CSUN HOSTS BACK-TO-BACK GAMES BEGINNING TONIGHT.Byline: Brian Dohn Daily News Staff Writer Cal State Northridge won the tournament hosted by the University of Hawaii (body, education) University of Hawaii - A University spread over 10 campuses on 4 islands throughout the state. http://hawaii.edu/uhinfo.html. See also Aloha, Aloha Net. last month and finished second at the BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding tournament. But the Matadors next ``tournament'' is the most important: Big Sky Conference games against Sacramento State and Weber State at home, today and Thursday, respectively. ``I told our guys that we've played back-to-back nights before,'' CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge coach Bobby Braswell Bobby Braswell, an American basketball coach, is currently the head coach for Cal State Northridge. Braswell was named the fourth head coach in Northridge history on April 30, 1996, succeeding the retired Pete Cassidy. said. ``We consider this the Northridge Invitational.'' A pair of wins won't vault CSUN (10-8, 2-4 Big Sky) back into the conference race, but it will give them a bit of security when it comes to finishing in the top six and gaining a berth in the league tournament. ``We gotta get these wins because the road is tough,'' guard Greg Minor Greg Magado Minor (born September 18, 1971 in Sandersville, Georgia) is an American former NBA basketball player. Having averaged 12.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in three seasons at the University of Louisville, Minor was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers as the said. ``Those first couple losses at home (to Portland State and Eastern Washington
It starts with a must-win against Sac State, which last won before anyone knew who Monica Lewinsky Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American woman with whom the former United States President Bill Clinton admitted (after initially denying) to having had an "inappropriate relationship"[1] while Lewinsky worked at the White House in 1995 and 1996. was, or what she was about. The Hornets (0-14, 0-4) are on a 31-game losing streak. The tough task should be in the championship game of the ``Northridge Invitational'' against Weber State, which will challenge Northern Arizona Northern Arizona is dominated by the Colorado Plateau, the southern border of which in Arizona is called the Mogollon Rim. In the West lies the Grand Canyon, which was cut by the flow of the Colorado River while the land slowly rose around it. for the league title. ``We can't get into that,'' Braswell said. ``When you're 2-4 you get yourself ready that way because you can't take anyone for granted. We're fortunate to be where we are.'' Rekindling the touch? In what Brian Heinle described as not-so-subtle tones, several teammates reminded the sophomore center he needed to score more for the Matadors to be successful. Heinle, who averaged 14.1 points in nonconference games, scored 13 points against Montana on Sunday. It was only the second time in the last seven games he reached double digits Double Digits was a pricing game on the American television game show, The Price Is Right. Played from April 20, 1973 through May 18, 1973's show, it was played for a car and used small prizes. , and was his conference high this season. ``I think I've been pressing a little bit,'' said Heinle, who's averaging 6.8 points in conference games. ``I haven't been picking my spots right. When I would get the ball I would try to make something happen.'' Where CSUN rates: The Matadors are ranked 147th in the latest Sagarin ratings, placing them fourth among Big Sky teams. By contrast, Sacramento State is 303rd. Conference-leading Northern Arizona is 75th, followed by Weber State at 107th and Portland State at 124th. CSUN vs. SACRAMENTO ST. Time: 7:05 p.m., CSUN gym Radio: None CSUN (10-8, 2-4) update: This is the beginning of a critical stretch for the Matadors, who play on back-to-back nights and have five of their next six games at home. Emotions could play a big part in this game. The Matadors trounced Sac State 117-65 last February. CSUN is coming off an 92-88 win at Montana and could use this two-game stretch to solidify its standing in the conference. Streaky streak·y adj. streak·i·er, streak·i·est 1. Marked with, characterized by, or occurring in streaks. 2. Variable or uneven in character or quality. scorer Greg Minor scored 36 points in his last two games after scoring 37 in his previous six games. Sacramento State (0-14, 0-4) update: Of the many ways to sum up the Hornets, none works better than this: Their last win came Dec. 13 . . . of 1997. Since then the Hornets have lost 31 straight and are losing by an average of 20 points per game this season. In his two seasons as coach, Tom Abatemarco has a 1-39 mark. The Hornets, 2-34 in league games since joining the Big Sky, have come close to ending the losing streak on several occasions, including a seven-point loss to Portland State on Sunday. They also lost to Houston by two points and San Jose State by three. - Brian Dohn CAPTION(S): Box BOX: CSUN vs. SACRAMENTO ST. (see text) |
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