CSUN NOTEBOOK: BIG WIN COULD HERALD BIG THINGS.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer It is a big deal. Only the Cal State Northridge softball team doesn't want to make a big deal out of it. CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge beat Stanford 2-1 on Feb. 18, which is one of the program's biggest wins over the past few seasons. But the Matadors want to make sure it's not the only big win this year. ``It was a big confidence booster,'' CSUN coach Janet Sherman said. ``We played well against them. It's the way we should play every time out. We played consistent throughout. It was a nice way to end the weekend on an upbeat note. ``I'm excited about the win but I'm not excited like it's the conference championship because it's not. It's a good win but we needed to beat them.'' CSUN pitcher Sarah Farnworth got the victory over Stanford and then pitched a perfect game in a 3-0 win over Bradley in Friday's Loyola Marymount tournament. The Matadors, although young, have a solid infield, outfield and pitching staff. CSUN is hitting just .164 as a team but Sherman is confident the offense will come around. Just as CSUN, which finished third in the Big West Conference last year at 16-8, is confident it can contend for a conference title. A win over a Pacific-10 Conference The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I. Membership Full members school didn't do anything to dispel that notion. ``Knowing they were ranked (15th), I think we should be ranked,'' third baseman third baseman n. Baseball The infielder stationed near third base. Noun 1. third baseman - (baseball) the person who plays third base third sacker Veronica Lopez said. ``It was a really big win. Everyone was excited about it. We played as a team. It gives us a lot of confidence because we feel like we can beat anybody if we put our mind to it.'' Senior catcher Sarah Cueva leads the team in batting at .286 with a team- leading four RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in and junior pitcher Summer Richardson has a team-low 1.12 ERA. The Matadors have a combined ERA of 3.29. Lopez is the only senior infielder. She's joined by freshmen at first base and shortstop and a transfer at second base. The inexperienced Matadors have developed early chemistry, posting wins over San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. State and Loyola Marymount. But CSUN was shut out by UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX in two games. ``The possibilities are endless,'' freshman Sara Summers said. ``We know we can beat anyone because we have a lot of team unity.'' --Big West champion: Senior swimmer Lisa Andrade swam a personal best by more than three seconds to win the 200 breaststroke in the Big West Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday. Andrade won in 2:14.16, breaking the school record for the third time in her career. Andrade's previous best was 2:17.51. --From CSUN to Oklahoma: The CSUN football team played its season opener at Air Force last year. This season, Air Force will play the defending national champion in its season opener. Air Force and the Oklahoma Sooners The University of Oklahoma features 17 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to early Oklahoma land rush pioneers. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A, in the South Division of the Big 12 Conference. have agreed to play Sept. 1 at Falcon Stadium. --Football injury report: CSUN offensive lineman Keith Kincaid had shoulder surgery last week and isn't expected to rejoin the team until August. Donald Curry had a knee scoped three weeks ago and has begun rehabilitation. Spring football practice begins on March 12. --D-Day wins scramble The L.A. Xtreme's Donnell Day, a CSUN product, won the pregame scramble in Sunday's game against Memphis. In the XFL XFL Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada - Shawinigan / via Rail Service (Airport Code) XFL X-Treme Football League XFL Exit Flight Level XFL X Football League , a player from each team races to get the football first in lieu of a coin toss. Day played for the Matadors from 1996-98. --Still winless The CSUN men's volleyball team continued to struggle in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation is a college athletic conference whose member teams are located in the western United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I. with its ninth consecutive loss. Pepperdine beat CSUN 30-18, 30-15, 30-28 on Friday at the Northridge gym. The Matadors (3-10), who fell to 0-9 in the MPSF MPSF Mountain Pacific Sports Federation . |
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