http://gomatadors.com en-us en-us http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/201304180glhek Cal State Northridge seniors John Baker and Drew Staker were both named to the 2013 All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Men's Volleyball Team Thursday with Baker earning second team honors and Staker named honorable mention. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/201304180glhek 2013-04-18T04:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130414mtdqev Cal State Northridge knew its final six matches of the regular season would be a stiff challenge. Not only were all six matches on the road but four were against teams ranked among the top-six in the nation. Sat, 13 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130414mtdqev 2013-04-13T04:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130411sb0v0b It's beginning to look like Cal State Northridge might need some help from an unlikely ally this weekend in its bid to reach the postseason. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130411sb0v0b 2013-04-10T04:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/2013040980k8t5 The six-match road trip to close the regular season has reached a critical point for Cal State Northridge (11-13, 9-13 MPSF) as the Matadors continue to fight for their playoff lives. With road matches at No. 4 UC Irvine (20-6, 17-6 MPSF) and No. 2 Long Beach State (21-7, 17-6 MPSF) looming this week, the Matadors still need either one win or one Hawaii loss to clinch a postseason berth. Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/2013040980k8t5 2013-04-09T04:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/201304075rlzdt Wins in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation are difficult to come by and conference win number 10 is proving to be elusive for Cal State Northridge as the 10th-ranked Matadors, fighting for their playoff lives, ran into a buzz saw in USC Saturday night at Galen Center. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/201304075rlzdt 2013-04-06T04:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/201304054hvexs Cal State Northridge's bid to secure a spot in the posteason will have to wait one more night as fifth-ranked Pepperdine came back from two sets to one down to defeat the 10th-ranked Matadors in five sets (22-25, 25-23, 17-25, 25-18, 15-11) Thursday night at Firestone Fieldhouse. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/201304054hvexs 2013-04-04T04:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130402xx51cg Cal State Northridge (11-11, 8-10 MPSF), on the verge of clinching an MPSF Tournament berth, continues its regular season-concluding, six-match road trip this week as the 10th-ranked Matadors travel to No. 5 Pepperdine (12-9, 11-9 MPSF) on Wednesday and USC (5-15, 5-15 MPSF) on Friday. Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130402xx51cg 2013-04-02T04:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130331xmjmdb One night after upsetting No. 6 Stanford in straight sets, No, 10 Cal State Northridge was the upset victim as the host Pacific Tigers dealt the Matadors a 25-23, 25-23, 11-25, 29-27 loss Saturday at the Spanos Center. Sat, 30 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130331xmjmdb 2013-03-30T04:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130330q1c0to Cal State Northridge opened its final road trip of the regular season in impressive fashion as the 10th-ranked Matadors swept No. 6 Stanford, 25-20, 25-22, 25-20 Friday night at Maples Pavilion. Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130330q1c0to 2013-03-29T04:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/201303280kksgp Cal State Northridge (10-10, 8-10 MPSF) opens up a six-match road trip to complete the 2013 regular season this Friday at sixth-ranked Stanford (12-8, 9-8 MPSF) at 7 p.m. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/201303280kksgp 2013-03-28T04:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130323sqnanl In front of a packed house, BYU showed why its the top-ranked team in the country as the Cougars swept the host and ninth-ranked Matadors 25-20, 25-22, 25-21 Friday in The Matadome. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130323sqnanl 2013-03-22T04:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130321w2ihnx With the top-ranked team in the nation coming in Friday and a six-match road trip looming after that, Cal State Northridge picked a tough time for a season-long three-match losing streak. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130321w2ihnx 2013-03-20T04:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130320cag7u8 Cal State Northridge (10-8, 8-8 MPSF) bids an early farewell to The Matadome this week as the ninth-ranked Matadors host No. 11 Cal Baptist (11-11, 7-9 MPSF) and top-ranked BYU (15-3, 14-2 MPSF) to conclude the 2013 regular season home schedule. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130320cag7u8 2013-03-20T04:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/201303161dq7kg For the second time this season Cal State Northridge and UCLA went five sets and for the second time the Bruins came out on top. On Friday, UCLA came back from a 2-1 deficit to win the final two sets and hand the Matadors a 20-25, 25-19, 22-25, 25-13, 15-10 loss. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/201303161dq7kg 2013-03-15T04:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130314vwrlzz Senior John Baker had a team-high 13 kills but it wasn't nearly enough to prevent eighth-ranked Cal State Northridge from falling in four sets (25-22, 25-21, 24-26, 25-15) at No. 11 UC Santa Barbara Wednesday night at Rob Gym. