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TOP 8 STAYS INTACT, LONG BEACH STATE CLIMBS 3 SPOTS IN WWP TOP 25 POLL
Wagner moved up two spots from #19 to #17 and Cal State Northridge ascended to positions from #21 to #19. The Seahawks went 3-0 at the Harvard Invitational, besting Connecticut College (23-5), #25 Cal State East Bay (13-7) and #22 Bucknell (15-5). -- SwimSwam
Big West Tournament atmosphere could force players to ‘feed off their own energy’
In other quarterfinals, No. 7 Cal State Fullerton (11-20) will tangle with No. 2 CSUN (15-17) at noon, No. 3 UC Santa Barbara (21-10) will play No. 6 UC Riverside (17-15) at 2:30 and No. 4 Hawaii (17-13) will go against No. 5 UC Davis (14-18) at 8:30. -- Los Angeles Daily News
No fans for UH matches at CSUN
The Big West has left it up to individual institutions in regards to allowing spectators into its men’s volleyball matches for the foreseeable future. -- Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Cold-shooting Long Beach State loses to Cal Poly in Big West women’s tourney opener
Cal Poly next faces third-seeded UC Irvine in the first quarterfinal on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Pyramid, with fourth-seeded Hawaii facing sixth-seeded Cal State Fullerton, a 67-52 winner over No. 7 seed Cal State Northridge on Tuesday, in Wednesday’s 8:30 p.m. quarterfinal. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Cal State Fullerton women avenge earlier losses to CSUN in Big West tourney opener
LONG BEACH — Cal State Fullerton junior Taylor Turney had to make a frantic phone call a few hours before Tuesday’s Big West Conference women’s basketball tournament game against Cal State Northridge. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Ziaire Williams’ shot puts Sierra Canyon in state title game
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and No. 1-seeded Chatsworth Sierra Canyon was facing elimination Tuesday night. Down by 11 points with less than three minutes left to Etiwanda in the Open Division regional basketball final at a sold-out Cal State Northridge Matadome, the Trailblazers unleashed an intense full-court press. The result was stunning. -- Los Angeles Times
Hawai’i Volleyball to open Big West Conference play at CSUN this weekend ahead of match in Malibu against Pepperdine
The second-ranked University of Hawai’i men’s volleyball team hits the road for its Big West-opener against CSUN, Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14 followed by a non-conference match-up at former conference foe Pepperdine, Monday, March 17. All three matches begin at 7:00 p.m. PT (4:00 p.m. HT). -- KHON 2
Can third time be the charm for Aggie men?
First team all-Conference included CSUN’s two-time Player of the Year Lamine Diane, the 6-7 redshirt sophomore from Senegal. He averaged 25.6 ppg and 10.2 rebounds. -- Davis Enterprise
4 UPSETS, 4 OVERTIME CONTESTS LEAD WOMEN’S WATER POLO WEEK 8 RESULTS
#8 UC Santa Barbara def. #21 Cal State Northridge 9-8 OT – Northridge boasted a 5-2 halftime lead after outscoring the Gauchos 4-1 in the second stanza. UC Santa Barbara trailed 7-4 heading into the final eight minutes, but Mollie Simmons (6:13, 4:20) and Sarah Snyder (2:31) pulled the Gauchos even at 7-all. After Kate Coski gave UCSB the 8-7 lead with 1:13 to go, McKenzie Beardsley capitalized on a power play with 35 seconds left to send the game to overtime. Neither team scored in the first extra period. Snyder scored the game winner with 1:26 remaining in the second overtime. Amanda Legaspi paced UCSB with three goals, while Madasonne Butler managed a hat trick for the Matadors. -- SwimSwam
WHAT TEAMS HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 2020? CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES, TV LISTINGS
Big West — March 12-14 (bracket)
Site: Anaheim, California
Top 4 seeds: 1. UC-Irvine, 2. CSUN, 3. UC Santa Barbara, 4. Hawai'i
Semifinals: Friday, March 13 (9:30 p.m., Midnight • both on ESPNU)
Championship: Saturday, March 14, 11:30 p.m. • ESPN2 -- Newsweek