Five students have been diagnosed with chickenpox at a Pacific Beach elementary school, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported Friday.

The cases at Kate Sessions Elementary are unrelated to the two previous outbreaks reported last week.

The first case was reported on March 29, and the latest student to be diagnosed became ill on May 4. Chickenpox symptoms usually appear 14 to 16 days after exposure, with a range of 10 to 21 days, so additional cases may be reported through May 25.

The children range from five to ten years old. None of the children were immunized and three of them are siblings.

“The best way to prevent chickenpox is to get both doses of the varicella vaccine,” said Wilma Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., County public health officer. “The vaccine is very safe and effective. Not only does it protect the person who is being vaccinated, making sure your family is immunized helps protect your loved ones, those who are unable to get the shot due to underlying medical conditions and others in the community.”

There have been 31 cases of chickenpox reported in San Diego County so far in 2016. Chickenpox is not reportable to the County Public Health Department unless it occurs in an outbreak or results in a hospitalization or death.

Chickenpox is a highly contagious and easily spread by coughing, sneezing or being in contact with chickenpox blisters.

Symptoms include skin rash of blister-like lesions, concentrated on the face and scalp and fever.

The risk of complications increases after puberty possibly leading to bacterial infection, dehydration and pneumonia.

Even if vaccinated, a person can get a milder case that lasts about five to 10 days.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends two doses of chickenpox vaccine. Children should be vaccinated at 12 to 15 months and receive the second dose at 4 to 6 years old.

UC San Diego has been named the 35th best university in the world according to the new Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Rankings list, moving up six spots from last year. 

“We are pleased UC San Diego’s reputation continues to grow as a world-class university that provides an outstanding education and pushes the frontiers of knowledge to improve our local and global communities,” said Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. “UC San Diego’s ranking as a global leader is a reflection of our dynamic students, faculty and staff, who foster a culture of collaboration, spark discoveries and transform lives.”

According to Times Higher Education, “the 2016 World Reputation Rankings employ the world’s largest invitation-only academic opinion survey to provide the definitive list of the top 100 most powerful global university brands, based on the judgement of senior, published academics––the people, the organization believes, are best placed to know the most about excellence in universities.”

For the third year in a row the campus has also been ranked the world’s 14th best university by the 2015 Academic Ranking of World Universities. The university was named the 21st best by the Center for the World University Rankings and was 19th in the latest U.S. News & World Report’s global ranking of universities.

The San Diego County Health Department expanded the existing human contact closure at the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge shoreline north to include all shoreline from the international border to North Beach in Coronado, the Department of Environmental Health (DEA) confirmed.

The closures affect Imperial Beach, the Silver Strand and the Coronado Municipal Beach near the Hotel Del Coronado.

The closures were prompted by sewage contamination flowing north from the Tijuana River from recent rains.

Observations Saturday indicated northward moving ocean currents, and contaminated ocean water at the Silver Strand and Coronado is suspected.

A week after he was shot and killed by two unknown suspects, Kevin Spelmon’s family, friends and community gathered to remember the man they lost.

“He was there for you, that's the type of person Kevin was, one of the most loyal people I knew in my life,” Spelmon’s sister Shalonda Spelmon told NBC 7. “This is the way we come together as a community to acknowledge a loss in our community.”

One week ago two teenagers approached, shot and killed 46-year-old Spelmon while he was working on his car at Emerald Hills Neighborhood Park.

Police said the two gunmen took off on foot and then possibly got away in a car. 

“He was a loving, family guy. He didn't bother anybody, so all of this is very hard for me to take,” Spelmon’s mother Ernestine Douglas explained. “I thought this was an important event for me to attend...because it's about my son.”

But as they remembered Spelmon they were reminded of the violence that too often disrupts their community.

“Somebody between the ages of 14 and 17 killed my brother. He's 46 years old. This has got to stop, this is ridiculous,” his sister said.

“We want violence to be free in our community. We've had enough of that,” Bishop Cornelius Bowser agreed. “Instead of seeing a loss of life…we want these type of senseless acts to stop.”

A new trend in young girls' fashion is raising some eyebrows: padded bras in sizes that would fit some Kindergarten students.

They're mini versions of something one may expect to find in the women's lingerie department, but they’re located in the girls department, sizes 4-6x.

