Women’s volleyball falls to Eastern Washington
September 10, 2016
CSUN’s women's volleyball played Eastern Washington University on Friday in the UniWyo Invitational in hopes of going one game above 500. They came in with a record of 3-3 before the game even at a 500 percent winning percentage. Away from home, the team did not perform well going 0-2. Early on t...
CSUN athletics not held back by violations
May 24, 2016
Despite multiple violations to university and NCAA policies over the past two years, CSUN athletics continues to have success with recruiting players. The men's basketball and women's volleyball teams have both been marred by these violations. The basketball team withheld players from participating...
Beach Volleyball vs. Bakersfield
March 5, 2016
In its 2016 season opener, CSUN's beach volleyball team earned a 3-2 win over Cal State Bakersfield on Thursday. The Roadrunners took the first two matches 21-19 and 21-18 in the first and 21-17 and 21-18 in the second. The Matadors then won the next three matches and the extra, 22-20 and 21-18...
Women’s Volleyball: CSUN earns fourth consecutive sweep against UC Davis
November 23, 2014
The Matadors’ winning streak still has not let up after landing their fourth consecutive sweep during Saturday’s match against the UC Davis Aggies (25-14, 25-19, 25-23). The win against UC Davis (15-13, 10-5 Big West) sets the Matadors at 18-8 overall and 9-5 Big West. Leading...
Stinson killing it for the Matadors
September 24, 2014
When Cieana Stinson started her freshman year of high school she wanted to be a cheerleader but thanks to a very persuasive coach, this Big West Player of the Week awardee turned to volleyball and never looked back. Stinson, who is now in her junior year of college, has made an impact on the Mat...
Women’s Volleyball: Matadors finish Nike Invitational with another sweep
September 13, 2014
The Matadors (7-2) will be returning to California with a win-loss ratio of 2-1 after sweeping Arkansas-Little Rock in their final match of the Nike Invitational this morning. The Matadors dominated in their match against the UALR Trojans, ending each set with significant leads. Casey Hinger started...
Women’s Volleyball: CSUN tournament hopes dashed by Trojans
December 7, 2013
The No. 7 USC Trojans (28-5) proved too much to handle for the Matadors (24-7) as they were swept in the second round of the NCAA Tournament 19-25, 18-25, 18-25 Friday night at the Galen Center. The Matadors, a top-20 team in the nation in hitting percentage, struggled as they only hit an uncharac...
Women’s Volleyball: Matadors soar to second round after defeating Colorado State
December 6, 2013
The Matadors (24-6) advanced to the second round of the NCAA championship in five sets with a 3-2 win against the Colorado State Rams (28-2) Thursday night, 25-15, 25-21, 13-25, 18-25, 15-12. Up four in the fifth set and one kill away from their first victory in this year’s NCAA tournament, CSU...
Women’s Volleyball: Big West Champs reach NCAA Tournament
December 2, 2013
Having completed their best season in recent memory, the Big West tri-champion Matadors have reached the NCAA Tournament, their first since 2004. The Matadors, who finished 41st in the final regular season NCAA rankings, received an at-large bid after tri-champion UC Santa Barbara received the Big West auto-bid by way of tiebreak...
Women’s Volleyball: CSUN claims share of Big West Title with five set victory at UC Davis
November 30, 2013
In their final and most pivotal match of the season, the Matadors (23-6, 13-3 Big West) rallied from the brink of defeat and defeated UC Davis (14-15, 6-10 Big West) in five sets to clinch a share of the Big West Title, 21-25, 25-9, 18-25, 27-25, 15-5. With a final conference record of 13-3, the M...
Women’s Volleyball: No. 21 CSUN drops home finale to UCSB
November 17, 2013
The No. 21 Matadors (22-5, 12-2 Big West) were unable to extend their winning streak as UC Santa Barbara (15-9, 10-2 Big West) pulled away with the victory in the final match of the season at the Matadome Saturday, 25-18, 27-29, 25-20, 21-25, 15-12. A trio of Matadors combined for 47 kills, but ...
Women’s Volleyball: No. 21 CSUN uses efficient attack to sweep Cal Poly
November 15, 2013
The No. 21 Matadors (22-4, 12-1 Big West) recorded another home sweep with an efficient defense and a solid hitting performance as they put away Cal Poly (10-14, 4-7 Big West) in three sets, 25-13, 25-15, 25-15 Thursday at the Matadome. Although the Matadors hit .351 for the match, defense was the...