THIS WEEK IN WARRIOR SPORTS
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TO HOST WARRIOR CLASSIC, NOVEMBER 17-18
Stan State will host the Annual Warrior Women's Basketball Classic, this Friday-Saturday, November 17-18 at The Fitzpatrick Arena. Friday's two games are 5pm: Cal State East Bay vs. Simon Fraser and 7pm: Stan State vs. Academy of Art. This will be Schedule Poster Night as posters will be handed out to the first 100 Warrior Fans. Saturday's two games are 1pm: Cal State East Bay vs. Academy Art and 3pm: Stan State vs. Simon Fraser.
VOLLEYBALL FINISHES SEASON WITH 1-1 HOME STAND
Stan State went 1-1 in its final two matches of the regular season at The Fitz. The Warriors started with a four-set loss to Cal State Los Angeles on Friday (18-25, 31-29, 16-25, 23-25). Ellison Weaver had nine kills and Alex Byrd had six blocks to lead the Warriors. Stan State swept Cal State Dominguez Hills on Senior Day on Saturday (25-19, 25-29, 25-20) on Saturday. Alex Byrd had 11 kills and Samaya Royal added 10 for the victors. Haley Burdo had her fifth double-double with 30 assists and 10 digs.
MEN'S BASKETBALL START OFF SEASON 1-1
The Warrior men's basketball team started their 2023-24 regular season going 1-1 at the PacWest/CCAA Conference Challenge in San Diego. They started with a heartbreaking 82-79 loss to No. 11 Point Loma Friday night. John Wade III had 17 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals while Dontrell Hewlett added 16 points and six rebounds. Stan State finished the weekend with a 56-53 victory Saturday over Fresno Pacific. The Warriors outscored FPU 9-2 in the final 90 seconds including Wade and Jonathan Tchengang going four-for-four from the charity stripe. Daniel Ameyaw had a career high 12 points and seven rebounds. Micah Boone and Wade each chipped in 10 points.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ENTERS WARRIOR CLASSIC 1-1
Stan State went 1-1 at the Pioneer Conference Challenge this weekend in Hayward. The Warriors started the weekend with a 74-64 victory over Northwest Nazarene behind five players scoring in double figures Friday. Liliana "Cookie" Marques led Stan State with 13 points while Mya Blake chipped in 11 points. Three players each scored ten points in Taylor Pilot, Joia Armstrong, and Asha Walker. The Warriors finished the Conference Challenge with a 66-58 loss to Central Washington Saturday. Blake paced the Warriors with 22 points and five assists. Marques added 13 points for the Warriors.
WARRIORS' JOSE GARCIA HEADING TO JOPLIN, MISSOURI
Stan State men's cross country runner, Jose Garcia, received an at-large bid to the 2023 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships this Saturday, November 18 at the Tom Rutledge Cross Country Course in Joplin, Mo. The 10K race will begin at 11:15am (CT) on the campus of Missouri Southern State University. Garcia earned All-West Region honors by finishing in 12th place at the NCAA Division II West Regionals, November 4 with a 10K time of 31:00.9. Also earning All-Region honors was Jacqueline Sanchez for the women's team with her 21st place finish at the 6K West Regionals.
EIGHT WARRIORS NAMED TO THE ALL-CCAA MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAMS
As announced last week by the CCAA, eight Stan State men's and women's soccer players were named to their respective All-CCAA teams. Alexis Brewah was named the CCAA Forward of the Year and Aliah Avila was the conference's Freshman of the Year. Brewah was a First Team selection and Avila was a Second Team honoreee. Malia Allen and Makeila Yancey were Honorable Mention selections. Tyler Tipton was the CCAA Forward of the Year. Tipton was named to the All-CCAA First Team and the trio of Finn Hoffmann, Julian Madrigal, and Sammy Villanueva were Honorable Mention selections.
CRAB FEED SET FOR JANUARY 27
The Annual Warrior Athletics Crab Feed is set for January 27, 2024, at the Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena on the campus of Stanislaus State University. The Crab Feed benefits the Warrior Athletic Scholarship Fund. More details can be found at www.warriorathletics.com/crabfeed.
CCAA NETWORK/BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING
During the 2023-24 Academic Year, Warrior fans can watch the Stan State athletic teams on the CCAA Network for a monthly subscription rate of $9.95. Fans can watch any Warrior athletic event that is hosted at any CCAA institution during that 30-day period. To subscribe, go to www.ccaanetwork/STAN. For all home Warrior baseball, and men's and women's basketball games, Blue Chip Broadcasting will be calling the games on the CCAA Network and on www.bluechipbroadcasting.com. Bryan Nelson will call the Stan State men's basketball and baseball games. Levi Flores will call the Warrior women's basketball games.
