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The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor

Tyler Stalker, Author

All content by Tyler Stalker

Men’s soccer season ends with 2-1 loss

Tyler Stalker
November 16, 2005

When the men's soccer team walked off Hornet Soccer Field following an ugly 2-1 loss Sunday, the Hornets showed a look of disappointment. While in past seasons, this disappointment would be another lackluster...

Men’s soccer defeated by San Jose State, officials

Tyler Stalker
November 13, 2005

Spectators watching the Sacramento State men's soccer team play in their season finale on Sundayafternoon may have thought they were watching a new show on television, perhapsOfficials Gone Wild, because...

5-year-old comes from a soccer nation

Tyler Stalker
November 9, 2005

The Hornets men's soccer team just might have the most talented 5-year-old to ever play the game of soccer. He's probably one of the biggest ones too. Think I'm kidding? Junior Utodi Madu is an all-conference...

Men’s soccer ties with No. 2 New Mexico

Tyler Stalker
November 7, 2005

Sacramento State's men's soccer team may have gotten a glimpse of the program's future. Despite three starters sitting out the game with injuries, the Hornets (9-6-2, 4-4-1) were able to take No. 2-ranked...

Hornets defend homefront, beat UNLV 2-1

Tyler Stalker
November 5, 2005

The game began for the Hornets without their leading offensive player. Then they lost their freshman phenom. Then another player went down. Then another. One by one, the men's soccer team withered down...

Sandoval works hard, scores two goals in win

Tyler Stalker
October 26, 2005

With just over 15 minutes left in the match and a 2-0 lead, Sacramento State men's soccer coach Mike Linenberger began replacing his starters to give them some rest for the upcoming road games in Colorado....

Hornets unsettle Pioneers

Tyler Stalker
October 21, 2005

For most of the game, the Sacramento State men's soccer team looked lost on Friday afternoon against the Denver Pioneers. The team constantly struggled to find teammates on passes and made questionable...

Campus loses bid for Olympic trials

Tyler Stalker
October 19, 2005

Proposals have been submitted, locations have been narrowed and final presentations have been made; now it's time for the decision. The verdict? The Track & Field trials for the 2008 Olympics are returning...

Men’s soccer to host Denver

Tyler Stalker
October 19, 2005

With less than two minutes left in the game and their season on the line, the Hornets needed someone to step up and right the ship. Junior Oscar Sandoval did just that when he headed in a goal in the final...

Leading the Swarm

Tyler Stalker
October 12, 2005

Two simple seven-letter words describe three of the most important players on the men's soccer team. While "seniors" or "skilled" are words that accurately describe these three, it's another that is most...

Soccer cleans Aggies’ clock

Tyler Stalker
October 3, 2005

While a regulation game of soccer is played over the span of 90 minutes, sometimes the game can hinge on a single minute. On Sunday afternoon against the UC Davis Aggies, this was the 70th minute.With...

COLUMN: Offensive names need changing

Tyler Stalker
September 28, 2005

First the NCAA announced that all college nicknames that are deemed hostile or abusive, specifically referring to Native Americans for now, will be banned from NCAA Championship competitions. Then the...

Men’s soccer wins tourney in Long Island

Tyler Stalker
September 21, 2005

On Friday, the men's soccer team entered the LIU Soccer Classic in Brooklyn, N.Y., hoping to get a road win. On Monday, the Hornets returned to Sacramento with a handful of milestones and a championship...

‘Buddha’ brings more than luck

Tyler Stalker
September 14, 2005

Who is "Buddha?" Some people would say he's the short, chubby man whose belly you rub for good luck. At Sacramento State, however, teammates say he's the tall one who patrols the area between senior goalie...

Hornets hold off Dayton

Tyler Stalker
September 10, 2005

Matt McDougall and the Hornet men's soccer team shut out the Dayton Flyers 1-0 on Friday in a rough and tumble game to cap off a solid week at Hornet Soccer Field. The senior goalie McDougall, who came...

Hornets score 2-1 victory over Beavers

Tyler Stalker
September 6, 2005

Pedro Lupercio and Oscar Sandoval scored a goal apiece to highlight a Sacramento State attack that beat Oregon State 2-1 Monday afternoon at Hornet Soccer Field. The Hornets were the aggressors most of...

Men’s soccer hopes to see youth prevail

Tyler Stalker
August 31, 2005

When the men's soccer season begins Thursday at Saint Mary's, it may mark more than just the start of another season of hopes for Sacramento State. It may mark the return of Hornet soccer to its winning...

Men’s soccer falls 2-1 to Notre Dame de Namur

Tyler Stalker
August 27, 2005

A fast start and a gritty effort couldn't help the men's soccer team on Aug. 27 as the Hornets lost their composure and the soccer game 2-1 to Notre Dame de Namur. The Hornets got off to a positive start...

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