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CSUN NOTEBOOK: FANS' SUPPORT HELPS CSUN FEEL THE RUSH.


Byline: Anel Laj Daily News Staff Writer

Electric. There's no other way to describe the X-factor. A season-high 905 crazed fans witnessed the Cal State Northridge women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges.  team get one step closer to the NCAAs on Friday night with a 83-68 victory over 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. .

``I don't think there has been a game yet where we've actually gotten a rush from the crowd because there haven't been that many people to give us that rush, but we got that tonight. . . .'' said Northridge coach Frozena Jerro. ``They were our sixth man. . . .'' For the most part, it's been the track and field team that has been faithful throughout the Matadors' season. Perhaps it's because they come to support teammate LaShaunda Fowler, who runs the 60 meters, or perhaps it's to raise awareness of women's hoops on campus.

``It's something that we as athletes can appreciate getting support, so we try to support women's sports as much as we can, especially (the) basketball team, because our friends are on it,'' said sprinter Marcus Bivines, who will represent CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge  at the Big Sky outdoor championships on May 22.

Missing in action: The difference in this year's tournament goes beyond the fact that Northridge is in the final.

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 Nancy Youlden, color commentator for Fox Sports Northwest, an added excitement to this year's event is that Montana, which has won nine Big Sky titles, will not be present. The Lady Grizzlies The name Grizzlies may refer to:
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 were eliminated by Portland State earlier on Friday night 64-51.

Media circus: KABC KABC Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children  taped part of the net-cutting ceremony after the Matadors defeated Cal State Sacramento in their final conference game, and Fox Sports Northwest will broadcast the championship game live when Northridge faces Portland State tonight at 5:06 p.m. In Los Angeles, Fox Sports West 2 will show it delayed at 10 p.m.
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Title Annotation:SPORTS
Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Mar 6, 1999
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