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Postseason awards: Cal State Northridge’s Lamine Diane put up numbers of mythical proportions in 2018-19
Scroll through the list of players who averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds per game, and one will find a who’s-who of modern college basketball legends. There’s Tim Duncan’s senior season, Tyler Hansbrough’s junior year and Blake Griffin’s final season at Oklahoma. Mid-major heroes like Mike Daum, Jock Landale and Dylan Windler are there too. One-and-dones like Deandre Ayton and Marvin Bagley have also accomplished this rare feat. -- Mid-Major Madness
UCSB Recovers From Deficit, Beats Northridge in 5 to Reach Big West Semifinals
With its season hanging in the balance, the No. 4 seeded UC Santa Barbara men's volleyball team rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat No. 5 CSUN 3-2 (25-16, 25-27, 26-28, 25-13, 15-9) on Thursday night at the Stan Sheriff Center to advance to the Big West Tournament Semifinals against No. 1 Long Beach State on Friday night. -- Noozhawk
NCAA men: Barton clinches bid; Pepperdine, USC, Princeton, Penn State reach finals
In the second quarterfinal, UC Santa Barbara (18-9) overcame a 2-1 set deficit to defeat CSUN (13-14) 25-16, 25-27, 26-28, 25-13, 15-9. UCSB will play second-seeded Long Beach State in Friday’s other semi. -- Volleyball Magazine
Regular Season Final Weekend Will Decide Top-Ten Women’s Water Polo Conference Seeds
#9 UC Davis (17-10; 3-2 Big West) is locked in as the Big West’s #3 seed, and will face Cal-State Northridge (CSUN) next Friday in the first round. Before that, it’s a quick trip Monday to Avery for a match with the #1 Cardinal; the Aggies have already lost once (17-6) to Stanford. What’s key is that they beat the Matadors last weekend by 11-8; for Head Coach Jamie Wright’s team will focus on holding down Tori Wilson, who leads all Big West scorers with 61 goals. -- Swimming World Magazine
CSUN Readies for 3-Game Set Against Cal Poly
NORTHRIDGE – The CSUN softball team returns to Matador Diamond this weekend to complete a six-game home stand against Cal Poly. -- SCV News
MONMOUTH’S DABROWSKI PILES UP 27 GOALS IN 3 GAMES TO LEAD WEEK 12 STARS
#23 Cal State Northridge moved past Cal State East Bay 11-7 on Friday with help from three goals from Katia Andon-Mateos. Jennalyn Barthels meanwhile supplied a hat trick in the team’s 11-8 loss to #9 UC Davis on Saturday. -- SwimSwam
How last week’s wins over Hawaii prepared Long Beach State for Big West Tournament and playoff volleyball
Long Beach State and Hawaii both earned byes in the first-round of the Big West Tournament. The 49ers will play the winner of UC Santa Barbara and CSUN in the semifinals, and the Rainbow Warriors will play whoever advances between UC Irvine and UC San Diego. -- Long Beach Press-Telegram
NCAA men: Barton-King play for CC title, Lewis and Loyola advance to MIVA final
The powerful Big West gets its tournament under way Thursday in Hawai’i, third-seeded UC Irvine faces sixth-seeded UC San Diego and No. 4-seeded UC Santa Barbara plays fifth-seeded CSUN. Top-seeded Long Beach State and No. 2 Hawai’i drew byes into Friday’s semifinals. -- Volleyball Magazine
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Big West men: Quarterfinals–UC San Diego vs. UC Irvine, 5 p.m.; Cal State Northridge vs. UC Santa Barbara, 7:30 p.m.; matches at Stan Sheriff Center. -- Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Local athletes live out another chapter on spring signing day
Costa Mesa’s Katie Belmontes, a two-time first-team Dream Team selection in softball, will take her powerful bat with her to Cal State Northridge. -- Daily Pilot