It was a repeat from Wednesday night’s match as CSUN (7-7-3, 3-3-2 Big West) failed to score again and drew with Cal Poly (6-7-3, 3-4-1) 0-0 Saturday night. With the tie, Northridge fell to fifth place in the Big West Conference, with UC Santa Barbara moving into fourth. “It’s going to come down to the last week,” CSUN head coach Terry Davila said. “I’ve told you from the beginning of the year and I haven’t changed my motto about… Read more

CSUN had a golden opportunity to make its greedy weekend hopes a reality. Trailing 2-0 to Big West Conference leader Long Beach State Saturday night, the Matadors came out in the third set ready to give the 49ers and their Walter Pyramid fans a run for their money and got off to 10-5 lead. The advantage, the biggest of the night for the Matadors, gave them belief they could stretch the game and make it a long night for the… Read more

Jasmine Erving didn’t care that the game against The Master’s College on Saturday was only an exhibition. The 6-foot-2 senior center had no mercy on the non-Division I school from Santa Clarita, scoring 23 of her 27 points in the first half en route to CSUN’s 87-53 victory over the Mustangs at the Matadome. Erving slowed down in the second period, scoring only four points and didn’t play the final 15 minutes. Her teammates picked up the slack as the… Read more

For only the third time this season, the CSUN men’s soccer team was held scoreless and on two occasions it came at the hands of UC Irvine. After 110 minutes of gameplay, CSUN and No. 4 UCI could not find the back of the net and the match ended in a 0-0 tie Wednesday night at Matador Soccer Field. “I’m just happy we didn’t lose because we’ve been losing the last overtime (games),” said defender and co-captain Joe Franco, whose… Read more

Coming off two consecutive home wins against UC Irvine Oct. 15 and UC Riverside Saturday, CSUN head coach Jeff Stork has seen enough offensive improvements from the Matadors (10-10, 4-4 Big West) to like their chances going into Cal State Fullerton (9-12, 4-5) and Long Beach State (14-6, 8-2)  this weekend. “We’re playing pretty well right now,” Stork said. However, even as well as the Matadors are playing, the task of taking down both the defending Big West Conference champion… 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

After defeating UCLA for the first time at Drake Stadium Saturday night, CSUN (7-7-1, 3-3 Big West) is back home for a three-game homestand, starting with a rematch against UC Irvine Wednesday night. “Back to business,” Matador midfielder and co-captain Rafael Garcia said after Saturday’s match. “(Beating UCLA is a) huge confidence booster for us. It just lets us know that we can compete with the best in the nation.” The Anteaters (13-4, 5-2) are tied for first place in… Read more

The Denver Broncos’ 2010 first-round pick, quarterback Tim Tebow capped off a surging victory against the winless Dolphins Sunday when he threw two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to rally his team from a 15-point deficit to force overtime and set up Matt Prater for a game-winning 52-yard field goal. Tebow, who’s been riding the bench behind Kyle Orton for the majority of games since 2010, finally got his first start of the season against Miami and showed why the… 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