Spartan Daily Vol. 161 No. 15

Community supports local airport

By Lamar Moody STAFF WRITER

Reid-Hillview Airport hosted its annual Community Day Airport Festival on Saturday Sept. 23. The variety of historic aircrafts scattered throughout the airport were the main attraction. ReidHillview Airport of Santa Clara County is a small primarily general aviation airport located on the east side of San José.

Pilot Dotianne Reynolds said she hoped the event would help pique people’s interest in the airport. She’s hoping people will be more

interested in the aviation jobs they have to offer.

“This festival is supposed to bring the community into the airport so they can learn about the classes that are offered, such as aviation classes and driving classes. Especially women, we need more women in aviation,” Reynolds said.

There were between 20 to 30 aircrafts at the festival. The most popular aircraft that everyone wanted to take a picture in front of was the N742WT aircraft which was painted teal and white and had butterfly doors.

Tom Reynolds, retired pilot and

Dotianne Reynolds’ husband, said the benefit of the festival is bringing the community together and getting to know each other, enjoying each other's company.

“This festival gives people activity and there’s a lot of space here so we can bring people together,” Tom Reynolds said.

The festival also had booths with many different vendors prepared for some hands-on fun. Volunteers from SJSU Aviation club explained several different assets that Reid-Hillview Airport has to offer. They gave out pamphlets and spoke about quality history on flying in the Bay Area.

Aviation and technology junior Andy Lapuzza said the airport is a learning environment for not only students, but for community members as well.

“Some people want to shut down Reid-Hillview but there’s some people who want to keep it open. Our community is at a crossroads with this airport,” Lapuzza said.

“The most beneficial thing the airport festival can do for the community is get people more aware of what the aviation industry is and what it has to offer,” Lapuzza said. “The festival also helps you get to know the community and

make new friends.”

According to Green Foothills, The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to close Reid-Hillview Airport in Aug. 2021. Some in the community want the airport to close because surrounding neighborhoods have endured lack of sufficient urban green space, constant noise, risk of plane crashes, and dangerous air pollution for decades.

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New wages for food and health care workers

By Vanessa Real STAFF WRITER

Fast food and health care workers in California are in the process of receiving higher minimum wages by next year.

Fast food employees will see their minimum wages increase to at least $20 an hour in April of next year in Assembly Bill 1228, while health care workers can expect $21 an hour in June in Senate Bill 525 both according to the California Legislative Information website.

Assembly Bill 1228, the “Fast Food Franchisor Responsibility Act” or FAST Act, is a bill that was first introduced in Feb. of this year, according to OnLabor. The restaurant industry and unions reached a compromise leading to

changes to Assembly Bill 1228. Under the FAST Act, state officials were required to form the Fast Food Council, whose purpose is “to establish sector-wide minimum standards on wages, working hours, and other working conditions adequate,” according to the official California Legislative Information website. These standards are put in place to ensure the health, welfare, safety and to supply the needed cost of proper living for fast food workers.

Business junior Kyle Hulburt, who is currently a server at a chain restaurant, said he worked at Taco Bell during the earlier stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, and customers took him and other workers in the fast food

industry for granted.

“I would say some people don’t look at employees working in fast food restaurants the same as the ones who work at higher establishments because fast food is cheap and fast,” Hulburt said. “They just kind of do whatever they want without thinking of being respectful all the time.”

The California Legislative website states that in the history of Assembly Bill 1228, the bill was originally designed to create a Fast Food Council to help the state oversee the fast food industries and to set certain standards. Under this bill, franchisers are liable for the actions and behaviors of the franchisees for labor violations.

Hulburt said that even with the raising of pay for fast food jobs, he would still rather stay working as a server making less money per hour.

“I would have to say no to going back to Taco Bell even if the pay is higher,” he said. “Dealing with customers at fast food places is not usually the best experience, and a positive change with this minimum wage raising is now these workers are not getting paid the fair amount of money for the things they have to deal with.”

section of the bill that stated franchiser’s can be liable for the behavior’s and violations of the franchisees according to the Bill Text on the California Legislative website.

