The USC Trojans out-matched and out-classed the Cal State Northridge women’s volleyball team, sweeping them 3-0 in the Matadors’ Tuesday-night home debut, and showing that while CSUN (4-3) is an improved team, it’s not ready to keep up with the likes of No. 9 Southern California yet. Mahina Haina, “The Flying Hawaiian,” fresh off being named Big West Conference Player of the Week, was grounded against the Trojans (5-2). They were able to keep her and the rest of the Matadors… Read more

“The Flying Hawaiian,” Mahina Haina, has embraced the closer role for the Cal State Northridge women’s volleyball team well and she showed it again this past weekend as she continued to raise her season kill count and led the Matadors (4-2) to three victories in the Sacramento State Invitational. Along with fellow sophomore Natalie Allen, who had 28 kills during the weekend, Haina dominated Marist on Friday and Fresno State and host Sacramento State on Saturday to help CSUN win… Read more

Last weekend’s trip to the Utah Classic showed that a good team can take the Cal State Northridge women’s volleyball team out of rhythm. This weekend, the Matadors (1-2) will try to rebound as they travel north to the state capitol for the Sacramento State Invitational. Northridge’s second tournament of the season will be more evenly-matched. They will not see stiff competition like Northwestern and Utah, teams that swept the Matadors last weekend. Instead, CSUN will face Marist (1-2), Fresno… Read more