Spartan Brew 9/8: Honey, We're Home

Today, we're talking Spartan football, soccer games, and morning volleyball.

⚔️ The Official Newsletter For San Jose State Athletics

Good morning! We have a jam-packed weekend of Spartan athletics, but first — check out the all-black uniforms that will be worn on Saturday.

What can you find in today’s Brew?

🏈 Spartan football in CEFCU
🏐 Morning volleyball
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Honey, We’re Home. The Spartans are back in CEFCU Stadium this weekend as Cal Poly comes to town. The Spartans own this series 11-4, but the two haven’t met since 2017. The Mustangs are coming off a 27-10 win over San Diego. Kickoff will take place at 1:00pm, if you can’t make the game it’ll be live on NBC Sports Bay Area.

Spartan quarterback Chevan Cordeiro is just 241 passing yards away from 10,000 career passing yards! He’s sitting at eighth on the all-time Mountain West Conference list with 71 career touchdown passes.

🔼 Breakfast With The Spartans. The volleyball team will get the weekend started early this morning for us West Coasters. They’ll take on Campbell at 8:00am PT and Georgia Southern at 1:30pm. They’ll wrap up the Fairfield Inn & Suites Dunn Campbell Invitational tomorrow at 8:00am with UTSA. The Spartans sit at 4-2 with positive outcomes each of the last two weekends. Teya Nguyen was named the Mountain West Freshman of the Week thanks to her first collegiate double-double.

🔼 Weekending On The Pitch. The men’s soccer team plays at Saint Mary’s tonight at 5:00pm. The Spartans hold the all-time record against the Gaels, 17-15-2. Angel Iniguez is tied for second in the WAC in points with six. He was also named WAC Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week last week. He and Gaku Nishimura are tied for the conference lead in assists. Fans missing out on the trip can tune in on ESPN+.

🤔 SPARTAN TRIVIA

Today’s question…

Do you know how many student-athletes were drafted or signed to professional teams last year?

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

⚔️ ONE BIG THING

The women’s soccer team hosts Southern Utah on Sunday at noon. Bella Flochinni leads the Spartans with three goals on the season. This game is celebrating International Students Day, so come out and support the Spartans! Click here to get your tickets.

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📅 THIS WEEK IN SPARTAN ATHLETICS

Monday 9/4

⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. No. 4 Stanford | L 0-2 | Recap | Box Score | Highlights

Friday 9/8

🏐 Volleyball at Campbell @ 8:00am | FloSports 

🏐 Volleyball vs. Georgia Southern @ 1:30pm

⚽️ Men’s Soccer at Saint Mary’s @ 5:00pm | ESPN+

Saturday 9/9

🏐 Volleyball vs. UTSA @ 8:00am

🤽‍♂️ Men’s Water Polo vs. UC Davis @ 11:00am

🏈 Football vs. Cal Poly @ 1:00pm | Tickets | NBC Sports Bay Area

Sunday 9/10

⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Southern Utah @ 12:00pm (International Students Day) | Tickets

🤽‍♂️ Men’s Water Polo vs. West Valley College TBA

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Five

Junior Fehoko was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys, Charles McAdoo was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates, Omari Moore signed to the Milwaukee Bucks, Nehemiah Shelton signed with the New York Jets, and Elijah Cooks signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

⚔️ Have a great weekend, y’all!