Accidents and a mumps outbreak have snakebit San Diego State soccer this season, because the Aztecs stumbled to a 1-3 begin this season underneath third-year coach Sean Lewis.

On Saturday, Oct. 3, it appeared the Aztecs had been on their option to a 1-4 begin.

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San Diego State trailed Texas State 17-3 at halftime, earlier than rallying within the second half and defeating the Bobcats 31-29 for its first Pac-12 win. The win comes regardless of San Diego State reporting 13 gamers as out for the sport, with 14 extra listed as game-time choices on the Pac-12’s pregame availability report.

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San Diego State introduced 14 confirmed circumstances of mumps on Sept. 30, noting the outbreak stays inside “a single athletic crew.” The crew hasn’t introduced who was affected because of privateness legal guidelines.

“Given all issues, you are taking part in together with your third-string middle, you are taking part in together with your third-string guard, you are taking part in together with your third and fourth working again,” Lewis stated after the sport. “… There ain’t going to be an image on the rating card on the finish of this one.

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“There is not any asterisk on it. The asterisk says 1-0 in Pac-12 play and there is quite a lot of life in that locker room proper now and we’ll proceed to discover a approach.”

“Discover a approach” is what the Aztecs did, making the most of quite a few Texas State errors within the second half, regardless of being outgained by 326 whole yards. Freshman receiver Jaylon Hawkins returned the second-half kickoff for a 96-yard landing to start out the third quarter. The Aztecs tied the sport 17-17 after Texas State quarterback Brad Jackson threw an interception on the Bobcats’ personal 17-yard line, establishing a brief dashing landing.

Texas State then gave up extra area place late within the third quarter after going for it on fourth-and-6 from its personal 24-yard line. The Bobcats fumbled on the fourth-down attempt, and the ball was recovered by San Diego State, who once more scored a brief landing shortly after to take a 24-17 lead.

San Diego State’s remaining dagger got here late within the fourth quarter after junior linebacker Cameron Cooper’s interception was returned for a 32-yard landing, making the rating 31-22 with lower than three minutes left within the recreation.