Over the course of a long season of more than 50 games, almost every team faces its ups and downs. After winning six of their last seven, Santa Clara could not escape this harsh reality, dropping all three games against the University of San Francisco last weekend.

Broncos broke records over the weekend, with 28 athletes competing in nine different events.

Padilla won one game in the series against Loyola Marymount University on a walk-off single.

The squad has won six of their last seven games, taking two out of three in their series against the University of the Pacific last weekend and beating University of Nevada on Monday night.

Santa Clara does not have a good basketball team and hasn’t in decades.

The Santa Clara women’s tennis team added to its recent hot streak with a 6-1 win over the Montana Grizzlies last Friday to raise their record to 5-7.

The Broncos team took a road trip to San Diego on Saturday but was unable to come away with wins over two San Diego-based teams.

The Broncos bounced back in convincing fashion after losing to the University of California, Davis on Feb. 17, sealing a weekend series sweep against the University of Cincinnati Bearcats.

The Santa Clara softball team competed in four games over three days this past weekend and finished with a record of 1-3.

Men’s tennis traveled to Oregon last weekend to compete against the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Oregon, but were ultimately unable to secure either victory on the road.

Steffens threw a career-high 11 strikeouts in the Broncos’ first win against University of Cincinnati.

Women’s basketball kicked off President’s Day Weekend with a home contest against the University of San Francisco Dons that ended in a nail-biting victory.

Nothing seems as daunting as playing the National Champions in the season opener. Except for maybe traveling halfway across the country to do it.

The “Baby-Faced Assassin” should take home the hardware for MVP this season, not just because of his stat-line, but because he’s changing the league.

Vizcaino went 5-10 with a double, an RBI and two runs this weekend against Vanderbilt University.

The men’s basketball team almost brought down Leavey Center last Thursday in a valiant effort versus the No. 2-ranked Gonzaga University Bulldogs.

The Broncos started off the season strong at the Grand Canyon Kick Off, beating University of Northern Colorado 10-2, but went on to lose the next five games in the desert.

The NBA has defended its referees for as long as it has thrived as a league. Criticism from coaches and players about bad calls has always taken place and will continue as long as there is human error.