors going to teach at the Mexican university.

“You have our faculty going abroad, and they’re learning a cross pollination of ideas, and bringing it back into their own classes,” she said. “And it’s important to students there to have international interactions. I can’t see any negative.”

Journalism sophomore Andrea Villafana-Lopez, a native Mexican, thinks the cultural exchange will benefit CETYS business students.

“The United States has such a big influence,” she said. “I’m not trying to say everyone’s trying to come here, but when you’re in Mexico, they have you learn English.”

Business and criminal justice major Sebastion Estrella, who visits Mexico frequently, believes the

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Student posts nudes of ex on Instagram DAVID HERNANDEZ NEWS EDITOR ____________________________________ A San Diego State student posted a nude photo of his ex-girlfriend on social media recently, prompting an investigation by the SDSU Police Department.

The woman sent nude photographs to her then-boyfriend three months ago and told SDSU police the photos were posted on Instagram without her permission on Jan. 28.

The man is an SDSU student, SDSU police Capt. Josh Mays said.

The woman found out the photos were posted on Instagram from a friend who took a screenshot to show her.

A detective will interview both students, determine if the crime was committed and, if so, the reason for posting the photos, Mays said.

He declined to say whether the police department has talked to the suspect and

whether they would look at his Instagram account.

A law that took effect in October 2013, often referred to as the “revenge porn” law, makes it a misdemeanor crime to intentionally and publicly distribute nude photos with the intention to cause emotional distress. The victim is also required to demonstrate she suffered emotional distress.

A San Diego jury convicted a man that ran a revenge porn website on 27 felony counts of including identity theft and extortion on Feb. 2.

The website allowed users to upload nude photos of women and men, and often included personal information such as the name of the individual in the photo.

According to a 2013 McAfee study, 10 percent of ex-partners have threatened to expose explicit photos of their exboyfriend or ex-girlfriend, and 60 percent of the time the threats were carried out.

San Diego State professors will begin teaching business classes at CETYS in Baja California.

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agreement might bring more cultural understanding to students.

“I hear people say all the time, ‘Don’t go to Tijuana,’” he said. “A bunch of people have that mindset that Mexico is bad.”

CETYS and SDSU have previously

exchanged faculty and students in several programs in an effort to enhance education for both institutions.

CETYS also has agreements with universities in Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe and South America. In the U.S. it partners with 16 universities.

Spring Sports

FEB. 5 - 8, 2015 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: KRISTIAN IBARRA • SPORTS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

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Men’s golf aces primed for 2015 CAMERON SALCE PRODUCTION DESIGNER ___________________________ Well, Aztecs, its spring semester and that means golf season is in full swing (pun intended).

This year’s squad comes into the season with high expectations. It was preseason ranked 21st in the country by Golfweek before the fall season and is in contention to win in every tournament it enters this season in the spring.

Senior Xander Schauffele leads a team that is very deep from top to bottom with teammates, such as sophomore Ricky DeSantis and junior Riccardo Michelini,

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WE ARE EXCITED FOR THE SECOND HALF HALF OF OUR SEASON.”

-James Holley, Junior

all expect to play important roles for the team as well.

Last season the Aztecs never

Junior Michael Koeneke is one of eight returning players from last year’s golf team.

SARAH SMITH, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

quite lived up to the talent the roster had on paper. The team had strong individual performances from Schauffele and Michelini, who both placed first in an event in 201314 season. But the team as a whole struggled, compiling only five top-five finishes in 12 cracks at tournament play.

The team highlights of last

season had to be finishing second in the Mountain West Championship and a topfive finish in the Western Intercollegiate Tournament.

The Aztecs looked impressive in the fall to start the season off strong. Schauffele posted an impressive 4-under 212 to finish second place in the Husky Invitational at

Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Washington. As a team, San Diego State placed third out of 15, finishing only behind University of California, Los Angeles and University Oregon who tied for first place.

Also in fall play, SDSU again finished in third place at the William H. Tucker Invitational

in New Mexico. It was also no coincidence that Schauffele once again had the best individual performance on the team placing fourth at 3-under 213.

In more recent tournament play, the Aztecs finished in sixth place out of 16 teams at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational in the Fairfax, California. This time Michelini shot the best out of all the Aztecs, finishing in fourth place with a 4-under 209.

One of the most positive aspects about this year’s team is that it returns eight of the 12 players from last year’s team.

One of the players returning is senior James Holley who is a two-year varsity letterman for the Aztecs and earned a spot on the MW all-academic team last spring as a junior.

“We are excited for the second half of our season,”Holley said.

“We have our first tournament at Barona Creek Golf Club Feb. 9 and 10. The last time we held this tournament was three years ago and we beat a good field including USC and TCU.” The Aztecs are currently ranked 37th in Golfweek, but could make a major leap in the rankings if they can win like they did just three years ago at Barona Creek Golf Club.

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Aztecs chip away at national title hopes RAFAEL AVITABILE STAFF WRITER ____________________________________

Junior Emma Henrikson is one of five returning golfers.

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As head coach Leslie Spalding and the San Diego State women’s golf team prepare for the start of the spring collegiate golf season, practice isn’t the only thing on the winter agenda.

Any seasoned golfer can tell you about the importance of the mental side of the game. Spalding wants to ensure that her girls are right between the ears before tournament play starts up again in late February.

Course management, short game, book reports and meditation are just a few of the things you might find the Aztecs working on during their practice sessions at The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, California. “Burn Your Goals” by Joshua Medcalf is the latest piece of literature the girls have been assigned.

“It talks all about the process of how you get to be great,” Spalding said. “It takes daily practice, and not socializing at practice, but actually working on things to develop your game daily. It’s going through the process of hard work every day and getting to the tournament and being free because you know you’ve done the work.”

Engagement is something that Spalding said the team struggled with throughout the fall, despite the Aztecs compiling one of the best fall seasons under her four-year tenure.

Improvements in your swing and overall game come with time and repetition. Collegiate players spend countless hours at the range swinging all 14 clubs in their bag in efforts to perfect

every subtle nuance of the stroke. A couple of books and regular meditation sessions can bring the Aztecs mental tranquility on the course and help bridge the gap between practice time and scorecard results.

For two straight years the SDSU women’s golf team has taken the team title at the last event of the fall season, the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown. Add another team title at the season-opening Colonel Wollenberg Ptarmigan Ram Classic this year, and you can see why SDSU currently holds a ranking of No. 23 on Golfstat and No. 24 on Golfweek.

my team practices,” Henrikson said.

“They have such good focus. They take a break for five minutes every hour so that they can maintain their focus all day, and they’re there from about 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. That’s the difference between them and my teammates and I. It’s something that I want to improve — quality over quantity.”

It’s all a part of the Aztecs’ mission for a Mountain West title. After finishing third, fifth and third place again in the championship tournament the last three seasons, Spalding and the Aztecs have their sights set on a deep run into the

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WE HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. EVERY PLAYER ON THIS TEAM CAN BREAK PAR AND MAKE AN IMPACT.”

