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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
Gabriel Duarte

Gabriel Duarte, Sports Editor

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CSUN forward Grady Lewis and guard PJ Fuller II getting instructions from assistant coach Scott Cutler vs. Cal Poly on Dec. 7, 2024.

CSUN Goes On The Road, Defeats Cal Poly for First Conference Win In Offensive Thriller

Gabriel Duarte, Sports Editor
December 9, 2024
The men's basketball team are off to a strong start as they secure a win at the Premier America Credit Union Arena in Northridge, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

CSUN’s Momentum Fades Late In Tough Loss to UCR in Big West Opener

Gabriel Duarte, Sports Editor
December 7, 2024
CSUN mens basketball head coach Andy Newman getting interviewed prior to the second half versus UC Santa Barbara on March 13, 2024.

Column: CSUN AD Chin-Farrell’s Bold Moves Revitalize Athletics with Coaching Hire

Gabriel Duarte, Sports Editor
December 3, 2024
Matador forward Keonte Jones, 7, slams the ball over a Nobel Knight defender which electrified the crowd at the Premier America Credit Union Arena in Northridge, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

CSUN Starts Strong With 6-2 Record After Thanksgiving Road Trip To Montana

Gabriel Duarte, Sports Editor
December 1, 2024
CSUN Women’s Soccer forward Cassidy Imperial-Pham, 18, protects the ball from Hawaii Women’s Soccer defender Zabiola Zamora,19, at the Matador Soccer Field on Oct. 3, 2024.

Column: CSUN Women’s Soccer Shows Progress in Brewer’s Inaugural Season

Gabriel Duarte, Sports Editor
November 30, 2024
Left to right: USC's forward center Rayah Marshall, 13, and guard JuJu Watkins try to defend as CSUN center Yves Cox, 5, sets a screen on Watkins, leaving guard-forward Jenna Kilty, 0, open to shoot at the three-point line on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, Calif.

From Early Highs to Growing Pains, CSUN Women’s Basketball Navigates First Hurdles

Gabriel Duarte, Sports Editor
November 26, 2024
CSUN Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Courtesy of CSUN Athletics

CSUN announces 2025 Hall of Fame class

Gabriel Duarte, Sports Editor
November 21, 2024
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 title screen. Captured on PS5.

Review: Call of Duty Black Ops 6 brings the fun back to the casual gamer

Gabriel Duarte, Sports Editor
November 16, 2024
Matador guard, PJ Fuller II (center), 4, shoots the basketball over Nobel Knights Immanuel Lewis, 14, at the Premier America Credit Union Arena in Northridge, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

CSUN runs away with win in home opener vs. Nobel University

Gabriel Duarte, Sports Editor
November 14, 2024
CSUN mens basketball head coach Andy Newman getting interviewed prior to the second half versus UC Santa Barbara on March 13, 2024.

Editor to Editor: Previewing CSUN men’s basketball season opener vs. St. Bonaventure

Gabriel Duarte, Sports Editor
November 4, 2024
File Photo: Erica Adams, 20, takes a jump shot against the Redhawks’ defense Nov. 9 in Northridge, Calif.

A new era for CSUN Women’s Basketball Team

Gabriel Duarte and Ryan Romero
November 3, 2024
The CSUN women's soccer team getting together pregame before their match vs. UC Santa Barbara on Oct. 20, 2024.

Women’s Soccer players receive All-Big West selections after positive season

Gabriel Duarte and Ryan Romero
November 3, 2024
Pregame of the 2024 Big West Basketball Championships first round matchup between the Matadors and UC Santa Barbara on March 13, 2024

CSUN Men’s Basketball Gearing Up For Year Two Under Coach Andy Newman

Gabriel Duarte, Sports Editor
November 1, 2024
The CSUN women's soccer team getting together pregame before their match vs. UC Santa Barbara on Oct. 20, 2024.

