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Matador of the Week: Serafina Maulupe

Ethan Hanson
November 28, 2017
CSUN’s Serafina Maulupe dribbles through traffic before making a pass. (Natalie Jimenez / The Sundial)

Serafina Maulupe helped the Matadors women’s basketball team gets its first win of the season over Arizona 66-63. Maulupe scored 20 points and hit the go-ahead free throws against the Wildcats. It was also the Matadors first win over a Pac-12 school since 2013 and the first win over Arizona since 1978.

 

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