- Leslie Spalding, Women’s Golf Head Coach

Junior Emma Henrikson, Golfstat’s 39th-ranked player, anchors the Aztecs with her 72.58 stroke-per-round average.

Henrikson started the 2014-15 season in fine fashion with a medalist-worthy performance at the Ram Classic in Fort Collins, Colorado. She also has four career top-five finishes under her belt halfway through her third season on Montezuma Mesa.

Henrikson had the chance to rejoin her Swedish national team over the break in Orlando, Florida, and saw first hand the kind of focus and dedication her coach is trying to instill this spring.

“What I saw was different from how

postseason.

“If my team plays the way that they have the ability to play, we have a chance to win a National Championship,” she said. “Every player on this team can break par and make an impact. It’s just the consistency and mental focus that we need, and we’re working hard on it.”

The spring season kicks off on Feb. 23 at the University of California, Irvine Invitational at the Santa Ana Country Club in Santa Ana, California.

Until then the Aztecs will not only be working to knock off the rust from the winter months, but to also find the zen needed to become champions.

Spring Sports

FEB. 5 - 8, 2015 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: KRISTIAN IBARRA • SPORTS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

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Freshmen to thrill right off the bat PATRICK CARR SENIOR STAFF WRITER _____________________________ Freshman infielder Justin Wylie wasn’t heavily recruited out of high school.

One look at his statistics on MaxPreps can clue people in as to why, but also wonder why not?

His senior year he showed solid hitting, a .356 batting average with 15 RBI and one home run in 31 games for Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona. It wasn’t extraordinary.

His fielding also wasn’t too solid: 10 errors in those 31 games, averaging almost one error every three games, which doesn’t appease many concerns for a San Diego State baseball team that had 68 errors in 63 games a season ago.

Numbers of course never tell the whole story, and SDSU head coach Mark Martinez and his staff are very high on the 5-foot-10, 180-pound freshman.

“He basically came in and outworked everybody and did a great job,” Martinez said.

“Justin should be our everyday

second baseman right now.”

Martinez, and also Wylie, made it clear that this team doesn’t have just one freshman who deserves high praise.

SDSU’s recruiting class is ranked 19th in the nation according to Baseball America.

Two players were even picked in the MLB Draft: freshmen Denz’l Chapman (32nd round, New York Mets) and Brody Westmoreland (35th round, Colorado Rockies).

With those two, one look at the numbers is all it takes.

Westmoreland hit .433 (.527 on-base percentage) with 106 RBIs, 20 home runs and 32 stolen bases in three varsity seasons at ThunderRidge High School in Colorado.

Chapman hit .375 (.491 onbase percentage) in four high school seasons and stole 122 bases.

Freshman outfielder Chase Calabuig also wasn’t heavily recruited, but said that the freshmen class has some of the best players he’ll play with in his life and he knew he had to up the ante on his work ethic coming into the year.

“When it comes to playing with these drafted players, I don’t feel way out of

contention,” he said. “But I definitely feel like they’ve allowed me to step up my game, like I wanted to play at my best so I could play with these guys.”

Calabuig and Wylie knew coming in they had to earn their stripes — that they couldn’t come in thinking they were hot stuff and then going about a day’s work.

They’re both very complementary of their fellow freshmen, who all saw playing time in last weekend’s intersquad scrimmage.

Calabuig saw time in the outfield and even on the pitcher’s mound, while Wylie played nearly the whole of Sunday’s scrimmage at second base.

The scrimmage served as a chance for the coaches to see who will fill the gaping holes in the Aztecs’ lineup this year. Center fielder Greg Allen, catcher Brad Haynal, second baseman Tim Zier, pitcher Michael Cederoth and shortstop Evan Potter have all departed, leaving a lot of playing time for these eager freshmen to work toward.

Both Wylie and Calabuig, along with Martinez, say this

freshmen class is built to make an immediate impact, with the overall versatility of everyone a big bonus for the Aztecs.

“We have power guys, we have speed, we have guys that can be all over the field and that’s really important for a team to have,” Wylie said. “If one guy goes down, we know that another guy can come in.”

It’s also beneficial that SDSU has what Martinez calls a healthy program with a low turnover rate.

“The guys that have come in this year are benefiting from guys that have played in our program, that have two Mountain West Championships under their belt, two (NCAA) Regional appearances and they know what it takes to compete at a high level,” he said.

They don’t have much longer to wait.

Only eight more days until these freshmen get to really stake their claim for a spot in the lineup in the season opener at Tony Gwynn Stadium on Feb. 13.

First pitch is at 6 p.m. PST, but be sure to get there early to see what should be a wonderful tribute to the late Tony Gwynn.

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JUSTIN WYLIE

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Year: Freshman Hometown: Chandler, AZ High School: Hamilton H.S. Info from www.goaztecs.com

You and your friends are invited…

This women-only dinner and discussion on February 23 includes topics such as sexual health challenges for younger women, libido issues, sex after menopause, vaginal dryness, the sexual health and relationship connection, hormone and non-hormone treatments, “Beyond Kegels,” and more.

Led by world-renowned expert Irwin Goldstein, MD, female students, faculty and staff will find this evening insightful. Event is $10/person and includes 3-course dinner at Terra Bistro, discussion, Q&A, giveaways and raffle.

February 23

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Spring 2015 Sports Schedules

It’s the spring semester, and it’s time to support your fellow Aztecs as they make their way to their respective competing grounds. Attending Aztec athletic events is a fun and inexpensive way of spending some time on Montezuma Mesa.

Be sure to check out the baseball team as it welcomes Valparaiso University to Tony Gwynn Stadium from February 13-15. The team will be honoring the memory of Tony Gwynn who passed away earlier this year. The Aztecs will be retiring Gwynn’s No. 19 jersey, hosting a Aztecs vs. Cancer event and a SDSU’s Golden Spikes Award winners Stephen Strasburg and Travis Lee. Also be sure to attend Aztec lacrosse events as the team tries to rebound from its 7-10 2014 campaign. All home events are held at the Aztec Lacrosse Field located directly behind the Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center and Fowler Athletics Center.

All home games are free to students with a valid Red ID. krisitan ibarra, sports editor kate leonard, art director

* Time varies by day, please visit goaztecs.com for more details BOLD denotes home games

Women’s Golf

Men’s Golf

Women’s Tennis

February 23-24 | UC Irvine Invitational | Santa Ana, California | All Day

February 9-10 | Barona Collegiate Cup | Lakeside, California | *

February 6 | Pepperdine | Aztec Tennis Center | 2 p.m.

March 2-3 | Bruin Wave Invitational | Tarzana, California | All Day

February 16-18 | The Prestige at PGA | West La Quina, California | All Day

February 7 | UC Irvine | Irvine, California | 12 p.m.