The website shows in the bill history that the compromise negotiation potentially makes it more likely for Newsom to sign this bill into law, but it is currently pending a signature or veto.

The minimum wage for fast food workers will be $4 more than the minimum wage for all businesses in California after it rises to $20. The minimum wage for all businesses in California will be raised to $16 an hour in January.

Healthcare workers’ minimum wage has also been addressed by the California Legislative.

California’s lowest paying health care workers are nursing assistants, patient aides, janitorial workers and medical technicians according to the official Cal Matters website.

Senate Bill 525 was used to satisfy multiple issues within the health care industry, according to a website from California Legislative Information.

Health care provider of internal medicine worker at Kaiser, Lina Valceschini said she is not on strike yet but says she will be if there is no pay raise or bonus given.

“If they give us a pay raise and our bonus, people will be much happier and they will want to work harder because there is incentive and a reward. They will not leave to find a better paying job. If employees leave, Kaiser won’t want to replace them, they will want us to work harder,” Valceschini said. “We need our bonus because we deserve it for busting our butts. We need to fight for our rights to win. We are underpaid and overworked, so that the big CEO’s make more money with our hard work.”

SJSU alumna Emily Cheung is a medical scheduler at Kaiser and said she agrees with the higher pay along with having good and stable unions.

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Students purchase meals from fast food chains in the Student Union.

On Sept. 21, members from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office mediated negotiations between various unions and multiple restaurant industry groups to come up with a compromise bill. This compromise rewrote Assembly Bill 1228 agreeing to a $20 minimum wage, a reduction in power of the Fast Food Council, and removed the

According to the bill, “Even before the COVID pandemic, California was facing an urgent and immediate shortage of health care workers, adversely impacting the health and wellbeing of Californians, especially economically disadvantaged Californians. Higher wages are needed to attract and retain health care workers to treat patients, including being prepared to provide necessary care in an emergency.”

“Bigger health care companies such as Kaiser Permanente or Sutter Health already have a pretty competitive job pool because of their good benefits and relatively much better pay. From a health care contract worker, I do feel overworked and underpaid,” Cheung said. “In health care, there’s something we follow known as ‘Health Equity’. This is to ultimately believe in equal fair opportunities despite their backgrounds to achieve optimal health.”

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Attendees gather to view one of the many airplanes on display at the annual Reid Hillview Airport Community Day event on Saturday morning in Southeast San José.

Students recount food and culture

By Melany Gutierrez STAFF WRITER

The San José community is unified through a variety of different foods from many cultures. Celebration of culture through food is not overlooked, but encouraged according to the city’s website.

Downtown San José itself has many restaurants, cafes, and bars around the area that serve a variety of cultural cuisines, according to the same website.

Some San José State students shared that it’s nice to be able to go out and find different restaurants with their favorite traditional dishes, but nothing seems to top home-made food from their family.

History senior Archit Mahale identifies as South Asian and said he believes food is an accessible way to spread culture.

Mahale also said his mom’s home-cooked meals are unmatched.

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Psychology senior Adriana Sanchez said the authentic Salvadorian dishes her family makes and eats exposes her to flavors that aren’t found with other cuisines.

“It gives you a flavor palette that you can't really get here,” Sanchez said. “I definitely appreciate what my mom and grandma cook for me.”

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important to him because it’s always been a part of his ethnic identity and his Ethiopian traditions and heritage.

Asrat said food is a fundamental part of his identity because it’s essential sustenance.

Finance freshman Reggie Dodd said the connection to his culture was strong growing up because his mother cooked him traditional Indian dishes on weekdays and would often eat Dominican food on weekends.

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Rementa, originally from México, catalyzed her culinary career selling cakes out of her house until her family opened the bakery on April 30.

