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Southland basketball roundup: Pepperdine to face No. 1 Gonzaga in WCC semis
at UC Irvine 86, Cal State Northridge 74: Lamine Diane had a game-high 33 points for the Matadors (13-19, 7-9 Big West), who couldn’t get past the Anteaters (27-5, 15-1). -- Los Angeles Times
Leonard lifts UC Irvine over CSU Northridge 86-74
IRVINE, CALIF.
Evan Leonard had 17 points as UC Irvine extended its win streak to 13 games, beating Cal State Northridge 86-74 on Saturday night. -- The State
Wahine hold off Cal State Northridge to advance to BWC semifinals
At the start of the week, a double bye into the Big West tournament semifinals was possible, but certainly not probable, for the up-and-down Hawaii women’s basketball team. -- Honolulu Star-Advertiser
ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN’S SNELGAR’S 7-GOAL EFFORTS LEAD WEEK 6 STANDOUTS
Cal State Northridge’s Katia Andon-Mateos notched five goals as the #23 Matadors upset #20 Indiana 11-10 on Sunday. -- SwimSwam
Huskies softball team wins two games
Washington State won its home opener 3-1 over Cal State Northridge at Bailey-Brayton Field. Four Cougars (5-7) pitchers combined to hold CSUN (7-7) to one run on five hits and struck out 11. -- Seattle Times
High school baseball roundup: Aaron Suval leads Agoura to 4-0 start in league play
One of the best college recruits during the early high school baseball season has been Cal State Northridge-bound Aaron Suval of Agoura. -- Los Angeles Times
UC Irvine looks to extend streak vs CSUN
BOTTOM LINE: UC Irvine looks for its 10th straight win in the head-to-head series over Cal State Northridge. In its last nine wins against the Matadors, UC Irvine has won by an average of 15 points. Cal State Northridge’s last win in the series came on Feb. 22, 2014, an 81-75 victory. -- Washington Post
Heidegger, Gauchos Come Through in Crunch Time in Win Over Northridge
NORTHRIDGE – In the opening minute of Thursday night's game at Cal State Northridge, UC Santa Barbara's Max Heidegger became the 29th player in school history to eclipse the 1,000-point mark when he made a lay-up. In the final 1:33, he made his two biggest shots of the season. -- Noozhawk
COS' Rusty Smith a win away from becoming winningest coach in program history
Rusty Smith, a 17-year coaching veteran with previous stops at Cal State Northridge and Eastern Washington, spoke of wanting to establish roots in a smaller community such as Visalia while he evaluated an open gym session with the roughly half dozen players who remained at COS following George Tarkanian's departure. -- Visalia Times Delta
Southland basketball roundup: Darryl Polk Jr. helps Pepperdine past Pacific 61-53 in WCC tourney
The Anteaters improve to 2-0 against the Mustangs for the season. UC Irvine defeated Cal Poly 74-47 on Feb. 21. UC Irvine finishes out the regular season against Cal State Northridge at home on Saturday. Cal Poly finishes out the regular season against UC Santa Barbara at home on Saturday. -- Los Angeles Times