Sports Calendar 4/16-4/22
April 16, 2018
Monday 4/16 Women’s Golf Big West Championship @ Irvine ALL DAY Men’s Golf @ UCSB Intercollegiate ALL DAY Tuesday 4/17 Baseball @ San Diego State at 6 p.m. Women’s Golf Big West Championship @ Irvine Men’s Golf @ UCSB Intercollegiate ALL Thursday 4/19 Men’s Volleyball vs...
Games to watch: 3/14-3/20
March 13, 2018
3/16 CSUN vs Notre DameCSUN enters the big dance facing off with No. 1 seed Notre Dame. The Matadors will face their toughest test of the season when visiting the (29-3) Fighting Irish. The Irish have disposed of almost all their opponents this year, winning 15 of their games by 20 points or more. Cha...
Jovani McCaskill’s ‘glow’ guiding CSUN to Big West
October 25, 2016
Some people may find comfort in performing pre-game rituals, while others might find that listening to music before a game calms their nerves much better. For Jovani McCaskill, however, concentration means zoning out. McCaskill, who recently broke CSUN’s program record for most shutouts, 12,...
Men’s soccer comes up short against UC Irvine
October 16, 2016
The CSUN men’s soccer team (5-6-3, 2-2-2 Big West) suffered a loss against UC Irvine on Saturday night in a game that had seven yellow cards and a red card. The Matadors opened the scoreboard with a goal in the 6th minute by freshman forward Bar Shem Tov with an assist from defender Jumoke Hutton. ...
ICYMI: CSUN drops Big West opener to Fullerton
April 4, 2016
Opening up Big West play, the Matadors (20-5) faced off against the Cal. State Fullerton Titans (13-11) in the first of a three game series at Goodwin Field on Friday night. In a back-and-forth affair, the Matadors looked poised to give the perennial powerhouse, Fullerton Titans, a run for their money. Entering...
CSUN blanks Pepperdine on the road
February 24, 2016
Along with two homers and an RBI single, CSUN’s baseball team shut out the Pepperdine University Waves to secure a 3-0 road win Tuesday.After losing a three-game series against CSU Bakersfield to start the season, the Matadors were able to put runs on the board for the starting pitcher, sophomore...
The Matadors take down No. 11 UC Irvine in four sets at the Matadome
February 18, 2016
On Wednesday, Feb. 17, the CSUN men's volleyball team upset the No. 11 UC Irvine Anteaters in four sets. The first was close in the beginning, as the Matadors men's volleyball stayed tied with UC Irvine until a block from Josiah Byers gave CSUN the one-point advantage at 5-4. The block was followed...
Sophomore pitcher utilizes two sports to calm nerves
February 17, 2016
Joe Ryan, a 19-year-old right-handed pitcher for the CSUN baseball team sits on the side of the pool at the Student Recreation Center thinking back on what got him where he is today. He glares at the subtle ripples expanding throughout the water that are reminding him of the countless relationships...
Freshman forward wins second straight Big West player of the week
February 2, 2016
CSUN women's basketball Channon Fluker has won her second consecutive Big West Player of the week award; topping off a Matador's season-high three game winning streak. The 6'4" freshman out of Maranatha High School established her dominance on both sides of the ball against conference rivals UC Irvine...
Reggie Theus signs contract extension
October 30, 2015
CSUN men's basketball head coach Reggie Theus and the athletics department have agreed to a four-year contract extension. "I'm very excited about it," Theus said. "Anytime your university bosses agree the direction is going well, and have lofty visions for the program and where we can take the program." Over...
CSUN men’s basketball adds Reggie Theus’ son
September 2, 2015
Reggie Theus Jr., son of CSUN head basketball coach Reggie Theus, has transferred to CSUN. Theus Jr. spent last year at the University of South Carolina, after graduating from Fairfax High School in 2013, where he averaged 18 points per game. His father last coached him in AAU basketball in Southern...
Baseball: Matadors lose 7-3 against UC Irvine ending five game win streak
May 21, 2015
The Matadors (32-23, 7-15 Big West) could not overcome their slow start losing 7-3 against UC Irvine (32-22, 14-8 Big West). Missed opportunities helped hinder the Matadors. They had three innings in a row where the batters left a runner on third base and had six innings, in total, leaving runners...