WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
The No. 10 Warrior women are riding a 10-game winning streak heading into the final games of 2022, including a key matchup with the No. 20 Eastern Oregon Mountaineers on Friday. LC State (10-1) and EOU (10-1) are the final unbeaten teams in the Cascade Conference with 5-0 records in CCC play. The Warriors will host in-state rival College of Idaho (7-4, 2-3 CCC) to close out the calendar year on Saturday.
LC State is 6-4 against the Mounties dating back to 2006 and split their meetings last year. EOU was the only team to beat the Warrior women on the court during the 2021-22 regular season. Callie Stevens dropped 30 points in the 71-67 victory in the second meeting. EOU leads the CCC in scoring average, free throw percentage, field goal percentage and 3-point field goal percentage. LC State leads the CCC in scoring margin, field goal percentage defense, rebounding, blocks per game and turnover margin.
The Warriors are 13-0 against the Yotes dating back to 2007 and last faced C of I in the CCC tournament last season. LC defeated C of I three times last year by finals of 66-53, 75-48 and 61-58. ICCU is the sponsor of Saturday’s games.