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February 10, 2012 Matadors Claim Five-Set Thriller Over Pacific 21-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-18, 15-13 A common characteristic among young and inexperienced teams is the inability to win close matches and the tendency to wilt under pressure. Although the 2012 edition of Cal State Northridge men's volleyball is young and largely inexperienced, the Matadors scratched out their third five-set of the season Friday against the visiting 15th-ranked Pacific Tigers.
February 7, 2012 Matadors Host Pacific and Stanford in Key Two-Match Homestand Cal State Northridge (3-6, 1-4 MPSF) returns home to host the No. 15 Pacific Tigers (3-7, 1-4 MPSF) and fourth-ranked Stanford Cardinal (7-2, 4-1 MPSF) in MPSF matches this week.
February 3, 2012 Road Woes Continue for Matadors in 3-0 Loss at Long Beach State The 10th-ranked Cal State Northridge men’s volleyball team dropped its fifth straight road match on Friday as the 11th-ranked Long Beach State 49ers swept the Matadors 25-16, 25-19, 25-20 at the Walter Pyramid.
January 31, 2012 Matadors Seek First Road Win of 2012 Friday at No. 11 Long Beach State Following a brief break in the conference schedule, 10th-ranked Cal State Northridge (3-5, 1-3 MPSF) returns to MPSF play this week as the Matadors travel to No. 11 Long Beach State (3-4, 0-3 MPSF) for their only match of the week. Last week, Northridge fell in straight sets on the road at No. 3 UCLA before holding off Cal Baptist in five for their second home win in as many matches.
January 27, 2012 Dominating Fifth Set Propels Matadors to 25-15, 25-20, 19-25, 23-25, 15-3 Win Over Cal Baptist Cal State Northridge got its serving and blocking together in the nick of time as the ninth-ranked Matadors held off the upset bid of Cal Baptist 25-15, 25-20, 19-25, 23-25, 15-3 in a non-conference match Friday night at The Matadome.
January 25, 2012 Matadors Fall in Straight Sets On the Road at Third-Ranked UCLA Cal State Northridge suffered a straight-set loss (25-16, 25-16, 25-23) at third-ranked UCLA Wednesday night at the Wooden Center. Freshman Julius Höefer led the Matadors with nine kills in the loss.
January 24, 2012 Matadors Travel to Third-Ranked UCLA, Host Cal Baptist This Week Following a successful home opener against No. 8 Long Beach State last week, ninth-ranked Cal State Northridge (2-4, 1-2 MPSF) returns to the road on Wednesday as the Matadors travel to No. 3 UCLA (7-1, 2-0 MPSF) before returning home to host Cal Baptist in a non-conference match on Friday.
January 20, 2012 Matadors Win Final Two Sets to Down No. 8 Long Beach State in Five Julius Hoefer and Matt Stork combined for 38 kills as 11th-ranked Cal State Northridge overcame a 2-1 set deficit to knock off eighth-ranked Long Beach State 15-25, 25-20, 22-25, 25-14, 15-11 Friday in an MPSF match in The Matadome.
January 18, 2012 Matadors Take On No. 8 Long Beach State in Home Opener Friday After five road matches to open the 2012 season, No. 11 Cal State Northridge (1-4, 0-2 MPSF) returns to The Matadome for its home opener Friday against eighth-ranked Long Beach State (2-3, 0-2 MPSF). First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.
January 13, 2012 Matadors Wrap Up Road Swing With Straight-Set Loss at Sixth-Ranked USC Cal State Northridge wrapped up a season-opening five-match road swing with a straight-set loss (25-16, 25-16, 25-23) at sixth-ranked USC Friday night at Galen Center. Freshman Julius Höefer led the Matadors with nine kills in the loss.
January 12, 2012 Matadors Fall to Pepperdine 25-18, 25-19, 16-25, 26-24 in MPSF Opener 11th-ranked Cal State Northridge dropped its MPSF season opener to No. 10 Pepperdine 25-18, 25-19, 16-25, 26-24 Wednesday night at Firestone Fieldhouse.
January 10, 2012 Matadors Open MPSF Play on the Road at No. 10 Pepperdine, Sixth-Ranked USC Cal State Northridge opens the 2012 MPSF schedule this week as the 11th-ranked Matadors travel to 10th-ranked Pepperdine (1-1, 0-0 MPSF) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The conference-opening week continues Friday as Northridge heads to the Galen Center to take on sixth-ranked USC (1-0, 0-0 MPSF).
January 7, 2012 Matadors Power Their Way to First Victory, 25-16, 25-22, 25-19 Over No. 10 Loyola-Chicago Sophomores Cory Wagner and Brandon Lebrock combined for 19 kills in their first starts of the 2012 season as 12th-ranked Cal State Northridge swept No. 10 Loyola-Chicago 25-16, 25-22, 25-19 for the Matadors first win of the season Saturday at Rob Gym.
