CSUN THROTTLES MISMATCHED IRVINE : CSUN 77, UC IRVINE 53.Byline: Kevin Acee Daily News Staff Writer Sloppy at the start but streaking now, the Matadors routed visiting UC Irvine 77-53 Saturday night in front of 493 at the Northridge gym. It was the Matadors' largest margin of victory since beating 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. 104-66 on Feb. 18, 1995. That, incidentally, was the first half of their last two-game winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of winsstreak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" . ``It's the greatest feeling in the world to win two games in a row,'' said junior 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. , who grabbed a game-high nine rebounds. ``We spoke before of tasting victory. Once you taste it, it's addicting. You want to keep eating and eating.'' Northridge, which has won all three of its games by healthy margins but had four of its five losses decided in the closing seconds, feasted on the struggling Anteaters, who fell to 0-6. Senior Keith Higgins Keith Higgins is a Gaelic football player for Mayo. He plays his club football for Ballyhaunis. In 2006, he was award the Young Player of the year. He is currently injured and ruled out of the 2007 championship.[1] led all scorers with 20 points, 16 in the first half. His brother, Derrick, tied a school record with seven steals, the same record Keith tied earlier in the season. Derrick, a junior, also scored 12 points. And junior point guard Lucky Grundy scored 13 points after scoring a career-high 15 two nights earlier. Next up is UC Santa Barbara, which comes to town Monday. The Gauchos lost earlier this season to Pepperdine, which Northridge beat Thursday to start this momentous streak. (Momentous in that it halted a span of nine games in which Northridge had not been able to follow a win with a win.) The Matadors' last three-game winning streak was in 1992. Too often since Northridge beat San Luis Obispo and Sacramento State in successive games two Februaries ago, chances at a winning streak have ended in heartbreak. A sampling of the setbacks: The Streak of '95, as it is referred to in Matador matador In bullfighting, the principal performer, who works the capes and attempts to dispatch the bull with a sword thrust between the shoulder blades. Most of the techniques used by modern matadors were established in the 1910s by Juan Belmonte (b. 1894–d. lore, was stopped by a three-point loss at home to Southern Utah. After a win in the first round of the American West Conference tournament, the 1995-96 season ended with an 83-82 loss to Southern Utah. Three days after beating Northeastern Illinois 74-73, the Matadors lost by 27 at UC Santa Barbara. A surprise victory over South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. State was followed by an embarrassing 63-59 loss at home to Division II Colorado School of Mines Colorado School of Mines, at Golden; state supported, coeducational; chartered 1874. It was one of the first mineral engineering schools in the United States. . After upsetting Loyola Marymount in the regular-season finale, the Matadors lost by three to Southern Utah in first round of the American West tournament. ``That's in the past,'' Keith Higgins said of Northridge's misfortune. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Northridge's Kevin Taylor secures the ball while Irvine's Damion Pugh defends during the Matadors' 77-53 rout of the Anteaters. Hans Gutknecht / Daily News |
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