ROUNDUP : Early Goals Lift CSLA Past Northridge in Soccer

The Cal State Northridge men’s soccer team dug itself a large hole early in Tuesday night’s match at Cal State Los Angeles. The hole was so large, in fact, that the Matadors never were able to crawl out.

After 25 minutes of play, CSUN found itself trailing by five goals en route to a 5-2 nonconference loss.

“It was a nightmare,” CSUN Coach Marwan Ass’ad said. “There were too many mental errors.”

Northridge (4-2) regrouped at halftime and received goals from Matt Zeigler--on an assist by Armando Valdivia--and Danny Daniels, on an assist from Zeigler. But that proved too little, too late.

“We should have scored six goals,” Ass’ad said. “There were four easy misses.”

Cal State Northridge will travel to Cal State Sacramento on Saturday for its next match.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Cal State Dominguez Hills d. Cal Lutheran, 15-3, 15-1, 15-9--Ann Mumma had three kills for host Cal Lutheran (3-6) in a nonconference loss to Dominguez Hills.

Heather Perini and Jennifer Baker had three kills each for Cal State Dominguez Hills.

Ventura d. College of the Canyons, 15-6, 15-9, 15-7--Vanessa Hackett had 11 kills and 12 digs and Erin Donaldson added 10 kills, eight digs and three service aces to pace visiting Ventura (2-1, 1-1) in a Western State Conference match.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL

Royal d. Simi Valley, 15-1, 15-8, 15-8--Jennifer Hamilton, a second-team All-Southern Section pick last year, had 13 kills and five stuff blocks to lead visiting Royal to its first Marmonte League victory of the season.

Aimee Moon backed Hamilton with four aces and 16 service points.

Royal, 3-0 overall and 1-0 in league play, dropped three spots, to eighth, in the latest Southern Section coaches’ poll. But Coach Bob Ferguson wasn’t bothered.

“The rankings mean nothing to me until the end of the season,” Ferguson said.

Royal’s other top players included Stacy Kaufmann, who had five kills and five digs, and setter Tracy Tahy, who 16 assists.

Simi Valley is 0-1 overall and 0-1 in league play.

Thousand Oaks d. Newbury Park, 16-14, 15-13, 15-13--Kaili Kimura had 11 kills and Karli Cleary added 10 for visiting Thousand Oaks (2-4, 1-0) in a Marmonte League match.

Agoura d. Westlake, 15-6, 3-15, 15-12, 15-4--Jenny Pavley, Shannon Finney, Tracy Heflin and Jenny Tattersal each had six kills to lead Agoura to a Marmonte League victory at home.

Agoura is 2-1 overall, 1-0 in league play.

Middle blocker Kerrie Logan had 12 kills for Westlake (0-1 in league play).

Oak Park d. Santa Paula, 15-1, 10-15, 15-5, 15-9--Senior middle blocker Kristine Butler had eight kills and three aces and sophomore Kimi Thompson had five aces and eight digs to lead the Eagles (2-1) in a nonleague match at Santa Paula.

Bell-Jeff d. Chaminade, 16-14, 11-15, 15-10, 8-15, 15-13--Andy Ferchaw had 28 kills for Bell-Jeff (5-0) and teammate Louella Lovely added 50 assists in outlasting Chaminade.

Katy Bloodgood had 58 assists and Sabrina Pozzi 20 kills for Chaminade (2-1).

Moorpark d. Saugus, 15-2, 15-6, 15-13--Kristie Evans had 13 kills and Nicole Funfar seven for visiting Moorpark (4-0) in a nonleague match at Saugus.

Sylmar d. Hollywood, 10-15, 15-8, 11-15, 15-3, 15-9--Tina Taschereau had five kills and teammates Brandy Hebner and Theresa Martinez had six aces to pace Sylmar (1-1) to a nonleague win at Sylmar.

Campbell Hall d. Oakwood, 15-3, 15-1, 15-6--Senior middle blocker Dana Peterson had five kills and senior setter Megan Lucas had 12 assists to lead Campbell Hall (2-1, 2-0) to a Delphic League win.

Village Christian d. Fillmore, 15-7, 5-15, 15-8, 15-8--Sophomore setter Amy Crawford had five aces and 16 assists as Village Christian (2-1) won a nonleague match at Fillmore.

Westside Alternative d. Valley Alternative, 15-1, 9-15, 15-3, 15-10--Georgia Schwab had five kills for Westside Alternative (1-1 in league play) in a Magnet League match.

L.A. Lutheran d. First Lutheran, 15-10, 15-12, 4-15, 15-9--Deonna Olson had seven kills to help L.A. Lutheran (2-0, 1-0) win its Heritage League opener at home.

GIRLS’ TENNIS

Chatsworth d. Van Nuys, 6-1--Lillian Ore, Michelle Hirschman, Marla Peck and Christine Kim each won their singles matches as host Chatsworth (2-0) cruised past Van Nuys (0-2).

Hart d. La Canada, 13-5--The doubles team of Julie Wood and Leslie Trovato won three sets to stretch their win streak to 13 and top singles player Jody Parker won three sets to stretch her streak to 12 as Hart (4-1) won a nonleague match at home.