This Week in Warrior Sports
September 15–21, 2025

Volleyball to Begin Four-Match Home Stand This Thursday, September 18 on Student Affairs Night
After being on the road for their first seven matches of the regular season, the Stan State Warrior volleyball team will begin a four-match home stand this week with a pair of CCAA matches. The Warriors will host Cal State Dominguez Hills this Thursday, Sept. 18 at 5:00 p.m. on Student Affairs Night. They will continue their home stand by facing Cal State San Marcos at 2:00 p.m. on Camper Reunion Day, Saturday, Sept. 20.

17th Ranked Warrior Women's Cross Country Team Captures Kim Duyst Twilight
The 17th-ranked Stan State Warrior women's cross country team started their 2025 season in spectacular fashion this past weekend. The Warriors captured the Kim Duyst Twilight, defeating four NCAA Division I schools—Cal-Berkeley, Sacramento State, Nevada, and UC Davis—along with Chico State, who was the preseason pick to win the CCAA this season. Annie Wild paced the Warriors with her third-place time of 21:02.7. Rounding out the top five for Stan State were Jacqueline Sanchez-Silva (10th), Bela Moreno (11th), Izzy Soto (27th), and Stevie Holguin (29th).

14th Ranked Stan State Men's Soccer Records Back-to-Back Road Shutouts to Remain Perfect
Stan State, ranked 14th in the first United Soccer Coaches/NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Rankings, went 2-0 in its trip to the Pacific Northwest. The Warriors defeated Simon Fraser 3-0 and Saint Martin's 4-0 to improve to 4-0 this season. Emmanuel Duran leads Stan State with four goals, followed by Gerardo Flores with three goals and an assist. Samuel Villanueva has a team-leading five assists. Angel Ruiz-Hernandez has posted a 0.51 goals-against average with an .846 save percentage in goal for Stan State.

Women's Soccer Records Second and Third Shutouts of the Season to Finish Home Stand, 2-1-1
The Warriors are now 2-1-1 after going 1-0-1 to finish their season-opening four-match home stand this weekend. Stan State played to a scoreless draw with No. 14 Hawai'i Hilo on Wednesday behind its defense. They came back with a 1-0 shutout of Menlo College on Saturday evening. Haylee Sousa scored the game-winning goal off an assist from Aliah Avila in the 17th minute. Sousa leads the Warriors with two goals, while Avila has a team-leading three assists. Zara Mujica and the Stan State defense have posted a 0.50 goals-against average. Mujica has 14 saves for an .875 save percentage.

Stan State Men's Cross Country Finishes in Seventh Behind Jackson Oliveira's Tenth-Place Finish
The Warriors, who are sixth in the first USTFCCCA/NCAA Division II West Region Rankings, finished in seventh place at the Kim Duyst Twilight on Saturday evening. Jackson Oliveira led the way for Stan State with a tenth-place time of 23:54.7, followed by his brother Mason with a 16th-place time of 24:21.7. The Warriors finished ahead of NCAA Division I schools Sacramento State, Nevada, and the University of San Francisco. Also figuring into the Warriors' seventh-place finish were Jonathan Hupman (49th), Quentin Clarke (82nd), and Patricio Kearney (94th).

Volleyball Finishes Season-Opening Seven-Match Road Trip Going 2-2 in Biola/Vanguard Kickoff Classic
Stan State went 2-2 in its four matches at the Biola/Vanguard Classic this weekend to improve to 2-5 this season. The Warriors began the weekend with a three-set loss to Biola, followed by a three-set win over Azusa Pacific. They finished with a three-set loss to Vanguard and ended with a five-set victory over the University of Texas Permian Basin. Malia Tanksley paced the Warriors with 30 kills, followed by Isabella Saucedo and Christallynn Tate with 28 each. Kryslin James had a team-leading 59 assists, and Irene London tallied six service aces. Leading Stan State with 70 digs was Leah Mendoza, and Tate had a team-high 16 total blocks.

Men's Golf Begins Fall Season at Wildcat Classic
The Warrior men's golf team will begin their Fall Season this Monday–Tuesday, September 15–16, at the Wildcat Classic at the par-72 Peach Tree Golf & Country Club in Marysville, Calif. This will be the first of four invitationals that the Warriors will compete in this fall. Stan State will also compete in the WWU Invitational (Sept. 29–30), NCAA DII National Championship Preview (Oct. 6–7), and the Otter Invitational (Oct. 13–14). Their Spring Season will be announced later in 2025.

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This Week's Donna Pierce Warriors of the Week Are Christian Brenes and Annie Wild
The Stan State Warrior Student-Athletes of the Week weekly award has been named the Donna Pierce Warriors of the Week in memory of Pierce, who passed away on Sunday, September 7. A constant presence in Warrior Athletics, Donna was the University's first softball coach in 1976. She also volunteered for more than 30 years as a clock keeper and official scorekeeper at men's and women's basketball games. She was inducted into the Stan State Warrior Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007.

This week's Donna Pierce Warriors of the Week are men's soccer defender Christian Brenes and women's cross country runner Annie Wild.

Christian Brenes made an immediate impact for 14th-ranked Stan State, scoring his first two goals as a Warrior while playing a key role in back-to-back road shutouts over Simon Fraser (3-0) and Saint Martin's (4-0). In Thursday's win over the Red Leafs, the Warrior backline held SFU to just 10 shots, including only two on frame, before Brenes broke through late, cashing in on a turnover with less than seven minutes remaining. He struck again on Saturday, finishing a feed from Hugo Canedo in the 59th minute to help seal a dominant 4-0 victory. The defense was just as sharp, limiting the Saints to eight shots (five on goal) as Stan State improved to a perfect 4-0 start.

Annie Wild led the way for the 17th-ranked Warriors in their first-place team finish at the Kim Duyst Twilight on Saturday night, pacing the field in the women's 6K. She ran a third-place overall time of 21:02.7 and was the top NCAA Division II finisher in the race. The Ripon native finished ahead of runners from Cal-Berkeley, UC Davis, Sacramento State, and Nevada. Wild is carrying over her success from last spring's NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, where she earned All-American honors in the 800 meters, as well as her indoor national title in the mile. She earned All-Region honors in cross country in 2024 and led the Warriors to their second appearance in the NCAA DII National Championships in three years.

This Week in Warrior Sports
Monday, September 15
• Men's Golf at Wildcat Classic (Marysville, Calif.)

Tuesday, September 16
• Men's Golf at Wildcat Classic (Marysville, Calif.)

Thursday, September 18
• Volleyball Hosting Cal State Dominguez Hills (5 p.m. – Student Affairs Night)
• Men's Soccer Hosting Menlo (7 p.m.)

Saturday, September 20
• Women's Soccer at Biola (Noon)
• Volleyball Hosting Cal State San Marcos (2 p.m.)
• Men's Soccer at Dominican (3:30 p.m.)