Cal State Northridge was not anticipated to finish anywhere near the top half of the Big West Conference standings and certainly were not expected to beat the University of the Pacific at Spanos Center, a place where the Matadors have never won in 10 tries. But that’s exactly what happened on Saturday night as Northridge clinched the No. 3 seed in the Big West Tournament after holding on to a 58-54 road victory over the Tigers to end the regular… Read more

Check out bottom of story for Senior Night highlights Cal State Northridge won’t admit to overlooking Thursday’s matchup against last-place UC Davis, but it’s tough not to when the third seed in the Big West Tournament could be up for grabs on Saturday to close out the regular season versus nemesis Pacific.   “It’s kind of hard not looking over UC Davis, but we have to get by them in order to play Pacific for a big game,” said redshirt… Read more

Video by Monique Muñiz / Sports Editor It was the perfect Senior Night as all five Matador seniors were able to come out in the final seconds of Thursday night’s matchup and get a standing ovation from the ruckus sold out crowd at the Matadome. Senior Dathan Lyles knocked down five free throws in the last minute of play to ice CSUN’s 68-60 victory over the defending Big West champions, UC Santa Barbara, and giving them sole possession of fourth… Read more

It will be a special game for the five Matador seniors being honored tonight at the Matadome against UC Santa Barbara, but also a vital matchup as Cal State Northridge will try to climb up the Big West standings and position themselves for a better seed in the conference tournament. Seniors Raymond Cody, Lenny Daniel, Michael Lizarraga, Dathan Lyles, and Rashaun McLemore will all be recognized on Senior Night. Lyles said he is looking forward to being honored, but is… Read more

Full name: Dathan Lyles Date of Birth: Jan. 14, 1988 Place of Birth: Lima, Ohio Height: 5’11” Position: Guard Major: Pan-African studies Stats: 6.3 points/game, 1.9 rebounds/games, .368 field goal percentage, 37 steals, 99 assist in 27 games Favorites Food: Italian food Music: R&B, Rap, Hip Hop and Gospel Movies: “Above the Rim,” “Love and Basketball” and “He Got Game” Athlete: “LeBron James, but my favorite point guard I like to watch is Deron Williams.” Life Greatest difficulty: “Staying focused… Read more

After getting crushed by Cal Poly Wednesday night, the Cal State Northridge men’s basketball team bounced back to defeat Eastern Washington, 68-59, on Saturday night at Reese Court in a non-conference ESPN Bracketbuster game. After the Eagles’ cut the Matadors 11-point second half advantage down to 52-50 with 8:54 left in regulation, CSUN (11-16, 7-6 Big West) took control of the game with a 11-2 run and never looked back as they went on to snap a two-game losing streak…. Read more

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — The opportunity was there for Cal State Northridge to climb up the standings. Beat Cal Poly on Wednesday night and move back to second place in the Big West and hold the tie breaker over the Mustangs. CSUN failed to take advantage of a golden chance as they were crushed by the 10th best scoring defense in the nation, 72-49, at Mott Gym. “We didn’t take this game serious and we didn’t compete at all… Read more

After falling short against league-leading Long Beach State Saturday, Cal State Northridge will try to climb back up to second place in the Big West as it travels to San Luis Obispo tonight to take on Cal Poly, who has a one-game advantage in the conference standings over the Matadors. “We have our work cut out, we have to go to Cal Poly and they are sitting in second by themselves and we have a chance to get ourselves back… Read more