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No. 1 UH volleyball hits the road to face Cal State Northridge to clinch Big West regular season title
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The undefeated Rainbow Warrior volleyball team hits the road this weekend to face Cal State Northridge for a chance to clinch the Big West Conference regular season. -- Hawaii News Now
New SCORE initiative seeks more access for Black coaches in college soccer
Among the coaches and programs that have agreed to take part in the initiative are: Sasho Cirovski of the University of Maryland, Nick Carlin-Voight of the University of Portland (WCC), Chaka Daley from the University of Michigan (B1G), Terry Davila of Cal-State University at Northridge (Big West), Chris Gbandi from Northeastern University (CAA), Leo Griffin from the University of San Francisco (WCC), Kevin Grimes of the University of California, Berkeley (Pac-12), Ryan Hopkins from San Diego State University (Pac-12), Bobby Muuss from Wake Forest University (ACC), Bo Oshoniyi of Dartmouth College (Ivy) and Ray Reid from the University of Connecticut (Big East). -- ESPN
SPORTS ROUNDUP : Westmont completes unbeaten GSAC season in soccer
UCSB will also travel to Cal State Bakersfield for a 6 p.m. match on April 25 before playing host to Cal State Northridge in a doubleheader on May 2 and UC Davis on May 8. -- Santa Barbara News-Press
Clive Charles Diversity Initiative created
The CCI is an opt-inpledge by DI men's soccer programs to include a Black group of candidates for caoching vacancies. Eleven programs were announced as part of the first class: Sasho Cirovski – Maryland, Nick Carlin-Voigt - Portland, Chaka Daley – Michigan, Terry Davila – Cal-State Northridge, Chris Gbandi - Northeastern, Leo Griffin – University of San Francisco, Kevin Grimes – Cal, Ryan Hopkins – San Diego State, Bobby Muuss – Wake Forest, Bo Oshoniyi - Dartmouth, and Ray Reid - Connecticut. -- Top Drawer Soccer
Inland softball teams to watch during the 2021 season
The Titans are playing catch-up with others, as the Colton Joint Unified School district didn’t clear teams to begin conditioning and practicing until mid-March. Grand Terrance has a veteran squad led by senior infielders Nikki Barboza (Sacramento State), Priscilla Estrada (California Baptist) and Ashlyn Zermeno (St. Mary’s). Senior Jessica Hubbard (Cal State Northridge) is a standout in the circle. -- San Bernardino Sun
UH men’s volleyball ranked No. 1, Parapunov and Worsley earn Big West weekly awards
Hawaii will hit the road for a pair of matches at Cal State Northridge. The two-game series begins on Friday at 1 p.m. HST. -- KHON
Long Beach State Notebook: Softball Pitching Staff Eclipses CSUN
Shannon Haddad, Kellie White, Morgan Quinlan, Samantha Fowler and Sophia Fernandez proved they’re the best pitching staff in the Big West this year by combining for three wins with a 0.00 ERA and 27 strikeouts during the weekend series sweep at Cal State Northridge. The Beach (12-5, 8-1) outscored the Matadors 24-4 in the three games. -- The562.org
A Team in Anguish, a Vote and a Season Relinquished
Among the women’s teams were prominent names — Duke, Virginia and Vanderbilt. Varied circumstances contributed to the decisions to cancel: Southern Methodist’s players had previously accused their coach, whose contract was not renewed last month, of abusive behavior; a Vanderbilt player developed a heart condition linked to the virus; Cal State Northridge did not have enough players. -- The New York Times
Who's the 'next Gonzaga?' There may never be another one
In April 2013, after hiring Reggie Theus as his new basketball coach, Cal State Northridge athletic director Brandon Martin audaciously told reporters, “We want to be the next Gonzaga.” Theus went 53-105 in five scandal-tainted seasons before he and Martin were fired. -- Yahoo Sports!
Big West baseball: Cal State Fullerton’s Caden Connor riding the ‘hot wave’
CSUN senior Kai Moody leads the conference with a .483 batting average (14 for 29). -- Orange County Register