“Cake is tradition in my culture, cakes always have to be at a party,” Rementa said. “My children have to learn about and understand my

She said many Latinos forget about their roots while living in the U.S., whose work culture differs from that of other countries.

“I think it’s because life here in America is all just work, work, work and it makes us lose a bit of our culture being so focused on that,” Rementa said.

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I don't know as many recipes because I’m just busy,” said Arellanes. “It’s not like back over there with farm culture.”

Most students said they have a favorite comfort dish from their culture.

“Pupusas or platanos, which are like fried plantains, are really good and sweet, and frijoles are always a staple food, cheese and tortillas,” Sanchez said.

Sanchez also said knowing that these are traditional foods passed down for generations gives her a sense of fulfillment. Dodd had similar favorites but said frijoles have a different name in Dominican Spanish.

“My favorites are plantain chips, very popular in D.R. Rice and beans which we call arroz con gandules,” Dodd said.

Electrical engineering senior Easton Abram said his comfort food comes within

Asrat said he hopes his kids will feel just as strongly about wanting to connect with their Ethiopian culture as much as he does.

“Even if I don’t do it myself my family will, it's hard for me to deny that I’m a second generation American, but I’m not gonna say I’m less Ethiopian because of it,” said Asrat.

Mahale said he believes that whatever food or traditions you continue and add to in your own way still carries the same cultural value.

“Culture is extremely malleable and stretchy, you can stretch it in any way to include yourself.”

Art districts receive housing aid

By Julia Chie STAFF WRITER

On Sept. 16, California

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 812, legislation designed to help all Californian cities focus on having more affordable housing for artists in cultural districts.

The bill ensures that a certain percentage of units of a residential development are to be affordable housing to reserve for artists.

Up to 10% of those units, including the units reserved, are located within one-half mile from a state-designated cultural district.

“Affordable housing” is dedicated to moderate to extremely low income households, and “artist” is defined as “the creator of any work of visual, graphic or performing art of any media”,

art of any media according to AB 812.

Downtown San José’s South of First Street (SoFa) neighborhood is one cultural district of San José that will be affected by this bill.

Jared Gacusan, lead museum experience representative for the San José Museum of Art said Museum Experience Representatives watch over the galleries, make sure everything’s in place and most importantly, interact with guests.

He also said they are trained to know about the exhibitions, with training in art history and talk about the artwork to guests.

Gacusan works in silkscreen printing or digital print, as well as mixed media.

“Equipment like that needs its own facility. I’ve worked in multiple different [artist] studios as an employee, and I’m also now renting, myself,” Gacusan said.

Gacusan said he used to print out of his parents’ garage for a long time in the industrial press, and it was just hectic.

just hectic Gacusan also said he was constantly scared of setting his own house on fire.

Mae Cariaga, lead museum experience representative and artist, works in textiles.

She said she does embroider y, weaving bead work and fabric manipulation, using fabric, textiles, and other fibers.

“Doing [art] from home can be a

little difficult, because I have a weaving loom. It’s not the biggest loom, but it could use some space,” Cariaga said.

Cariaga said she also dyes some fabrics, and sometimes does rust dyeing, but it can be a little dangerous, and she doesn’t want to expose her family to any harmful substances.

She said she needs a wellventilated space, or at least a space of her own.

“So I can at least put myself in danger and no one else,” Cariaga said.

She said chemical rust dyeing is where you take metal and you put it on fabric. Traditionally you use vinegar, it will rust, and the rust will stain the fabric. The rust that comes out from vinegar is black rust, which is unstable and potentially cancer causing.

Gacusan recalls his

experience living and owning a studio in San Francisco

“A lot of artists will live in their studios under the radar, but those places aren’t coded for living: there’s no area to bathe, there’s limited bathrooms,” Gacusan said.

“I had friends who were doing this for months on end. It’s tough. It’s a tough life, and they’re in there trying to make a

living from their artwork.”