March 23-25 | SDSU Farms Invitational | Rancho Santa Fe, California | All Day

February 28 – March 2 | National Invitational Tournament | Tucson, Arizona | All Day

April 10-12 | PING/ASU Invitational | Tempe, Arizona | All Day

March 9-10 | Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic | Chula Vista, California | All Day

April 20-22 | Mountain West Championship | Rancho Mirage, California | All Day

March 23-24 | Oregon Duck Invitational | Creswell, Oregon | All Day

May 7-9 | NCAA Regionals | Various Locations | All Day

April 3-4 | ASU Thunderbird Invitational | Tempe, Arizona | All Day

May 22-27 | NCAA Championships | Bradenton, Florida | All Day

April 11-12 | Western Intercollegiate | Santa Cruz, California | All Day May 1-3 | Mountain West Championship | Tucson, Arizona | All Day May 15-19 | NCAA Regionals | Various Locations | All Day

Rowing

May 29 – June 3 | NCAA Championships | Bradenton, Florida | All Day

March 8 | Loyola Marymount | Marina Del Rey, California | 7 a.m.

April 12 | Fresno State | Aztec Tennis Center | 11 a.m.

February 28 | Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | 12 p.m.

April 15 | San Diego | San Diego, California | 1:30 p.m.

March 6 | Campbell | Fresno, California | 7 p.m.

April 17 | UC San Diego | Aztec Tennis Center | 2 p.m.

March 8 | Fresno State | Fresno, California | 12 p.m.

April 22-26 | MW Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | *

May 17 | American Athletic Conference Championship | Mercer Lake, New Jersey | 7 a.m.

March 22 | Saint Mary’s | Aztec Lacrosse Field | 12 p.m.

February 24 | San Diego | Tony Gwynn Stadium | 6 p.m.

Track and Field

February 27 - March 1 | San Jose State | Tony Gwynn Stadium | *

February 13-14 | Don Kirby Elite | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 3 p.m.

March 3 | UC Irvine | Irvine, California | 6:30 p.m.

February 26-28 | Mountain West Indoor Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | TBA

March 10 | Long Beach State | Long Beach, California | 6 p.m.

March 13-14 | San Diego Classic II | Santee, California | *

March 13-15 | Texas Tech | Tony Gwynn Stadium | *

March 14 | San Diego Collegiate Challenge | La Jolla, California | 12 p.m.

March 17 | UConn | SDSU Softball Stadium 6 p.m.

March 17 | Loyola Marymount | Los Angeles, California | 6 p.m.

March 20-21 | Trojan Invitational | Los Angeles, California | TBA

March 20-22 | Air Force | Tony Gwynn Stadium | *

March 26-28 | Aztec Invitational | San Diego, California | 9 a.m.

March 31 | Brown | Providence, Rhode Island | 12 p.m.

April 10 | Denver | Aztec Lacrosse Field | 7 p.m.

April 12 | Colorado | Aztec Lacrosse Field | 12 p.m.

April 17 | Stanford | Palo Alto, California | 7 p.m.

Men’s Tennis February 7 | UCLA | Los Angeles, California | 1 p.m.

February 12 | Pacific | Aztec Tennis Center | 12 p.m.

February 18 | Pepperdine | Malibu, California | 2 p.m.

April 19 | UC Davis | Davis, California | 12 p.m.

February 20 | South Carolina | Aztec Tennis Center | TBA

April 25 | USC | Aztec Lacrosse Field | 7 p.m.

March 3 | Rice | Aztec Tennis Center | TBA March 5 | California | Aztec Tennis Center | 11 a.m.

March 5-7 | Pacific Coast Doubles | La Jolla, California |*

Water Polo

March 8 | Boise State* | Aztec Tennis Center | 11 a.m.

March 27-29 | UNLV | Las Vegas, Nevada | * March 30 | Brigham Young | Tony Gwynn Stadium | 3 p.m.

April 11 | Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational | Los Angeles, California | 10 a.m.

April 2-4 | New Mexico | Tony Gwynn Stadium | *

April 15-16 | Mt. SAC/CA Multi’s | Azusa, California | 12 p.m.

February 14 | Fresno Pacific Mini Tournament | Fresno, California | TBA

April 16 | Mt. SAC Relays | Walnut, California | TBA

February 21-22 | UC Irvine Invitational | Irvine, California | *

April 17 | Bryan Clay Invitational | Azusa, California | TBA

February 27 | UC Irvine | Aztec Aquaplex | 3 p.m.

March 19-21 | SDSU/USD Invite | San Diego, California |*

February 28 | Long Beach State | Aztec Aquaplex | 1 p.m.

March 27 | Santa Clara | Aztec Tennis Center | 1 p.m.

March 7 | Cal Baptist | Riverside, California | 1 p.m.

April 3 | Fresno State Aztec | Tennis Center | 1 p.m.

March 13 | Pacific | Aztec Aquaplex | 3 p.m.

April 5 | Nevada | Aztec Tennis Center | 11 a.m.

April 6 | Long Beach State | Tony Gwynn Stadium | 6 p.m.

April 24-26 | New Mexico | SDSU Softball Stadium | *

April 7 | UC Irvine | Tony Gwynn Stadium | 6 p.m.

May 1-3 | Utah State | Logan, Utah | 2 p.m.

April 10-12 | San Jose State | San Jose, California | *

May 8-9 | Oregon State | SDSU Softball Stadium | *

April 14 | UC Irvine | Tony Gwynn Stadium | 6 p.m.

April 18 | Mt. SAC Relays | Walnut, California | TBA

February 7-8 | Triton Invitational | San Diego, California | * February 13 | Fresno Pacific | Fresno, California | 4 p.m.

March 8 | Pacific Coast Doubles | La Jolla, California | All Day March 10 | St. John’s | Aztec Tennis Center | 2 p.m.

March 11 | William & Mary | Aztec Tennis Center | 2 p.m.

March 16 | Iowa | Aztec Tennis Center | TBA

April 17-19 | Nevada | Tony Gwynn Stadium | *

April 23 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | TBA

April 21 | Cal State Northridge | Northridge, California | 3 p.m.

April 25 | Triton Invitational | La Jolla, California | 11 a.m.

March 14-15 | Aztec Invitational | Aztec Aquaplex | *

April 8 | San Diego | Aztec Tennis Center | 5 p.m.

April 25 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | TBA

March 19 | Loyola Marymount | Los Angeles, California | 4 p.m.

April 10 | Air Force | USAFA, Colorado | 12 p.m.

May 9 | Oxy Invitational | Eagle Rock, California | 6 p.m.

March 20-21 | Loyola Marymount Invitational | Los Angeles, California | TBA

April 24-26 | Fresno State | Fresno, California | *

Swimming and Diving

April 28 | Cal State Northridge | Tony Gwynn Stadium | 6 p.m.

February 18-21 | Mountain West Championships | San Antonio, Texas | *

May 1-3 | UNLV | Tony Gwynn Stadium | *

March 19-21 | NCAA Championships | Greensboro, North Carolina | *

March 13 | NCAA Indoor Championships | Fayetteville, Arkansas | TBA

March 28 | Yale | New Haven, Connecticut | 1 p.m.

