Daily Sundial

CSUN wins Big West opener against UCSB

Ivan Yeo • September 26, 2007

The CSUN women's volleyball team had a tale of two games in its trip up the Central Coast this past weekend. The Matadors opened up Big West Conference play with a bang on Friday night, upsetting the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos in five games at the Thunderdome, but their trip to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo the next day was a far different story, as the Mustangs swept the Matadors out of Mott Gymnasium.

CSUN golden goal gives Matadors 2-1 win over Hawai’i

Ivan Yeo • September 25, 2007

The CSUN women's soccer team saved its best for last Friday afternoon against the Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine. Trailing 1-0 with a little less than two minutes to play in regulation, senior midfielder Susie Mischenko scored to tie the game in the 88th minute, sending the match into sudden death overtime.

Matadors win in Vegas, Guppy gets 16th shutout

Ivan Yeo • September 19, 2007

The CSUN men's soccer team did something few have been able to do for a long time - win in Las Vegas. The Matadors won both of their games at the UNLV Adidas Classic over the weekend, defeating Cleveland State 2-0 on Friday evening and following that effort by winning against the host Runnin Rebels 1-0 on Sunday afternoon.

Women’s soccer team gets first win

Ivan Yeo • September 18, 2007

Perhaps one thing better than picking up your first win of the season is doing it against an undefeated opponent. That's what the CSUN women's soccer team did Friday afternoon, as sophomore forward Adrienne Dickerson's goal in the 68th minute broke a 1-1 tie and propelled the Matadors to victory over the Baylor Bears at Matador Soccer Field.

Matadors lose one, tie one in Fullerton tourney

Ivan Yeo • September 12, 2007

The CSUN men's soccer team achieved a split at the Cal State Fullerton Tournament this past weekend, losing its first game to the Michigan Wolverines 2-1 on Friday and playing to a scoreless tie against the Memphis Tigers on Sunday. On Friday, both CSUN and Michigan went scoreless in the first half, but the Wolverines took control with two goals inside the first 20 minutes of the second half.

D?j? vu for women’s volleyball as Matadors win first, then lose two

Ivan Yeo • September 12, 2007

The CSUN women's volleyball team had a weekend in Sacramento that pretty much resembled its opening weekend in Seattle, winning the first match of a pre-conference tournament only to drop its remaining two matches. The Matadors staged a two-game comeback to defeat Manhattan in its first game of the Sacramento State Volleyball Invitational on Friday, but things unraveled from that point on, as it lost its final two matches, the first to Oregon State on Saturday morning and the second to the host Hornets later that night.

Road remains rough for CSUN against ranked foes

Ivan Yeo • September 5, 2007

The CSUN women's volleyball team certainly showed it was capable of playing to the level of the USC Trojans, who came into Thursday's match at the Galen Center as the fourth-ranked team in the nation. However, the Trojans seemed to have a little something extra in the tank, as USC overcame slow starts in all three games to sweep the Matadors in straight sets by scores of 30-18, 20-22 and 31-29 in CSUN's opening game of the USC Classic Tournament.

Matadors Defeat Detroit 6-1

Ivan Yeo • September 5, 2007

The temperature at Matador Soccer Field wasn't the only thing that was blazing hot on Friday afternoon. The CSUN men's soccer team was on fire at both ends of the field in its season opener against the University of Detroit Titans. On offense, the Matadors fired off 22 shots, 11 in each half, while their defense held the Titans to only nine attempts, resulting in a 6-1 rout of Detroit.

Matadors win season opener

Ivan Yeo • September 4, 2007

The CSUN Matador women's volleyball team opened their season with a busy weekend in Seattle. The Matadors started their 2007 season on Aug. 24 at the Husky Classic at the University of Washington with two five-game matches. CSUN split both matches, but then stalled in its tournament finale against the host Huskies, who swept the Matadors convincingly.

Team hopes to return to NCAA Tournament

Ivan Yeo • August 29, 2007

After a solid, yet disappointing 2006 campaign, the CSUN men's soccer team looks ahead to what it hopes will be a bounce-back 2007 season. Coming off a 2005 season that saw the Matadors win their second Big West Conference Title and advance to the sweet 16 of the NCAA College Cup Tournament, the Matadors entered last season with high expectations.

2007 Preview: Matadors Face Another Tough Schedule

Ivan Yeo • August 22, 2007

Following a bounce-back season in 2006, the CSUN Matador women's volleyball team enters the 2007 season hoping its continued development results in a trip back to the postseason. After a dismal 2005 season that saw CSUN fall to the 20-loss plateau for the first time in a decade, a Matador team that consisted mostly of freshmen that year looked to yield better results the following year, and did just that, going from 4-23 in 2005 to 16-12 the following year, including a 7-7 mark in conference play, which tied with UC Irvine for fifth in the Big West.

A game to remember

Ivan Yeo • May 23, 2007

Originally Published February 27, 2007 Four years, nine games and plenty of anguish at the hands of the Pacific Tigers was more than enough for the CSUN Matador men's basketball team. The Matadors started their final push for a top four seeding in the upcoming Big West Tournament by grinding out a 76-73 win over Pacific at the Matadome Saturday afternoon.