However, Gacusan said he has similar concerns as Cariaga, not knowing who is eligible for this affordable housing and what kind of credentials are required in San José.

Cariaga said she likes the idea behind the bill.

“I’m all for artists,” Cariaga said. “Getting affordable housing because a lot of times you can either afford a studio or housing . . . I’m mostly concerned if this is going to be just another form of gentrification.”

Gacusan said a major benefit from the bill is the affordable housing is close in proximity to the cultural center of the arts in San José.

“You bring influence from everything that’s around you,” Gacusan said. “Museums here- MACLA, the ICA- a lot of art institutions can be

art institutions can helpful for artists living in the area, so they have resources as well.”

MACLA, or the Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana,

and ICA, or Institute of Contemporary Art San José, are museums located in the SoFa cultural district of Downtown San José.

Gacusan said the San José Museum of Art always benefits from having an art community, and do events with local artists, like their collaboration with Content Mag last month.

“We had local street art up in the lobby of the museum, so pulling those people in, it’s always gonna be cool,” Gacusan said.

Cariaga works on her art from home, and takes care of her parents on top of that.

“I can’t just have certain materials laying around,” she said. “It’s actually really hard for artists to live at home with family and to do their work. Because, you know, you just need that space.”

Studio arts senior Tali

arts senior Koransky does ceramic leaning towards sculpture, and recently started glassblowing

Glassblowing is the inflating of molten glass by blowpipe, allowing the glass to be manipulated,

according to a dmgschoolproject.org webpage.

Koransky said she thinks a lot of people could benefit from the bill.

“I personally am not in a position where I need to rely on that kind of stuff, but I think it’s a really great outlet for other artists in the area,” Koransky said.

Koransky said being an art student is very expensive, because for every class each semester you must buy at least $100 worth of face supplies.

She said costs add up, and a lot about being an artist today is working with what you have.

She also said having more affordable housing would benefit, and hopefully flourish the art community a little bit more not only in San José but in California as a whole.

“Just having an allocated

Just an allocated space where you can really work on your ideas, where you can be completely creative and not worried about other things, other work is super important.” Koransky said

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Folclórico Colibrí dances with pride

By Melany Gutierrez STAFF WRITER

Students entering the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library on Friday evening were greeted by a line of bright skirts and Mexican folk music as Folclórico Colibrí performed in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Ensamble Folclórico Colibri is a dance group that looks to celebrate queer identities and honor traditional Folklórico, allowing people to express their cultural and sexual identities through the art of dance, according to its website.

The ensemble was founded in 2015 by current director Arturo Magaña and Rodrigo GarcíaGracia, who is no longer with the group.

Folklórico is a traditional dance from Mexico involving different styles of fashion, dance moves, and music from each region of the country, according to a Vanderbilt University article.

Folklórico, which is still practiced in Mexico today, uses movement and music to reflect the cultural and spiritual beliefs, customs and stories of the people who dance to it, according to the same website.

Arturo Magaña, the director and founder of Folclórico Colibrí, started off as one of the few performing dancers of the group when they first opened and since believes they have grown so much with a variety of new people.

“We accept everyone no matter what size you are, no matter what color you are, no matter how you wear your hair, or if you have piercings, none of that matters,” Magaña said. “Once new people come in it just adds to our beautiful family, we are a very close knit family.”

Essy Barroso-Ramirez, research and social sciences librarian at MLK Library, who curated a Folclórico Colibrícentric exhibit on the fifth floor of the library said the group and its message evokes strong emotions for her.

She said when she first discovered Colibrí, it was her first time seeing a male-presenting dancer doing faldeos, which is the skirt work technique used to manipulate the appearance of

the colors and the shape of the skirt itself using inward and outward motions.

“Growing up, I'm Mexican American, and I had a lot of loved ones who couldn't live authentically because of feelings of shame or feeling pressured by their families to just be straight or present themselves as straight,” said Barroso-Ramirez. “So to see the art so authentically performed, it was just incredibly inspirational.”

