CSUN WINS, BUT STRUGGLES WITH RIVERSIDE : CSUN 88, UCR 62.Byline: Lee Barnathan Staff Writer What's a team to do: Feel good about its second half or feel bad about its first half? The answer for 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, in this case, depends on the opponent. Since it was Division II UC Riverside on Tuesday, the view is not so rosy ros·y adj. ros·i·er, ros·i·est 1. a. Having the characteristic pink or red color of a rose. b. Flushed with a healthy glow: rosy cheeks. 2. , although the Matadors easily won 88-62 in front of 183 fans. The Matadors (4-1) played a similar bad-half-good-half game Saturday at UC Irvine, and felt good because Irvine is a Division I team. One bad half against Riverside (2-4) causes some concern, especially with games with nationally ranked Illinois and Mississippi State, which beat Louisiana Tech and could crack the Top 25, later this month. ``Maybe we went out there not focused and thinking we can take this D-II team,'' said center Leah Rice, who scored a career-best 18 points. ``We can't let this team beat us. We need to wipe (1) To completely erase data from memory or the hard disk. See file wipe. (2) A digital video effect that places one image over another. Although there are a myriad varieties, the classic wipe is a scene transition where the next scene slides horizontally or them off the court.'' Of course, since this was Riverside, the Matadors could look at the positives. They include shooting 54.9 percent from the field, guard Edneisha Curry's 21 points, freshman guard Shakira Bryant scoring her first five points; and the defense making 19 steals, causing 28 turnovers and holding the Highlanders to just 39.3 percent shooting. Rice also was a standout, playing 20 minutes because Keisha Harris and Neda Milic had two fouls apiece a·piece adv. To or for each one; each: There is enough bread for everyone to have two slices apiece. [Middle English a pece : a, a; see a after the game's first 5 minutes, 5 seconds. Plus, forward Lynda Amari missed the first half to take a sociology final exam Noun 1. final exam - an examination administered at the end of an academic term final examination, final exam, examination, test - a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of . Rice's previous high was 17 against Eastern Washington
``Leah's coming around to be one of the focal points focal point n. See focus. ,'' Northridge coach Frozena Jerro said. ``I'm looking to get her significant minutes. ... But the good thing is I've got 11 people I can go to. I try to find minutes for everyone.'' Bryant was a benefactor ben·e·fac·tor n. One that gives aid, especially financial aid. [Middle English, from Late Latin, from Latin benefacere, to do a service; see benefaction. , seeing a season-high 11 minutes. She entered the game having missed her first eight attempts over three games. ``When I get my minutes, I try to make the most of them,'' she said. ``I look at the stats and see zero field goals. (That's) something I'm not used to.'' Still, there was that first half, when Riverside led 8-2 and trailed by just six at halftime, 39-33. Northridge put the game away with a 14-2 run in the first 4:05 of the second half. And yet, Jerro isn't completely satisfied. Riverside outrebounded her team 36-34. ``If you let them hang in, they'll come back and bite you,'' Jerro said. ``That was the Northridge of old. We had to come and play.'' |
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