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BOTTOM LINE: Cal Poly looks to extend Cal State Northridge's conference losing streak to five games. Cal State Northridge's last Big West win came against the Cal State Fullerton Titans 86-85 on Jan. 16. Cal Poly is coming off a 76-70 home win over Cal State Northridge in its most recent game. -- Raleigh News & Observer

BOTTOM LINE: Cal State Northridge looks to extend Cal Poly's conference losing streak to 14 games. Cal Poly's last Big West win came against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 79-75 on Feb. 8, 2020. Cal State Northridge came up short in an 80-66 game at home to UC Santa Barbara in its last outing. -- Sacramento Bee

At least 10 Division I women’s basketball programs have opted out of the 2020-21 season due to Covid-19 concerns: Duke, Vanderbilt, Florida A&M, Cal State-Northridge, Bethune-Cookman, SMU, Dixie State, Virginia, San Jose State and Vermont. The Ivy League, which is made up of eight schools, also announced in November that it canceled its winter sports seasons. -- The Buffalo News

UC Irvine (8-4 overall) remains in first place with a 4-0 conference record after 68-49 and 67-44 victories over visiting Cal Poly on Friday and Saturday. The Anteaters are scheduled to make the long trip to Hawaii this week for games Friday and Saturday night against the Rainbow Warriors (4-4, 2-4). … Senior guard JaQuori McLaughlin of UC Santa Barbara (10-3, 4-2) on Monday was named Big West Player of the Week for the third time in six weeks. He averaged 23 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in victories at Cal State Northridge on Friday and Saturday. … TJ Starks of CSUN leads the conference in scoring at 20 points per game. He is shooting 38.5% (20 for 52) from 3-point range. But the Matadors are 1-3 in conference after being swept by UC Santa Barbara by scores of 105-58 and 80-66. … UCI has a balanced scoring attack led by junior forward Collin Welp, freshman guard Dawson Baker and senior center Brad Greene. They are averaging 12.6, 12.2 and 10.1 points, respectively. -- Los Angeles Daily News