With possession of the No. 1 spot in the Big West Conference and on a two-game winning streak, CSUN looks to continue its strong play in the second half of the conference season. After winning a non-league game against CSU Bakersfield Saturday, the Matadors (12-9, 6-2 Big West) get back on track and continue their Big West schedule as they face UC Riverside Thursday and UC Irvine two days later. Northridge has already notched wins against the Highlanders and Anteaters… Read more

Sunday’s Super Bowl, which is a rematch of the Giants’ 2008 upset victory over the then-18-0 Patriots, raises one question: can Tom Brady exact his revenge and bring home a fourth championship? The answer, undeniably, is yes. Not only has Brady played with a chip on his shoulder his entire career due to being drafted in the sixth round, but he also has a superb clutch gene, as he’s led his team to 24 fourth-quarter comebacks. Oh yeah, and there’s… Read more

There can only be so many things said about CSUN’s last two performances. Mainly, the team has tallied two more wins, but at a cost. The Matadors, who are in first place in the Big West Conference, have collected 106 rebounds in the past two games, but that statistic has been overshadowed by another stat that no team would want to see on its record. Despite crashing the boards effectively, the team has accumulated 60 turnovers in the matches. “It’s… Read more

Full name: Julius Höefer Date of Birth: March 10, 1992 Place of Birth:  Steingaden, Germany Height: 6’9’’ Position: Opposite hitter Major:  Engineering Year: Freshman Stats: 3.95 kills per game, 4.85 points per game FAVORITES Food: Lasagna Musician: Coldplay Movie: Into the Blue Show: How I met your mother Sport other than volleyball: Windsurfing and soccer LIFE Greatest difficulty: “Managing school and the German national team.” Greatest accomplishment: “Winning three national championships with the German national team.” Most embarrassing moment: “One… Read more

After having one of their best offensive performance in a two-point loss to Cal State Fullerton Thursday, the Matadors picked up right were they left of as they shot a blazing 61 percent from the field en route to a 76-68 non-conference victory over Cal State Bakersfield Saturday night at the Icardo Center. High-scoring redshirt freshman, Stephan Hicks, dropped a career-high 26 points to lead a Matadors (6-13, 2-6 Big West) team that had four players in double-figures, including 16… Read more

One would think a coach would be happy after seeing their team come back from 32-24 halftime deficit. That wasn’t the case for CSUN head coach Jason Flowers after the Matadors (12-9, 6-2 Big West) won 54-52 against CSU Bakersfield (4-19) Saturday night at the Matadome. He took his time as he tried to find the right words to say about his squad’s performance. “We were making (bad) decisions with the basketball,” said Flowers, carefully commenting on his team’s back-to-back… Read more

The saying “it isn’t over until it’s over” never rang more true for CSUN’s non-conference victory over Cal Baptist Friday night at the Matadome. The Matadors (3-5, 1-3 MPSF) won a five-set nail-biter 25-15, 25-20, 19-25, 23-25, 15-3 after they nearly gave away a match in which they were up 2-0 to the Lancers (1-5). Northridge looked excited to be home and showed it by hitting .471 as a team on 51 swings throughout the first sets before easing up… Read more

Going down the wire in a seesaw battle between teams in the opposite poles of the Big West Conference standings Thursday night, it was Cal State Fullerton’s turn at attempting to swing up on the scoreboard, and guard Kwame Vaughn delivered with a head-first driving layup to put his team up two. Given only 3.8 seconds to shoot back, the Matadors were in a dangerous territory. Even more so because they were out of timeouts. “We lost some timeouts I… Read more

Two years ago, the Matadors had an overall record of 11-21, their worst season under Bobby Braswell’s 16 years as head coach. Throughout that 2009-10 season, Braswell lost patience with the lack of leadership and chemistry the team displayed. With 17 games gone by, this year’s Matadors, who have a record of 5-12, are on pace to finish with more than 21 losses. To make matters worse, CSUN lost by 46 points to Cal Poly Saturday and allowed the Mustangs… Read more