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Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

Softball: Matadors start season at Kajikawa Classic

Gilberto Manzano February 8, 2012

After coming off a Big West Conference title in the 2010 season, the CSUN softball team took a step back last year with an overall record of 22-31 and a fifth-place finish in the league standings. The...

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Men’s basketball: Matadors fall just short of upset of Big West-perfect 49ers

Gilberto Manzano February 5, 2012

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Instead of taking the moral victory against the top team in the Big West Conference, CSUN was thinking of what could have been. With the game tied at 54-54 and a little...

Stephan Hicks and the Matadors also face Long Beach State Saturday. Photo Credit: Daniel Hoyos / Contributor

Men’s basketball: Improving Matadors host UCSB

Gilberto Manzano February 1, 2012

Redshirt freshman Stephan Hicks has had a huge load to carry on offense for the Matadors. But in the last two games, his teammates have made his job easier. CSUN put arguably its best scoring effort...

Stephan Hicks scored a career-high 26 points in CSUNs 76-68 victory over Cal State Bakersfield Saturday night. Photo Credit: Daniel Hoyos / Contributing photographer

Men’s basketball: CSUN continues to improve on offense, leads to win at Bakersfield

Gilberto Manzano January 28, 2012

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...

Vinnie McGhee and CSUN will face the Titans tonight. Photo Credit: Mariela Molina / Photo Editor

Men’s basketball: Coming off a rough loss, Matadors host Titans

Gilberto Manzano January 26, 2012

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...

Head coach Bobby Braswell, middle, has yet to figure out how to get his team going offensively.

Men’s basketball: Terrible offense renders defense irrelevant

Gilberto Manzano January 23, 2012

CSUN head coach Bobby Braswell has always preached to his team that if you play defense, the offense will come later, but with 17 games gone by, the Matadors' offense has yet to be seen. "You just...

Aqeel Quinn scored 12 points in CSUNs loss to UCSB. Photo Credit: Mariela Molina / Photo Editor

Men’s basketball: CSUN’s offensive struggles continue at UCSB

Gilberto Manzano January 19, 2012

SANTA BARBARA, Calif -- CSUN held the two-time Big West Conference Tournament champion UC Santa Barbara under 70 points, and if you take Orlando Johnson out of the equation, the rest of the Gauchos...

Vinnie McGhee (11) scored a game-high 16 points in CSUNs victory over UC Davis Saturday night at the Matadome. Photo Credit: Mariela Molina / Photo Editor

Men’s basketball: CSUN’s new defense lifts them to a win over UC Davis

Gilberto Manzano January 15, 2012

How does a team shut down an opponent for five minutes and go on a 16-0 run to erase an 11-point deficit? CSUN head coach Bobby Braswell had the perfect strategy. He went with the “5 to 1” defense. With...

CSUN loses at UC Davis for first Big West loss of the year. Andres Aguila / Sundial File Photo

Women’s basketball: CSUN comes up short against UC Davis, loses first league game

Gilberto Manzano January 13, 2012

After starting the Big West Conference season 3-0, the Matadors dropped their first league game, losing a close one to UC Davis, 55-53, Thursday night on the road. With the Aggies (10-6, 2-2)...

Josh Greene (right) defends Larry Anderson (21) in Saturdays game between CSUN and Long Beach State. Mariela Molina / Photo Editor

Men’s basketball: CSUN hangs with LBSU before falling down the stretch

Gilberto Manzano January 8, 2012

Despite losing by 13 points at home Saturday night against arguably the best team in the Big West Conference, sophomore guard Josh Greene still believes his CSUN squad is the top team in the league. “I...

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Men’s basketball notebook: CSUN’s quick shots making offense struggle

Gilberto Manzano December 5, 2011

Offense ... or lack thereof. The Matadors started off the year cold offensively, and seven games into the season, they still haven’t shaken their shooting woes. After a 71-58 loss to Santa...

In his first action at the Division-I level, freshman Stephen Maxwell, middle, led CSUN with 20 points and 11 rebounds in only 22 minutes. Photo Credit: Andres Aguila / Daily Sundial

M-Bball: Maxwell’s impressive debut not enough as CSUB edges CSUN

Gilberto Manzano November 30, 2011

While the Matadors were chipping away at Cal State Bakersfield’s 17-point lead in the second half, the jam-packed crowd at the Matadome was buzzing about CSUN’s new weapon. Freshman forward...

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