On Friday night at the San Diego State Sports Deck, the first 250 fans who showed up to watch the Mountain West women’s soccer showdown between SDSU (10-4, 6-1 MW) and Fresno State (4-9-1, 3-3-1 MW) received a free T-shirt.
On the back of the shirt, it reads “Believe in 23,” a saying referring to SDSU’s pursuit of its 23rd conference championship.
Ironically, the Aztecs player who wears No. 23, sophomore defender Hailey Balma, has helped the team to its recent surge.
Since Balma’s first start against Boise State a few weeks ago, the Aztecs are 6-1 and they extended their winning streak to six with a 2-1 win over Fresno State.