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Balanced Long Beach State tops Cal State L.A. in nonconference finale
Long Beach opens Big West Conference play with two road games next week, on Wednesday night at Cal State Northridge then Saturday at UC Santa Barbara. -- Long Beach Press-Telegram
What the crystal ball shows for high school sports in 2020
The basketball game on Jan. 23 at Cal State Northridge between Chatsworth Sierra Canyon and Los Angeles Windward will be the hottest ticket in town and cause LeBron James to rush after his Lakers’ game in Brooklyn to watch from the locker room on his iPad. -- Los Angeles Times
Diane leads CS Northridge over Morgan State 93-82
Lamine Diane had 34 points and 13 rebounds as Cal State Northridge got past Morgan State 93-82 on Tuesday. -- Houston Chronicle
Matadors Drop Non-Conference Road Finale at Boise State
BOISE, Idaho — California State University, Northridge’s men’s basketball team dropped a 103-72 decision at Boise State on Saturday at ExtraMile Arena. -- SCV News
Diane leads CS Northridge over Morgan State 93-82
Lamine Diane had 34 points and 13 rebounds as Cal State Northridge got past Morgan State 93-82 on Tuesday. -- Seattle Times
Big West sisterhood looks to turn up the heat
CSUN (5-9) — The Channon Fluker days are over. The two-time conference Player of the Year has been replaced with a combination of De’Jionae Calloway (14.6 points, 8.1 caroms) and 6-3 center Lauren Shykmewicz (6 points, six rebounds). Shykmewicz also has 23 blocks (tops in league). --Davis Enterprise
CSUN goes up against Saint Katherine College
BOTTOM LINE: The Cal State Northridge Matadors will be taking on the Firebirds of Saint Katherine College. Cal State Northridge is coming off a 93-82 home win over Morgan State in its most recent game. --Miami Herald
Bruce Gallaudet: Who’s up for a little winter travel?
Bertsch left UC Davis as the school’s all-time leader scorer. Fluker left CSUN as her alma mater’s all-time leading scorer. Both scored more than 2,000 points, the eighth and ninth Big West players to pass that milestone. --Davis Enterprise
EXAMPLE OF UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII VOLLEYBALL GENTLEMEN: RAINBOW WARRIORS WANT TO PURSUE AN NCAA TITLE
With Big West competition good for 10 games, the Warriors still have 18 extra season dates to fill in. They have achieved that, with all except one of the 18, before the congress game opens on March 13 at number 13 Cal State Northridge. --Daily Gaming World
The little guys are dominating scoring right now in men's college basketball
They have something close to a fraternity, the barely-six-foot-and-under set. Phi Sorta Shorta. When they turn on the TV, and see a fellow lodge brother torching a defense, they appreciate it, because they know what it’s taken. Cal State Northridge’s Terrell Gomez is also in the top-20 in scoring at the moment. All 5-8 of him. In his team bio, he listed this as the best advice he ever received: "You can be 5-8, but your mindset should be 7-0." --NCAA.com