CSUN PULLS THROUGH IN DOUBLE OVERTIME : CSUN 86, CAL POLY SLO 75.Byline: Rizza Yap Daily News Staff Writer Lady luck was with 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 Tuesday night. In a nonconference game against Cal Poly Cal Poly may refer to:
 `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. that perhaps should have ended after the first overtime, freshman Edniesha Curry's shot at the buzzer sent it to double overtime and Northridge finally earned the 86-75 win. Matadors coach Michael Abraham said he was ready to claim defeat when officials decided to count Curry's jumper, made with less than a second remaining in the first overtime. ``I was headed down, ready to shake the other coach's hand,'' Abraham said. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if it was the right call or the wrong call, but we'll take it. This program is overdue for some good luck.'' The Matadors (9-8) led 36-22 at halftime before lack of focus and intensity cost them in the second half. In the first half, Northridge shot 35.1 percent to Cal Poly SLO's 22.2, but the tide turned in the second, when the Mustangs (5-12) made 43.3 percent of their field goals and nine of 10 free throws. By contrast, the Matadors shot 34.6 percent from the field and 50 percent from the foul line foul line n. 1. Baseball Either of two straight lines extending from the rear of home plate to the outer edge of the playing field and indicating the area in which a fair ball can be hit. 2. . ``We made psychological mistakes, (suffered from) defensive breakdowns, lack of concentration,'' said Curry, who along with senior guard Lisa Vaillancourt collected a team-high 17 points. ``I'm not surprised they came back. They're a team like us, used to playing from down, young, up-and-coming. It was our job to keep our composure and win.'' In the last five minutes of the game, that's what Northridge did. In the second overtime, the Matadors gave up the lead just once, when Mustang mustang [Sp. mesteño=a stray], small feral horse of the W United States. Mustangs are descended from escaped Native American horses, which in turn were descended from horses of North African blood, brought to the New World by the Spanish c.1500. Ava Garrett scored the period's first two points. Northridge answered with a 9-0 run on its way to clinching the victory. The game ended with a steal then a layup by senior forward Tannea Nelson, who scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds. |
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