NBC 7 became aware of the issue through a Facebook post. A mom posted a photo showing shelves of padded bras in local department stores sold in very small sizes.

The post triggered a lot of discussion. Local moms have mixed opinions.

Amy Yates said she's concerned these bras could send the wrong message to her twins.

"It's hard enough being a young girl developing early, maybe before you're emotionally ready for it and then dealing with seeing things like padded bras," she said. "That's sexualizing children way too early. My girls are very interested in things like origami and Pokémon at their age, they're nine. They' don't need to go to the store and see bras that are lacy and sexy and marketed toward them because they're going to think gee is this what I'm supposed to be into right now?"

Dr. Lisa Johnston is an OB-GYN at Sharp Reese Steely and a mom of three young girls. She said in some cases girls are developing as young as seven-years-old and a little extra padding may lead to more self-confidence.

"So, we definitely see it on the medical front that girls are going through puberty at a younger age," Johnston said. "I think when kids are going through puberty they're often very insecure and being proud of their body doesn't mean showing off their body."

NBC 7 reached out to Hanes/Maidenform, about the issue. The company sent a statement that said, "the Maidenform bras developed for girls are not meant to 'enhance' a girl's figure. The 'padding' is thin stretch foam and is designed to provide modesty over figure enhancement." Hanes/Maidenform is not the only company that sells this type of merchandise.

Yates and Johnston told NBC 7 there's a line between sexual and functional and deciding what's appropriate should be a discussion between parents and their daughters.

"The bras that are made so that girls can feel a little more comfortable about themselves and maybe do sports a little bit better and the bras that make them look sexy which at their age are completely inappropriate," Yates said.

"Trying to support your daughters and being comfortable in their own skin is an important thing and a lot of girls at that age probably do want to have a little bit of coverage and there's nothing wrong with that," Johnston said.

Get involved in the discussion on NBC 7's Facebook page.

A San Diego Police Officer investigated for a fatal shooting of a homeless man in the Midway District, fired his gun accidentally weeks after returning to duty, lodging a bullet in a crib, an Oak Park mother told NBC 7 San Diego Friday.

"He left us traumatized," Kimberly Espinoza said.

Espinoza said she forgives San Diego Police Officer Neil Browder for accidentally shooting her son's crib in her home, but she and her family can't get over the incident.

"Because how can you be so reckless? My son wouldn't be here. I mean I'm grateful nothing happened to him but officers like that, you're not supposed to be scared of an officer," she told NBC 7 Friday in an exclusive interview.

After weeks of trying to learn more about the accidental shooting, the NBC 7 team received tips and uncovered documents leading us to the home on Bayview Heights Place where it happened.

Police confirm, on April 20, Officer Browder was conducting police duties when he accidentally discharged is firearm.

The bullet lodged into Espinoza's 1-year-old son's crib. She and the baby were in the kitchen at the time and were not injured.

"You're supposed to be careful. You're supposed to know there's a child in the house. Whether there is a child or not," said Espinoza.

Ten months before the accidental shooting, Officer Browder was involved in an officer-involved shooting where he killed an unarmed, mentally ill man in the Midway District.

"It made me more mad because if that would've hit my son and he started firing because he saw a little boy in there. That's what he did last year. He didn't even give the guy a chance," she said.

Browder did not face criminal charges, although the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice have launched an investigation into the incident. We've reached out to San Diego police Friday night by phone and by email, but have not heard back yet.

In the past, a police department spokesman said a thorough investigation was immediately initiated and the case was looked into administratively, not criminally, because it was an accident.

A San Diego teenager was killed when he crashed into a bridge and rolled down an embankment Friday on his way to pick up his great-grandmother in Pine Valley, officials confirmed. 

According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the 18-year-old Campo resident was due to pick up his great-grandmother at 6 a.m.

When he didn’t arrive, his family knew something was wrong. At around 12:30 p.m., his family reported him missing to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and gave officials information about where the teen was headed.

The teen’s last known location was Boulevard, about 58 miles east of downtown San Diego. Knowing this, CHP officials checked the westbound side of Interstate 8 in that area. Near the La Posta Bridge, an officer discovered some dirt in the center median that looked out of place.

