Northridge Embarrassed by Division II Opponent
On the bright side for the Cal State Northridge basketball team, at least not many people were there to see what the Matadors did Tuesday night.
“This is embarrassing,” point guard Trenton Cross said after Northridge lost, 63-59, before 139 in a nonconference game against the Colorado School of Mines. “They came to our house, a Division II school, and beat us.”
Said Coach Pete Cassidy: “We definitely did not play with any emotion or passion or energy or concern about what was happening on the court. It was a horrible, horrible game from my perspective.”
The Matadors (3-9) shot a respectable 43% from the floor, but they made only five of 24 three-point shots, which hindered their comeback effort. Eric Gray, who scored 13 points, made one of 10 from three-point range.
The Orediggers (6-6) made 44% from the field, including nine of 19 three-point tries.
“If you don’t have any defense on you, you are going to hit,” Cross said.
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