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Spartans make history defeating Cal Poly Mustangs in OT winner

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Sadaidreiene Hall (6) getting interviewed by a broadcaster after a career-high game at Provident Union Center on Sat Dec 14th 2024. (via SanJoseStateMBB/X)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE-Coming into today’s game, San Jose State was coming off of a 117-80 win against Lincoln University and Cal Poly was coming off of a 102-91 loss against Cal State Northridge. This game would be a challenge compared to Lincoln University and Head Coach Tim Miles was aware of that “speed, they’re speedy.”

Will McClendon will be back in the lineup tonight after missing the last game due to illness.

Going back into the locker-room after the first-half, the Spartans fought back to be up 45-40. Sadaidrene Hall had 10 points, Will McClendon had four rebounds, and Latrell Davis had two assists. The Spartans weren’t playing their true game allowing Cal Poly to make three pointers throughout the game.

After the second half, Regulation wasn’t enough for these two teams. The second half ended 91-91 when Sadaidreiene Hall shot a 3 pointer to tie the game. Hall had a career high 33 point night tonight with four assists and 11 rebounds. “This performance means that my teammates trust me, we were down players and I felt like it was my night to step up so I did.”

Latrell Davis and Josh Uduje combined scored 44 points, and had three assists, and ten rebounds. Davis also drew seven fouls which was a big contributor. “I feel like I’m my best when I’m aggressive, getting downhill, playing aggressive defense, trying to take charges, just doing the little stuff to help a team win”.

With tonight’s win, San Jose State has now made history by winning back to back games where they scored 100+ points for the first time. “I’m fired up for the guys, to start poorly and then battle back again and find their way in overtime, they did a great job.” said Head Coach Tim Miles.

The Spartans will be back in action on Saturday December 21st against Kennesaw State at 7:30 pm at Provident Union Center. 

Gulls take down Baracuda with 5-2 win

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San Diego Gulls forward Pavol Regenda (#12) attempts a shot on the net while San Jose Barracuda defenseman Ethan Frisch (#79) defends against the shot at Pechanga Arena at San Diego on Saturday DEC 14, 2024. (San Diego Gulls)

by Marko Ukalovic

The San Diego Gulls dominated from start to finish as they cruised to a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Barracuda on Saturday evening at Pechanga Arena at San Diego.

San Jose had it three-game winning streak snapped and overall, seven-game point streak. San Diego has won four out of its last five games.

San Diego (8-12-1-2) drew first blood with its fifth shot of the game late in the first period. Jan Mysak threaded a back pass between two Barracuda defenders over to Yegor Sidorov along the right slot. Sidorov beat Cuda goalie Yaroslav Askarov top shelf to the short side for his eighth goal of the season at the 14:06 mark.

Sidorov has been hot recently with five goals in his past four games for San Diego.

San Jose (15-7-0-1) had two quality chances to open up the scoring in the opening frame. First Thomas Bordeleau missed on an open net after receiving a pass from Colin Graff. Then Ethan Cardwell was stoned on a breakaway attempt by Gulls goalie Calle Clang at the 12:29 mark.

The Gulls doubled their lead near the halfway mark of the second period with an even strength goal. Sidorov maneuvered inside the Cuda zone before a backhanded pass to the point over to Tristan Luneau. The rookie defenseman roofed a wrist shot over Askarov for his first career AHL goal at the 7:54 mark.

San Diego scored their third unanswered goal of the game while short-handed. Mysak knocked Filip Bystedt off of the puck and led a two-on-one odd man rush up the ice. Mysak elected to shoot the puck and beat Askarov with a wrist shot top shelf to the far corner for his third goal of the season at the 11:39 mark.

It was only the second short-handed goal given up by the Barracuda this season.

The Gulls made it 4-0 when just under three minutes later when the Cuda couldn’t clear the puck out of their own zone. Sam Colangelo’s shot from the point was tipped through the five-hole of Askarov by Nathan Gaucher for his first goal of the season at the 14:36 mark.

