A Look Back at This Week in San Diego State Athletics' History: Oct. 19-25
Take a look back as we highlight the historic moments, big plays, and exciting finishes of this week in the history of Aztec Athletics.
Past Weekly Recaps
Aug. 31-Sept. 6
Sept. 7-13
Sept. 14-20
Sept. 21-27
Sept. 28-Oct. 4
Oct. 5-11
Oct. 12-18
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Oct. 19
1996 - George Jones Rushes Football Past New Mexico, 48-42
George Jones rushed for 187 yards and five touchdowns in a 48-42 win at New Mexico. Jones joined Marshall Faulk as the only players in program history with multiple games with at least five rushing touchdowns (also Oct. 14, 1995 at Fresno State. Additionally, Jones' 40 rushing attempts at the time were tied for the third most in SDSU single-game history and are currently tied for the fourth most in school history.
2017 - Spirited Comeback Lifts Volleyball Past Boise State
The San Diego State volleyball team posted a comeback for the ages with a stirring five-set triumph (20-25, 24-26, 25-20, 25-19, 15-10) over defending Mountain West champion Boise State inside Peterson Gym. SDSU had five players post double-digit kill totals, including Deja Harris, who totaled a season-high 18 put-aways and hit .548 to go with a match-high five blocks assists. The Aztec fortunes were also buoyed by Gabi Peoples, who dished out a career-high 62 assists, while Devyn Pritchard continued her stellar play along the back row with a personal-best 33 digs. Collectively, the Aztecs maintained the upper hand in kills (73-64), digs (83-68) and team blocks (8.0-7.0) while outhitting Boise State for the match .273 to .234.
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Oct. 20
2012 - Football Edges Nevada, 39-38, in OT Thriller
Backup quarterback Adam Dingwell threw three touchdown passes and a two-point conversion in overtime on his 21st birthday to give San Diego State a thrilling, 39-38, overtime victory at Nevada. Subbing for starter Ryan Katz, who went down with an ankle injury in the first quarter, Dingwell completed 14 of 23 passes for 177 yards. After Nevada went up 38-31 in overtime on a 3-yard TD pass from Cody Fajardo to Brandon Wimberly, the Aztecs needed two plays to pull to within 38-37, scoring on a 21-yard pass from Dingwell to Gavin Escobar. Following a timeout, the Aztecs elected to go for the win and Dingwell sealed it with a pass to Adam Roberts in the corner of the end zone for the successful two-point conversion. SDSU rallied from a 10 or more point deficit in the fourth quarter to win for just the fourth time in 188 tries at the time. The Aztecs went on to tie Boise State and Fresno State for the Mountain West title, at the time the program's 19th in school history.
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2000 - Castellanos' Hat Trick Lifts Women's Soccer to 4-0 Win over New Mexico
In what can only be described as the best back-to-back goal scoring performances in program history, Kim Castellanos (2000-03) recorded a hat trick in consecutive Aztec victories in the 2000 season. On October 20, 2000, Castellanos recorded her first career hat trick in a game against New Mexico. The freshman out of Rancho Bernardo High School, opened her game account with a goal in the 5th minute and then added two more; one in the 20th minute and the other in the 53rd minute en route to a 4-0 victory. It was the sixth hat trick in program history and fans did not have long to wait for the seventh.
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Oct. 22
2000 - Castellanos' Nets Second Consecutive Hat Trick in Women's Soccer's 4-2 Win vs. UNLV
Just two days after scoring three goals against New Mexico, Kim Castellanos recorded another hat trick in a 4-2 win over UNLV. In a game rife with MW tournament seeding implications, Castellanos recorded three tallies for the second game in as many days. She opened the scoring in the third minute and in combination with a Fay deLeon strike SDSU held a 2-0 lead after eight minutes. UNLV fought back with a pair of goals before halftime, but in the second half Castellanos put the game away. She picked up the game winner in the 55th minute and added an insurance goal in the 83rd for the two-goal victory.
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1937 - Football Records First Game with Multiple 100-Yard Rushers in 20-0 over New Mexico State
Glenn Zinser and Max Glass each rushed for over 100 yards to lead the Aztecs to a 20-0 victory over New Mexico State. Zinser rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown, while Max Glass recorded 105 yards on 24 carries. It was the first time in program history that SDSU had multiple 100-yard rushers in the same game. San Diego State has now accomplished the feat 30 times in program history and are a remarkable 29-1 when it occurs, including wins in each of the last 19 occasions.
1995 - Lynn Murray Leads Nets Four Goals to Lead Women's Soccer to 5-0 Win at Cal Poly Pomona
In the most prolific individual goal scoring day in the history of the San Diego State women's soccer, Lynn Murray (1991-92, 1994-95) set the program's single-game goals and points records when she found the back of the net four times and assisted on the team's other goal in a 5-0 win over Cal Poly Pomona.
Murray, a senior in 1995, opened the scoring with the eventual game winner in the 39th minute, staking SDSU to a 1-0 lead. In the second half, she added goals in the 50th, 80th and 82nd minutes and assisted on a Shannon Cutherbertson tally in the 60th minute. Her four goals were and still are the single-game program record as are the nine points she amassed in the game.
Murray's effort, which included an assist in the team's second game that week, failed to garner her conference player of the week honors, an award she twice earned earlier in the season, but for the year she was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Umbro All-West Region Team. She wrapped up her Aztec career as the program's leader in goals (25) and points (63) and, as stated before, still owns the records for goals and points in a game.
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Oct. 24
2009 - Lindley, Sampson Lead Football by Colorado State, 42-28
Ryan Lindley threw six touchdown passes and DeMarco Sampson hauled in 15 catches for 257 yards and three touchdowns, helping San Diego State rally for a 42-28 win over Colorado State in Fort Collins. Lindley, a sophomore at the time, became just the third Aztec in program history to throw for at least six touchdowns and the first since 1969. For the game, Lindley was 29-for-43 for 459 yards and a 203.15 pass efficiency rating. Sampson, meanwhile, tied for seventh in SDSU single-game history for the most receptions (15), while his 257 yards rank as the ninth most in a game. The Aztecs trailed in this game by as many as 14 points, making this their largest comeback since rallying to beat New Mexico, 17-16, on Nov. 4, 2000. San Diego State rolled up 531 yards of total offense, including 376 in the second half. For their efforts, and Sampson were named Mountain West Co-Offensive Players of the Week.
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