Currently riding a three-game winning streak, the Matadors are looking to stay on top of the Big West Conference as they face No. 7 UC Irvine at Anteater Stadium Saturday night. CSUN (5-4-1, 2-0 Big West)is tied for first place with UC Irvine (10-2, 2-1) in conference with six points each. CSUN got wins against UC Davis and Cal State Fullerton last weekend. CSUN head coach Terry Davila sees UCI as a big challenge for his team. “UCI is a… Read more

Freshmen have a lot to deal with when they first start college. Living away from home and learning how to survive on their own can make their college experience challenging. Most freshmen attending CSUN may come from neighboring cities and even a few from out of state. But one freshman athlete on the men’s soccer team came from a different country: all the way from Israel. Matador midfielder Yarden Azulay is no ordinary freshman. Having to serve three years in… Read more

Terry Davila’s first-year players showed up to play Saturday night, leading CSUN to a Big West Conference victory, 3-0, over rival Cal State Fullerton at Matador Soccer Field. The freshmen trio of Yarden Azulay, Christian Gonzalez Diaz and Edwin Rivas scored all three goals for the Matadors (5-4-1, 2-0). “Any time anybody gets on the field, I don’t’ care what year they are, just as long as they work hard, good things will happen for them,” said Davila, CSUN’s head… Read more

The Big West Conference opener resulted in a big win for the Matadors (4-4-1) as they powered through UC Davis, 3-0, Wednesday afternoon at Aggie Soccer Field. The victory was CSUN’s first against the Aggies (2-5-2)in almost six years. Co-captain Rafael Garcia made sure the Matadors came away with the win. By pushing Davis to make critical mistakes, Garcia was able to capitalize, CSUN head coach Terry Davila said. “They got behind us, that’s why they fouled us,” Davila said…. Read more

The Matadors (3-4-1) head north to face UC Davis (2-4-2) in their Big West season opener tonight, despite a scare of an alleged gunman at school on Tuesday. The team finished practice on schedule, but was unaware of the developing news of a man possessing a gun near the Oviatt Library during their morning training on Tuesday. “(The team) didn’t realize until after I got home,” co-captain Joe Franco said. “We had no idea. We were practicing at the time… Read more

CSUN President Jolene Koester announced CSUN’s support of the second part of California’s Dream Act, or AB 131, and encouraged Gov. Jerry Brown to sign the bill, Friday. Koester’s public response comes after CSU Chancellor Charles Reed made a similar statement on behalf of the CSU. Thirty-eight members of the Dreams Alliance, a CSUN group advocating the bill, comprised of staff, faculty, alumni and students, also asked Koester to produce a statement. In her statement released to the Daily Sundial,… Read more