San Jose finally stopped the bleeding with 34 seconds left in the middle frame. Lucas Carlsson received a pass back up to the point from Donovan Houle. Carlsson found Lucas Vanroboys in the left slot and the fourth line winger blasted a wrist shot top shelf to the short side past Clang for his sixth goal of the season in just 23 games.

Vanroboys never scored more than five goal while playing five years at the collegiate level.

Cuda head coach John McCarthy juggled up his lines in the third period to spark the anemic offense. With Askarov pulled for an extra attacker, San Jose cut San Diego’s lead in half.

A shot from the point caromed out in front of the crease. Cardwell’s shot was initially saved by Clang but Bordeleau cleaned up the rebound for his second goal of the season at the 17:17 mark.

Colangelo concluded the game’s scoring with an empty net goal with six seconds left in the final frame, his 10th of the season.

Clang (6-8-1) finished the game stopping 28 of the 30 shots he faced to earn his sixth win of the season. Askarov (9-4-1-3) made 28 saves on 32 shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 0-for-2 on the power play. San Diego went 0-for-2.

The Three Stars of the Game: 1) Sidorov 2) Luneau 3) Clang.

UP NEXT: San Jose continues its five-game road trip against the Ontario Reign on Sunday 12/15 at 5:00pm at Toyota Arena.

Bears nearly come back from another large deficit, but once fall short 88-80 to Cornell in third-straight loss

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Cal Bears forward Joshua Ola Joseph takes a jump shot against the Cornell Big Red in non conference action at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley on Tue Dec 10, 2024 (@calmbball twitter photo)

Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024

Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California

Cornell Big Red 88 (7-3)

California Golden Bears 80 (6-4)

By Stephen Ruderman

The Bears came back from down 23 points to take a late lead, but the Cornell Big Red pulled off an 88-80 win in the late minutes to hand Cal their third-straight loss.

Following their 89-81 loss to Stanford in their first all-ACC game on Saturday, the Bears ventured back out of the ACC, as they welcomed the Big Red into Haas Pavilion. Cornell came on winners of two-straight, following dominant and decisive wins over Colgate and Army.

Tuesday night’s game began as a tight one, as the Bears had an 8-7 lead just under three minutes into the game. It was then 11-11 with 12:18 remaining in the first half before Cornell opened up a 47-29 lead into the half.

It was looking to be a blowout, but the Bears showed a lot of fight in them come the second half. Cornell would open their lead to 52-29 just a minute and 46 seconds into the half. Jeremiah Wilkinson then hit a pair of threes, and the Bears would slowly start clawing themselves back into the game.

The Bears went on a 21-7 run to cut Cornell’s lead to 59-50 with 12:34 to go. Cal had fallen short after turning a 20-point deficit into just a six-point deficit against Stanford on Saturday, and they wanted to more than make up for that Tuesday night.

Mady Sissoko made a layup, and Spencer Mahoney hit a three to cut it to 61-55. Cornell kept pace with a layup by Jake Fiegen and Guy Ragland Jr., but after the Bears kept coming, and closed the deficit to 65-61 with 8:57 to go.

Cooper Noard was fouled and hit two from the line, and Ak Okereke made a layup to extend Cornell’s lead back to 69-61.The Bears pulled back within four, but Okereke was fouled and hit two from the line to keep the Big Red’s lead at 71-65 with 6:57 remaining.

Sissoko slammed one down, and Wilkinson made a layup to close it to 71-69. Andrej Stojakovic then hit a three, and the Bears had come all the way back from down 23 points to take a 72-71 lead with 5:15 remaining.

Guy Ragland Jr. hit a three to put Cornell back ahead with exactly five minutes to go, and after a minute with no scoring, Joshua Ola-Joseph hit a layup to tie it at 74-74 with 3:51 left to go. Noard made a layup to put Cornell back ahead 76-74 with nearly 3:20 left, and the score would remain stagnant for nearly another two minutes.

With 1:34 left, Jake Fiegen hit a layup to extend Cornell’s lead to 78-74, but he was fouled and made his shot from the line to make it 79-74. That seemed to kill any late hopes for the Bears to pull this one off, and Cornell won by a final of 88-80.

