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Report: Utah State hires Danny Sprinkle as next head basketball coach
Sprinkle is a Montana native, who played at Montana State from 1996-2000. After being a four-year starter in Bozeman, he built his coaching career in Los Angeles as an assistant at Cal State Northridge. -- Salt Lake Tribune
On the Move: 6 April 2023
According to a release, Ellerbe brings more than 20 years of communications and marketing experience in collegiate athletics to what is a new role at Vanderbilt. Most recently, she served as associate athletics director for marketing, branding and fan development at California State University-Northridge, overseeing external operations for the school's 19 NCAA varsity programs. -- Nashville Post
Birmingham’s Oscar Vargas spearheads 2023 Daily News All-Area boys soccer team
Harris earned All-CIF honors and is committed to play at Cal State Northridge. -- Los Angeles Daily News
CSUN Beach Volleyball Sweeps St. Katherine; Falls to Concordia
The California State University, Northridge beach volleyball team (13-12) split a Saturday at Great Park as the Matadors swept Saint Katherine for the second straight day before falling in a tight 3-2 decision to host Concordia Irvine. -- SCV News
How Brands Like H&R Block, Degree and LG Are Closing the Equity Gap for NIL in College Sports
Before Anessa Campos signed an NIL deal with H&R Block, the Cal State Northridge soccer star had already played on the 2022 U.S. Deaf Women’s National Soccer Team that won the Olympic Gold Medal at the Deaflympics in Brazil. She, too, liked the idea of NIL deals rewarding athletes for the work they put into their sport. The reality of NIL deals has been somewhat more limited, as “we do not choose these opportunities; they chose us.” She appreciates how her H&R Block deal offset costs and gave her motivation, but knows the playing field hasn’t quite leveled. -- AdWeekl
The Terrific Ten: Top Performances in College Softball from April 1st
4. Cal State Northridge won their first series over Long Beach State since 2015, with CSUN knocking off the 49ers who had led the Big West in undefeated fashion entering the weekend. CSUN had already won game one of the series, then took the win in the final game of the weekend, the nightcap of a doubleheader on Saturday. The Matadors picked up the 7-1 win to clinch the series, which also happened to be the 1,500th victory in the history of the CSUN program. -- Extra Inning Softball
Prep Rally: Rodrick Pleasant gets another chance to win at the Arcadia Invitational
Junior pitcher Jackson Banuelos of West Ranch has committed to Cal State Northridge. . . . -- Los Angeles Times
CIF honors soccer stars
On the boys’ side, Oak Park’s Zack Harris, a Cal State Northridge commit, is All-CIF Division 1. Agoura’s Justin Sosa, a St. Mary’s commit, and teammate Matthew LeValley are All-CIF Division 2. -- Moorpark Acron
UCSB Water Polo Beats CSUN on Annie Kuester’s Goal
Annie Kuester scored on a rebound in sudden-death overtime to give 10th-ranked UCSB a 13-12 women’s water polo victory over Cal State Northridge in the Gauchos’ final regular-season home game on Saturday at Campus Pool. -- Noozhawk
BROWN’S SIERRA MARTIN NAMED CWPA WOMEN’S DIVISION I PLAYER OF THE WEEK
She capped off the weekend on Sunday, March 26, by notching three goals in a 15-6 win versus Division III No. 8 Whittier College prior to racking up a pair of markers in a 5-2 dispatching of No. 23 California State University-Northridge. -- SwimSwam