When the officer looked over the side of a downhill embankment near the bridge, the officer saw the teen’s mangled Acura TSX. The teen had been thrown from the car and was declared dead at the scene. 

The crash is under investigation but CHP officials believe the rainy conditions Friday morning played a role in the deadly crash. The victim was not wearing his seat belt. 

Investigators believe the teen lost control of his car while driving on the La Posta Bridge and collided into the railing of the bridge along the right shoulder. The Acura then spun out of control into the center median west of the bridge, CHP officials said.

The teen’s car then launched over the side of a downhill embankment and overturned several times. He was ejected from the car as it rolled, CHP officials said.

No other motorists witnessed the collision and the wreck was not discovered until just after 1 p.m. CHP officials said the wreckage was not visible from the traffic lanes since the car landed downhill.

The teen’s name has not yet been released. He was the only person inside the car.

A San Diego native tearfully reunited with his brother's family in San Diego Saturday, more than 10 years after he was reported missing in Yuma, Az.

Thomas “Randy” Gatewood, now 79, went missing from his Yuma, Az. home in 2007 when he seemingly disappeared. The San Diego native and Air Force Veteran was diagnosed with dementia. 

"It's almost unbelievable," said Randy's brother, Gene. "I hate to say it, but I thought he was probably deceased. That's the story I've been telling family and friends for some time."

Investigators found Randy in the skilled nursing facility Bella Vista Health Center in Lemon Grove, where Gene and his family met Randy in a tearful reunion.

"When I came here a couple of weeks ago I didn’t know what to expect, whether you were going to recognize me," Gene told his brother at the reunion. "I told the kids, I asked if you knew, and you said yes, you’re my little brother Gene Gatewood. And we both broke down a little bit."

The break came during the region’s first Identify the Missing Day in March. Gene's daughter read about the first-ever event in March and the family went. They updated their missing person's report and the San Diego County Coroner did a swab test for DNA they checked against a national DNA database.

"I didn't expect that to pay off, but I thought it was wonderful they were willing to go through that trouble and expense," Gene said.

The Gatewood family paired up with a National City Police Department officer, who looked into the case. The officer made calls as the family sat with him and checked records.

The checks came back with a slice of information: Randy had been admitted to Paradise Valley Hospital in National City on September 1, 2011, for domestic abuse. At first, the family thought Randy had been beaten up.

They learned Randy and another elderly gentleman had been abandoned by their caregiver in a motel for two days with no money and no food, Gene said.

He was admitted to the hospital for inflammation/infection of bone marrow from an injury. He also had a quadruple heart bypass before 2007.

Officials brought up two addresses associated with Randy: a place in La Mesa, which told them Randy had never lived there, and the Lemon Grove address.

When Gene called over, he didn't expect to get the news that would change his life. But officials said he lived there.

"I was absolutely flabbergasted," Gene said. "My God, he's alive and well and being cared for. (It was the) opposite of what I thought."

The first time Gene reunited with his brother in April with one of his daughters, Kari, they weren't sure it was him. But when his brother smiled, he instantly knew.

"I walked over to him and said, slowly, Randy, do you know who I am?" Gene recalled. "He said, 'yes, you're my lil' brother Gene,' and he grabs my hand."

Gene still has a lot of questions for his brother and is still trying to piece together how he went missing in the first place.

But as he figures out that puzzle, one piece at a time, he'll also be getting to know his brother again.

"My plan is to take him on outings," Gene said. "Go see our school, go see the house we lived in as kids, go to the beach and see ocean and water, because he' been in the desert for many years and here for the past five."

At any given moment, as many as 85,000 people are missing in the United States. San Diego County has more than 3,100 missing persons cases dating back to the 1950s, according to the County.

Since January, close to 1,000 people have been reported missing in the City of San Diego, according to the San Diego Police Department.

A homicide investigation is underway after an 84-year-old man was found dead inside his home, San Diego Sheriff’s officials (SDSO) said.

Deputies first responded to the area to investigate after receiving a call saying an elderly man was suffering from severe injuries at approximately 8:46 p.m. Saturday. 

When officials arrived, they found the 84-year-old man deceased inside his mobile home on the 200 block of East Bradley Avenue in El Cajon. The man had severe trauma to the upper portion of his torso, deputies said. 

No suspect is in custody at this time. 