Ola-Joseph was the leading scorer for the Bears with 21 points, as he was 7-for-11 in field goals. Stojakovic was just 4-for-11 in field goals, but he scored 13, as did Sissoko, who was a perfect 6-for-6. Wilkinson scored 12, and Jovar Blacksher Jr. scored 11.

The Bears fall to 6-4, and they will look to bounce back against the Northwestern State Demons of the little-known Southland Conference on Saturday. Just an FYI, Northwestern State is a different university then Northwestern, though the two teams shared a very-similar shade of purple. Tipoff will be at noon on Saturday.

San Jose State Spartans smash in 117-80 win over Lincoln University

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San Jose Spartans player preparing before the match against Lincoln University on Monday December 9th at Provident Union Center (SanJoseStateMBB/x)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE-The San Jose State Spartans hosted the Lincoln University Oaks for a Monday night matchup. San Jose State is coming off of a 83-77 loss against the New Mexico Lobos on December 4th. Lincoln University is coming off a 117-72 loss against UC Merced. Both teams will be looking to get back in the win column.

Head Coach Tim Miles went with the same starting five except making a minor change in replacing Will McClendon and inputting Latrell Davis at point-guard. Will McClendon was out tonight with illness making him unavailable.

After the first half, the Spartans went into the locker room up 57 to 47. San Jose’s lead point scorer was Josh Uduje. Lincoln University’s was Joshua Russ with 18 points. Lincoln made 12 out of 27 3 point shots with a blistering 44% which is what kept them in the game. “We knew that was their MO. I didn’t feel good about the first half but felt good about the second half.” said Head Coach Tim Miles.

In the 2nd half, San Jose’s defense stepped up allowing Lincoln to attempt 15 3 pointers but only making 4, going down to 26%. The Spartans picked up their 3-point game making 7 of 18 for 33% after going 1-12 in the first half. San Jose got a boost from Latrell Davis, accounting for 8 assists. “He requires so much attention because of his ability to go downhill, so that’s a next step for his game to create problems” said teammate Josh Uduje.

San Jose got a good game out of their monster center Robert Vaihola. Vaihola registered 17 points, 18 rebounds, 4 blocks, and went 7-9 in shooting only missing the basket twice. 14 out of the 18 rebounds were defensive. “Just chillin around the rim, I just happened to be there”. said the Center.

“Credit Lincoln and Coach Middlebrooks, they did a good job, playing loose, playing fast, and shooting the ball extremely well.” said Head Coach Tim Miles after the 117-80 win. The Spartans will be back in action on Saturday against Cal Poly at 7pm. When asked about preparation for that game, Coach Miles said “One of the fastest teams in the country. Credit Cal Poly, they’ve done a great job.”

Askarov is masterful with 36 save performance in Barracuda’s 1-0 shutout win over Firebirds

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San Jose Barracuda goalie Yaroslav Askarov enjoyed the moment when the fans threw stuffed animals on to the ice during the annual Teddy Bear Toss Game at Tech CU Arena on Saturday DEC 7, 2024. (San Jose Barracuda)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Barracuda has accomplished something they could not do at all last season. Defeat the Coachella Valley Firebirds twice in one season.

Lucas Vanroboys scored the only goal in the game as Cuda goalie Yaroslav Askarov made 36 saves en route to a 1-0 shutout victory over their Pacific Division rival from the desert on Saturday evening at Tech CU Arena.

Askarov (8-3-1-2) earned his third shutout of the season and lowered his goals against average to 1.75.

“It was kind of a slow start from us and after we just got better and better by the minute…It’s always fun to win the game, it’s even better when it’s a shutout too,” Askarov said.

San Jose has won four of its last five games. Coachella Valley has lost four of its past five games.

It was the annual Teddy Bear Toss Night at Tech CU Arena where fans threw stuffed animals on to the ice after the first goal is scored by the home team.