Column: CSUN head coach Gina Brewer has Matadors knocking on the door for postseason

Gabriel Duarte, Sports Editor
October 29, 2024
CSUN forward #18 Cassidy Imperial-Pham fighting for the ball back vs. UC Santa Barbara on Oct. 20, 2024.

Column: CSUN women’s soccer keeps it’s postseason hopes alive in draw vs UC Santa Barbara

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
October 22, 2024
At the Matador Soccer Field, CSUN Women’s Soccer midfielder Ashly Torres, 21, goes up for a header against Hawaii Women’s Soccer midfielder Brynn Mitchell, 3, on Oct. 3, 2024

CSUN women’s soccer program on the path to recovery

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
October 19, 2024
CSUN Women’s Soccer forward Cassidy Imperial-Pham, 18, protects the ball from Hawaii Women’s Soccer defender Zabiola Zamora,19, at the Matador Soccer Field on Oct. 3, 2024.

Hawai’i departs from the Big West, will join Mountain West in 2026

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
October 17, 2024
CSUN defensive midfielder Ashly Torres, 21, is about to strike the ball past the Idaho soccer player during the game on Thursday, Aug. 22 at the Performance Soccer Field.

Column: Matadors on the rise in Big West play

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
October 1, 2024
Midfielder Yiosseline "Yoshi" Rubalcava looks to pass the ball during their home game on Aug. 25

Women’s Soccer shows heritage on the field

Gabriel Duarte and Ryan Romero
September 30, 2024
CSUN senior midfielder Brooklin Woolf receiving a pass during the Matador's 2-1 loss to the University of Idaho on Aug. 22 2024.

CSUN gives up late goal in draw vs. CSUF

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
September 24, 2024
CSUN senior midfielder Brooklin Woolf, 3, keeps the ball running in their home match opener against the University of Idaho on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Northridge, Calif.

Column: Head coach Gina Brewer leads women’s soccer on the right track

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
August 29, 2024
CSUN women's goalkeeper defending the goal

Ones to Watch: Fall Sports

Gabriel Duarte
August 25, 2024
Forward Talo Li-Uperesa, guard Kaitlyn Elsholz and forward Kayanna Spriggs talk about a play that was drawn up after a timeout at the Premier America Credit Union Arena on Jan. 10 in Northridge, Calif.

Angie Ned named head coach of CSUN women’s basketball

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
April 30, 2024
File photo. Guard Dionte Bostick, 0, dribbles to the hoop, takes it up and gets fouled by a Cal Poly SLO defender, shooting guard Quentin Jones, 1, on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at the Premier America Credit Union Arena in Northridge, Calif.

Matadors end Big West tournament with loss to Hawaii

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
March 26, 2024
#3 Forward Kyle Frelow defending UC Santa Barbara's #10 Jason Fontenet II in the first half on March 13, 2024 at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada.

Matadors upset Gauchos in overtime thriller

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
March 14, 2024
File photo. Matador Guard Dionte Bostick runs down the floor in the first five minutes of the second half and misses the layup in the paint at the Premier America Credit Union Area on Jan. 13 at Northridge, Calif.

Two Matadors receive all-conference honors as CSUN prepares for tournament

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
March 13, 2024
Guard Dionte Bostick, 0, dribbles to the hoop, takes it up and gets fouled by the Cal Poly SLO defender shooting guard Quentin Jones, 1, on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at the Premier America Credit Union Arena in Northridge, Calif.

Matadors hoping to win big at Big West Championships in Henderson

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
March 12, 2024
Matadors pitcher Lauryn Carranco, 15, taking the mound against the OSU Cowgirls at the Matador Diamond in Northridge, Calif., on Feb. 8, 2024.

New culture, new era, renewed expectations for CSUN softball

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
March 1, 2024
Forward De'Sean Allen-Eikens, 25 (left), and forward Keonte Jones, 4 (right), get ready to box out Cal Poly SLO defender Kobe Sanders, 3 (center), during free throws on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at the Premier America Credit Union Arena in Northridge, Calif.