The exhibit consists of photos, videos, outfits and accessories that Folclórico Colibrí uses.

Faculty Director of Academic & Community Engagement & of the Africana, Asian American, Chicano, & Native American Studies Center (AAACNA)

Kathryn Blackmer Reyes said she thinks the exhibit is important to have at the center because it correlates with the identities the center speaks to such as culture, heritage and sexuality.

“The complexities of people in our communities need to be represented in our exhibits. It’s

a greater whole rather than only the queer stuff on one side and general stuff on the other. We're all inclusive and intersectional and so are our presentations,” said Blackmer Reyes. “This exhibit in particular shows a dynamic of complexities of the culture and tradition and individuals’ sexualities. People who wish to be part of a community that is not just about expressing or learning about their own culture but is about accepting all. You don't need to be queer, you don’t need to be straight. There's room for everyone in this particular group.”

Barroso-Ramirez said she also thinks this exhibit is important to display at the MLK Library because it is a staple of the San José community, and can expose Folklórico to crowds who may be able to relate to it through their own identity.

“This exhibit is important because I strongly believe that you should be proud of your heritage and your culture,” said Barroso-Ramirez. “However, you shouldn't have to compromise parts of your identity to feel proud of your culture,” she said.

Magaña said he believes the exhibit only adds to the support Folclórico Colirbí gets from all people, LGBTQ+ or not, in the San José community.

“The exhibit is giving us a huge platform, it shows people that folclórico exists and has so many beautiful colors, and so many genders,” said Magaña. “The LGBTQ+ community has always been a part of the folclórico world, but it just needed someone to bring us up to the front and say ‘We are here too.’”

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Dancers line up to begin their dance performance, Flor de Piña, a Oaxacan folklorico dance.

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Brittani Soto dances in traditional Sinaloa style folclórico and Sinaloa style outfit.

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Music in the Park rocks San José

#1: Sonny B of musical duo CRSB performs a set of R&B classics to start off the event.

#2: The audience fills Plaza de César Chávez park and surronds the stage.

#3: Chris Ramos (left) and Sonny B (right) of CSRB sing original ukulele songs to event-goers.

#4: R&B singer-songwriter Adrian Marcel sings his hit song "2AM."

#5: Blending hip-hop and reggae, singer-songwriter J Boog performs with his band to thousands of people.

#6: The crowd bounce their hands to the groove of J Boog and his band.

Falcons ground game overpowers Spartans defense

By Nathan Canilao SENIOR STAFF WRITER

For the second straight week, the Spartans lost a game in which they were leading in the second half. Over the last two games the Spartans have been outscored in the second half 42-7.

In the team’s 45-20 loss to Air Force Friday, SJSU’s offense scored no points and gained 154 yards in the second half. Many of the Spartans’ second-half yardage came in the fourth quarter when the team was already down.

“Air Force just kept making adjustments in the second half,” said SJSU quarterback Chevan Cordeiro. “We just have to be able to finish. We always start strong and then we always slow down in the second half. We need to change that.”

Coming into Friday’s game, Air Force boasted the best rushing offense in the country. The Falcons are known for winning the possession battle and chewing clock, making it difficult for teams to come back once they lose the lead.

Air Force executed its plan to a tee. The Falcons rushed for 400 yards and possessed the ball nearly double the time SJSU did.

Spartans’ head coach Brent Brennan said he knew the key to the game would be for SJSU to make the most out of its opportunities on the offensive end, but that didn’t happen.

After Air Force took a 24-20 lead that chewed 8 minutes off the clock in the third quarter, the Spartans got the ball back with a chance to take back the lead.

The drive went three plays, 0 yards and ended in a punt. A controversial non-holding penalty on second down of that possession might have cost SJSU a chance to drive down the field, but regardless the Spartans couldn’t get it done.