The fourth line magic continued for San Jose (13-6-0-1) late in the first period. Lucas Carlson picked the pocket of a Firebirds defenseman inside their own zone. Carlson set up Scott Sabourin in the slot. Sabourin’s shot was stopped but not controlled by Firebirds goalie Ales Stezka. Vanroboys became the hero of the night when he tapped in his second rebound chance into an empty net for his fifth goal of the season at the 17:26 mark.

“That was a good game,” said Vanroboys. “It kind of felt like a playoff game, good crowd today which was awesome. It was two good teams going at it.”

The game was delayed as thousands of teddy bears rained down on the ice from the 3,208 fans in attendance. It began the first intermission as the teams headed into their locker rooms while the Barracuda staff cleaned up all the stuffed animals off of the ice. The teams returned to the ice to play out the final 2:34 of the opening frame before starting the second period.

Coachella Valley (11-7-1-2) controlled play for the first eight minutes of the opening frame but weren’t able to get a puck past Askarov despite registering 12 shots on goal with multiple scoring chances.

The scoreless middle frame featured the Firebirds outshooting the Barracuda by a two-to-one margin, 14-7. Despite having two power play opportunities, Coachella Valley were kept off the board by Askarov and San Jose’s penalty kill.

“As far as the game went, I thought we did a lot of good things. And then there were sometimes where I felt we got really hemmed in. But I felt like we really buckled down and kind of came together as a group and figured it out,” Cuda head coach John McCarthy said.

San Jose held down the fort in the scoreless third period. Firebirds coach Derke Laxdal pulled Stezka with 3:26 remaining in the game to give Coachella Valley a full two-minute of six on four as Ethan Frisch went to the sinbin for tripping. It was all for not as the Firebirds left the building frustrated with a goose egg as they fell behind two points in the standings to the Barracuda.

Stezka (5-7-2) made 29 saves on 30 shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 0-for-2 on the power play. Coachella Valley was 0-for-4.

The Three Stars of the Game: 1) Askarov 2) Vanroboys 3) Carlson.

UP NEXT: San Jose and Coachella Valley conclude their two-game weekend series on Sunday 12/8 at 3:00pm at Tech CU Arena.

Stanford Cardinal podcast with Michael Roberson: Stanford takes commanding win over Cal 89-81 at Haas Pavilion

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Stanford Cardinal forward Maxime Raynaud (42) with arms out stretched tied as leading scorer with 20 points against the Cal Bears at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley on Sat Dec 7, 2024

On the Stanford Cardinal podcast with Michael Roberson:

#1 Stanford Cardinal (8-2) Maxime Raynaud converted almost 50% of his shots leading the Cardinal with 20 points he was getting the open shot quite often today against the Cal Bears (6-3).

#2 The Cardinal pretty much were having their way in the first half outscoring Cal 47-31.

#3 The Cardinal defense held the Cal Bears to single digits the Bears Andrej Stojakovic and and Javon Blacksher were the only two players to get into double figures.

#4 Talk about Stanford’s defense they were able to keep the Bears at arms length for most of the game. The closest that Cal they tied it up but just couldn’t take the lead at any point in the contest.

#5 Stanford hosts the Merrimack Warriors (3-6) at Maples Pavilion on Tue Dec 17th. Merrimack has won their last two games but lost six in a row before that. How do you see this match up on Tuesday night?

Michael Roberson does the Stanford Cardinal podcasts Thursdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Barracuda break Abbotsford Canucks’s win streak in 5-3 win

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San Jose Barracuda Donovan Houle (83) battles with Abbottsford Canucks Akito Hirose (41) for the puck at Tech CU in San Jose on Fri Nov 29, 2024 (photo from San Jose Barracuda X)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE–In a multi goal-night from Lucas Vanroboys, the San Jose Barracuda takes Game 1 of 2 against the Abbotsford Canucks.

This is the first time these two teams have faced off this season. The last matchup was on Saturday February 24th last season where San Jose fell to Abbotsford 5-2. Thomas Bordeleau and Scott Sabourin both registered goals that game.

