Toros Athletics this month announced two new additions to the women’s basketball coaching staff: Asia Jordan and Joshua Hopkins. The duo will serve as assistant coaches under the guidance of interim head coach Nautica Morrow. Jordan and Hopkins’ gametime experience will bring added heft to the team’s leadership, as both were standout players during their […]
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‘Feet on the ground’: Soccer’s Soto demands discipline, unity in pursuit of CCAA glory
Watching the way Eddie Soto studies his tactics board is like watching a military general plot a campaign. As head coach of the Toro men’s soccer team—a program that has topped the California Collegiate Athletic Association for the past two seasons—he knows every decision must be intentional to keep the team in front. Under Soto’s […]
Balancing act: Toro athletes juggle school, practice in pursuit of glory
At California State University, Dominguez Hills, a typical day for most students ends when they are done with classes. For student-athletes, their days are just getting started. Longer practices, intense workouts, and preparing for games are also a part of their schedule. Life as a student-athlete representing the Toros is very different from that of […]
Toros chase legacy after back-to-back CCAA Season victories
Squad looks to veteran leadership, work ethic as No. 2 seed in NCAA Div. II bracket. For the second consecutive year, the Toro men’s soccer team clinched the CCAA Regular Season Championship, becoming only the second program in three decades to accomplish back-to-back titles. But their postseason took an early hit on Nov. 14, when […]
To Dominguez Hills and back again
Love of the game takes Alpha Sowe from Freetown to SoCal. International student-athletes sometimes hear that their journeys to the U.S. will be filled with challenges. Turning a dream into reality almost always comes at a cost. And for those who leave their home countries to chase sports glory, that cost can be especially steep. […]
