After a heartbreaking loss Thursday to Long Beach State in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals to end the year, the Matadors chose to look at 2011 as a stepping stone for future seasons. “Our year went really well,” CSUN defender Chloe McDaniel said. “We played a bunch of tough teams so it’s hard coming away with a lot of losses, but I’m not ashamed of any of it.” After going 12-9-0 last year, the Matadors finished this season with… Read more

The Matadors had their season come to an end last year after being eliminated by Long Beach State in the Big West Conference Tournament. This season, Northridge was hoping that history didn’t repeat itself. Unfortunately for CSUN it was bounced out of postseason play for the second consecutive year by Long Beach State with a 2-0 loss on Thursday in the Big West semifinals at George Allen Field. Going into this game, the Matadors (7-10-2) confidence was high after pulling… Read more

After a season filled with ups and downs, the CSUN women’s soccer team opens its postseason today against Long Beach State in the Big West Conference Tournament at George Allen Field, a place CSUN hasn’t won at since 2004. The match between the third-seeded Matadors and second-seeded 49ers is a rematch of last season’s conference semifinals. Long Beach State eliminated CSUN, 2-1, at the 49ers’ home field. “There is going to be a lot of energy because it is going… Read more

The CSUN women’s soccer team scored three goals for the third time this season as the Matadors defeated Cal State Bakersfield, 3-0, in a non-conference match on Senior Night at the Matador Soccer Field Sunday night. The Matadors closed out their regular season schedule against the Roadrunners, but their season isn’t over. Thanks to UC Riverside falling to UC Irvine, 5-0, on Sunday, CSUN clinched the third seed in the Big West Tournament. The Matadors will now go on the… Read more

With first place out of reach, the CSUN women’s soccer team looks to secure second place in the Big West Conference with a win at UC Riverside tonight. After a 4-0 loss to UC Irvine Sunday night, the Matadors (6-8-2, 4-2-1 Big West) are three points behind the Anteaters for first place in the conference with only one game remaining. “It’s one game,” said CSUN assistant coach Miguel Ruiz. “We’ve got to come out and win (tonight) and hopefully we… Read more

On a night where sole position of first place in the Big West Conference was up for grabs, the CSUN women’s soccer team played its worst game of the season and lost scandalously, 4-0, to UC Irvine Sunday night at Matador Soccer Field. Sophomore forward Natalia Ledezma scored three of the four goals for No. 21 UC Irvine (12-3-2, 5-1-1).  Her first goal came in the 11th minute after she received a cross from junior midfielder Dana Sanderlin and shot… Read more

An early goal by senior forward Heidi Farran was all the CSUN women’s soccer needed to defeat Cal State Fullerton, 1-0, Thursday evening to move into a first-place tie with UC Irvine in the Big West Conference standings. Farran, who scored her team-leading seventh goal of the season, put the Matadors (6-7-2, 4-1-1) ahead in the eighth minute of play. Junior forward Melissa Fernandez made her way through the penalty box and passed the ball to senior defender Brielle Slepicoff,… Read more

With only four scheduled games remaining in the season, the CSUN women’s soccer team finds itself in position to make a run at the Big West regular season title and a No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. The Matadors are currently tied for second place with UC Davis in the conference standings and trail Big West leader UC Irvine, a team CSUN faces at home Sunday night, by three points. “The magic number to get into the Big West… Read more

Senior forward Heidi Farran’s game-winning goal in the 88th minute ended Long Beach State’s six-match winning steak as the CSUN women’s soccer team took over first-place in the Big West Conference after defeating the 49ers 1-0 Friday night at Matador Soccer Field.The Matadors (5-7-2, 3-1-1 Big West) handed Long Beach State (10-4-1, 3-1-0) its first loss in conference play and dropped them into second place in the standings. CSUN snapped a two-game losing streak to the 49ers and tied UC… Read more