Silicon Valley Sports Wrap, Saturday, November 7, 2026

SAN JOSE - San Jose State football beat Northern Illinois, the Earthquakes clinched a home playoff series despite a loss, and Santa Clara stayed unbeaten in men's basketball on Saturday, Nov. 7, according to team and school box scores.

San Jose State football beat Northern Illinois 30-19 at CEFCU Stadium. Viliami Teu ran for two touchdowns, and Daniel Rolovich threw for 231 yards and a touchdown. The Spartans are 5-5, 3-3 in the Mountain West.

The San Jose Earthquakes lost 3-1 at Minnesota United in their regular-season finale but still finished fourth in the Western Conference at 14-10-10 (52 points). Preston Judd scored his team-leading 17th goal. San Jose will host Houston in Game One of a best-of-three first-round playoff series at PayPal Park, its first home playoff game there.

The San Jose Sharks lost 4-3 at the Dallas Stars. Michael Misa, Ivar Stenberg and Will Smith scored, and Macklin Celebrini had three assists. Alex Nedeljkovic made 26 saves. The Sharks (7-11-1) have lost five straight.

Andre Gasseau scored the only goal and Ilya Samsonov stopped all 23 shots as the San Jose Barracuda, the Sharks' minor-league team, beat the Bakersfield Condors 1-0 at Tech CU Arena. The Barracuda are 6-7-0-0.

Santa Clara men's basketball used a 19-2 second-half run to beat Sacramento State 83-77 at the Leavey Center. Chris Tadjo scored a career-high 14. The Broncos are 3-0.

San Jose State men's basketball lost 91-79 at UC Irvine after trailing 51-31 at halftime. Joey Chammaa and Mookie Cook scored 16 each. The Spartans are 1-1.

Santa Clara women's basketball won 64-62 at Utah Valley behind 20 points and nine rebounds from Sophie Glancey. The Broncos are 2-0.

Santa Clara volleyball swept Portland 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-13) at the Leavey Center. Cate Shanahan had 13 kills. The Broncos are 11-14, 7-6 in the West Coast Conference.

San Jose State volleyball lost 3-0 at Grand Canyon (25-10, 25-10, 25-20). Zuzsana Kosíková led the Spartans in kills and digs.

Santa Clara women's soccer tied Portland 0-0 at Stevens Stadium, clinching a spot in next week's West Coast Conference Tournament. The Broncos are 8-2-9.

Source: SJSU Athletics recap: football vs. Northern Illinois, Nov. 7, 2026; San Jose Earthquakes match recap: at Minnesota United, Nov. 7, 2026; NHL.com gamecenter: Sharks at Stars, Nov. 7, 2026; San Jose Barracuda game recap: vs. Bakersfield, Nov. 7, 2026; Santa Clara Athletics recap: men's basketball vs. Sacramento State, Nov. 7, 2026; SJSU Athletics recap: men's basketball at UC Irvine, Nov. 7, 2026; Santa Clara Athletics recap: women's basketball at Utah Valley, Nov. 7, 2026; Santa Clara Athletics recap: volleyball vs. Portland, Nov. 7, 2026; SJSU Athletics recap: volleyball at Grand Canyon, Nov. 7, 2026; Santa Clara Athletics recap: women's soccer vs. Portland, Nov. 7, 2026.