April 4 | UCLA Double Duel | Los Angeles, California | 10 a.m.

April 17-19 | Colorado State | Fort Collins, Colorado | *

March 9-11 | NCAA Diving Zones | Colorado Springs, Colorado | *

March 29 | Nevada | Reno, Nevada | 2 p.m.

March 18 | Winthrop | Aztec Lacrosse Field | 7 p.m.

March 12 | San Diego Classic II | SDSU Softball Stadium | *

April 10-12 | San Jose State | SDSU Softball Stadium |*

March 27 | San Jose State | San Jose, California | 12 p.m.

February 22 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville, Florida | 10 a.m.

March 6-8 | New Mexico | Albuquerque, New Mexico | *

April 7-8 | Nevada | Reno, Nevada | *

March 22 | Loyola Marymount | Los Angeles, California | 1 p.m.

April 25-26 | WIRA Championships | Folsom, California | 7 a.m.

March 6-8 | Judi Garman Classic | Fullerton, California |*

April 2-4 | Fresno State | SDSU Softball Stadium | *

March 20 | Princeton | Aztec Tennis Center | 2 p.m.

April 10 | UNLV | Aztec Tennis Center | 2 p.m.

February 19-20 | UC Riverside | Tony Gwynn Stadium | *

March 24 | UCLA | Tony Gwynn Stadium | 6 p.m.

March 13 | California | Aztec Tennis Center | 2 p.m.

February 20 | Florida | Gainesville, Florida | 3 p.m.

March 15 | California | Aztec Lacrosse Field | 12 p.m.

March 27-29 | Boise State | Boise, Idaho | *

March 11 | USC | Los Angeles, California | 1:30 p.m.

April 17 | UC San Diego | Mission Bay | TBA

February 17 | Loyola Marymount | Tony Gwynn Stadium | 6 p.m.

March 20-22 | UNLV | SDSU Softball Stadium | *

March 8 | North Texas | Aztec Tennis Center | 11 a.m.

April 7 | Cal State Northridge | Aztec Tennis Center | 2 p.m.

March 13 | Liberty | Aztec Lacrosse Field | 7 p.m.

March 18 | Arizona | SDSU Softball Stadium 7 p.m.

February 28 | Hawaii | Honolulu, Hawaii | 9 a.m.

February 15 | Western Ontario | Aztec Lacrosse Field | 12 p.m.

February 13-15 | Valparaiso | Tony Gwynn Stadium | *

February 27 - March 1 | San Diego Classic I |SDSU Softball Stadium | *

February 27 | Grand Canyon | Honolulu, Hawaii | 9 a.m.

April 11-12 | Knecht Cup Mercer | Lake, New Jersey | 4 a.m.

February 6 | SoCal Collegiate Classic | Fullerton, California | 11 a.m.

February 19-22 | Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic | Cathedral City, California | *

February 22 | Kentucky | Aztec Tennis Center | 12 p.m.

Lacrosse

Baseball

February 21-22 | UC Riverside | Riverside, California | *

February 20 | Arizona | Aztec Tennis Center | 1 p.m.

March 28-29 | San Diego Crew Classic | Mission Bay | 7 a.m.

Softball

February 12-14 | 25th Campbell Cartier Classic | SDSU Softball Stadium | *

February 15 | Saint Mary’s | Aztec Tennis Center | 12 p.m.

March 24 | Sacramento State | Aztec Tennis Center | 2 p.m.

March 7 | UCLA | Marina Del Rey, California | 7 a.m.

May 2 | San Diego | Mission Bay | 7:00 a.m.

February 7-8 | SoCal Collegiate Classic | Los Angeles, California | *

February 13 | Washington | Aztec Tennis Center | 2 p.m.

May 5 | San Diego | San Diego, California | 6 p.m.

May 8-10 | Air Force | Colorado Springs, Colorado | *

May 13-16 | MW Outdoor Championships | San Diego, California | TBA May 28-30 | NCAA Prelims – West Regionals | Austin, Texas | TBA

May 14-16 | Saint Mary’s | Tony Gwynn Stadium | *

June 10-13 | NCAA Outdoor Championships | Eugene, Oregon | TBA

May 20-21 | Mountain West Tournament | Reno, Nevada | TBA

June 26-28 | USA Outdoor Championships | Eugene, Oregon | TBA

March 27 | Hawaii | Honolulu, Hawaii | TBA March 28-29 | Hawaii Invitational | Hawaii | TBA April 10 | Azusa Pacific | Aztec Aquaplex | 3:00 April 11 | Santa Clara | Aztec Aquaplex | 12 p.m.

April 18 | Harper Cup | Aztec Aquaplex | 12 p.m.

April 23-25 | Golden Coast Championship | Stockton, California | TBA

April 12 | New Mexico | Albuquerque, New Mexico | TBA April 18 | UNLV | Aztec Tennis Center | 12 p.m.

April 23-26 | Mountain West Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | TBA

Spring 2015 Sports Schedules

It’s the spring semester, and it’s time to support your fellow Aztecs as they make their way to their respective competing grounds. Attending Aztec athletic events is a fun and inexpensive way of spending some time on Montezuma Mesa.

Be sure to check out the baseball team as it welcomes Valparaiso University to Tony Gwynn Stadium from February 13-15. The team will be honoring the memory of Tony Gwynn who passed away earlier this year. The Aztecs will be retiring Gwynn’s No. 19 jersey, hosting a Aztecs vs. Cancer event and a SDSU’s Golden Spikes Award winners Stephen Strasburg and Travis Lee. Also be sure to attend Aztec lacrosse events as the team tries to rebound from its 7-10 2014 campaign. All home events are held at the Aztec Lacrosse Field located directly behind the Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center and Fowler Athletics Center.

All home games are free to students with a valid Red ID. krisitan ibarra, sports editor kate leonard, art director

* Time varies by day, please visit goaztecs.com for more details BOLD denotes home games

Women’s Golf

Men’s Golf

Women’s Tennis

February 23-24 | UC Irvine Invitational | Santa Ana, California | All Day

February 9-10 | Barona Collegiate Cup | Lakeside, California | *

February 6 | Pepperdine | Aztec Tennis Center | 2 p.m.

March 2-3 | Bruin Wave Invitational | Tarzana, California | All Day

February 16-18 | The Prestige at PGA | West La Quina, California | All Day

February 7 | UC Irvine | Irvine, California | 12 p.m.

March 23-25 | SDSU Farms Invitational | Rancho Santa Fe, California | All Day

February 28 – March 2 | National Invitational Tournament | Tucson, Arizona | All Day

April 10-12 | PING/ASU Invitational | Tempe, Arizona | All Day

March 9-10 | Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic | Chula Vista, California | All Day

April 20-22 | Mountain West Championship | Rancho Mirage, California | All Day

March 23-24 | Oregon Duck Invitational | Creswell, Oregon | All Day

May 7-9 | NCAA Regionals | Various Locations | All Day

April 3-4 | ASU Thunderbird Invitational | Tempe, Arizona | All Day

May 22-27 | NCAA Championships | Bradenton, Florida | All Day

April 11-12 | Western Intercollegiate | Santa Cruz, California | All Day May 1-3 | Mountain West Championship | Tucson, Arizona | All Day May 15-19 | NCAA Regionals | Various Locations | All Day

Rowing

May 29 – June 3 | NCAA Championships | Bradenton, Florida | All Day

March 8 | Loyola Marymount | Marina Del Rey, California | 7 a.m.

