Goalkeeper Tawni Takagi of Cal State Northridge...

Goalkeeper Tawni Takagi of Cal State Northridge leads the NCAA Division I West Region in saves with 90 in 14 matches. Takagi has two shutouts and a 2.37 goals against average for the 4-9-1 Matadors.

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About 1,400 fans showed up to watch the Northridge men’s and women’s basketball teams officially begin practice at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday morning.

That is roughly twice the largest crowd to see a Northridge game last year at Matador Gym.

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Five of the 21 players on the Northridge women’s soccer roster are missing from the team picture on the cover of the Matador media guide.

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The Cal Lutheran men’s and women’s soccer teams both have hot scorers.

The men (7-5) are led by senior forward Aluede Okokhere, who has 15 goals and three assists. Okokhere, a native of Lagos, Nigeria, was the 1995 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference player of the year.

Senior forward Jill Simmer has 11 goals and six assists for the Regals (11-2).