Local colleges: TV to air 3 CSUB basketball games
| Saturday, Oct 24 2009 12:15 AM
Last Updated Saturday, Oct 24 2009 12:28 AM
Three Cal State Bakersfield men's basketball games will be regionally televised on the Fox Sports network, CSUB announced Friday.
The Nov. 20 game at UCLA will be the most widely available game in Bakersfield. It will be carried on all basic cable and satellite TV packages on Fox Sports West.
The Jan. 6 game at Big East power Cincinnati will be carried on Fox Sports Ohio and the March 2 game at Gonzaga will be carried on Fox Sports Northwest.
TIP-OFF DINNER
The second annual CSUB men's basketball tip-off dinner will be held Sunday, Nov. 1, at Buck Owens' Crystal Palace.
Proceeds from the event to to the CSUB special projects fund, which funds "exhausted eligibility" scholarships for players who have finished competing so they may complete work toward their degrees.
About 270 people attended the inaugural event last year, which raised more than $30,000.
A social hour will be held from 6-7 p.m. with dinner and player introductions set for 7-9 p.m.
Single tickets are $150 and a table of six costs $800. Call assistant coach Brian Dignan for more information at 654-2344.
CSUB MEN'S SOCCER
Alberto Navarro scored one goal in each half for Cal State Bakersfield, but three consecutive first-half strikes and a late second-half goal by San Jose State led to the Roadrunners' first home loss of the season, a 4-2 final.
CSUB is now 6-5-2 overall and 1-2-0 in conference play while the Spartans remained a perfect 3-0-0 in the MPSF and 8-6-1 overall.
A called hand ball in the Spartans' goal box just 1:21 into the match put Navarro on the penalty line for the second consecutive match. The senior calmly slotted the ball left while SJSU goalkeeper Jonathan Lester dove in the opposite direction for an early 1-0 CSUB lead.
Trailing 3-1, a San Jose State foul just outside the left side of the goalbox set up a free kick opportunity for the Roadrunners in the 83rd minute. Javier Barba sent the ball into the mix where Navarro elevated and headed the ball down into the net. The Spartans countered with a goall less than 30 seconds later.
CSUB WOMEN'S SOCCER
Alexandria Ngo scored her first collegiate goal with 38 seconds left in the match Friday to lift Cal State Bakersfield to a 1-0 women's soccer victory over Cal State Northridge.
Ngo's shot sailed into the lower right hand side of the net. Freshman Daisy vazquez picked up her first career point when she was credited with the assist.
CSUB is 5-9-2 while Northridge falls to 8-9-0. It was CSUB's fifth shutout of the season. Freshman goalkeeper Jessica Montano, in her first career start, got the shutout. CSUB outshot Northridge 20-6.
JC VOLLEYBALL
Reisa Fessler and Sally Ceja each had a hitting percentage of over .500 and Sarah Kurfess had 15 digs as the Bakersfield College defeated Santa Monica 25-12, 25-13, 25-13 at the Gil Bishop Sports Center. The victory keeps the Renegades (12-4, 5-0 Western State Conference) undefeated in conference play. Bakersfield will host Glendale on Tuesday.
Tina Pulu had 15 kills and Tracy Lewis had 14 as Taft College beat Columbia 25-20, 23-25, 25-18, 25-21 at the Santa Rosa Tournament Courtney Dickerson added 12 kills. The Cougars will face Santa Rosa and West Valley today.
JC SOCCER
Kalley Goodell scored on an assist by Aly Rosales in the second half but Bakersfield College fell 2-1 at Glendale. The Renegades (6-2-2) cwere unable to overcome a 2-0 halftime deficit. BC will travel to Santa Monica on Tuesday.