SJSU’s next three possessions in the second half ended in two turnovers on downs and an interception.

Not having a defense that can stop the run doesn’t help SJSU’s defense, but this season’s second half offense is a stark contrast from last season.

In 2022, the Spartans averaged 14.6 second half points, but this season the team has averaged 8.8 points in the second half.

Part of that dip in production is the losses to the wide receiving core.

Air Force runs all over SJSU

By Nathan Canilao SENIOR STAFF WRITER

San José State dropped its fourth game in five weeks, losing 45-20 to Air Force Saturday night at CEFCU Stadium in the team’s Mountain West Conference opener.

The Falcons rushed for 400 yards, scored 6 touchdowns and won the possession battle by nearly 20 minutes.

Senior running back Kairee Robinson rushed for 82 yards on 7 carries and 2 touchdowns. Quarterback Chevan Cordeiro completed 24 of 35 passes for 239 yards, scored a rushing touchdown and threw an interception.

“It's heartbreaking for me and for our team because we played so well

in the first half,” Brennan said. “There was just a lot of excitement and a lot of energy, and to not be able to capitalize on that momentum is devastating.”

The Spartans jumped out to a 20-10 lead late in the second quarter after Robinson scored his second touchdown of the half on a one-yard plunge near the goal line.

The Falcons cut the deficit to 20-17 when they scored on their last possession of the first half to go into the halftime break down just 3 points.

Air Force got the ball back to start the second half and capped off a 15 play, 75 yard possession with a rushing touchdown from John Lee Eldridge III. That possession took nearly 9 minutes off the clock in the third quarter.

SJSU’s first possession of the second half saw the Spartans hold the ball for just 50 seconds. On the second play of the possession, Cordeiro threw a ball to junior wide receiver Malikhi Miller on the left sideline that Miller couldn’t haul in.

Brennan became furious on the sideline, believing Miller was held on the play.

“I thought there was a tricky situation on the sideline where Malikhi

kind of got tangled up,” Brennan said. “Some of those things kind of caused us to sputter.”

After the Spartans punted, Air Force proceeded to score 21 unanswered points. SJSU failed to garner any momentum in the second half, leading to its worst start since 2019.

SJSU will have a bye week before heading to Boise State. In November, SJSU faces San Diego State and Fresno State in back-to-back games which

could become must-wins for the Spartans if they want to make it to a bowl game this season.

“I think we all know we can get it done,” Cordeiro said. “We just have to keep our heads up and focus on Boise.”

Cordeiro’s most productive target from last season, Elijah Cooks, is now in the NFL. Senior wide receiver Justin Lockhart was projected to be the No. 1 receiver this season, but an injury will keep him sidelined for the entirety of this season.

“I still believe we have a good team,”

Cordeiro said. “I feel like we all believe that. We all know that we can get it done.”

SJSU will get a much-needed bye week this week. The Spartans will return to play on Oct. 7 when they travel to Idaho to take on Boise State. The Broncos most recently defeated San Diego State 34-31 last Friday.

Spartans quarterback Chevan Cordeiro (center) high fives running back Kairee Robinson (right) in the end zone.

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Spartans and Lobos draw 1-1

By Aaliyah Roman STAFF WRITER

The San José State women’s soccer team tied against the University of New Mexico in its first conference game on Friday at the Spartan Soccer Complex.

The Spartans (2-3-4, 0-0-1 MWC) had 15 shots, but only managed to score once against the Lobos (3-1-3, 0-0-1 MWC) in the 74th minute.

Junior forward Kennedy Mayo scored the Spartan’s single goal of the game.

“We were down a goal in the early minute of the second half so all I knew was that the ball had to go in the back of the net and it did,” Mayo said. “It was a great moment.”

Junior forward Bella Flocchini, who led the team with 4 shots, said Mayo’s goal came at a pivotal time in the match.

“Second half is definitely the most crucial so we went in with that mindset but also not to panic, but to play composed,” Mayo said.

