CSUN PUMPED AFTER ROAD WIN GROUP EFFORT BEATS IRVINE CSUN 56, UC IRVINE 51.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer IRVINE - Even Ian Boylan couldn't contain his exhilaration this time. The mild-mannered Cal State Northridge guard turned to the UC Irvine student section, yelled and pumped his fist. After exchanging high-fives with the Anteaters, he did it again. He taunted the crowd as CSUN's large contingent of fans chanted behind him, ``This is our house!'' CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge last won at the Bren Events Center The Bren Events Center is the on-campus multipurpose indoor arena in Irvine, California. It is home to the University of California, Irvine Anteaters basketball and volleyball teams. It seats 4,984 for basketball and up to 5,608 for concerts. two years ago. And with a tattered tat·tered adj. 1. Torn into shreds; ragged. 2. Having ragged clothes; dressed in tatters. 3. a. Shabby or dilapidated. b. Disordered or disrupted. lineup of walk-ons and seldom-used players, the Matadors did the unthinkable again. They didn't win the Big West Conference title or anything, they just acted like it after putting the finishing touches finishing touches finish npl the finishing touches → der letzte Schliff finishing touches npl → ultimi ritocchi mpl on their 56-51 victory over UC Irvine on Saturday in front of an announced sellout crowd of 5,000. Boylan had a game-high 16 points. And an unusual postgame celebration. ``I guess I got caught up in the moment,'' said Boylan, who had a game-high 16 points. ``They disrespected us at our house. But I don't want to get into that.'' After all, there was a rare road victory to celebrate. The Matadors have just three road wins all season. They can thank Austin Waggener for this one. Waggener, a gangly gan·gly adj. gan·gli·er, gan·gli·est Gangling. [Alteration of gangling.] Adj. 1. freshman, averaged 7.1 minutes a game and shot 15 percent all year. But he drained a 3-pointer from the right wing with 2:21 left for CSUN's largest lead at 46-40. CSUN (9-10) improved to 5-6 in the Big West Conference good enough for fourth place. A couple of weeks ago, the Matadors were in eighth. The Matadors continued to run a helter-skelter offense, in which they stood around and failed to set screams. CSUN 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. screamed at them during the first half, imploring im·plore v. im·plored, im·plor·ing, im·plores v.tr. 1. To appeal to in supplication; beseech: implored the tribunal to have mercy. 2. them to move. Waggener was about the only player to consistently set screens. But he got an open look late. The Anteaters (9-11) fell to 5-7 in the Big West and have lost five consecutive games for the first time since 1999, when they lost 14 in a row. As 7-foot center Adam Parada goes, so does UCI UCI University of California, Irvine UCI Union Cycliste Internationale (International Cycling Union) UCI Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos UCI United Cinemas International (UK) . He had just one point in a loss to Pacific on Thursday but averaged 17.3 points the three previous games. He leads the teams in scoring with 12.5. But he didn't start Saturday. It was just the second time - beside the season opener - that Parada wasn't in the starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes . Parada didn't play until midway through the first half. It took him 28 seconds to score his first basket. And just 2:24 to earn himself a seat on the bench for the rest of the first half. Last time the teams played, Parada had 18 points - on 8-for-10 shooting - and five rebounds. CSUN trailed 30-25 at halftime but went on an 8-0 run for a 33-30 lead after Davin White nailed a 3-pointer from the baseline with 17:35 left. Parada ended CSUN's run with a big reverse dunk on the other end. Boylan scored CSUN's first basket with 18:54 left in the first half and the Matadors didn't score over the next six minutes. CSUN trailed by as many as eight points but made clutch plays down the stretch. White made two free throws with 17 seconds left for a 55-51 lead, and after Mike Efevberha missed a 3-pointer, walk-on Terrell Jones got the rebound. And the chanting began. Jill Painter, (818) 713-3615 jill.painter(at)dailynews.com |
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