CSUN NOTEBOOK: STILL SMARTING FROM LOSS, CSUN GETS SCREAM THERAPY AT PRACTICE.Byline: Brian Dohn Daily News Staff Writer The glazed glaze n. 1. A thin smooth shiny coating. 2. A thin glassy coating of ice. 3. a. A coating of colored, opaque, or transparent material applied to ceramics before firing. b. look was still present. The right cross to the chin landed 72 hours ago, but Cal State Northridge continued to go through Tuesday's practice shell-shocked from Saturday's loss to Sacramento State. That's why CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge coach Ron Ponciano's voice bellowed across the North Campus practice fields Tuesday afternoon, barking bark 1 n. 1. The harsh sound uttered by a dog. 2. A sound, such as a cough, that is similar to a dog's bark. v. barked, bark·ing, barks v.intr. 1. mostly at a defense that missed tons of tackles and gave up 258 yards rushing. ``Our kids have responded to adversity ad·ver·si·ty n. pl. ad·ver·si·ties 1. A state of hardship or affliction; misfortune. 2. A calamitous event. in the past,'' Ponciano said. ``The plan was that the assistants were going to get on them real hard and I was going to rub them up, but apparently they weren't getting on them enough. ``So I took over a couple of drills and starting getting on them, and they responded right. Then the coaches can see what I want done.'' Montana State is four days away, but the 24th-ranked Matadors (4-2, 3-1 Big Sky) are trying to get over a 35-21 loss that continues to sting. And when you can't shake a three-day-old hangover, it makes it difficult for the Matadors to fight for a playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. spot. ``I think the yelling yell v. yelled, yell·ing, yells v.intr. To cry out loudly, as in pain, fright, surprise, or enthusiasm. v.tr. To utter or express with a loud cry. See Synonyms at shout. n. was good,'' CSUN receiver Aaron Arnold said. ``Guys were a little down on themselves, and even though yelling will usually get you more down, I think yelling in this situation will get you more up. This is showing us that the coaches really care and they want to win just as much as we do.'' The moveable force: When Ponciano looked at the Sacramento State game film, he offered this opinion on the defensive line: ``The majority of the time we got blown off the ball,'' Ponciano said. ``That's pretty disturbing.'' So the Matadors got back to the basics of taking on a block during Tuesday's practice and will concentrate more on stopping Montana State's running game, which is averaging 138 yards per game. CSUN junior nose guard Mike Colunga didn't make the trip to Sacramento State, but will play against Montana State. ``I think coach Ponciano brought me here to play run defense,'' the 6-foot-2, 290-pound Colunga said. ``That's what I do. I play run defense. That's my job. I just have to stay low. I'm in a position where I get double-teamed a lot. I always try to fight through and stay low, and if I have to I'll eat grass and let the linebackers (make tackles).'' The rotation of the defensive line will be settled later in the week, but that's not the only place where change is being made. Kenny Knoop, a senior from John Burroughs High, saw time at linebacker and could fit into the Matadors' scheme this week. Triage triage Division of patients for priority of care, usually into three categories: those who will not survive even with treatment; those who will survive without treatment; and those whose survival depends on treatment. unit: Nonparticipants in Tuesday's practice were offensive linemen Beau Cherry (ankle), Julio Alcala (personal) and Mike Barnes Mike Barnes can refer to:
CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO MIKE COLUNGA The CSUN nose guard is expected back in the lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. to help bolster the Matadors' run defense. |
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