San Jose got to scoring early with Lucas Vanroboys netting his 3rd of the season assisted by Shakir Mukhamadullin and Jimmy Schuldt at 8:09. Vanroboys struck again at 19:08 assisted by Scott Sabourin to extend the Barracuda’s lead. “I’ve been focusing on shooting more, got a puck inside the dots there and figured I’d throw it on net and good things happened”. The Barracuda dominated the first period outshooting the Canucks 12-6.

San Jose extended their lead to 3 at 6:11 of the 2nd on a Justin Bailey goal, his 3rd of the season; assisted by Filip Bystedt and Lucas Carlsson. After a minute of 3 on 3, Abbotsford got on the board at 9:13 on an Elias Pettersson goal assisted by Dino Kambeitz and Ty Glover. San Jose’s lead was cut down to 1 at 12:14 when Dino Kambeitz scored his second of the season assisted by Nate Smith and Akito Hirose.

After a hit on Shakir Mukhamadullin by Dino Kambetiz, he picked up the puck and tied the game at 3-3 at 4:26 into the third. At 15:24, Scott Sabourin tapped in Shakir Muhkamadullin’s shot to give the Barracuda the lead again with Cptain Jimmy Schuldt getting the primary assist. “They’re so steady out there, you can always trust them and know that they are going to make a good smart play” said Scott Sabourin when asked about the d-pairing. With one minute left in the game, Filip Bystedt secured the win scoring an empty net goal to give the Barracuda the 5-3 win.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Scott Sabourin, GWG, 1A

2. Lucas Vanroboys, 2G

3. Dino Kambeitz, 2G, 1A

The Barracuda will be back in action Saturday night at 6pm for Game 2 of the series against the Canucks at Tech CU in San Jose

Stanford Cardinal football podcast with Michael Roberson: Stanford closes season against San Jose State Spartans in San Jose Friday

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Cal wide receiver Jonathan Brady (6) reaches out to make one of his two fourth quarter catches against the Stanford Cardinal cornerback Colin Wright (6) at Cal Memorial Stadium in Berkeley on Sat Nov 23, 2024 (Cal Bears photo)

On the Stanford Cardinal podcast with Michael Roberson:

#1 The Stanford Cardinal dropped their last game for their eighth loss of 2024. The Cardinal got off to a great start against the Cal Bears in Berkeley in the battle for the axe with two touchdowns in the first quarter taking a 14-0 lead on two touchdowns carries from Cardinal quarterback Justin Lamson.

#2 Cal would score the only points in the second quarter when Bears quarterback Fernando Mendoza threw to Trond Grizzell for 16 yards cutting Stanford’s lead 14-7.

#3 Stanford in the third quarter would pull away with a touchdown pass from running back Micah Ford to wide receiver Emmett Mosely. Stanford took a 21-10 lead going into the third quarter.

#4 Cal scored a couple of touchdowns in the fourth quarter at 10:09 Mendoza threw a 30 yard pass to wide receiver Jonathan Brady and at 2:40 Mendoza once again hit his favorite target Brady for a 22 yard touchdown as Cal comes back for a 24-21 win.

#5 Stanford concludes the 2024 regular season at San Jose State. The Spartans are coming off a loss in their last game to the UNLV Rebels 27-16. How do you see these two matching up at Spartan Stadium in San Jose this Fri Nov 29 with a kick off at 1:00pm PST.

Michael Roberson does the Stanford Cardinal football podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa: Jumbo of a time expected Thornton’s sweater is retired tonight

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Former San Jose Shark Joe Thornton (beard), San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan ( in Sharks sweater) SJ Sharkey mascot, gathered with Thornton’s family and dignitaries at San Jose City Hall on Thu Nov 21, 2024 for a tribute to honor Thornton who will have his number 19 sweater retired at SAP Center on Sat Nov 23, 2024 before the Sharks and Buffalo Sabres game. (photo by  Mike Zeisberger NHL.com writer)

On the San Jose Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa:

#1 Mary, Thursday Joe Thornton was honored by the City of San Jose ahead of Joe Thornton day at SAP Center Saturday night. The former San Jose Sharks star was honored at City Hall with over 100 people present. Thornton addressed Mayor Matt Mahan who was dressed in a Sharks sweater. Thornton told the crowd “Joe Thornton Day in San Jose. It sounds pretty good, eh?”

