Dorsey Helps Matadors Beat His Old Mates

Mike Dorsey scored a career-high 24 points against his former team to lead Cal State Northridge over Seattle University, 88-75, Saturday night in a nonconference game at Northridge.

Dorsey, a junior who left Seattle after his freshman season in 1993 because of academic problems, set the tone with 16 first-half points as Northridge ended a five-game losing streak.

“It was important for us as a team,” said Dorsey, who said he felt “a little extra edge” against his former teammates. “We needed to come out and play harder, and we did.”

Ryan Martin scored 14 points for Northridge (3-8) and Eric Gray added 13.

Jared Robinson paced Seattle (2-9) with 18 points. Mychal Brown scored 17 points for the Chieftains, including 13 in the second half. Hugh Stephens added 15 points for Seattle.

Led by Dorsey’s scoring and 10 points in two minutes by Gray, Northridge opened a 50-29 advantage at halftime.

Seattle rallied, outscoring the Matadors, 18-6, to open the second half. Brown led the charge, making three consecutive three-point shots in the span of a minute.