SpearMag — San Jose State’s volleyball coaching carousel comes to an end with the hiring of TCU’s Trent Kersten

By Stevie Corio and Nick Romeo — Reporters New beginnings. Growing pains. Focus. Those are the vibes around the San Jose State beach volleyball team.  SJSU Athletics announced Wednesday that Trent Kersten will take over as head coach of the Read more

Beach volleyball dominates at new facility, starts season in strong fashion

By Nick Romeo — Reporter San Jose State (4-1) women’s beach volleyball narrowly missed a perfect weekend going 4-1 to start the season in their home opener. The season opener was also the first set of matches ever played on Read more

Beach volleyball ends 2019 season in Hawaii

By Madyson Montoya — Staff Writer It was a rough weekend for San Jose State beach volleyball (11-12) in its last tournament of the season as it finished in fourth place. The Spartans did not manage to get a set Read more

Hopping from the track to the court

By Georgia Blair — Staff Writer No stranger to the sand, Australian-born junior Caitlin Bettenay has made the 7,000-mile journey to pursue her dream of competing in volleyball at the collegiate level. The 5-foot-11 junior hails from the “Sunshine Coast” Read more

Beach volleyball splits Friday’s doubleheader against Gaels and Hornets

By Nancy Castaneda — Staff Writer San Jose State beach volleyball (6-6) split Friday’s doubleheader with a tough 3-2 loss to Saint Mary’s and solid victory over Sacramento State 4-1 in Folsom, California. The Spartans’ first match against Saint Mary’s Read more

Volleyball sweeps Sacramento State 5-0

By Joclyn Aguirre – Staff Writer San Jose State beach volleyball (5-3) swept Sacramento State 5-0 at Livermore Park in Sacramento county on Friday. Coming off back-to-back losses at the Emerald Beach Hotel Classic, the Spartans made a major comeback Read more

Beach Volleyball goes 3-3 in Texas

By Madyson Montoya — Staff Writer San Jose State beach volleyball (4-3) had a busy weekend as it split its Thursday matches and went 3-3 in the Emerald Beach Hotel Classic. SJSU faced Texas A&M-Kingsville (2-4) for its first match Read more

Beach volleyball downs Dons and Vikings in Saratoga

By Jessica Jimenez — Staff Writer San Jose State beach volleyball opened the 2019 season with two winning matches against University of San Francisco and West Valley College in exhibition on Friday in Saratoga, Calif. After dropping the first spot Read more

Spartans earn big win against second-place Bulldogs, 3-1

By Hugo Vera — Staff Writer The San Jose State volleyball team visited the Fresno State Bulldogs on Thursday night in what proved to be one the team’s strongest offensive performances all season. The Spartans (15-11) looked to boost their standings Read more

Spartans shut out twice against Cowgirls and Rams

By Sara Biela – Content Editor The start of conference play did not go as planned as San Jose State volleyball dropped its home opener 3-0 to the University of Wyoming and took a 3-0 loss at Colorado State. The Read more