Nineteen days and counting, and not a single free agent signing has crossed the newswires. If you thought last season’s long and snail-like negotiations between Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers was means for hair-pulling and newspaper tearing, then prepare for an off-season filled with similar progress. After the Yankees won the World Series in their inaugural season in the new Yankee Stadium, Major League teams had an exclusive 15-day window to negotiate with their own free agents-to-be before they became… Read more

The Cal State Northridge men’s soccer team was shut out seven times this season. But Monday the Matadors were dealt their most crushing defeat, this time by the NCAA, as they were left out of the College Cup Tournament. With a record of 10-8-2, Northridge knew its tournament hopes hung by a thread. It finished fourth in the Big West Conference at 5-4-1 and had significant victories under its belt to go along with an impressive non-conference schedule. The Matadors… Read more

After losing to No. 4-ranked UC Santa Barbara, 1-0, Wednesday on the road in the semi-final round of the Big West Conference Tournament, the Cal State Northridge men’s soccer team now finds itself at the mercy of the NCAA selection committee. At 10-8-2, the Matadors are on the fence of being awarded an at-large invitation to the College Cup Tournament. Only the conference tournament champ is guaranteed a spot in the big tournament. However, last season it took the top… Read more

The second annual Big West Conference Tournament gets underway Wednesday, featuring the top four men’s soccer teams. As the fourth-place team, Cal State Northridge (10-7-2, 5-4-1 BW) will face perennial powerhouse and regular season champ UC Santa Barbara, which ranked No. 3 in the nation last week. With an 8-1-1 conference record (14-3-2 overall), the Gauchos won their sixth Big West title. Their only loss in conference came at the hands of the Matadors at Matador Field, 1-0. Since then,… Read more

At last count going into Saturday night’s season finale, there were about seven different tie-breaker scenarios that would determine which school would clinch the fourth and final spot in the Big West Conference’s men’s soccer tournament. In the end, there was no need for any hypothetical scenarios. Cal State Northridge (10-7-2, 5-4-1 BW) bypassed all the variations and emphatically claimed its fourth-place finish with a 3-0 bombardment of No. 20 UC Irvine at Anteater Stadium. The dominant victory will now… Read more

The reward could be thrilling, but the down-turn could be painful. Wednesday at Matador Field, on Senior Day, the Cal State Northridge men’s soccer team faced a Cal State Fullerton team that was fighting for the very same fourth -place finish to secure the final spot in the Big West Conference’s four-team playoff. It took more than 100 minutes of action to determine that CSUN (9-7-2, 4-4-1 BW), thanks to a golden goal in the first overtime that gave it… Read more

All season, CSUN’s men’s soccer coach Terry Davila has said his team’s top priority is getting to postseason play, and today, at Matador Field, they get the opportunity to take control of their own playoff fate. Although the postseason has not begun in the Big West Conference, Davila and his players have gone into their final homestand with the mindset that they are in a playoff situation, as they find themselves tied, at 3-4-1, with Cal State Fullerton for the… Read more

After the Cal State Northridge men’s soccer team’s lopsided 4-1 victory Saturday at Matador Field, CSUN coach Terry Davila and his players called their first game of this critical two-game homestand a do-or-die situation. The Matadors’ (8-7-2) third win in Big West Conference play now pulls them into a three-way tie with Cal State Fullerton and UC Davis at 10 points. Davis, however, is at a disadvantage, with one more loss than both the Matadors and Titans. At 3-4-1, Fullerton… Read more

After being shut out, 2-0, at No. 4 UC Santa Barbara Wednesday night, the Cal State Northridge men’s soccer team now faces a critical two-game homestand starting Saturday. The loss keeps the Matadors tied for fifth place with UC Davis at seven points apiece, and with a mere three games remaining in Big West Conference play. Both teams are chasing Cal State Fullerton, which currently sits fourth with 10 points. Should the season end today, both Northridge (7-7-2, 2-4-1 BW)… Read more