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April 12, 2012 Matadors Clinch Postseason Berth With 3-1 Upset of Sixth-Ranked Pepperdine Sophomore Brandon Lebrock matched his career-high with 21 kills as 11th-ranked Cal State Northridge wrapped up the eighth and final position in the MPSF Tournament with a 25-20, 17-25, 25-19, 25-21 victory over sixth-ranked Pepperdine Thursday at The Matadome.
April 10, 2012 Matadors Battle for Eighth and Final Playoff Spot This Week Cal State Northridge (11-16, 7-13 MPSF) returns home for its final two matches of the regular season this week as the 11th-ranked Matadors host No. 6 Pepperdine (14-12, 9-11) on Thursday and top-ranked USC (20-4, 16-4) on Saturday.
April 7, 2012 Matador Comeback Comes Up Just Short as Stanford Prevails in Five Sets With a potential postseason berth on the line, 12th-ranked Cal State Northridge battled back from a two-set deficit but fifth-ranked Stanford held off the Matadors' upset bid to win 25-19, 25-21, 22-25, 22-25, 19-17 Saturday in an MPSF match at Maples Pavilion.
April 6, 2012 Matadors Inch Closer to Postseason After Five-Set Win at Pacific Several Matadors made key contributions down the stretch as 12th-ranked Cal State Northridge inched closer to an MPSF postseason berth with a hard-fought 22-25, 25-18, 26-24, 22-25, 15-13 win over No. 13 Pacific Friday night at the Spanos Center.
April 4, 2012 Matadors Postseason Quest Continues This Week at Pacific and Stanford Cal State Northridge (10-15, 6-12 MPSF) will leave town Thursday for its final road trip of the regular season as the 12th-ranked Matadors head to Northern California for pair of crucial MPSF matches. Northridge, clinging to eighth in the MPSF Tournament chase, plays at No. 13 Pacific (7-17, 4-14 MPSF) on Friday and at No. 5 Stanford (16-6, 13-5 MPSF) on Saturday.
March 30, 2012 Matadors Can't Sustain Strong Start, Fall in Four Sets at No. 4 BYU Cal State Northridge got an impressive start Friday at No. 4 BYU, but the 12th-ranked Matadors couldn't sustain the momentum and fell in four sets (23-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-18) in an MPSF match at Smith Fieldhouse.
March 29, 2012 Fourth-Ranked BYU Sweeps Matadors 25-10, 25-20, 25-20 Fourth-ranked BYU used its tough serving and its NCAA-leading blocking to sweep 14th-ranked Cal State Northridge 25-10, 25-20, 25-20 in the opener of a two-match MPSF set Thursday at Smith Fieldhouse.
March 28, 2012 Northridge Opens Four-Match Road Trip With a Pair at No. 4 BYU Coming off a successful nine-match homestand, Cal State Northridge (10-13, 6-10 MPSF) opens up a four-match road trip Thursday as the 12th-ranked Matadors play the first of a two-match set at No. 4 Brigham Young (18-5, 14-4 MPSF).
March 27, 2012 Julius Hoefer Named MPSF Player of the Week After Leading Matadors Past Hawai'i Cal State Northridge men's volleyball earned its first MPSF Player of the Week honor since 2010 when freshman opposite Julius Hoefer was honored by the conference on Monday after leading the 14th-ranked Matadors to a pair of wins over No. 12 Hawai'i last weekend.
March 24, 2012 Hoefer, Lebrock Spark Matadors in Hard-Fought Win Over No. 12 Hawai'i Julius Hoefer and Brandon Lebrock combined for 34 of Cal State Northridge's 50 kills as the 14th-ranked Matadors defeated No. 12 Hawai'i for the second straight night Saturday at The Matadome. Set scores were 25-22, 25-18, 23-25, 25-21.
March 23, 2012 Matadors Shed Three-Match Skid With 25-12, 21-25, 25-20, 25-21 Win Over Hawai'i Behind a career-high 27 kills from freshman Julius Hoefer, 14th-ranked Cal State Northridge snapped a three-match losing streak and posted an important 25-12, 21-25, 25-20, 25-21 win over 12th-ranked Hawai'i in the opener of a two-match MPSF set Friday at The Matadome.
March 21, 2012 Homestand Wraps With Two-Match Series vs. No. 12 Hawai'i Cal State Northridge (8-13, 4-10 MPSF) concludes its season-long, nine-match homestand this weekend as the 14th-ranked Matadors host No. 12 Hawai’i (7-14, 4-12 MPSF) in a key two-match series Friday and Saturday. Both matches are scheduled for a 7 p.m. first serve.
March 16, 2012 Matador Dominance Over UC San Diego Ends With Four-Set Loss Cal State Northridge had not lost a match to UC San Diego since the 1988 season, a span of 40 consecutive wins, before the 15th-ranked Tritons topped the 13th-ranked Matadors 19-25, 30-28, 25-18, 25-21 in an MPSF match Friday at The Matadome.
March 14, 2012 Matadors Put Up a Fight But Fall to Top-Ranked UC Irvine Cal State Northridge took its second crack at a top-ranked team on its home floor and despite playing well, No. 1 UC Irvine swept the 13th-ranked Matadors, 27-25, 25-14, 25-23 in an MPSF match Wednesday at The Matadome.