Investigators have not released whether the crime was random or targeted.

While there are few details on the crime, residents quickly shared many details about the man who passed away.

"He was just a really nice, quiet, older man who every day just walked by say hi, he would ask how you are doing and that was it, he smiled at you every time you walked by him," said Rickey Warren.

 Neighbors told NBC 7 San Diego the area is a quiet mobile home park and there is not a lot of crime in the area. They are shocked that home was the one involved.

They say the elderly man is as nice as can be.

"Him and my son were always interacting, even though they didn't speak the same language. He still followed him around and was totally intrigued by this man," said Shannon Stevens.

He was the kind of neighbor who loved his wife and showed it, they said.

"She must be just completely torn because they were very close, they still gave each other kisses all the time," said Stevens.

The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office will identify the man and determine and cause and manner of death.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Homicide Detail at (858) 974-2321 or, after hours at (858) 565-5200.

No other information was immediately available.

The Chargers will hold their annual rookie mini camp this week at their Murphy Canyon training facility. It starts on Friday and this year the Bolts are doing something a little bit different.

On Saturday they're allowing fans to come watch the workouts, something they typically do not do. What would provoke a change of heart like that? A cue can be found in the team's official press release:

"Rookie Mini Camp also will provide fans with another opportunity to sign the Citizen’s Initiative in support of a modern multi-use stadium and convention facility in the East Village downtown."

That makes sense. The Chargers are trying like crazy to collect signatures for their Downtown convadium proposal so it's smart to make it easy for people who will likely support the cause to sign on.

Fans can bring food and drink (non-alcoholic only) or buy refreshments there. Folks in the stands are welcome to shoot photographs but video cameras are not allowed so shooting moving pictures of the event is not going to happen. Well, not unless somebody can figure out how to capture video on a mobile device but we are probably years away from that kind of technology. In that official press release the Chargers provided a longer list of banned items:

"Other items not permitted at Chargers Park include: pets (other than service dogs), weapons, chains, stun guns, mace & pepper sprays, water guns, fireworks, frisbees, sports balls, beach balls or other inflatable objects, laser pointers, flammable objects, musical instruments or noise-making devices."

So if you were planning on shooting off a few fireworks while playing the 1812 Overture on your cymbals as your kids and cats got in to a water gun fight the first time Joey Bosa makes a nice play, sorry. You're out of luck.

Gates open to the public at 9:15 Saturday morning and admission is free. Practice starts at 10:15 and concludes at 11:45. You can park on Murphy Canyon Road and in the parking lots located south of Chargers Park.

President Barack Obama marked Mother’s Day with a Medium post explaining his plan to help families who can’t afford diapers, NBC News reported.

Addressing his “diaper gap” plan, Obama said he challenged the private sector to “create a solution.” Over 740 nonprofits nationwide have been accepted in to the Community Diaper Program, which will provide diapers to low-income families for free.

"Last December, a young mother from Illinois wrote to me with a plea for help," Obama wrote. "Even after dropping out of school and taking a part-time job to provide for her family, she still struggled to make ends meet, in part because of the cost of diapers for her newborn baby."

According to the White House, nearly 1 in 3 American families struggle to afford enough diapers for their children.

Two military veterans hope this month to become the first combat amputees to reach the summit of Mount Everest, NBC News reported. 

The veterans, a Marine who lost his leg in Afghanistan and a retired Army staff sergeant battling post-traumatic stress disorder, also hope to inspire other wounded service members to “accomplish their goals and have a meaningful life.”

"Not only will I be climbing the tallest mountain in the world but I'll be doing it while raising issues for veterans — most especially post-traumatic stress which has affected me personally and many of the soldiers with whom I've served," said Chad Jukes, whose right leg was amputated below the knee in 2006 after his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in northern Iraq. 

Jukes is climbing with a team of servicemen and veterans from U.S. Expeditions and Explorations, a non-profit that helps those with PTSD. The group arrived at camp in Nepal on April 25 and plan to reach the summit around May 20.

A 24-year-old Arizona man faces manslaughter charges in connection with the fatal car crash that killed former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s younger sister, NBC News reported. 

Jarrad Barnes also faces one count of driving under the influence, Pima County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Sunday. 

