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FIRST-EVER BIG WEST FINAL SET: #1 LONG BEACH AND #4 HAWAI’I ADVANCE
For CSUN, Arvis Greene led the Matadors in his final collegiate match with 9 kills. Dimitar Kalchev finished with 5 kills and a team-high 2 aces. Maciej Ptaszynski had 4 kills on 8 swings while leading the team in digs with 7. Setter Sam Porter couldn’t find another terminator other than Greene, struggling to dish out 14 assists. Josiah Byers earned the team’s only block. -- Volley Mob
Convissar walk-off lifts Cal Poly to doubleheader sweep of CSUN
Senior righthander Lindsey Chalmers tossed a complete-game, four-hitter in her 100th career appearance and senior third baseman Stephanie Heyward produced a game high three hits to become just the fourth player in program history to reach 200 for a career as the Cal Poly softball program opened a Saturday doubleheader and three-game series versus CSUN with a 5-2 victory. Cal Poly completed the sweep with a 3-2, come-from-behind win in game No. 2 capped by senior shortstop Chelsea Convissar’s one-out, walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh. -- KSBY
UC Irvine defeats Cal State Northridge by 4, 8-4 against - Recap, Box score
UC Irvine secured a victory against Cal State Northridge on Sunday, winning by 4 runs, 8-4. -- Hero Sports
UC Irvine men’s volleyball falls to Hawaii in Big West tourney semifinal
Second-seeded Hawaii (19-7) advances to the Saturday final (7 p.m.) against top seed Long Beach State, which swept fourth-seeded Cal State Northridge 25-23, 25-13, 25-17. Hawaii handed Long Beach (25-1) its only loss of the season in a five-set thriller last week in Honolulu. -- Orange County Register
College baseball roundup: Cal State Fullerton takes series opener against Hawaii
UC Irvine 4, Cal State Northridge 2: Christian Koss hit his first career home run and Brendan Brooks denied CSUN one of its own with a spectacular catch late as surging UCI took the series opener Friday afternoon at Matador Field. -- Orange County Register
UC Irvine wins close call vs Cal State Northridge, 4-2 -
Friday's game was a close match, a 2-run victory in favor of UC Irvine, 4-2. --Hero Sports
Coach pleads for a packed house as BYU hosts UCLA in MPSF volleyball final Saturday night with automatic bid to NCAAs at stake
Part of the reason for Olmstead’s wariness is that there is a new, powerful men’s volleyball league — the Big West — this season that boasts the top team in the land, No. 1-ranked Long Beach State. The 49ers were 24-1 heading into Friday night’s Big West semifinal against Cal State Northridge. -- Salt Lake Tribune
Gregori sending 18 athletes to college programs across the country. Who is going where?
The 18 who had their names read by Davis at the start of the ceremony were, in alphabetical order: Bobby Avina, football (Arizona State); Bartlett and Britton; Yaritza Camacho, volleyball, Modesto Junior College; Dieker; Shelby Grover, volleyball, UC Santa Cruz; Emily Joseph, volleyball, Hawaii Pacific University; Tiana Lancaster, softball, UNLV; Rosa Leguria, softball, Dominican University (California); Colton MacCaughtry, baseball, Masters University; Zoe McKenzie, soccer, Mills College; Branden Pasion, baseball, Modesto Junior College or Linfield College (Oregon); Matthew Rhodes, baseball, Sonoma State; Gabe Sanchez, football, Brown University; Aaliyah Swan, softball, Cal State Northridge; Samantha Tognotti, softball, Southwestern Oregon Community College; Nick Urrutia, baseball, Cabrillo College; Lauren Vieira, volleyball, Dakota State University. -- Modesto Bee
Irvine wins at Big West tourney, faces Hawaii on Friday
In today’s second semifinal, fourth-seeded Cal State Northridge (15-10) takes on fifth-seeded UC Santa Barbara (11-12). The winner moves on to play No. 1 seed Long Beach State (24-1) in Friday’s second semifinal. -- Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Long Beach State looks to regroup quickly in Big West volleyball tournament
UCI (20-8) is the No. 3 seed and will face No. 6 UC San Diego (9-18) in the opening round Thursday at 5 p.m. No. 4 Cal State Northridge (15-10) plays No. 5 UC Santa Barbara (11-12) on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. -- Long Beach Press-Telegram