January 6, 2012 Matadors Drop Season-Opener to No. 3 UCLA at UCSB Asics Invitational Despite a match-high 15 kills from freshman Julius Hoefer, 12th-ranked Cal State Northridge dropped its season opener 25-19, 25-23, 24-26, 25-17 to No. 3 UCLA in its first match of the 2012 UCSB Asics Invitational Friday morning at The Thunderdome.
January 6, 2012 Matadors Fall in Four at 14th-Ranked UC Santa Barbara Cal State Northridge sufferered a pair of four-set losses on the opening day of the UCSB Asics Invitational which was capped by the Matadors’ 20-25, 25-17, 25-20, 26-24 loss to 14th-ranked UC Santa Barbara Friday night at Rob Gym.
January 5, 2012 12th-Ranked Matadors Open 2012 Season Against No. 3 UCLA Friday at UCSB/Asics Invitational Cal State Northridge (0-0, 0-0 MPSF) opens up the 2012 season in a familiar place Friday as the 12th-ranked Matadors take on No. 3 UCLA at the UCSB/Asics Invitational. Matches will take place at both UCSB’s Thunderdome and Rob Gym over the next two days.
December 31, 2011 Matadors Top British Columbia in New Years Eve Exhibition Freshman Julius Hoefer pounded a match-high 18 kills and Cal State Northridge limited the University of British Columbia to an .014 hitting effort in a New Years Eve exhibition match Saturday afternoon in the CSUN Activity Center.
December 13, 2011 Jakub Ciesla Signs National Letter of Intent with Matador Men's Volleyball Cal State Northridge men’s volleyball coach Jeff Campbell has announced the signing of Jakub Ciesla to a National Letter of Intent to play for the Matadors.
December 7, 2011 Northridge Picked to Finish Sixth in MPSF Preseason Coaches Poll Cal State Northridge was picked to finish sixth in the 2012 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Men's Volleyball Preseason Coaches Poll released Dec. 7. The Matadors, coming off a 7-22 season in 2011, return all but two starters as they seek a return to the upper echelon of the conference.
November 15, 2011 Matadors Win Two of Three Matches at UCLA SAC Tournament Cal State Northridge men's volleyball wrapped up the fall preseason schedule by winning two of its three matches at the UCLA SAC Tournament last weekend (Nov. 11-12). The Matadors opened with straight-set wins over UC Santa Barbara and USC before falling to the host Bruins in their final match on Saturday.
October 25, 2011 Matadors to Host Annual Alumni Match Saturday, Oct. 29 Cal State Northridge men's volleyball will host its annual Alumni match this Saturday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. in The Matadome. The Alumni will take on the current Matadors in a best-of-five match followed by a reception at Claim Jumper in Northridge.
October 21, 2011 Matadors Past and Present to Represent United States in Pan American Games Former Cal State Northridge All-Americans Cody Loe and Eric Vance and current Matador Matt Stork will be among 11 players playing for the United States men's volleyball team in the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
October 16, 2011 Matadors Finish Undefeated in Six Matches at USC Fall Tournament Cal State Northridge got off to a successful start in its first fall tournament as the Matadors won all six of their matches at the USC Fall Tournament Friday and Saturday at the Galen Center Pavilion.
October 13, 2011 Matador Men's Volleyball Opens Fall Camp Cal State Northridge men's volleyball opened its fall training camp on Monday, Oct. 10. A roster of 25 players entered camp as the Matadors prepare for the first of two fall tournaments this weekend at USC. The four-week camp wraps up in November at the UCLA SAC Tournament.
September 16, 2011 Former Matadors Isaac Kneubuhl and Jacek Ratajczak Reunited in Germany Former Cal State Northridge All-Americans Isaac Kneubuhl and Jacek Ratajczak have crossed paths again as both are playing on the same side of the net for VC Gotha in Germany.