Matadors corral the Mustangs and earn 15th win

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
February 12, 2024
Coach Andy Newman, challenging his men to pick up their slack on defense at the Premier America Credit Union Arena in Northridge, Calif., on Feb. 3, 2024.

Matadors snap five-game losing streak with win against UC Riverside

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
February 5, 2024
Matador guard Dionte Bostick, 0, struggled behind the three-point line against Cal State Bakersfield in Northridge, Calif., on January 25, 2024.

Matadors drop third straight, move to .500 in conference play

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
January 26, 2024
CSUN men's soccer celebrates a goal by junior Jamar Ricketts during the 2022 Big West Men’s Soccer Championship quarterfinals against UC Davis on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, in Northridge, Calif.

CSUN soccer player Jamar Ricketts drafted to the MLS

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
January 19, 2024
File photo. Forward Lamine Niang, 34, celebrates after the win against UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 4, 2023, at the Premier America Credit Union Arena in Northridge, Calif.

CSUN upsets UCLA in convincing fashion

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
December 20, 2023
The Great Pacific Partition: Mapping the rescue boats that western collegiate teams are jumping to post-Pac-12

The Great Pacific Partition: Mapping the rescue boats that western collegiate teams are jumping to post-Pac-12

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
December 16, 2023

The Menu: Affordable eating

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
December 12, 2023
CSUN Matador forward De'Sean Allen-Eikens goes for a lay-up at the CSUN vs Le Moyne university game on Nov. 21.

Column: CSUN men’s hoops heading to a promising future

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
December 11, 2023
CSUN Matador guard Dionte Bostick goes for a lay-up at the CSUN vs Le Moyne university game on Nov. 21 in Northridge, Calif.

Matadors drop a tough game to the visiting Dolphins

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
November 24, 2023
File photo. CSUN forward Dearon Tucker, 35, goes up to shoot a 3-pointer against the University of Northern Colorado on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, at the Premier America Credit Union Arena in Northridge, Calif.

CSUN basketball head coach picks up first win at Northridge in nail-biting fashion

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
November 11, 2023
File Photo. CSUN guard De'Sean Allen-Eikens, 25, shoots the ball while falling as a UC Riverside player defends him on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at the Premier America Credit Union Arena in Northridge, Calif.

Matadors suffer late game collapse as they drop season opener

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
November 7, 2023
Photo via @champagnepapi (Instagram).

Review: Drake’s ‘For All the Dogs’ – Spin or skip?

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
October 19, 2023
Illustration by Kevin Silva. 

The Valley Boys Sports Podcast: Episode 1

Ryan Romero and Gabriel Duarte
October 1, 2023
CSUN men's basketball player with a ball

New coach, new optimism for CSUN men’s basketball

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
September 13, 2023
CSUN men's soccer celebrates a goal by junior Jamar Ricketts during the 2022 Big West Men’s Soccer Championship quarterfinals against UC Davis on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, in Northridge, Calif. File photo by Kaitlyn Lavo.

Men’s soccer has unbeaten weekend against San Diego and UCLA

Gabriel Duarte and Ryan Romero
September 11, 2023
Guard Anaiyah Tu'ua, 21, and forward Tess Amundsen, 15, laugh and smile with teammates as they head to the locker room after beating CSU Bakersfield on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, at the Premier America Credit Union Arena in Northridge, Calif.

Women’s basketball announces fall schedule

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
September 7, 2023
CSUN defender Dylan Gonzalez, 3, and forward David Diaz, 58, celebrate the former's go-ahead goal in the 73rd minute against the Saint Mary's College Gaels on Sept. 21, 2022, at the Performance Soccer Field in Northridge, Calif.

Can last season’s momentum carry men’s soccer even further this year?

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
August 31, 2023
Goalkeeper Taylor Thames jumps up to save the ball from going in the goal against UC San Diego on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, at the Performance Soccer Field in Northridge, Calif.

CSUN women’s soccer hopes to come back strong this fall

Gabriel Duarte, Assistant Sports Editor
August 30, 2023
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