As a program that has been around for 14 long years, the Cal State Northridge Matadors were lifted to a milestone by a pair of newcomers.

The Matadors return to Northridge this weekend to kick off the home portion of their Big West Conference season. They dropped their first two conference games last week, losing 3-0 to UCSB, and 1-0 to Cal Poly in a last-second heartbreaker.

After just 54 seconds, UC Santa Barbara took control and never looked back. The Cal State Northridge Matadors lost their Big West Conference season opener 3-0 to the Gauchos Friday in Santa Barbara. The loss, CSUN's third straight, marked the first time this season that the team dropped under .500.

The road woes continue for CSUN. The Matadors (5-7-1, 0-2-0 Big West) lost their sixth straight road game and fourth overall when they fell 1-0 to the Cal Poly Mustangs (8-6-0, 3-0-0) Sunday afternoon.

The Matadors have finished up the non-conference portion of their schedule and will begin Big West Conference action this weekend with two road games. On Friday they will travel up the coast to Santa Barbara to battle the Gauchos, and Sunday, they will visit San Luis Obispo to take on the Cal Poly Mustangs.

All season long, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have been looked at as the premiere team in baseball. They've had everything you could possibly want out of a club: good hitting, quality pitching, effective base-running, and team chemistry. They finished the season with a league-best 100 wins and a 21-game lead in the American League West division.

In their final tune-up before Big West Conference action, the Matadors (5-5-1) fell 2-1 to the No. 5 USC Trojans (10-1-0) Sunday afternoon at McAlister Field.

What looked to be CSUN's second straight overtime game turned into a heartbreaking loss. With just 24 seconds remaining in the match, sophomore Lily Sorentino scored for the Loyola Marymount Lions to give them a 1-0 victory over the Matadors Friday.

The Los Angeles Angels have been the best team in baseball all season long. They're the most balanced, they play hard, and are very aggressive on the bases. They will take their Major League-best 100 wins into the American League Division Series against the defending World Series Champion, the Boston Red Sox. Offensively, Boston is going to falter for the same reason that the Dodgers are going to thrive this October: Manny Ramirez.

The celebration of win No. 100 is still on hold. After taking an early lead, the Cal State Northridge Matadors (5-3-1) gave up a late goal to the University of San Francisco Dons (4-5-2) forcing the game to end in a 1-1 tie Sunday. The number of wins in school history remains 99.

After four games in a row on the road, which stretched from Northern California all the way into the Arizona desert, the Matadors (5-3-0) return back home to host the University of San Francisco Dons (4-4-1) on Sunday at Matador Soccer Field.

The Matadors (5-3-0) jumped out to a first half lead, but couldn't hold on as they fell to the Wildcats 2-1 in double-overtime Sunday in Arizona.