By Jeremy Gonzalez, Sports Editor The Toros men’s and women’s basketball teams showed resilience as both emerged victorious in their conference openers at home on Thursday night against the San Francisco State Gators, with the women winning 97-92 and the men winning 66-63. Both CCAA contests proved to be nail-biters as the women’s […]
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Toros Booted Out of Playoffs in Dramatic Fashion
By Jeremy Gonzalez, Sports Editor The CSUDH women’s soccer team experienced heartbreak on the road against Stanislaus State when it conceded a goal at the beginning of overtime and were defeated 2-1 in the first round of the 2019 CCAA playoffs. Within the first minute of overtime, Stanislaus State got the ball inside of the […]
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Women’s Basketball Gearing up for New Season
By Jessica Olvera, Assistant Sports Editor Heading into his fourth year as CSUDH women’s basketball coach, John Bonner believes that continuing to emphasize defense and a winning mentality both on and off the court could elevate the team to a level it hasn’t reached since the Toros glory days of 2013-14 to 2015-16. While the […]
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Men’s Basketball Prepare for 2019-20 Season
By Jeremy Gonzalez, Sports Editor For the past three seasons, the Toros men’s basketball team has qualified for the CCAA postseason but has been unable to get past the first round woes that haunt them, losing to Chico State in 2017, Cal Poly Pomona in 2018 and Cal State East Bay last season. But with […]
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Toros Volleyball Mourns Loss of Alum
By Jeremy Gonzalez, Sports Editor The CSUDH volleyball team recently mourned the loss of one of their former players, Delea Pursel, who played for the university in 2011-12. Pursel passed away three weeks ago. A moment of silence was held last Tuesday, Oct. 1 before the Toros home match versus UC San Diego. […]