Spartan Brew 3/8: Go For Gold

Today, two Spartans are competing for a national title, the diamond sports are home, and more!

⚔️ The Official Newsletter For San José State Athletics

Good morning! Get to know Coach Greg Burns, the new cornerbacks coach, in this edition of Inside The Spartans!

What are we pouring into today’s Brew?

🎽 Two Spartans compete for gold
🏀 Mountain West Tournament time
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼  Chasing Championships. Women’s track & field stars Emilia Sjostrand and Sky Hagan are representing San José State at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Boston today and tomorrow. Emilia will compete in the long jump and triple jump, while Sky will run the 60m hurdles. You can watch the events on ESPN+.

🔼 Serve’s Up. The 7-1 women’s tennis team will host Santa Clara today at noon. The Spartans are looking to stay undefeated at home and for their fourth-straight win. They’ve won six of their last nine against the Broncos.

🔼 Another One. Spartan softball is hosting the Silicon Valley Classic II tournament today through Sunday! The Spartans will play Iowa today at 3 pm and CSU Bakersfield directly after. Tomorrow, they’ll start off playing North Dakota State at 12:30 pm and No. 6 Stanford at 3 pm. They’ll close the tournament on Sunday at 10 am against North Dakota State. All games will stream on the Mountain West Network.

🔼  Familiar Foe. The baseball team is back at home this weekend for another conference series, this time against Air Force. This is the first rematch of the 2023 Mountain West Championship! The Spartans are coming off back-to-back wins over UNLV and Saint Mary’s. Game one is set for 6:05 pm this evening. They’ll continue at 2:05 pm on Saturday, and finish at 12:05 pm on Sunday. All games will be streaming on the Mountain West Network.

🔼 Tourney Time. It’s Mountain West Tournament time for the women’s basketball team! The 10-seed Spartans will take on 7-seed San Diego State at 4:30 pm on Sunday. The tournament is in Las Vegas and will air on the Mountain West Network.

🤔 SPARTAN TRIVIA

Today’s trivia question…

How many home runs has the baseball team hit so far this season?

Think you got it? Scroll to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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📅 THIS WEEK IN SPARTAN ATHLETICS

Tuesday 3/5

⛳️ Women’s Golf at Juli Inkster at Meadow Club Invitational | 7th-place Finish
🎾 Women’s Tennis at USF | Win, 4-0
⚾️ Baseball at Saint Mary’s | Win, 10-8
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Nevada | Loss, 65-82

Wednesday 3/6

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Utah State | Loss, 70-90

Friday 3/8

🎽 Track & Field at NCAA Indoor Championships
🤽 Women’s Water Polo vs. CSUN @ 11:30am
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Santa Clara @ 12:00pm
🥎 Softball vs. Iowa @ 3:00pm | Tickets | Watch
🤽 Women’s Water Polo vs. Cal State Fullerton @ 4:00pm
🥎 Softball vs. CSU Bakersfield @ 5:30pm | Tickets | Watch
⚾️ Baseball vs. Air Force @ 6:05pm | Watch

Saturday 3/9

🎽 Track & Field at NCAA Indoor Championships
🏐 Beach Volleyball at San Francisco @ 10:00am
🏐 Beach Volleyball at San Francisco @ 12:30pm
🥎 Softball vs. North Dakota State @ 12:30pm | Tickets | Watch
🤽 Women’s Water Polo vs. Princeton @ 1:50pm
⚾️ Baseball vs. Air Force @ 2:05pm | Watch
🥎 Softball vs. No. 7 Stanford @ 3:00pm | Tickets | Watch
🤽 Women’s Water Polo vs. UC San Diego @ 5:20pm

Sunday 3/10

⛳️ Men’s Golf at Bandon Dunes Championship @ 8:00am
🥎 Softball vs. North Dakota State @ 10:00am | Tickets | Watch
⚾️ Baseball vs. Air Force @ 12:05pm
🤸‍♂️ Gymnastics vs. Boise State, Illinois State, and Yale @ 2:00pm | Tickets | Watch 
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. San Diego State @ 4:30 pm | Watch

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 16, they lead the league

⚔️ Have a great weekend, y’all!