LEWISTON, Idaho – The Lewis-Clark State Warriors have a busy week ahead of them with six teams in action this weekend. LC State Volleyball will host a pair of Cascade Conference matches on top of exciting promotions for fans in attendance. Warrior Cross Country hosts the Inland Empire Championships in the Lewiston Orchards on Saturday morning in the final meet of the regular season, and LC Golf will be in Oregon for the final tournament of the fall in the Bushnell Invitational. LC State Men’s Basketball will open the 2021-22 season on Sunday with an exhibition in the LCSC Activity Center. 

VOLLEYBALL

The Warriors of LC State Volleyball are back in Lewiston for a pair of CCC contests, starting with No. 13 Eastern Oregon on Friday at 7 p.m. On Saturday at 5 p.m., LC welcomes in-state rival College of Idaho to town. EOU swept LC earlier in the season in La Grande, Ore. The Warriors challenged the Mountaineers, currently tied for second in the conference standings with a CCC record of 10-2, and forced two sets into extra points before falling in three (30-28, 25-18, 27-25).

LC State earned its first conference victory of the season with a 3-1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-23, 25-17) win over C of I in Caldwell, Idaho. Cassidy Nelson tallied a season-high 19 kills in the match and Tori Edwards added 14. Kenzie Dean was stellar in the back row with 27 digs, while Josie Peters and Nelson each had 13. 

Friday will be Dig Pink Night in the Activity Center, aimed at supporting breast cancer awareness. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to the match. It is also Dollar Night, so hot dogs and Pepsi products will be available for $1.00 at the concession stand. Friday’s match is sponsored by Happy Day.

On Saturday, LC Athletics will host Warrior Zone Night. Fans are encouraged to wear red, and students can join the Warrior Zone and pick up their shirts prior to the match, courtesy of sponsors Idaho Central Credit Union and Southway Pizzeria.

CROSS COUNTRY

Saturday marks the final regular-season races of the season for the No. 12 men and No. 16 women of LC State Cross Country when the Warriors host the Inland Empire Championships. Multiple NCAA Division I and NAIA teams will be in attendance to provide strong competition at the historically fast course in the Orchards. 

The women will race at 10:30 a.m., followed by the men at 11:30 a.m. Both LC State teams placed second at the Willamette Invitational, with Emily Adams and Cole Olsen leading the way for their respective teams in fifth place individually. This will be the only home meet of the season for the Warriors.

All parking for the meet will be at Lewiston High School, directly west of the start/finish area, or at LC State’s CTE facility just north of the high school. Live coverage of the race will be available. Stay tuned to social media for updates.

GOLF

Both Warrior Golf teams will close out the fall season in Creswell, Ore., at the Bushnell Invitational. The No. 12/14 men’s team found success its last time out at the Warrior Invitational with Devon Caruso taking home medalist honors and the team tying for the team title with No. 7 British Columbia. The No. 21/25 Warrior women have finished third at all three tournaments they have played in this fall. Alexandra Schmidt led LC State at the Culturame Classic with a tie for third place. 

Caruso currently leads the CCC in scoring average at 70.5. Kristof Panke is third at 71.8, Carlos Davila is seventh (74.3) and Jorgen Lie Viken (74.5) and Jacob Waller (74.7) round out the top 10. The Warriors are second as a team and sit 10 strokes behind UBC. On the women’s side, Schmidt currently sits fifth in the CCC with a 76.5 scoring average in conference play. LC State is third as a team with a scoring average of 319.2.

The Warriors will pick back up in the spring. Corban will host the final conference tournament in April before the conference championships later that month. 

MEN'S BASKETBALL

The highly-anticipated 2021-22 LC State Men’s Basketball season will open on Oct. 17 with an exhibition against the Seattle Mountaineers, a semi-pro traveling team. The 2021 NAIA National Runners-Up will host the contest on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Season passes and single-game tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online or at the ticket office. The game will be live streamed and live stats will be available. KOZE will also carry the game on the radio. 

A full season preview will be available later this week.