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130314vwrlzz 2013-03-13T04:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130312e7n3kj It’s one on the road and one at home this week for Cal State Northridge (10-6, 8-6 MPSF) as the eighth-ranked Matadors open with a road match at 11th-ranked UC Santa Barbara (9-12, 7-10 MPSF) on Wednesday before hosting fifth-ranked UCLA (13-9, 9-7 MPSF) on Friday. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130312e7n3kj 2013-03-12T04:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130309e4khb5 Senior John Baker connected for a match-high 15 kills to lead seventh-ranked Cal State Northridge to a straight set (25-20, 25-16, 25-21) victory over the visiting UC San Diego Tritons Friday in a MPSF match at The Matadome. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130309e4khb5 2013-03-08T05:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130308l7ptfy Cal State Northridge men's volleyball added to its coaching tree on Mar. 7 as former Matador All-American Doug English was named head women's volleyball coach at Northwest Nazarene University. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130308l7ptfy 2013-03-08T05:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130305uswbux After a historic weekend in Hawai’i, Cal State Northridge (9-6, 7-6 MPSF) returns home for a single match this week as the seventh-ranked Matadors host UC San Diego (6-13, 3-11 MPSF) Friday at 7 p.m. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130305uswbux 2013-03-05T05:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/201303040szfhu Behind 15 kills from John Baker and eight kills and seven blocks from Drew Staker, eighth-ranked Cal State Northridge did something they hadn't done in 22 years, win two matches in the same season in Hawai'i. Sun, 03 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/201303040szfhu 2013-03-03T05:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130302akra29 Looking for its first win in Hawai'i in 10 years, Cal State Northridge turned to John Baker and Brandon Lebrock and the duo carried the eighth-ranked Matadors to a 25-21, 17-25, 26-24, 25-23 victory over the No. 11 Warriors Friday at the Stan Sheriff Center. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130302akra29 2013-03-01T05:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130226478r4h After wrapping up its season-long, five-match homestand, Cal State Northridge (7-6, 5-6 MPSF) heads back out on the road this week as the eighth-ranked Matadors travel to Honolulu to take on the 11th-ranked Hawai’i Warriors (5-10, 4-8 MPSF). Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130226478r4h 2013-02-26T05:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130223ss04i4 Cal State Northridge looked poised to force a fifth-set against third-ranked Long Beach State before the visiting 49ers rolled off four straight points to seal a 22-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-23 victory Friday night at The Matadome. Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130223ss04i4 2013-02-22T05:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130220re1no1 After dealing with the third, fifth, eighth and 11th-ranked teams in the country already on the current homestand, things don't get an easier for Cal State Northridge (7-5, 5-5 MPSF) as the eighth-ranked Matadors host No. 3 Long Beach State (11-4, 9-3 MPSF) Friday at 7 p.m. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130220re1no1 2013-02-20T05:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/2013021788jk3a Brandon Lebrock matched his season-high with 19 kills and eighth-ranked Cal State Northridge used a season-best hitting performance to top the visiting Pacific Tigers 25-15, 24-26, 25-22, 25-17 in MPSF action Saturday night at The Matadome. Sat, 16 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/2013021788jk3a 2013-02-16T05:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130216129h27 Senior John Baker had a team-high 13 kills but after winning the opening set, eighth-ranked Cal State Northridge was no match for third-ranked Stanford as the Cardinal claimed the final three sets in a 22-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-21 win Friday night at The Matadome. Fri, 15 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130216129h27 2013-02-15T05:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/201302132ls9g3 Cal State Northridge (6-4, 4-4 MPSF) hits the midpoint of its season-long, five-match homestand this week as the eighth-ranked Matadors host No. 3 Stanford (8-4, 5-4 MPSF) and No. 11 Pacific (5-4, 3-4 MPSF) in MPSF matches. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/201302132ls9g3 2013-02-13T05:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/2013021192qrtm After a record-setting week, Cal State Northridge senior opposite John Baker was named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Molten Player of the Week on Monday. Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/2013021192qrtm 2013-02-11T05:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/2013020971eu3v John Baker and Brandon Lebrock proved to be quite a 1-2 punch for the second straight match as No. 10 Cal State Northridge upset fifth-ranked Pepperdine 16-25, 25-22, 25-20, 27-29, 15-13 in MPSF play Friday night at The Matadome. Sat, 09 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/2013020971eu3v 2013-02-09T05:00:00Z http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130207yn7d2t Senior John Baker connected for a career-high 22 kills while junior Brandon Lebrock added 18 as 10th-ranked Cal State Northridge topped the visiting eighth-ranked USC Trojans 25-17, 18-25, 25-21, 25-22 in MPSF action Wednesday night at The Matadome. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://gomatadors.com/sports/m-volley/2012-13/releases/20130207yn7d2t 2013-02-07T05:00:00Z