CSUN NOTEBOOK : WATCHING FROM THE WINGS.Byline: Kevin Acee Daily News Staff Writer It's a recurring theme in Michael Abraham's short tenure as 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. coach: Wait'll next year. The Matadors finished 5-22 last season, Abraham's first at the school. A heralded recruiting class was supposed to make this season something of a coming-out. But injuries and ineligibility struck, and Saturday's two-point loss to Portland State dropped the Matadors to 4-19. But Abraham is approaching next season proactively. Neda Milic and Maya Muzurovic, the two Serbian recruits who were supposed to headline one of the nation's top recruiting classes, are both recovering from knee surgery and unable to play this season, but the coach has taken them on road trips. ``I want them associated with the team,'' said Abraham, who has to leave two able-bodied players home in order to take the pair. ``We know they're going to be integral parts of the team in coming years.'' Nice company: The CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge women will play in a four-team tournament in Iowa next season. The other three teams in the tournament are Iowa, Kansas and Washington. Iowa and Kansas are currently in the top 25, and Washington is a competitive Pacific-10 team. ``It's like `What's wrong with that picture?' '' Abraham said. Abraham feels he'll have the athletes to prevent embarrassment by those teams, saying, ``We've got the talent now. We've just got to get it healthy.'' Happy together: The playing time for the men's basketball team has been distributed pretty equally all season. Lucky Grundy started 17 straight games at point guard; Trenton Cross has started the past two games and played an average of 30 minutes over the past four. As long as the current two-point-guard situation works, the rotation will continue. In the past two games in particular - both victories - Cross and Grundy have played together a lot. They were in the backcourt back·court n. 1. Sports a. The part of a court between the service line and the base line in tennis and other net games. b. at the same time for 14 minutes, including the final five, Thursday at Eastern Washington
Technically, when they're on the court together, Grundy plays the point and Cross is the shooting guard The Shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard,[1] is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. . But teammates can't tell the difference - and don't want to. ``As soon as we get a rebound, we're already into our offense,'' 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. said. ``We don't have to look for one guy. Now it's like, throw it either way and the other guy is gone.'' Grundy and Cross are listed at 6-feet and 5-11, respectively, but neither is anywhere near those heights. They make the lineup small, but both can zig and zag Zig and Zag can refer to:
``It gives us a lot of versatility,'' said Cross, who has scored 24, 22, 30 and 18 points in the past four games. Ratings game: The baseball team is ranked No. 19 in Collegiate Baseball and No. 23 in Baseball America  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . . No go: The football game against Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. Chapman College that appeared to be set for Sept. 13 never materialized. Chapman preferred to play a lower-level opponent. Northridge athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Paul Bubb got the call last week that he'd have to find a new opponent. Since Chico State dropped football on Feb. 5, the Matadors have joined the horde of teams trying to woo the teams the Wildcats were set to play. Bubb said he is not worried the Matadors will be stuck with just 10 games. |
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