The Matadors concluded their season just the way they started it: with a straight-set loss. The first was against UC Santa Barbara, but this time it was by fifth-ranked Long Beach State (14-13,12-10 MPSF) Saturday at the Walter Pyramid. CSUN (7-22, 5-17 MPSF) failed to win due its inconsistency on the attack and the Matadors where outhit by the 49ers .319 to .033. This marks the first time in nearly a decade the Matadors will not be competing in the MPSF tournament… Read more

The Matadors (7-21, 5-16 MPSF) will play their final match of the season in an MPSF contest against the Long Beach State 49ers. This is the first time since 2001 the Matadors will not be competing in the MPSF Tournament. Prior to this year, CSUN had finished among the top eight in each and every season. The 49ers’ record stands at 13-13 overall and 11-10 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The fifth-ranked 49ers came back from a first-game loss at… Read more

Junior setter Matt Stork hammered down a career-high 24 kills in a losing effort against the Pacific Tigers (10-15, 4-13 MPSF). The Cal State Northridge volleyball team (6-18, 4-13 MPSF) lost their third match in a row. The Matadors could not hold on to a first game win (25-17) and dropped the final three (25-23, 25-18, 26-24) at Pacific on Saturday. Stork’s kills came on 49 swings to hit .367 and also added 11 digs and two aces for his third double-double of… Read more

After sweeping No. 2 BYU on Friday, the Matadors seemed like they had finally turn the tables to salvage their sub par season. This did not quite happen as the Cal State Northridge men’s volleyball team (6-16, 4-11 MPSF) got a taste of their own medicine and were swept by the Cougars on Saturday. Northridge will now travel north to face Stanford (14-5, 11-4 MPSF) and Pacific (9-14, 3-12 MPSF) this week to open up a four-match road trip that… Read more

Date of Birth: July 30, 1992   Place of Birth: Long Beach, California FAVORITES Food: Junk food Music: Anything that sounds good, but mostly smooth jazz. Movie: Action packed, scary, or mystery. Song: Trey Songz – “Holla If You Need Me” Athlete: LeBron James Book: The Goosebumps series Life Greatest Difficulty: Fighting procrastination. Greatest Goal Accomplishment: Winning the L.A. City Championship and being named player of the year in Division II my senior year of high school. Most Embarrassing Moment: Being… Read more

The Cal State Northridge men’s volleyball team will take on Loyola University Chicago tonight in its first non-conference matchup since Feb. 5 when the Matadors traveled East to face Penn State and Ohio State. The game will begin a season-long four-game homestand. Northridge has not been good at the Matadome this year, as the team has posted a 1-6 record. This season, the Matadors have struggled with consistency in their hitting percentage. The matchup against Loyola gives the Matadors an… Read more

The Matadors couldn’t get the offense going against the fourth-ranked UC Santa Barbara Gauchos as they dropped their fourth match in a row in straight sets, 25-22, 25-23, 25-15.  The Cal State Northridge men’s volleyball team has lost the last four out of five matches without winning a single game, with the exception of a four-game victory against UC San Diego on Feb. 19.  Despite many defeats this season, the Matadors (4-14, 3-10 MPSF) do not feel discouraged by the increasing… Read more

This season, the Matadors have struggled defending the Matadome. The Cal State Northridge men’s volleyball team has won just one game in their last five at home this season. Coach Jeff Campbell said it has been tough for his team this season, citing inexperience as the reason for the struggles. “We are an inexperienced team. We lost five seniors last year and now we have a lot of young players trying to adjust to playing at the college level,” Campbell… Read more