Lady Matadors Head for Tourney

Cal State Northridge was not among the 48 teams selected Sunday to play in the NCAA Division I women’s volleyball tournament, but the Matadors accepted an invitation to compete in the National Invitational Volleyball Championships in Kansas City starting Friday.

Northridge (17-8) will play Oregon State and Sam Houston State in pool play matches Friday, followed by contests against Connecticut and Minnesota on Saturday.

The winners of the four five-team pools will meet in the semifinals Sunday morning, with the victors advancing to the championship match in the afternoon.

This is the third time in five years that Northridge has been invited to the NIVC. The Matadors finished second to Houston in 1990 and tied for fifth in 1991.

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The Ventura College men’s basketball team remained undefeated with a 93-55 victory over Moorpark in the championship game of the Ventura tournament Sunday night.

Curtis Gaines led the Pirates (6-0) with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Lance Fay added 17 points.

For Moorpark (4-2), Paul Foster scored 13 points and Jim Harbour had 10.

In the third-place game, Antelope Valley defeated Santa Barbara, 73-66.

The Marauders (4-4) were led by Orville Turner with 20 points.