The Lobos out shot the Spartans 12-5 in the second half.

Sophomore goalkeeper Bente Pernot made 3 saves. However, the team could not maintain possession of the ball.

“I feel like (in) the second half we struggled to keep the energy up as a team,” Flocchini said. “All of us just (needed to start) pumping each other up and reminding (each other) that we have to come out stronger.”

Mayo, who had a match-high two shots on goal said the team could have worked more cohesively.

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“Communication definitely can be worked on. A lot of things can be worked on, you know we're always here to grow,” Mayo said.

Head coach Tina Estrada said the team needs to execute better on the field.

“There were good (and) clear chances that should have been a little bit more dangerous so that's what we're gonna look to improve on Sunday,” Estrada said.

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SJSU tie in third consecutive game

By Navin Krishnan STAFF WRITER

The San José State women’s soccer team (2-3-4, 0-0-1 MWC) drew an even 2-2 against San Diego State (6-2-1, 1-0-0 MWC) on Sunday at the Spartan Soccer Complex.

In the 12th minute, junior forward Kennedy Mayo picked up her second assist of the season as her pass connected to junior midfielder Taylor Phillips, who drilled a goal to put the Spartans up 1-0.

“My teammates have a lot of trust in me, knowing that I just got here last semester from ASU (Arizona State University),” Mayo said. “The fact that the coaches, the staff and my teammate have a lot of trust in me. To be able to say

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that is amazing.”

The Spartans forced drive after drive down the Aztecs’ defense, but their collapsing defense regurgitated the ball again and again in the first half.

“This year our motto is, ‘Protect the house,’” SJSU sophomore goalkeeper Bente Pernot said. “We just fight for each other and we’ve got to protect our own home. We’ve just got to fight.”

The Spartans showed awareness on defense, but survived a shocker when Aztecs sophomore forward Dori Savage netted a powerful kick into the Spartans’ goal that was waived off as an offsides call.

In the 54th minute SDSU junior midfielder Denise Castro drilled a goal off her left foot to tie the game 1-1 off her left foot.

Midfielder Sabrina Weinman would give the Spartans a 2-1 lead in the 60th minute after landing a penalty kick in the bottom left of the net.

Estrada said the importance of having focus during Mountain West Conference games was as important as Mayo being healthy and available.

“Kennedy Mayo, you see her effect on her team,

you can see her impact,” Estrada said. “They know what they’re coming up against. She’s a threat up top. Let’s hope that she’s even more than a threat going forward.”

Estrada said that the Spartans still have a chance of making the Spartans’ season a productive one.

“Keep moving forward,” Estrada said. “Whoever clinches this at the end of the tournament, it’s going to be down to the last weekend.”

Pernot said winning is not composed of one woman carrying the team, rather it’s a team effort.

“Kennedy is an absolute beast, we’re very lucky to have her here ever since she transferred in,” Pernot said. “With her strength and her conditioning, she’s a very big threat for us.”

Since 2016, the Spartans have not recorded a win against the Aztecs.

“I think our team should be proud,” Estrada said. “We played two of the top

teams in our conference on paper this weekend. We tied both of them, we’re undefeated at home.”

Pernot was the anchor defensively, notching 9 saves for the Spartans.

“I would say she’s the heartbeat of this team,” Mayo said. “She is our goalkeeper so she’s the one that saves the ball from the box. But her saves, and the way she communicates with our back line and our entire team really brings up the energy and intensity of the

game. She’s the backbone of our team.”

The Spartans have a duel with Mountain West Conference rival UNLV at 6 p.m. on Sept. 28 at Peter Johann Memorial Field in Las Vegas.

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Spartans’ junior forward Bella Flocchini battles a Lobos’ defender at the Spartan Soccer Complex on Thursday.

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SJSU sophomore midfielder Tatiana Cunningham dribbles the ball down the pitch in the Spartan’s draw on Sunday.