Barnes was driving a vehicle in oncoming traffic Saturday morning and crossed into oncoming traffic, striking Ann Day’s car head-on. Her vehicle was then rear-ended by a truck.

Day, 77, was pronounced dead at a hospital. Barnes was examined and immediately booked into the Pima County jail, according to the statement.

Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said House Speaker Paul Ryan could be ousted for his hesitancy to back Donald Trump, and suggested his reluctance was fueled by aspirations to run for president in 2020, NBC News reported.

"I think Paul Ryan is soon to be 'Cantored,' as in Eric Cantor," Palin told CNN's Jake Tapper, referring to the former Republican House majority leader who was ousted by a Tea Party challenger in a shocking upset in the 2014 Virginia primary.

"His political career is over but for a miracle because he has so disrespected the will of the people, and as the leader of the GOP, the convention, certainly he is to remain neutral, and for him to already come out and say who he will not support was not a wise decision of his," Palin said.

The former Alaskan governor also said she will "do whatever she can" to support Ryan's opponent, Paul Nehlen, for his congressional seat in Wisconsin's August primary.

Authorities are searching for a man accused of shooting a police officer in an armed conrontation in central Illinois Saturday night.

Officials said Dracy "Clint" Pendleton, 35, was involved in a shooting with a Mahomet Police Officer on Saturday at approximately 10:45 p.m., according to a release from the Illinois State Police. The officer was shot in the arm, and police believe Pendleton also received wounds before fleeing the scene. 

Pendleton is believed to be armed with an AK-47, according to police, and may seek treatment for his injuries at a medical facility. 

Mahomet is located about ten miles northeast of Champaign, Illinois. The Champaign County State's Attorney’s Office has issued a warrant for Pendleton's arrest on a charge of attempted murder of a police officer. His bond is set at $5 million dollars.

Pendleton is described as a white male, standing 5’10” and weighing 155 lbs. He has blue eyes and blonde hair. According to police, he may have stolen a 2007 white GMC pick-up truck with the Illinois registration number 165533B.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call 217-384-TIPS, or visit www.373tips.com to submit an anonymous tip.  

A motorcyclist was transported to the hospital with a collapsed lung, broken wrist and broken clavicle after a collision with a vehicle, San Diego police confirmed. 

The motorcyclist was riding westbound in the 2500 block of Del Mar Heights Road approaching Boquita Drive when the rider hit a driver passing through the intersection.

The crash happened around 10 a.m. The driver had stopped at a stop sign before proceeding through the intersection.

The motorcyclist was thrown over the hood of his motorcycle and was taken to the hospital.

Alcohol or drugs is not a suspected factor in the crash.

Traffic Division is investigating the incident.

The cruise ship making that historic trip to Cuba arrived back at PortMiami around 6:30 a.m. Sunday.

The cruise marked the first time in more than 50 years that a U.S. cruise line had sailed to Cuba, and the first time in decades that Cuban-born individuals were allowed to sail to Cuba.

The cruise included 700 guests and 373 crew and included 16 people who were born in Cuba. 

Passengers eagerly shared their memories and stories of what it's like to finally return back home.

"It was very emotional. everyone cried. Cubans, non Cubans, Americans, everybody. when we saw all these people welcoming us," said passenger, Mauricio Caltayud.

Passengers aboard the first U.S. cruise ship to Cuba in decades each have a different reason for setting sail on Fathom's Adonia.

"It was like ahh I'm home, finally," said Celia Mena, passenger on board. "It was in 1961. I was nine years old."

That was Mena's last time in Cuba before her seven-day cruise. Now she's greeting her loved ones in PortMiami and sharing new stories.

Mena continues: "It was going to José Martí's tomb. I think he embodies what it means to be Cuban. I just couldn't help but cry"

Alex Hernandez is Cuban American who is simply excited to be a part of history, as the two countries open relations and finally come back together.

"They're starting to become entrepreneurs or starting up little restaurants, you see some hope in their eyes," said Hernandez.

Whether you have family ties with the island nation or not, passengers say the experience is priceless.

Mauricio Calatayud visited relatives in Cuba: "To see my mom on mother's day doing it with me I beg her I pay for it to come it was a dream come true."

Approval to Carnival Corporation to travel to Cuba was given by the U.S. last year, and Cuba provided its approval for the cruise in March.