April 12 | Fresno State | Aztec Tennis Center | 11 a.m.

February 28 | Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | 12 p.m.

April 15 | San Diego | San Diego, California | 1:30 p.m.

March 6 | Campbell | Fresno, California | 7 p.m.

April 17 | UC San Diego | Aztec Tennis Center | 2 p.m.

March 8 | Fresno State | Fresno, California | 12 p.m.

April 22-26 | MW Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | *

May 17 | American Athletic Conference Championship | Mercer Lake, New Jersey | 7 a.m.

March 22 | Saint Mary’s | Aztec Lacrosse Field | 12 p.m.

February 24 | San Diego | Tony Gwynn Stadium | 6 p.m.

Track and Field

February 27 - March 1 | San Jose State | Tony Gwynn Stadium | *

February 13-14 | Don Kirby Elite | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 3 p.m.

March 3 | UC Irvine | Irvine, California | 6:30 p.m.

February 26-28 | Mountain West Indoor Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | TBA

March 10 | Long Beach State | Long Beach, California | 6 p.m.

March 13-14 | San Diego Classic II | Santee, California | *

March 13-15 | Texas Tech | Tony Gwynn Stadium | *

March 14 | San Diego Collegiate Challenge | La Jolla, California | 12 p.m.

March 17 | UConn | SDSU Softball Stadium 6 p.m.

March 17 | Loyola Marymount | Los Angeles, California | 6 p.m.

March 20-21 | Trojan Invitational | Los Angeles, California | TBA

March 20-22 | Air Force | Tony Gwynn Stadium | *

March 26-28 | Aztec Invitational | San Diego, California | 9 a.m.

March 31 | Brown | Providence, Rhode Island | 12 p.m.

April 10 | Denver | Aztec Lacrosse Field | 7 p.m.

April 12 | Colorado | Aztec Lacrosse Field | 12 p.m.

April 17 | Stanford | Palo Alto, California | 7 p.m.

Men’s Tennis February 7 | UCLA | Los Angeles, California | 1 p.m.

February 12 | Pacific | Aztec Tennis Center | 12 p.m.

February 18 | Pepperdine | Malibu, California | 2 p.m.

April 19 | UC Davis | Davis, California | 12 p.m.

February 20 | South Carolina | Aztec Tennis Center | TBA

April 25 | USC | Aztec Lacrosse Field | 7 p.m.

March 3 | Rice | Aztec Tennis Center | TBA March 5 | California | Aztec Tennis Center | 11 a.m.

March 5-7 | Pacific Coast Doubles | La Jolla, California |*

Water Polo

March 8 | Boise State* | Aztec Tennis Center | 11 a.m.

March 27-29 | UNLV | Las Vegas, Nevada | * March 30 | Brigham Young | Tony Gwynn Stadium | 3 p.m.

April 11 | Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational | Los Angeles, California | 10 a.m.

April 2-4 | New Mexico | Tony Gwynn Stadium | *

April 15-16 | Mt. SAC/CA Multi’s | Azusa, California | 12 p.m.

February 14 | Fresno Pacific Mini Tournament | Fresno, California | TBA

April 16 | Mt. SAC Relays | Walnut, California | TBA

February 21-22 | UC Irvine Invitational | Irvine, California | *

April 17 | Bryan Clay Invitational | Azusa, California | TBA

February 27 | UC Irvine | Aztec Aquaplex | 3 p.m.

March 19-21 | SDSU/USD Invite | San Diego, California |*

February 28 | Long Beach State | Aztec Aquaplex | 1 p.m.

March 27 | Santa Clara | Aztec Tennis Center | 1 p.m.

March 7 | Cal Baptist | Riverside, California | 1 p.m.

April 3 | Fresno State Aztec | Tennis Center | 1 p.m.

March 13 | Pacific | Aztec Aquaplex | 3 p.m.

April 5 | Nevada | Aztec Tennis Center | 11 a.m.

April 6 | Long Beach State | Tony Gwynn Stadium | 6 p.m.

April 24-26 | New Mexico | SDSU Softball Stadium | *

April 7 | UC Irvine | Tony Gwynn Stadium | 6 p.m.

May 1-3 | Utah State | Logan, Utah | 2 p.m.

April 10-12 | San Jose State | San Jose, California | *

May 8-9 | Oregon State | SDSU Softball Stadium | *

April 14 | UC Irvine | Tony Gwynn Stadium | 6 p.m.

April 18 | Mt. SAC Relays | Walnut, California | TBA

February 7-8 | Triton Invitational | San Diego, California | * February 13 | Fresno Pacific | Fresno, California | 4 p.m.

March 8 | Pacific Coast Doubles | La Jolla, California | All Day March 10 | St. John’s | Aztec Tennis Center | 2 p.m.

March 11 | William & Mary | Aztec Tennis Center | 2 p.m.

March 16 | Iowa | Aztec Tennis Center | TBA

April 17-19 | Nevada | Tony Gwynn Stadium | *

April 23 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | TBA

April 21 | Cal State Northridge | Northridge, California | 3 p.m.

April 25 | Triton Invitational | La Jolla, California | 11 a.m.

March 14-15 | Aztec Invitational | Aztec Aquaplex | *

April 8 | San Diego | Aztec Tennis Center | 5 p.m.

April 25 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | TBA

March 19 | Loyola Marymount | Los Angeles, California | 4 p.m.

April 10 | Air Force | USAFA, Colorado | 12 p.m.

May 9 | Oxy Invitational | Eagle Rock, California | 6 p.m.

March 20-21 | Loyola Marymount Invitational | Los Angeles, California | TBA

April 24-26 | Fresno State | Fresno, California | *

Swimming and Diving

April 28 | Cal State Northridge | Tony Gwynn Stadium | 6 p.m.

February 18-21 | Mountain West Championships | San Antonio, Texas | *

May 1-3 | UNLV | Tony Gwynn Stadium | *

March 19-21 | NCAA Championships | Greensboro, North Carolina | *

March 13 | NCAA Indoor Championships | Fayetteville, Arkansas | TBA

March 28 | Yale | New Haven, Connecticut | 1 p.m.

April 4 | UCLA Double Duel | Los Angeles, California | 10 a.m.

April 17-19 | Colorado State | Fort Collins, Colorado | *

March 9-11 | NCAA Diving Zones | Colorado Springs, Colorado | *

March 29 | Nevada | Reno, Nevada | 2 p.m.

March 18 | Winthrop | Aztec Lacrosse Field | 7 p.m.

