LONG BEACH, Calif. — In one of the ugliest offensive performances of the season, the Matadors committed 18 turnovers and managed only five assists en route to a two-game-winning-streak-snapping, 65-51 loss to Long Beach State on Saturday at the Walter Pyramid. “We were so bad offensively, we must have broken the record for air balls (Saturday night),” CSUN head coach Bobby Braswell said following his team‘s sixth Big West Conference loss of the season. “We probably shot seven or eight… Read more

CSUN’s Raymond Cody led all scorers with 18 points and teammate Willie Galick chipped in with nine as the Matadors extended their winning streak over UC Riverside to 12 games with a 63-47 victory Thursday night at UCR’s Student Recreation Center. “You got to give credit to coach (Bobby) Braswell because he prepares us well to come play,” Galick said. Cody, who went a perfect 4-of-4 from three-point distance, set the tone early for the Matadors (9-13, 4-5 Big West),… Read more

Last week Cal State Northridge was filled with drama on the court and off the court. It started with a crushing one-point defeat to Long Beach State Thursday night, and then the next day their leading rebounder, Lenny Daniel, was suspended indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team. The Matadors (8-13, 3-5 Big West) did end the week on a good note by pulling out a victory over UC Santa Barbara on Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak…. Read more

Cal State Northridge came into their home match against UC Santa Barbara with their backs against the wall, as they have lost their last three games, fallen to eight in the Big West standings and most recently losing their leading rebounder, Lenny Daniel, who was suspended indefinitely. “(The players) took a good beating from the coaches on Friday,” head coach Bobby Braswell said about trying to turn his team around after losing to Long Beach State Thursday night. “We challenged… Read more

In the final 42 seconds of Thursday night’s game between Cal State Northridge and Long Beach State, spectators at the Matadome witnessed two teams in desperate need of a Big West Conference win. Unfortunately for the Matadors, there was a ghost-sighting which probably caused them to miss their last two shots as time expired. The ghost’s name: Casper Ware. Ware was a not-so-friendly 49er as his running layup with 11 seconds left proved to be the winner during Long Beach… Read more

The Cal State Northridge men’s basketball team is going through a rough patch after losing its last two games and falling to 2-4 in the Big West Conference. It won’t get any easier for the Matadors (7-12 overall), who host Long Beach State tonight, as their head coach doesn’t have basketball as a priority for the time being. Things haven’t been easy for Bobby Braswell and his family after the coach’s eldest son, Jeffrey Braswell, went into critical care following… Read more

The Cal State Northridge men’s basketball team had count less opportunities to steal a Big West game on the road Saturday night against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, losing 73-72. After a long range three-pointer by guard Mark Hill, who had a career-high 24 points, the Mustangs (8-10, 5-2 Big West) lead was cut to 73-72 with 19 seconds left in regulation. On the next play, Raymond Cody came up with a crucial steal on the Mustangs inbounds pass. Cody… Read more

The Cal State Northridge men’s basketball team (7-11, 2-3 Big West) is coming off a loss, where they had their three-game winning streak on the road snapped by Seattle University, Tuesday night. Fortunately for CSUN, it didn’t hurt them in the Big West standings. Northridge will try to climb up the standings Saturday night at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (6-10, 3-2). The defending Big West Champion Matadors started conference play 0-3 but have recently turned it around by beating… Read more