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UC Davis, CSUN meet in conference play
BOTTOM LINE: Cal State Northridge hosts UC Davis in a Big West matchup. UC Davis snuck past Long Beach State by three points in its last outing. Cal State Northridge is coming off an 80-68 win over UC Riverside in its most recent game. -- Idaho Statesman
College Basketball Best Bets: Buffs Aren't as Strong on the Road
I’ll start this writeup with a shameless plug for Matt Cox’s Mid Major Reinforcements piece on our website, because the biggest reason for this pick lies at the heart of that article’s premise: Lamine Diane, CSUN’s preternaturally talented forward who sat out the first semester due to “academics” (whatever those are). Diane single-handedly raises the level of this Matadors team. Of course, you might also notice a UC Riverside name in that article (forward Arinze Chidom), so both of these teams are incorporating a significant piece as conference play kicks into high gear. -- Sports Illustrated
Women's basketball: Cal State Northridge's De'Jionae Calloway headlines this week's starting five
Cal State Northridge started out Big West Conference play 2-0 for the first time since the 2012-13 season as senior De’Jionae Calloway averaged 19.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocked shots per game to help the Matadors upend Hawai‘i (58-54) and UC Irvine (70-62) at home. -- NCAA
CSUN looks for road win vs UC Riverside
BOTTOM LINE: Cal State Northridge looks for its fourth straight win over UC Riverside at Student Recreation Center. UC Riverside's last win at home against the Matadors came on Jan. 31, 2015. -- The Daily Journal
Pacifica Christian basketball finally knocks off Fairmont Prep
Fairmont Prep senior point guard Atin Wright, who signed with Cal State Northridge, scored 28 points with four 3-pointers and was 6 for 6 at the free-throw line. -- Orange County Register
Sutter’s Cory McIntyre signs to play baseball at Cal State Northridge
Sutter High athlete Cory McIntyre inked his college commitment on Tuesday to continue his baseball career at California State University, Northridge. -- Appeal-Democrat
Long Beach State basketball looks to build on upset victory at UC Santa Barbara
Long Beach State traveled to CSUN for its Big West Conference men’s basketball opener last Wednesday and was defeated 95-77 by the Matadors, the highest-scoring team in the conference. Three days later, LBSU allowed 43 fewer points during a 55-52 upset victory at UC Santa Barbara, the Big West’s third-highest scoring team. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Rainbow Wahine fall to Matadors
The University of Hawaii women’s basketball team dropped its third straight game Thursday, losing at Cal State Northridge 58-54 in both teams’ Big West Conference opener. --The Maui News
Wahine fall short 58-54 in conference opener at CSUN
The University of Hawai’i Wahine basketball team fell in its Big West Conference opener with a 58-54 road defeat at the hands of CSUN Thursday evening. --Hawaii News Now
Martin sparks UC Riverside past Cal State Fullerton, 65-59
UC Riverside takes on Cal State Northridge at home on Thursday. Cal State Fullerton plays UC Irvine at home on Wednesday. --Yahoo! Sports