March 12 | San Diego Classic II | SDSU Softball Stadium | *

April 10-12 | San Jose State | SDSU Softball Stadium |*

March 27 | San Jose State | San Jose, California | 12 p.m.

February 22 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville, Florida | 10 a.m.

March 6-8 | New Mexico | Albuquerque, New Mexico | *

April 7-8 | Nevada | Reno, Nevada | *

March 22 | Loyola Marymount | Los Angeles, California | 1 p.m.

April 25-26 | WIRA Championships | Folsom, California | 7 a.m.

March 6-8 | Judi Garman Classic | Fullerton, California |*

April 2-4 | Fresno State | SDSU Softball Stadium | *

March 20 | Princeton | Aztec Tennis Center | 2 p.m.

April 10 | UNLV | Aztec Tennis Center | 2 p.m.

February 19-20 | UC Riverside | Tony Gwynn Stadium | *

March 24 | UCLA | Tony Gwynn Stadium | 6 p.m.

March 13 | California | Aztec Tennis Center | 2 p.m.

February 20 | Florida | Gainesville, Florida | 3 p.m.

March 15 | California | Aztec Lacrosse Field | 12 p.m.

March 27-29 | Boise State | Boise, Idaho | *

March 11 | USC | Los Angeles, California | 1:30 p.m.

April 17 | UC San Diego | Mission Bay | TBA

February 17 | Loyola Marymount | Tony Gwynn Stadium | 6 p.m.

March 20-22 | UNLV | SDSU Softball Stadium | *

March 8 | North Texas | Aztec Tennis Center | 11 a.m.

April 7 | Cal State Northridge | Aztec Tennis Center | 2 p.m.

March 13 | Liberty | Aztec Lacrosse Field | 7 p.m.

March 18 | Arizona | SDSU Softball Stadium 7 p.m.

February 28 | Hawaii | Honolulu, Hawaii | 9 a.m.

February 15 | Western Ontario | Aztec Lacrosse Field | 12 p.m.

February 13-15 | Valparaiso | Tony Gwynn Stadium | *

February 27 - March 1 | San Diego Classic I |SDSU Softball Stadium | *

February 27 | Grand Canyon | Honolulu, Hawaii | 9 a.m.

April 11-12 | Knecht Cup Mercer | Lake, New Jersey | 4 a.m.

February 6 | SoCal Collegiate Classic | Fullerton, California | 11 a.m.

February 19-22 | Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic | Cathedral City, California | *

February 22 | Kentucky | Aztec Tennis Center | 12 p.m.

Lacrosse

Baseball

February 21-22 | UC Riverside | Riverside, California | *

February 20 | Arizona | Aztec Tennis Center | 1 p.m.

March 28-29 | San Diego Crew Classic | Mission Bay | 7 a.m.

Softball

February 12-14 | 25th Campbell Cartier Classic | SDSU Softball Stadium | *

February 15 | Saint Mary’s | Aztec Tennis Center | 12 p.m.

March 24 | Sacramento State | Aztec Tennis Center | 2 p.m.

March 7 | UCLA | Marina Del Rey, California | 7 a.m.

May 2 | San Diego | Mission Bay | 7:00 a.m.

February 7-8 | SoCal Collegiate Classic | Los Angeles, California | *

February 13 | Washington | Aztec Tennis Center | 2 p.m.

May 5 | San Diego | San Diego, California | 6 p.m.

May 8-10 | Air Force | Colorado Springs, Colorado | *

May 13-16 | MW Outdoor Championships | San Diego, California | TBA May 28-30 | NCAA Prelims – West Regionals | Austin, Texas | TBA

May 14-16 | Saint Mary’s | Tony Gwynn Stadium | *

June 10-13 | NCAA Outdoor Championships | Eugene, Oregon | TBA

May 20-21 | Mountain West Tournament | Reno, Nevada | TBA

June 26-28 | USA Outdoor Championships | Eugene, Oregon | TBA

March 27 | Hawaii | Honolulu, Hawaii | TBA March 28-29 | Hawaii Invitational | Hawaii | TBA April 10 | Azusa Pacific | Aztec Aquaplex | 3:00 April 11 | Santa Clara | Aztec Aquaplex | 12 p.m.

April 18 | Harper Cup | Aztec Aquaplex | 12 p.m.

April 23-25 | Golden Coast Championship | Stockton, California | TBA

April 12 | New Mexico | Albuquerque, New Mexico | TBA April 18 | UNLV | Aztec Tennis Center | 12 p.m.

April 23-26 | Mountain West Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | TBA

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Softball star to return from injury JACK HAWORTH STAFF WRITER _____________________________ It would be difficult to find a more feared power hitter in San Diego State softball history than right-handed utility player Lorena Bauer.

The redshirt senior’s numbers are staggering as she has already broken three school records.

During her time as an Aztec, she has hit 41 home runs, batted in 133 runs and has hit for 79 extra base hits.

“She is one of the greatest hitters to come out of this program,” said head coach Kathy Van Wyk. However, Bauer has had to overcome several obstacles including an elbow injury last year that forced her to miss the entire season. This was especially difficult for Bauer considering she was coming off of a strong junior campaign where she batted over .400 and hit 13 home runs.

“It was really hard to not be there for my teammates last year,” Bauer said. “I wanted to be the person to help get our team back in games when we were down but I couldn’t.”

Despite the injury, Bauer

“

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... I FEEL THE BEST I HAVE IN A YEAR AND A HALF.”

- Lorena Bauer, Senior

stayed positive and learned as much as she could from the bench. Lessons she hopes will help her repeat her phenomenal junior year in 2013.

During that 2013 season, she was named a first-team Easton All-American, first-team NCFA All-West Region, All-Mountain West team and was named

Mountain West Player of the Week twice. Bauer believes she can obtain that same success thanks to finally being healthy again.

“I’m still constantly rehabbing my elbow but I feel the best I have in a year and a half,” Bauer said.

Since her first year on the team, Bauer has always proven herself to be something special.

It took her only 29 games to break SDSU’s single season home run record during her freshman year.

She finished the season with 15 home runs, eight more than the previous record.

Her sophomore season was plagued by a knee injury that forced her to miss 14 games but that did not stop her from slugging 13 homers and 21 extra base hits. When healthy, her ability at the plate is nearly unrivaled.

“You see the demeanor when she’s in the batter’s box and she knows she is going to get a hit,” Van Wyk said. “You are not going to beat her.”

“I am really confident in myself and what I can do,” said Bauer.

“Confidence can take you very far.”

Now in her final year at SDSU, Bauer looks to put up big numbers while also being a

team leader. She believes in the importance of being a role model for the younger players and always setting a good example for them.

“I make sure to keep myself in check to always be giving 110 percent to push myself and others,” Bauer said.

After graduation, Bauer plans to continue playing softball professionally either in Europe or here in the states. Eventually she would like coach softball and teach young players about the game she has played her entire life.

Bauer is optimistic about her final year with the Aztecs and looks forward to making the most of it. While graduating from SDSU will be a big change, Bauer is thankful for all the experiences and lessons she has learned during her time with the Aztecs.