June 2, 2011 Jeff Baxter Earns 2011 MPSF Men's Volleyball All-Academic Honors
May 31, 2011 Campbell Signs Trio to National Letters of Intent
May 10, 2011 Matador Minute with Theo Edwards - Men's Volleyball
April 21, 2011 Greg Faulkner Named to 2011 MPSF All-Freshman Team
April 20, 2011 Matador Men's Volleyball 2011 Season in Review
April 16, 2011 Matadors No Match For Fifth-Ranked Long Beach State in Season Finale
April 13, 2011 2011 Matador Season Concludes Saturday at Fifth-Ranked Long Beach State
April 9, 2011 Matadors Drop Home Finale in Straight Sets to No. 4 UC Irvine
April 7, 2011 Matadors Put Together Complete Effort in Sweep Over No. 11 UC San Diego
April 6, 2011 Matadors Regroup For Final Homestand vs. UC San Diego and UC Irvine
April 2, 2011 Matadors Fall in Four Sets at No. 9 Hawai'i 19-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-21
April 2, 2011 Matadors Drop Straight Set Decision at No. 9 Hawai'i 25-19, 25-23, 25-19
March 29, 2011 Matadors Conclude Road Trip With Two Matches at Ninth-Ranked Hawai'i
March 26, 2011 Matadors Drop Four-Set Match at Pacific
March 25, 2011 Northridge's Upset Bid Comes Up Short at No. 2 Stanford
March 22, 2011 Matadors Back on the Road for MPSF Matches at No. 2 Stanford, No. 15 Pacific
March 19, 2011 No. 2 BYU Turns the Tables in 25-17, 25-16, 25-19 Rout of Matadors
March 18, 2011 Matadors Upset No. 2 BYU in Straight Sets 25-23, 25-21, 29-27
March 16, 2011 Matadors Conclude Homestand With Two Matches Against Second-Ranked BYU
March 12, 2011 Matadors Snap Skid with Straight Set Win Over Harvard
March 9, 2011 Matt Stork's Team-High 18 Kills Not Enough as Matadors Fall to No. 12 Loyola
March 8, 2011 Matadors Host No. 12 Loyola and Harvard in Non-Conference Matches This Week
March 4, 2011 Matadors Drop Straight Set Decision at No. 4 UC Santa Barbara
March 2, 2011 Matadors Battle But Fall to Eighth-Ranked UCLA 26-24, 27-25, 25-23
March 1, 2011 Matadors Conclude Three-Match Homestand Wednesday Against Eighth-Ranked UCLA
February 25, 2011 Home Woes Continue For Matadors in 25-21, 25-22, 25-21 Loss to No. 9 Pepperdine
February 23, 2011 Matadors Fall to Top-Ranked USC 25-21, 27-25, 25-19
February 22, 2011 Matadors Open Three-Match Homestand Wednesday Against Top-Ranked USC
February 19, 2011 Northridge Bounces Back To Earn Road Win at No. 12 UC San Diego 18-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-23
February 18, 2011 Matador Road Struggles Continue in Straight Set Loss at Eighth-Ranked UC Irvine
February 16, 2011 Matadors Look For Road Wins at No. 8 UC Irvine, No. 12 UC San Diego This Week
February 11, 2011 Matadors Pull Off Improbable Five-Set Win Over No. 2 Long Beach State
February 8, 2011 Matadors Look to Snap Skid Against Second-Ranked Long Beach State on Friday
February 5, 2011 Eighth-Ranked Penn State sends Northridge to its Sixth Straight Loss, 25-19, 25-22, 26-24
February 4, 2011 Matadors Drop Opener of East Coast Trip, 25-14, 25-19, 25-16 to No. 9 Ohio State
February 1, 2011 13th-Ranked Matadors Head East For a Pair of Non-Conference Matches
January 29, 2011 Pacific Upends 13th-Ranked Matadors 25-16, 31-29, 25-20
January 28, 2011 Second-Ranked Stanford Stops Matadors in Straight Sets, 25-19, 27-25, 25-22
January 26, 2011 13th-Ranked Matadors Continue Homestand vs. No. 2 Stanford, Pacific This Week
January 21, 2011 Fifth-Ranked UC Santa Barbara Spoils Northridge's Home Opener
January 19, 2011 Matadors Drop Four-Set Decision at No. 3 UCLA, 25-19, 25-19, 22-25, 25-17
January 19, 2011 No. 11 Matadors Head to No. 3 UCLA Before Taking On No. 5 UC Santa Barbara in Home Opener
January 15, 2011 Matadors Pick Up First MPSF Win With Five-Set Victory at Third-Ranked Pepperdine
January 12, 2011 Matadors Dominance Over USC Ends After Seven Years and 17 Straight Wins
January 11, 2011 Matadors Open MPSF Play On the Road at Top-Ranked USC, No. 3 Pepperdine
January 8, 2011 Matadors Finish Sixth at Gaucho Invitational After 3-1 Loss to No. 2 UC Irvine
January 7, 2011 Matadors Win a Tight One 29-31, 25-23, 25-23, 25-18 Over UC San Diego
January 7, 2011 Matadors Struggle in Season-Opening Loss to 10th-Ranked UC Santa Barbara
January 6, 2011 12th-Ranked Matadors Travel to UCSB Collegiate Invitational To Open 2011 Season
January 5, 2011 Matadors Top Laval 25-22, 22-25, 25-18, 25-18 in Preseason Exhibition
January 3, 2011 Matadors Host Laval University in Exhibition Match on Wednesday
December 20, 2010 2011 Men's Volleyball Media Guide
December 15, 2010 Former Matadors Nils Nielsen and Eric Vance Competing in FIVB Club World Championship
December 1, 2010 New-Look Matadors Picked 10th in MPSF Men's Volleyball Preseason Coaches Poll
November 22, 2010 Silver Lining As Matadors Wrap Up Preseason at UCLA SAC Tournament
November 18, 2010 Matadors Travel to UCLA's SAC Tournament for Final Fall Tuneup
November 8, 2010 Matadors Top Alumni 25-21, 30-28, 25-27, 25-17 in Annual Battle
November 5, 2010 Men's Volleyball Alumni Match Set for Saturday, November 6
October 22, 2010 Former Matador Kevin McKniff Playing Professional Volleyball in Austria
October 21, 2010 Matadors Open Exhibition Season at USC Fall Tournament
September 28, 2010 Former Matador Theo Edwards Named Men's Volleyball Assistant Coach

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