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FOUR UPSETS, TWO BY NO. 12 FIU, HIGHLIGHT FRIDAY’S BEACH PLAY
No. 3 Hawaii extended its school record win streak to 15 matches, blanking Cal State Bakersfield and Cal State Northridge at the Big West Challenge in Sacramento. No. 6 Cal Poly also made quick work of the Roadrunners and Matadors. -- Volley Mob
Cal Poly baseball falls to CSUN in Big West opener
Junior pitcher Jarred Zill had his best outing since returning from elbow surgery earlier this month, but Cal Poly baseball opened Big West conference play Thursday with a road loss to Cal State Northridge, 5-3. -- San Luis Obispo Tribune
UCSB Volleyball Comes Back to Beat Cal State Northridge
No. 11 UC Santa Barbara capped off a busy week with a 3-1 win over No. 8 Cal State Northridge on Saturday night at Rob Gym, avenging a four-set defeat from a night before and ending a four-match losing streak, all against top-10 opponents, in the process. Set scores were 25-21, 25-23, 19-25, 25-17. -- Noozhawk
High School Softball Preview: League to be exciting prelude to playoffs
Three players have earned college commitments thus far for Marina. Outfielder Jennifer Swartz will be playing for Southern University. Pitcher Julia Carreon is headed to Pomona-Pitzer, and corner infielder Shayla Thomas has committed to Cal State Northridge. -- Los Angeles Times
Play it Forward April 2-8: Tiger Woods’ revival makes Masters a must-watch
Also this week for Cal State Northridge: At Pepperdine, Tuesday at 2 p.m.; at UC Riverside, Friday and Saturday at 6 p.m., Sunday at 1 p.m. -- Los Angeles Daily News
#10 CSUN WIN FIFTH STRAIGHT IN FOUR SET WIN OVER #11 UCSB
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – #10 Cal State Northridge overcame a slow start to earn their fifth straight victory in a four-set win over #11 UC Santa Barbara (16-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-23). It was CSUN’s first match in two weeks; their last was a home sweep over then-#3 Hawai’i on March 16. The win, combined with a UCI loss at LBSU Friday night, also put CSUN in a tie for second in the Big West with the Anteaters. -- Volley Mob
No. 3-Ranked UCLA Volleyball Sweeps UCSB
The Gauchos resume Big West Conference play this weekend, taking on No. 8 CSUN in a home-and-home series. UCSB will travel to the Matadome on Friday night and then host the Matadors at Rob Gym on Saturday night. The Gauchos are 2-2 thus far in league action. --Noozhawk
NCAA volleyball: UCLA men sweep UCSB, 49ers win twice in beach
LMU’s 4-1 victory at CSUN had been previously postponed because of weather. It left LMU 9-7, while CSUN is 9-2 after seeing its seven-match winning streak end. --Volleyball Magazine
Cal Poly baseball looks to right troublesome trends heading into Big West play
The Mustangs hope to leave the errors and double plays in the past as the 24-game Big West Conference slate opens with a three-game road trip to CSU Northridge. --The Tribune
CSUB baseball lets up 13 runs in loss to CSUN
It took Cal State Northridge (10-14) eight pitchers to get through the game, compared to Cal State Bakersfield’s (10-16) five, but it was the CSUB quintet that surrendered more runs in a 13-7 loss to CSUN on Tuesday afternoon. --The Bakersfield Californian