“Getting a degree, playing for an awesome coaching staff and representing SDSU has been the best experience of my life,” Bauer said. “Despite the ups and downs I wouldn’t change anything.”

Bauer and her Aztec teammates will kick off the 2015 season this Friday, Feb. 6 when they take on Purdue University at the SoCal Collegiate Classic in Fullerton.

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LORENA BAUER

#14 Position: P/UTIL Height: 5’ 7” Year: Senior (redshirt) Hometown: San Diego, CA High School: Steele Canyon H.S. Info from www.goaztecs.com

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France won’t surrender to pressure RYAN POSNER STAFF WRITER ____________________________ Grab your lunch pale, punch the clock and go to work.

That’s how San Diego State baseball’s head coach Mark Martinez describes the work ethic of his All-American third baseman, junior Ty France.

“Anyone who’s worth their salt always wants more, and that’s Ty for you,“ Martinez said.

It’s hard to ask much more out of a guy who led the team in batting average, on-base percentage, doubles and hits last season.

Along with that, France earned the moniker “Ty Fresno” as a freshman for his MVP performance in the Mountain West Tournament where he logged a recordbreaking 16 hits.

According to Martinez, though, the sky is the limit.

“He’s dangerous with the bat, and we like that,” Martinez said. “Anytime we’re going to walk onto the field, the opponent is going to have his name circled.”

Teams should have his name

circled because France has done nothing but rake during his time at SDSU. Heading into this year, France has earned secondteam Freshman All American honors from Baseball America, third-team All-American honors by Baseball America for his sophomore season and is a first-team preseason All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

You won’t catch France patting himself on the back anytime soon, though.

“I worked really hard last season, so I was kind of hoping something like that would happen,” France said. “But to have a 42-win season, and have me be a part of it, that was really cool.”

As France mentioned, the team won 42 games last season and were aided by guys like Tim Zier, Brad Haynal and Michael Cederoth, who have all moved on to professional careers in the MLB. This season, though, France is the go-to guy, and that is something he is comfortable with.

“I trust the process, it’s what

TY FRANCE

#25 Position: INF Height: 6’ 0” Weight: 205 lbs.

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we work for all year to get to this point,” France said. “I just have to let my talents take over and see where we go from there.”

In fact, Martinez thinks that’s a spot France feels most confident in.

“He always seems to thrive in that kind of role, you see the kind of numbers he put up in the (MW) tournament,” Martinez said.

Seemingly the only thing in the way for another stellar season from France will be his

health.

France dealt with a break in his arm last season, something that Martinez said was a wellkept secret.

“That will be my biggest struggle this year, staying healthy and keeping my arm in shape,” France said.

However, France noted that his rehab was going great and that he is fully cleared to play.

The Aztecs will be missing a lot of familiar faces from last season, but Martinez stressed the confidence he has in his

players that are returning to fill those shoes.

A player like France will make that transition even easier, and is someone that Martinez will not have to lose any sleep over when he pencils him into the heart of the Aztecs order this season.

“He’s one of the premiere players in our conference, if not the country,” Martinez said. “He puts up numbers, works hard and is a good student, what more could you ask for?”

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Aztecs to play in Gwynn’s memory STEPHANIE SACCENTE STAFF WRITER ____________________________ From the moment the San Diego State baseball team stepped on the plane after losing two games in a row last May at regionals, they knew they’d have to make some changes if they wanted to make it deeper into the tournament next year.

Those changes weren’t going to be easy.

This summer the Aztecs lost their head coach of 12 seasons, Tony Gwynn, to cancer. As if losing a coach wasn’t enough, the team also had some of their strong veteran players graduate including their shortstop, second baseman and catcher.

While the Aztecs knew the dynamic of the team would be different this season, junior right-handed pitcher Bubba Derby said the team plans to only look forward.

“We have become a lot stronger this year with a new weight lifting program, which is something we have lacked in the past,” Derby said. “We’ve also gained more confidence than ever before and we know we can take any team we come

across.”

Derby said this year is for Coach Gwynn and his memory.

Leading the Aztecs is new head coach Mark Martinez.

Martinez worked under Gwynn as the assistant coach for nine seasons before stepping in last March when Gwynn left to take care of his health.

Martinez said having veteran players on the team has helped the transition into the new season.

“Because Martinez has been in the program for so long under coach Gwynn, their coaching styles are very similar,” senior right-handed pitcher and outfielder Steven Pallares said. “After seeing how coach Martinez handled the season with Gwynn’s absence and seeing how well we did, I believe there’s a bright future for us.”

Last season the Aztecs finished with an overall record of 42-21, a Mountain West Tournament title and an appearance in an NCAA Regional Tournament.

Junior infielder Danny Sheehan said this season the team has made it their goal to win another MW Championship and make it

Senior infielder Ryan Muno batted .325 with 38 RBIs in 151 at bats during the 2013 season.

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to the College World Series in Omaha. Although they’ve put in a lot of hard work in these months leading up to the season, he said that work cannot stop now.

“As far as non-conference goes, Texas Tech will be a huge series for us because they are coming off a World Series

bid,” Sheehan said. “As far as conference goes, we are going to have to give it our all because the opposing teams do a great job winning on their home fields.”

The Aztecs will begin their season with a three-game series against Valparaiso starting on Feb. 13. The team will honor

the memory of Gwynn with several events that weekend including the retirement of his SDSU jersey number, 19.

“We’re going to remember Tony we’re not going to forget his legacy and we’re going to continue build our program around the ideals he left behind,” Martinez said.

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Aztecs look to tame rival Broncos MATTHEW BAIN ASST. SPORTS EDITOR _____________________________

I

made a prediction this preseason during an episode of “The Daily Aztec Sports Talk with Matt and Pat” that the Boise State University Broncos (15-6, 5-3 Mountain West) posed the biggest conference threat to San Diego State (17-5, 7-2 MW).

I reasoned none of the MW schools would beat SDSU at its own game (defense, defense and a tad more defense), but maybe a team that played the exact opposite way could top the Aztecs on a good night.

Well, a 59-57 loss at California State University, Fresno (10-12, 5-4 MW) proved somebody could beat SDSU at its own game, and a 79-73 loss at Colorado State University (19-3, 6-3 MW) proved Boise State wasn’t the only polar opposite offense-first team that could counter SDSU’s style of play.

But Boise State’s highoctane offense still does pose

a significant threat to an Aztec team that doesn’t have the offense to erase large gaps.

The Broncos, the only team other than SDSU to receive a first-place vote in the preseason media poll, started conference season as poorly as San Jose State University (2-19, 0-9 MW) — and that’s saying something.

Consecutive losses to CSU, Utah State University and University of Wyoming, and just like that Leon Rice’s squad found itself scraping the bottom of the MW barrel with the Spartans.

What a difference three weeks can make, though.

An overtime win against University of Nevada, Las Vegas (13-9, 4-5 MW).