#2 Thornton played in the NHL from 1997 to 2022. Thornton played for the Sharks from 2005 to 2020. The Sharks will be raising his sweater number 19 to the rafters next to former teammate Patrick Marleau whose number 12 is also retired.

#3 You had a chance to cover the shootout loss to the St Louis Blues Thursday night in the Sharks last game when the Blues Jake Neighbours scored the winning goal it was the Sharks forth loss in five games and it ended the Blues longest loosing streak at four games.

#4 The Sharks continue to have another rough first period they have been outscored now 28-10. They were tied with the Blues 1-1 after the first period. Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky is working on trying to get that opening period goals against down.

#5 The Sharks honor Jumbo Jim tonight at SAP Center against the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres have been playing .500 hockey lately and the Sharks could make this a close contest having home ice.

Join Mary Lisa for the Sharks podcasts each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Wranglers whip up on Barracuda in 6-2 win in series opener

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San Jose Barracuda forward Anthony Vincent (#76) battles with Calgary Wranglers defenseman Jerrod Tinordi (#26) after the whistle during the Wranglers 6-2 win over the Barracuda at Tech CU Arena on Saturday Nov 16, 2024. (San Jose Barracuda)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — The Calgary Wranglers scored four unanswered goals to cruise past the San Jose Barracuda in a 6-2 victory on Saturday evening at Tech CU Arena.

Calgary has won two games in a row and remained undefeated on the road with a 5-0 record. San Jose had its two-game winning streak snapped and lost for the just the second time at home.

San Jose (8-5-0) drew first blood in the with Danil Gushchin first goal of the season 90 seconds into the game. Cuda captain Andrew Poturalski started a counterattack over to Colin Graf. Graf led a two-on-one into the Wranglers zone. Graf threw a rink wide pass over to Gushchin who made a move fore-hand to backhand as he beat Wranglers goalie and former San Jose Sharks prospect Devin Cooley with a top shelf goal.

Calgary (12-3-0) had a strong finish to the opening frame with two goals in a span of 2:27 to close out the first period with a 2-1 lead. First, William Stromgren led a 3-on-1 rush inside the Barracuda zone. Walker Duehr made a back handed pass to Jonathan Aspirot who buried the puck into an open net for his first goal of the season at the 16:32 mark.

Then Duehr was on the receiving end of a centering pass from Dryden Hunt and Duehr blasted a one-timer past ‘Cuda goalie Yaroslav Askarov for a power play goal, his ninth goal of the season at the 18:59 mark.

The Wranglers kept their foot on the gas pedal to start the second period as they scored their third goal within two minutes to start the period. A turnover by the Barracuda inside their own zone led to Rory Kerins lifting a backhander from just outside the crease past Askarov for his team-leading 11th goal of the season at the 1:49 mark.

Calgary scored its fourth unanswered goal just before the sixth minute mark of the middle frame. Stromgren maneuvered around three ‘Cuda defenders before finding Sam Morton who redirected Stromgren’s pass into the short corner of the net for his third goal of the season at the 5:54 mark.

Gushchin scored his second goal of the game and season with San Jose having pulled Askarov for an extra attacker late in the third period. Graf slid a pass over from the left slot to Gushchin who beat Cooley to the short side with a wrist shot 2:21 remaining in the game.

Adam Klapka and David Silye added empty net goals to seal the deal for Calgary. Klapka scored his fourth goal of the season at the 18:28 mark and Silye his first goal of the season at the 19:10 mark.

Cooley (9-2-0-3) stopped 31 of the 33 shots he faced to earn his ninth victory of the season. Askarov made 19 saves on 23 shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 0-for-2 on the power play. Calgary went 1-for-3.

The Three Stars of the Game: 1) Duehr 2) Gushchin 3) Morton.

UP NEXT: San Jose and Calgary conclude their two-games series on Sunday at 3:00pm at Tech CU Arena.