CSUN NOTEBOOK: CSUN NOT AT FULL STRENGTH FOR OPENER.Byline: Marc J. Spears Daily News Staff Writer The Cal State Northridge men's basketball team will be without some of its key players when it makes its season debut Monday night in a 7:05 exhibition home game against the Double Pump California All-Stars. Senior forward Kevin Taylor Kevin Taylor (born August 11, 1974) is an African-American professional skateboarder. He was born in Wildwood, New Jersey, began the sport at age 11, and turned professional at 16. Taylor skates in a regular stance, lives in Philadelphia. has a sprained ankle A sprained ankle, also known as a ankle sprain, ankle injury or ankle ligament injury, is a common medical condition where one or more of the ligaments of the ankle is torn or partially torn. . And senior guard Trenton Cross is serving the first game of a two-game suspension for leaving a recruit at a party. Meanwhile, senior forward Mike O'Quinn has been reinstated from academic suspension and will be available. Also, forward Jeffrey Parris is expected to play Monday but will miss a Nov. 10 exhibition against the Sons Blue Angels to fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. his one-game suspension for leaving the party with Cross. ``The fact that we will have guys missing will give the others a chance,'' 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. ``It is a good opportunity not only for them but for us (coaches), as well, to see where we are.'' The California All-Stars' roster includes ex-CSUN and Taft guard Brooklyn McLinn, ex-Crespi forward Rashan Hall, former Loyola Marymount forward Wyking Jones and ex-Faith Baptist center Jason Henderson. The team is coached by John Dunn For the poet, see . John Dunn can refer to:
Recruit news: Although the Matadors couldn't lure Senque Carey, losing him to Washington, they do have oral commitments from guard Bradley Jackson of Inglewood High and 6-foot-10 center Dan Read of North Eugene (Ore.) High. Both are expected to sign early. CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge likely will pursue a junior college guard in the spring. Also, 6-7 forward Jedidiah Hall of Montclair Prep, who is rated a low-Division I player by California Cage Report, visited Tuesday's practice and may get scholarship consideration. The women's team has received an oral commitment from 6-3 post player Leah Rice of Sacramento's El Camino High and is seriously interested in 6-4 center Miesha Mattison of San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino Valley College is a community college located in San Bernardino, California. It is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The two-year college has an enrollment of approximately 1,540, and covers 82 acres. . Last season, Mattison averaged 24.5 points and 14.6 rebounds per game, ranking second and third, respectively, among California JC players. The women, who have five scholarships available for next season, open the season with an exhibition on Nov. 11. They were 4-23 last season. Streak snapped: The women's volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. team ended a three-match losing streak with consecutive victories for the first time since Sept. 21. Niki Midwin's 18 kills and 14 digs led the Matadors (12-9, 4-6) to a 3-2 nonconference victory over UC Irvine on Tuesday. Last Saturday, a 3-1 win over Idaho State gave the Matadors sole possession of sixth place in the Big Sky Conference and snapped a five-match losing streak in conference play. Northridge's 18 team blocks against Idaho State are second-most this season. Northridge travels to Sacramento State on Saturday and returns home Thursday for another conference contest against Montana. |
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