When the women’s basketball team woke up Thursday morning, they probably did not think they would fall behind 19-0 that night to start their game against UC Irvine. The Matadors fell behind early to the Anteaters and ended up losing 69-64. The Matadors could have won the game, but they decided to spot the Anteaters a 19 point lead. “We came out sluggish. It took us a while to get going and Irvine capitalized,” said guard Bridgette Conejo. After the… Read more

In the final seconds of Thursday’s Big West match between Cal State Northridge and UC Irvine, Matador Willie Galick was complaining to the officials about fouls not being called by pulling on his jersey repeatedly. Galick seemed to be taking out all his anger and frustration on his white home jersey, as the Matadors fell to the Anteaters 65-62. Northridge (4-10, 0-3 Big West) has now dropped seven games in a row–the worst losing streak for head coach Bobby Braswell’s… Read more

The Cal State Northridge women’s basketball team brought no energy to start Monday night’s game.  UC Davis took advantage of the Matadors’ sluggish start and jumped out to a 17-7 lead. The Aggies never looked back and won the game 82-56 in the second Big West Conference game. So, why would the Matadors have zero energy to start a Big West Conference game? It looked like the close losses to South Dakota and Pacific affected the Matadors’ start. “The back-to-back… Read more

The Cal State Northridge men’s basketball team, losers of six straight, picked the wrong time to go on a slump. The Matadors’ (4-9) quest for another Big West title took a major blow after losing Monday night at UC Davis (6-8, 2-0 Big West), 85-73. The defending Big West champs are now 0-2 and have many problems to address. One of their issues is getting scoring production from seniors Kenny Daniels and Willie Galick. After Daniels erupted for a career-high… Read more