STAN STATE WARRIOR STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK ARE MYA BLAKE AND JOHN WADE III
This week's Stan State Warrior Student-Athletes of the Week are a basketball players in Mya Blake and John Wade III. The duo led their respective teams to a 1-1 opening weekend to the 2023-24 regular season.
Blake averaged 16.5 points, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game in her season debut as a Warrior. She shot 57% from the field including 56% from three-point land. The junior transfer started with 11 points in Stan State's victory over Northwest Nazarene on Friday. She finished the weekend with 22 points in the Warriors' loss to Central Washington on Saturday.
Wade averaged 13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game in the Stan State's 1-1 weekend in San Diego. He started with a 17-point, seven-rebound, five assist, four steal night in the Warriors' overtime loss at No. 11 Point Loma. Wade finished with 11 points including what were the game-winning free throws with seven seconds left in Stan State's 56-53 win over FPU.
THIS UPCOMING WEEK IN WARRIOR SPORTS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
Men's Basketball at Dominican (7:30pm)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17
Women's Basketball Hosting Warrior Classic
5pm Cal State East Bay vs. Simon Fraser
7pm Stan State vs. Academy of Art (Poster Schedule Night)
Men's Basketball vs. Western Oregon (5pm-Rohnert Park)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18
Women's Basketball Hosting Warrior Classic
1pm Cal State East Bay vs. Academy of Art
3pm Stan State vs. Simon Fraser
Men's Basketball vs. Sioux Falls (4pm-Rohnert Park)
Latest Athletics News
- No. 2 Stan State Travels for Ranked Weekend CCAA Road TripThe No. 2-ranked Stanislaus State men's soccer team continues its best start in program history as it travels for two nationally ranked CCAA road tests this weekend. The Warriors head to No. 25 Cal State San Bernardino on Friday, Oct. 10 at 12:30 p.m., before facing No. 11 Cal Poly Pomona on Sunday, Oct. 12 at 2 p.m.
- Volleyball Set for Road and Home CCAA TestsThe Stanislaus State volleyball team continues its 2025 CCAA schedule this week with two key matches. The Warriors travel to San Francisco State on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 5 p.m., before returning home to host Cal State Los Angeles, who is receiving votes nationally, on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 2 p.m. inside Fitzpatrick Arena.
- This Week in Warrior SportsThis Week in Warrior Sports October 6-12, 2025Men's Soccer Off to Best Start in Program History The No. 2 Stanislaus State men's soccer team kept rolling through the opening weekend of CCAA play, going 1-0-1 to improve to 7-0-1 — the best start in program history. The Warriors battled to a 2-2 draw against Cal State East Bay on Friday behind goals from Sebastian Carbajal (assist Jose Ponce) and Samuel Villanueva (assist Gerardo Flores), then rallied past No. 21 Cal State Los Angeles, 2-1, on Sunday with goals from Gerardo Flores (assist Landon Leal Ruiz) and Alexis Cervantes (assist Ian Reis).
- No. 2 Warriors Top No. 21 Cal State LA, Extend Unbeaten Streak to Eight in Best Start in Program HistoryNo. 2 Stanislaus State showed its depth and resilience Sunday afternoon, rallying from an early deficit to defeat No. 21 Cal State Los Angeles, 2–1, in a nationally ranked California Collegiate Athletic Association showdown at Warrior Stadium. The victory extended the Warriors' unbeaten streak to eight matches and marked their first win over Cal State LA since 2010. Gerardo Flores and Alexis Cervantes scored the Warrior goals, while Landon Leal Ruiz and Ian Reis each provided assists.
- Maragos Nets First Game-Winner as Warrior Defense Posts Fifth ShutoutStanislaus State rebounded in style Sunday afternoon, edging Cal State Los Angeles (3-3-3, 0-2 CCAA) 1–0 at Warrior Stadium to even its CCAA record at 1–1–0 and improve to 5–2–2 overall. Junior forward Olivia Maragos scored the match's lone goal in the 29th minute, finishing a setup from Haylee Sousa to lift the Warriors to victory.
- Warriors Battle to Five Sets at Cal State East Bay Behind Trio of Double-Doubles.Despite a career-high 17 kills from Christallynn Tate and double-doubles from Isabella Saucedo, Shaelyn Pruiett, and Reagan Wilkerson, Stanislaus State saw its six-match winning streak come to an end Saturday night with a five-set setback at Cal State East Bay in CCAA volleyball action at Pioneer Gym.
