CSUN DEFENSE NEVER RESTS CSUN 101, DOMINICAN 47.Byline: Dave Shelburne Staff Writer Call it a cold night for the Penguins, and credit a red-hot Cal State Northridge defense for most of the chill. Dominican University's NAIA NAIA abbr. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes Penguins were overmatched against Cal State Northridge quickness Tuesday night, as the host Matadors rode their suffocating suf·fo·cate v. suf·fo·cat·ed, suf·fo·cat·ing, suf·fo·cates v.tr. 1. To kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen. 2. To impair the respiration of; asphyxiate. 3. full-court press full-court press n. 1. Basketball An aggressive defensive strategy in which one or two players harass the ball handler in the backcourt while the rest of the team maintains a close man-to-man or zone defense. 2. to a 101-47 win sparked by the all-around play of guard Markus Carr CARR Carrier CARR Customer Acceptance Readiness Review CARR Carrollton Railroad CARR Corrective Action Request and Report CARR City Area Rural Rides (Texas) CARR Configuration Audit Readiness Review CARR Customer Acceptance Requirements Review . Carr, a 6-foot-1 senior and lone returning full-time starter from last year's 22-10 NCAA tournament NCAA Tournament can mean: Men's Sports
The effort left former Palmdale High standout Carr fatigued but happy with the victory that came right out of Matadors coach Bobby Braswell's plan for the game and hope for the season: `That was our focus,'' the sixth-year Northridge coach said. ``Defend, defend, defend and get some easy baskets.'' Carr, who tied the Matadors old steal record of seven by halftime, said nonstop HP's brand name for its fault-tolerant servers, which range in size from four CPUs to 4,000 CPUs. The NonStop line was created by Tandem Computers, which was acquired by Compaq, which later became part of HP. defense is the name of the game for the Matadors. ``It's in your face pressure the whole game,'' he said. ``You don't have time to relax. You're constantly moving and shifting. It's a lot on your body and a lot on your mind.'' It must have looked even tougher from the Dominican viewpoint, as the pressured Penguins missed their first 10 shots, but which time they had turned the ball over 10 times. They trailed 17-1 before reserve Trey Putnam (11 points) hit a jump shot with 11:12 left in the first half. Putnam followed on Dominican's next possession with a 3-pointer and finished with 11 points - second to teammate Keith Carroll Car·roll , James 1854-1907. British-born American physician noted for his research on yellow fever. In 1900 he deliberately infected himself with the disease for experimental purposes. (12), but little else went right for long for the visitors. They finished the first half with 23 turnovers, 15 of those on Northridge steals, as the Matadors generated 24 points off their press. The Penguins shot just 26 percent before halftime and even less - 25 percent - for the game. ``I was very pleased with our defensive tonight,'' said Braswell. ``It's hard to hold a team to 25-26 percent shooting .'' By the end, nine Matadors had contributed at least one steal, and Carr, freshman Chris Davis Chris Davis is the name of a couple of people:
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