Lancers come back late to beat Matadors
May 8, 2019
The baseball team’s losing streak hit four after giving up a one-run lead in the eighth inning, dropping a tight game to California Baptist University 4-3 on Tuesday at Matador Field. With the Matadors up 3-2 entering the top of the eighth, junior Cruz Daddario was called out of the bullpen a...
Softball doubles record has a new name at number one
May 8, 2019
In 1994, Shannon Jones, then a senior, became the single-season doubles record holder in CSUN history with 17. Fast forward 25 years, and that record now belongs to junior Megan Stevens.After two straight weekends in which she was largely ignored, having been walked 11 times (10 of them being intention...
Matadors of the Year
May 7, 2019
Lamine DianeFreshman, BasketballThe first player ever to win Big West Freshman of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Player of the Year honors in the same season, Diane was electric from the first game of the year, dropping 34 points in his debut game against New Mexico, a school record for a player'...
Softball drops final home series 2-1
May 7, 2019
The Matadors dropped their final home series 2-1 against Hawaii, losing 2-1 in game one on Friday, and splitting the Senior Day games with a 3-1 win and 4-3 loss. Friday’s game went back and forth as both teams were unable to capitalize when there were runners in scoring position. Both teams wer...
Santa Barbara wins Sunday to sweep Matadors
May 6, 2019
The baseball team fell short of a ninth-inning comeback bid against UC Santa Barbara, who beat the Matadors 5-3 on Sunday at Matador Field to secure the series sweep.The Gauchos took the lead in the top of the ninth after two singles and an intentional walk to start the inning preceded a 2-RBI single to...
Gaucho offense steals the spotlight in victory over CSUN
May 4, 2019
Despite two home runs from freshman Denzel Clarke, including the first inside-the-park home run in the 21st century for CSUN, the Matadors dropped game one of a three-game series against UC Santa Barbara 16-7 on Friday at Matador Field. The Gauchos came into the game leading the Big West in runs, hom...
Returning to realize a dream
May 1, 2019
At the end of the 2016 baseball campaign, Jose Ruiz Jr. had a decision to make. The then-freshman had already had an up-and-down season, though as the school year progressed, the bad times had started to weigh on his mind.No longer was he the standout player that he was at Downey High School, where he ...
Matadors of the Week
April 30, 2019
Bashiru AbdullahiFreshman, Track and FieldAt the Desert Heat Classic in Arizona on Saturday, the freshman from Nigeria finished in second in the 110m hurdles behind the University of Oregon's Eric Edwards Jr. During this event, he set a personal best by finishing in 13.82 seconds, the third best time ...
Grand slam gives CSUN comeback win over Hawaii
April 30, 2019
The baseball team beat the University of Hawaii 6-3 on the back of junior Blake Doremus' go-ahead, pinch-hit grand slam in the seventh inning to secure the series victory on Sunday at Matador Field.CSUN started the game with two errors, first by freshman Denzel Clarke in center field followed by sophom...
Dominant pitching, timely hitting key victory over Hawaii
April 27, 2019
After losing a tight contest on Friday, the offense broke out in a big way on Saturday, backing up senior Isaiah Nunez’s 7 1/3 innings of dominance on the mound in the baseball team’s 10-2 victory over the University of Hawaii at Matador Field. The game started off on a similar note to F...
Late comeback falls short in loss to Hawaii
April 27, 2019
Despite erasing a 3-0 deficit in the seventh inning, the baseball team dropped their series-opening game against the University of Hawaii 4-3 on Friday at Matador Field, making it now five straight losses in conference play. “(Hawaii) did a good job of getting the big hit,” head coach Gre...
Tennis team drops regular season finale
April 23, 2019
Senior Day saw seniors Monika Van de Vondel and Skyla Alcon play their final home matches at CSUN, the women’s tennis team fell 5-2 to regular season conference champions UC Santa Barbara on Friday at Matador Tennis Complex. The day started off on a poor note with the Gauchos taking the doubles p...