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UCSB outlasts CSUN in five sets in women's volleyball
UC SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team won its ninth straight match and stayed perfect in September with a nail-biting, up and down, 3-2 (25-9, 23-25, 17-25, 25-23, 15-9) five set victory over CSUN to begin Big West Conference play on Tuesday night in the Thunderdome. -- KEYT
Hawaii women’s volleyball moves up in Top 25 ranking
The Wahine have remained on the road and will open conference play at Long Beach State (3-9) Friday and Cal State Northridge (5-7) Saturday. --Star Adviser
College basketball recruiting tracker: Notre Dame gets its 1st 2020 commitment from Elijah Taylor of Philadelphia
Pipkins, who began his college career at Cal State Northridge in 2017-18, averaged 21.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists and shot 35.8 percent on 3-pointers for Paris Community College. Moser said Pipkins "has the athleticism to be a great two-way player in the (Missouri) Valley. He's long, competitive, has range from 3 and can finish at the rim." --WOW!
Saturday's Area Events
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL 10 a.m.: UNO vs. CSUN (at Phoenix). 1 p.m.: Wyoming at Creighton (at Sokol Arena), Bellevue at Presentation. 3 p.m.: Wichita State at Nebraska (at Devaney Center), Doane at College of St. Mary. 7 p.m.: UNO at Grand Canyon --Omaha World Herald
Girls Volleyball Plays Eight Games in Five Days
A senior, True came from a beach town and has been playing beach volleyball for years. She stands a total of 5 feet 5 inches tall but has an amazing vertical leap of over three feet, an incredible asset for a future college player. True has committed to play for California State University, Northridge, next year. --Mountain News
UNO FALLS IN FIVE SETS TO HIGH POINT
The Mavericks hit the road for its final non-league action this weekend, Sept. 20-21, at the GCU Invite. In that tournament, Omaha will face off against Idaho on Friday, followed by a pair of matches against CSUN and Grand Canyon on Saturday. --KTIC Radio
Watterson Roundup: Abby Stratford fits in with new team
Stratford’s brother, Doma-nik, is a 2017 Moore graduate who now plays men’s volleyball for Cal State Northridge, and her older sister, Victoria, is planning to attend college in central Ohio. --ThisWeekNews.com
NCAA volleyball: More upsets as Indiana, Illinois, Cal Poly, UCF come up big
Nicole Nevarez posted 31 digs in Cal State Northridge’s five-set defeat of Portland State. The sophomore also matched her career high with 16 kills on 64 attacks. Her dig total ranks her fifth in program history for digs in a single match in the rally scoring era …--VolleyballMag.com
However it’s tabulated, Citrus Belt League net play should be a tossup
“I’d say Yucaipa,” said REV senior middle blocker Ozzie (pronounced OZ) Ozonoh, a Rancho Valley club teamer who’s considering Cal State Northridge or Villanova as her college stop. --Redlands Community News
Nottingham called up by Brewers; U of R pitcher throws for Lake Elsinore Storm
Softball great Jaymi Steward's No. 42 jersey number was retired at an early summer ceremony at Redlands High. She’s still in the midst of her collegiate career at Northridge.--Redlands Community News