Family and friends of a man killed in a crash on Interstate 8 are helping finish a project he started.

Ulises Plascential Roque, 34, was in the middle of a welding job at a home in El Cajon when he died in a crash in the College area.

His car struck the center median and flipped over. It was then hit by two pickup trucks. Roque was ejected and was hit and killed by at least one vehicle.

Roque's mother and father even came in from Central Mexico where they live to help with the project. 

"They had to travel from there to the immigration site in Tijuana, and from there they had to go through all the paperwork to get here. And they only had a couple days' access in the States...They have to leave very shortly," friend David Camacho said. 

People who worked with Roque said their friend was a perfectionist, always trying to do the best work possible.

"Always had a happy customer, never, not once that I was with him at least did he have an unsatisfied customer,” Camacho, who worked with Roque, told NBC 7. "He used to bring all his material onsite, and he'd build everything handmade. Every single little detail for whatever the job was handmade." 

Camacho said Roque hadn't slept in a couple of days because he was trying to meet a work deadline, which may have caused the crash.

"I guess you could say his mistake was overworking himself," he explained. "He was always sending money to his family in Mexico...He wanted to help out his family as much as he could. All the money he earned was always going to Mexico." 

Friends and family hope to finish the project this week.

"Now as a family, want to finish this and that way, renew that money to send to Mexico and help them with the funeral and everything,” his uncle Javier Roque told NBC 7.

"He inspired me to do many things," Camacho added. 

A memorial is planned Tuesday at the Azatlan Mortuary in La Mesa. Roque's body will then be taken to Mexico for burial. 

A University of California, Santa Barbara student was behind bars Saturday after being accused of throwing his half-naked body on a pastor’s door in the middle of the night and then hitting the victim more than 30 times in the face in a random attack, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department said.

At 2:15 a.m., deputies said Paul Gusman, naked from the waist down, went to the home of an Isla Vista pastor named Father Jon-Stephen Hedges in the 6800 block of Fortuna Road.

The man, known as Pastor Jon in the community, heard a man yelling for help and banging on his door, deputies said.

The 22-year-old began throwing his body on the front door, and Father Jon believed someone was in trouble, so he answered, deputies said.

Gusman was accused of then forcing himself into the home and punching Father Jon in the face repeatedly. He was also accused of striking father Jon’s wife on her hand.

Father Jon’s wife called 911 amid the chaos.

When deputies arrived they found Gusman in the front yard of the pastor’s home, and said he appeared intoxicated or under of the influence of drugs.

He was arrested on suspicion of assault on a person with force likely to produce great bodily injury, residential burglary, elder abuse and dissuading a witness or victim. He was held on $500,000 bail.

Gusman was treated at the hospital for injuries to his hand.

He is expected to be arraigned on May 10.

Hedges was released from the hospital to recover from his major injuries with his family, deputies said. Hedges is a longtime resident of Isla Vista.

Deputies also noted that Hedges and Gusman did not know each other before the attack.

Only ten teams are vying for the NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship, and two are from America’s finest city: San Diego State and UC San Diego.

The Aztecs will play Wagner College and the Tritons face Whittier College in play-in-games this Tuesday on UCSD's campus. It's a rare opportunity for two programs in our own backyard and the Tritons aim to make the most of their "home-pool advantage."

UCSD boasts a 26-and-9 record as they go into this next game, yet they remain level headed and focused on making it past Whittier College. Head coach Brad Kreutzkamp is especially confident in this year’s team and how far they’ve come this season. “I feel like we've come back from some really tough losses that I'm not sure we would have before,” says the coach, “We're just talented top to bottom all over on this team. It's one of the best teams I've ever coached.”

San Diego State University is making its first NCAA Championship appearance since 2008 when they face Wagner College in the other play-in game on Tuesday. The road ahead is laced with difficult matchups but the lady Aztecs are peaking at the right time. SDSU Senior Goalkeeper, Rachel Mitchell, has been working towards a championship since she joined the team as a freshman. She’s confident their hard work will pay off saying, “We are very optimistic this team can go the whole way. We have the toughness, mentally and physically and we are just ready to go and battle and you know, fight for this title.”

If the Tritons advance they will travel to UCLA while San Diego State would get a chance to knock off unbeaten University of Southern California.