An eye-popping 10-point win at The Pit, otherwise known as WisePies Arena at University of New Mexico (14-7, 6-3 MW).

A 50-point beatdown on the Spartans.

A nine-point victory high in the sky against the Air Force Academy (9-12, 2-8 MW).

And — after trailing by 12 with 16:11 left — a seasonaltering 82-78 win against the Rams.

Senior guard Derrick Marks has absolutely gone off during

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The Aztecs won a two-point game last year in Boise, Idaho.

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the five-game winning streak, averaging 26.8 points, 3.2 assists and 1.8 steals per contest en route to earning his second and third MW Player of the Week honors this season.

Six-foot-8 sophomore forward James Webb III has more than stepped up for the Broncos after senior guard Anthony Drmic injured his ankle in the season’s seventh game and was lost for the year.

The sophomore big man provides big-time energy on the boards and can score from in

and outside the arc. Just in the last five games he’s averaged 13.6 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.4 steals.

Webb will battle in the paint with junior forwards Skylar Spencer and Angelo Chol, where the two Aztec bigs will own the edge. But when Webb steps to the perimeter, the Aztecs will either need to switch on defense or the bigs need to somehow expand their defensive skillset in a matter of days.

Those creating the MW

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schedule this year have been kind and not so kind to the Aztecs. SDSU doesn’t have to travel to the notorious Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah, but it does have to fly to Reno, back to San Diego and then to Boise in a four-day span. Playing a game after a traveling stretch like that isn’t exactly sunshine and rainbows, especially in Taco Bell Arena, where the Broncos are 11-2 this season.

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My Miss Communication KRISTIAN IBARRA SPORTS EDITOR ____________________________________

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ost of us spent a good portion of our childhoods wishing we were older. We wished we could drive, spend our own money on whatever we wanted to and eat ice cream for dinner. We wanted to be grown-ups. Because despite the neverending groans our parents radiated in their attempt to keep a roof over our naïve little heads and Rice-A-Roni on the table, growing up seemed like the thing to do.

But then you start to grow up and you realize how not fun it is. A big part of the “not fun” aspect? Jobs. It’s not even so much the “working” part as much as it is the job-hunting process that harnesses the capacity of breaking even the most confident of people.

If you’re lucky, your hunt starts with a personal lead — just like mine did a year ago. It wasn’t technically for a job as much as an internship, but stay with me here.

I’d met with an adviser who pointed me in the direction of the best sports writing internship in town. For the sake

of its privacy, I won’t name the place (but a simple Google search should give your mind a concrete landing spot).

And so the process began.

First came the carefully crafted resume (or is it résumé? I never know). Soon after, the cover letter came together. It was a good cover letter, too. I managed to toss words like “methodical” and “facilitated” in there, just like all those websites encourage you to do. Before I knew it, my email was making its way through the information superhighway and into my addressee’s inbox. All I could do now was wait.

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Luckily the wait wasn’t very long.

Soon after, I found myself sitting inside of the lobby waiting for my interviewer to come snatch me up. I wasn’t terribly nervous, particularly because I made sure to sport my nice shoes — everyone respects a dude in nice shoes.

But then the elevator doors opened and my interviewer was in plain sight.

He was a man — a tall, elderly, bearded man. The problem? My “good cover letter” was addressed to a “Ms.” and not a “Mr.” I won’t reveal his actual name,

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but just know he’d been cursed with one of those androgynous names like Jamie or Morgan. But for somebody who claimed he was “incredibly detail oriented” on his resume, this was no excuse.

I needed much, much nicer shoes to get myself out of this one.

We walked toward each other; each step felt like my last. The whole time I was worried he’d greet me with a curtsy or a princess handshake just to mock my embarrassingly under-researched cover letter. Thankfully, he didn’t.

It was actually a pretty pleasant interview filled with about as much sports talk as a person can handle. We should have been inside of a studio with microphones in front of our faces with how much back and forth we had. After about 30 solid minutes of chitchat, the internship was mine.

In spite of my not-so-good cover letter, I managed to spend some four exciting months filled with solid sports writing to show for it.

The moral of this long-winded tragedy turned success story? Make sure you do your due diligence when writing cover letters. Personalize them. Research every last little detail to make sure a few paragraphs on a piece of paper isn’t the reason you don’t get the job.

But always make sure you wear really nice shoes — you know, just in case.

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HOROSCOPE HAPPY BIRTHDAY (2/5/15) - Step into leadership this year. Group participation realizes dreams. Your family and friends are your greatest wealth. Celebrate romance and it sparks. Collaborate and inspire each other's creativity, proving especially profitable after 3/20. A new view changes your options after 4/4.

Carefully weed your financial garden after 10/13, for maximum harvest. Reap what you sow.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is a 9 - You see what needs to be done over the next two days. Edit your work now.

Focus and discipline, especially with communications, pays off. Don't stumble over an old rule. Practical organization satisfies on many levels.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is an 8 - Talk gains more than action today. Go for substance over symbolism.

Articulate what you want. Romance is a growing possibility over the next few days. Have fun and play creatively. Make practical, common sense plans and share them.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 7 - Home calls to you over the next two days. Costs on a domestic project may run higher than anticipated. Don't ask for favors now. Rethink practical issues.

Repair an antique. Research and provide facts.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is an 8 - Things are starting to make sense.

Discuss practical options with your team. Work out obvious wrinkles in the plan. An older individual offers useful information. Don't speculate or splurge.

You're entering a learning phase.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is an 8 - Bring in the money over the next two days. You're gaining wisdom along with your pay. Tempers could flare. Friends offer good advice. Set priorities. Provide a practical perspective. Collaborate on a profitable venture.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 9 - Things seem to go your way over the next two days. You can find what you're looking for. Reject a far-fetched scheme in favor of practical solutions. Confirm plans for a job. Go for the gold!

LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is a 7 - Take time for peaceful contemplation.

Confer with your team confidentially.

Clarify your direction, and who will do what. Offer peacemaker skills. Be sensitive to another's view. Offer comfort and compassion (especially to yourself).

Rest and relax.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is an 8 - Your team inspires you today and tomorrow. Heed a cautious person's warning. Wait to get a project moving... talk over all the angles first. Associates provide valuable input. Invest (at least your time) in a professional opportunity.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Today is a 7 - Today is an 8 - Watch out for bizarre requests. Stick to basic jobs that keep communications channels flowing.

Clear your desk of clutter and file papers.

Keep stashing your pennies. They add up. Don't bet the rent money.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today is a 9 - Get into planning a vacation or trip today and tomorrow. Further your own education. Allow time to reduce transportation costs. Research the best bargain, and get what you want. Review the budget before committing.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is an 8 - Set long-term goals over the next couple of days. Plan for upcoming expenses and revise the budget to suit. Notice the limitations under which you've been laboring. Your assumptions get challenged. Just talking helps.

PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 9 - Compromise and negotiate a situation that works for everyone involved. Less is definitely more at this time. Record your decisions. Some fantasies will have to go. Plan an upcoming gathering.