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UC Irvine, Vanguard, Orange Coast and Golden West sports impacted by coronavirus pandemic
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Vanguard against Boise State at Cal State Northridge has been postponed. -- Daily Pilot
Alexander: Here’s to the NCAA teams that should have been able to celebrate
We could have been watching UC Irvine’s return to the men’s tournament as Big West champion, after not only getting to the Dance a year ago but knocking off Kansas State to get to the second round. Or maybe it would have been a dark horse like CSUN, which was led by two-time Big West Player of the Year Lamine Diane and had won six of its last eight to move into the No. 2 seed for the conference tournament. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Troy point gard Analyah Tu/ua commits to Cal State Norhridge
Troy point gard Analyah Tu/ua commits to Cal State Norhridge -- Orange County Register
Commentary: 2020 Spring Season Cancelled by NCAA is NOT the New Normal
The Big West was shaping up for a great season of competition. Just last weekend, Cal State Northridge took UCSB to overtime before falling, while Long Beach State held off newcomer UCSD in a low scoring battle. UCI picked off California last week to go 2-1 against the Bears in 2020 and was set to square off with UCLA this coming weekend before mass cancellations. -- Swimming World Magazine
No time for fun and games
With the College World Series and men’s volleyball final four among the events also being nixed, it meant the abrupt end to UH’s men’s volleyball and baseball seasons. The volleyball Warriors were set to play road matches against Cal State Northridge on Friday and Saturday. A day after the Chicago State baseball team arrived in Honolulu for this weekend’s series, the Cougars learned their own league, the Western Athletic Conference, also canceled the spring sports seasons. -- Honolulu Star Advertiser
Utes follow Pac-12 lead and shut down athletic competition until further notice
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: A planned trip to Tucson, Arizona, next weekend included matches against Arizona Christian, Arizona, Cal State Northridge and Pacific. The Pac-12 title was scheduled to be decided April 23-25 in Los Angeles. -- Deseret News
And Now, Silence: NCAA, Big Ten Decisions End Iowa's Seasons
The baseball team was 10-5 after two home wins over Kansas this week and was scheduled to play a three-game series at Cal State-Northridge this weekend. Iowa's softball team was 17-5 and was scheduled to play in the University of South Florida tournament this weekend. -- Sports Illustrated
Tourney hopes end for UCR, CBU men’s basketball teams
At the same time, Patrick understood and readily accepted the decision. Earlier Thursday morning, he talked to Cal State Fullerton coach Dedrique Taylor, probably his best friend among his fellow Big West coaches. Both agreed that they shouldn’t be playing if everyone else wasn’t. Taylor and the No. 7-seeded Titans were set to open the tournament at noon against Cal State Northridge. -- Riverside Press-Enterprise
Sierra Canyon’s season now ends on Ziaire Williams’ viral buzzer-beater after CIF State final canceled
It means that Ziaire Williams’ buzzer-beater with no time left to top Etiwanda 63-61 in the regional final Tuesday night is the last play of Sierra Canyon’s season. It means the 13-0 run to end the game after trailing by 11 with 2:43 left at Cal State Northridge in front of a sold out crowd is the last run of the year. -- Los Angeles Daily News
2020 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament: Matchups, players to know & more
LAMINE DIANE, CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: Lamine Diane was named the Big West Conference Player of the Year for the 2019-20 season. Diane is averaging 25.6 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.-- FOX News