TURLOCK, Calif.--- For the third consecutive year, Stan State is headed to Surprise, Arizona this week to participate in the PacWest Championship Tournament from April 16-19. The Warriors are entering at the ninth seed, and will play Metropolitan State University of Denver on April 16th at 9:00 a.m.
LAST WEEK: The Warriors finished their regular season this past week, ending with a 11-6 record. They first celebrated Senior Day in an exhibition match on April 10th, which provided good practice for their final regular season game on April 11th versus Academy of Art. Stan State were victorious 4-3 despite dropping the doubles point. Abbigail Mulick and Parker Orlando were the first doubles team to finish and won 6-1. The Warriors earned four of the singles points, with one default, to win the match and sweep the season series versus Academy of Art.
STAN STATE WARRIORS: Stan State finished their regular season 11-6 overall and 11-3 in conference, with two of their losses coming from Division I opponents. Abbigail Mulick and Parker Orlando finished with a 9-4 record with Emma Yu and Annabelle Mulick holding a 9-8 record. Orlando recorded a 12-3 record in singles during the spring season. Abbigail Mulick and Annabelle Mulick both hold 9-6 records.
ROADRUNNERS: MSU-Denver heads into the PacWest Tournament 12-12 overall. The Roadrunners went through the spring season with only two matches in which they did not win a single set, with one of those opponents being conference leader Azusa Pacific. They had four sweeps with two 7-0 wins and two 4-0 wins. Victoria Ricuarte-Cabas holds the best singles record at 5-4.
UP NEXT: With a win, the Warriors will move to the quarterfinals on Thursday, April 17th beginning at 9:00 a.m. With a loss, they will play in the consolation bracket, where matches begin at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday as well.
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- Penguins Win Battle Over WarriorsStan State played in a consolation match versus Dominican University of California today, falling short 4-2.
- Annie Wild and Jackson Oliveira Record NCAA Division II Qualifying Times; Devin Hernandez Captures Hammer and Shot PutStan State's first two days in competition at three invitationals in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, the trio of Annie Wild, Jackson Oliveira, and Devin Hernandez led the way for the Warriors. Wild ran a time of 2:08.96 to improve her qualifying time in the 800-meter run at the Bryan Clay Invitational today. She is now 14th in the nation, second in the CCAA, and second on the Warriors' top ten list. Oliveira ran a 14:15.54 this morning in the 5,000-meter run at the Bryan Clay Invitational. The freshman runner is now 25th in the nation, second in the CCAA, and second on the Warriors' top ten list. Devin Hernandez captured the shot put at the Cal State L.A. Twilight yesterday with a throw of 53.7.75 (16.35m), which places him sixth on the Warrior top ten list. He also won the hammer at the Leopard Invite today with a throw of 180-1 (50.98m). Hernandez is third in the CCAA and sixth on the Warrior top ten list. He is third in the CCAA in the hammer.
- Baseball Pounds Out 21 hits and Score 16 Runs to Take Series Opener 16-8Stan State had six players with multiple-hit games to key its 16-8 series opener 16-8 victory at Cal State East Bay. The Warriors scored 15 of their 16 runs in the first five innings to key its win over the Pioneers. Flavio Perez had a five-hit game while Alex Solis drove in five runs including four on a grand slam home run. Danny Murphy also had five runs batted in for the victors. Quinn Oliver recorded the win in the start for the guests.
- No. 14 Azusa Pacifc Gets the Better of Stan StateStan State played in the quarterfinals of the PacWest Championship Tournament facing Azusa Pacific. The Warriors fell to the Cougars 4-0.
- Warriors Win First Round of PacWest TournamentThe Warriors competed in the First Round of PacWest Tournament, facing Metropolitan State University – Denver, taking down the Roadrunners 4-1.
- Men’s Golf Finishes in Fifth at 50th Annual Hanny Stanislaus InviteStan State shot a three-round score of two-under par 862 to finish in fifth place at the 50th Annual Hanny Stanislaus Invitational. Jack Peters led the way for Stan State with his five-under par 211, which placed him in a three-way tie for seventh place. Western Washington's David Sibbett was the individual medalist with a 12-under par 204. Cal State Monterey Bay captured the team title with a three-round score of 846 (-18) followed by Chico State with a 16-under par 848 and Western Washington with a 14-under par 850. The first two-rounds were played at Merced Golf & Country Club in Merced, Calif., while the today's final round was played in Turlock, Calif., at Turlock Golf & Country Club.
