LOCAL WOMEN'S ROUNDUP: CSUN: BIG WEST WIN NO. 2.Byline: Daily News There was no need 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 to suppress the smiles that couldn't help but crawl across their faces during the final minutes of their 69-59 Big West Conference victory over UC Riverside on Saturday night, no fear of jinxing the Matadors' first win in six games. The last time Northridge (2-18, 2-7) won, on Jan. 11th against Pacific, every fan inside the Northridge gym held their breath until the final buzzer sounded before storming the court to celebrate. But this time, the few hundred on hand cheered confidently throughout, as the Matadors weathered each rally the Highlanders staged. ``It feels great because everyone on the team can honestly say they put some part into the win,'' said Ofa Tulikihifo, who scored 15 points and had 10 rebounds after missing the last game with an injured left knee. The Highlanders (4-15, 1-7) came to Northridge with only seven players in uniform, but two of those, Cassandra Reeves and Crystal Harris, were All-Big West picks last season. Reeves and Harris combined for 28 points, but all three Highlanders centers were out with injuries, and Northridge was able to take advantage on the inside. In other women's basketball: --USC 89, Washington State 36: Rometra Craig of USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. had a game-high 19 points, and four of her teammates finished in double-digit scoring as the Trojans (10-6, 5-2) posted their largest margin of victory of the season with the 53-point win over the Cougars (0-19, 0-11) in a Pacific-10 Conference The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I. Membership Full members game at Pullman, Wash. --Pepperdine 78, St. Mary's 57: Shanell Law scored 17 points, Tamara McDonald added 15, and Kelsey Ball and Kelli Spencer had 10 apiece for the host Waves (14-6, 6-1) in a West Coast Conference victory at Firestone Fieldhouse Firestone Fieldhouse is a multipurpose arena located in Malibu, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. It was built in 1973 as the home of the Pepperdine University Waves basketball and volleyball teams, who still play at the Fieldhouse today. . Pepperdine, led by Keani Christianson's game-high nine rebounds, outrebounded St. Mary's 43-30 and limited the Gaels (8-12, 1-6) to 34.7 percent shooting from the field. --San Francisco 56, Loyola Marymount 47: Leeane Jensen's game-high 21 points led visiting USF USF University of South Florida USF Universal Service Fund (often part of phone bill in US) USF University of San Francisco USF University of Sioux Falls USF University of St. (8-13, 3-4) past LMU LMU Ludwig Maximilians Universität (München) LMU Loyola Marymount University LMU Leeds Metropolitan University (UK) LMU Lincoln Memorial University LMU Location Measurement Unit (11-9, 3-4) in a West Coast Conference game at Gersten Pavilion The Gersten Pavilion is a 4,156 seat multi-purpose arena in Los Angeles, California. It is the home of the Loyola Marymount University Lions. It was built in 1981. It is also the part-time practice home for the Los Angeles Lakers. . CAPTION(S): photo Photo: CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge forward Heather Cushing (52) is guarded by UC Riverside's Casandra Reeves during the Matadors' victory. Phil McCarten/Staff Photographer |
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