March 13, 2012 Matadors Return to Conference Play Against Top-Ranked UC Irvine, No. 15 UC San Diego This Week Cal State Northridge (8-11, 4-8 MPSF) returns to MPSF play this week as the 13th-ranked Matadors host top-ranked UC Irvine (16-3, 12-3 MPSF) on Wednesday and No. 15 UC San Diego (4-16, 2-13 MPSF) on Friday. Both matches begin at 7 p.m. in The Matadome where Northridge is 6-3 this season.
March 10, 2012 Matadors Drop Non-Conference Match in Four Sets to Harvard After rolling over Ball State and No. 15 Loyola earlier in the week, 12th-ranked Cal State Northridge ran into a buzz saw in Harvard as the Crimson handed the Matadors a 25-17, 25-20, 22-25, 25-22 non-conference loss Saturday night in The Matadome.
March 9, 2012 Matadors Continue Torrid Hitting in 25-18, 25-18, 25-20 Win Over No. 15 Loyola Led by senior Matt Stork, 12th-ranked Cal State Northridge continued its impressive hitting as the Matadors blanked the 15th-ranked Loyola Ramblers, 25-18, 25-18, 25-20 in a non-conference match Friday at The Matadome.
March 7, 2012 Stork, Baker Power Matadors Past Ball State 25-17, 25-18, 25-20 Senior Matt Stork and junior John Baker combined for 31 kills while hitting .568 as 12th-ranked Cal State Northridge swept visiting Ball State 25-17, 25-18, 25-20 in a non-conference match Wednesday at The Matadome.
March 7, 2012 Matadors Open Three-Match Non-Conference Stretch Wednesday Against Ball State Cal State Northridge (6-10, 4-8 MPSF) takes a week-long break from MPSF play as the 12th-ranked Matadors host Ball State (10-5) Wednesday in the first of three non-conference matches. Northridge will also entertain No. 15 Loyola-Chicago (10-8) followed by a Saturday match against Harvard (11-2).
March 2, 2012 Matadors Fall in Straight Sets to Top-Ranked UCLA After pulling out a tight first set 28-26, top-ranked UCLA pulled way from No. 14 Cal State Northridge over the final two sets handing the Matadors a 28-26, 25-15, 25-22 setback in an MPSF match Friday at The Matadome.
February 29, 2012 Matadors Open Homestand with Five-Set Victory Over No. 11 UC Santa Barbara Senior Matt Stork pounded a season-high 20 kills, including 11 in a crucial third set win as 14th-ranked Cal State Northridge knocked off No. 11 UC Santa Barbara 21-25, 25-21, 30-28, 20-25, 15-9 in an MPSF match Wednesday at The Matadome.
February 28, 2012 Nine-Match Homestand Opens Wednesday Against No. 11 UC Santa Barbara Cal State Northridge (5-9, 3-7 MPSF) opens up a season-long, nine-match homestand on Wednesday as the 14th-ranked Matadors host No. 11 UC Santa Barbara (5-9, 3-7 MPSF) at 7 p.m. The homestand continues Friday as Northridge hosts the top-ranked UCLA Bruins (15-2, 9-1 MPSF) also at 7 p.m.
February 24, 2012 Matadors Earn First Road Win with Straight-Set Sweep at UC San Diego The 15th-ranked Cal State Northridge men’s volleyball team picked up its first road win of the 2012 season on Friday as the Matadors swept UC San Diego 25-18, 25-14, 28-26 in an MPSF match Friday at RIMAC Arena.
February 22, 2012 Matadors Drop Straight Set Decision at No. 4 UC Irvine 15th-ranked Cal State Northridge fell in straight sets (25-15, 25-22, 25-23) Wednesday at fourth-ranked UC Irvine. Junior Drew Staker led the short-handed Matadors with eight kills.
February 21, 2012 Matadors Wrap Up Three-Match Road Trip at #4 UC Irvine, UC San Diego This Week Cal State Northridge (4-8, 2-6 MPSF) concludes a three match road trip this week as the 15th-ranked Matadors travel to fourth-ranked UC Irvine (10-3, 6-3 MPSF) on Wednesday and UC San Diego (3-11, 1-8 MPSF) on Friday. Both matches begin at 7 p.m.
February 15, 2012 Matadors Remain Winless on the Road After 3-0 Loss at UC Santa Barbara No. 11 Cal State Northridge traveled up the the coast to Santa Barbara looking for its first home win but instead came away with its sixth road loss, this time 25-23, 26-24, 25-23 to the 15th-ranked Gauchos Wednesday at Rob Gym.
February 14, 2012 Matadors Open Three-Match Road Trip Wednesday at UC Santa Barbara Cal State Northridge (4-7, 2-5 MPSF) opens up a stretch of three straight road matches over the next two weeks with a single match this week as the 11th-ranked Matadors travel to No. 15 UC Santa Barbara (3-7, 1-5 MPSF) on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
February 11, 2012 Matadors Drop First Home Match, 3-1 to No. 4 Stanford A trio of Cal State Northridge hitters reached double figures, led by Jared Moore's team-high 13 kills, but the 11th-ranked Matadors suffered their first home loss as the fourth-ranked Stanford Cardinal handed Northridge a 25-22, 18-25, 25-22, 25-19 loss Saturday in The Matadome.
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.

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