GOLF

LC State Golf hits the road to play in the College of Idaho Invitational at TimberStone Golf Course in Caldwell Sept. 12-13. The Warrior’s look to carry the momentum from their season-opening victory at the Coastal Collegiate Classic where both the men’s and the women’s teams took first place. The LC State women knocked off No. 23 Oregon Tech in their victory, and Devon Caruso took home medalist honors on the men’s side. 

The two-day event features 54 holes for the men and 36 for the women. It is the first of three regular-season Cascade Conference tournaments of the year. 

CROSS COUNTRY

LC State Cross Country will compete in two separate meets this weekend, with a group going to Taylor, Ind., for the Taylor Invitational and another heading to La Grande, Ore., for the EOU Invitational. 

The Taylor Invitational will be a highly competitive meet that will feature some of the top teams in the NAIA. Both Taylor (Ind.) programs are nationally ranked, with women ranked No. 4 and the men at No. 20. 

A second group of Warriors will take on regional competition, including fellow Cascade Conference teams at the EOU Invitational.

VOLLEYBALL

LC State Volleyball will host its second straight weekend of home matches, with Evergreen State in town on Friday and Northwest visiting on Saturday. The Warriors split their home-opening weekend with a 3-1 loss to No. 7 Eastern Oregon and 3-1 victory over College of Idaho. 

The Warriors are 5-0 against the Evergreen State Geoducks dating back to 2014. LC swept both meetings last season, with Cassidy Nelson tallying 29 kills between the two matches. 

LC is 5-1 when facing the Northwest Eagles dating back to 2010. The Warriors took both contests in the 2021 seasons in five sets, highlighted by 20 kills from Grecia Ung Enriquez and 19 from Nelson in the second meeting. 

The Warriors are currently second in the Cascade Conference in service aces per set (1.95), aided by 11 in the win over C of I on Saturday. Nelson leads the CCC in aces per set at 0.64 and added seven over the weekend. LC leads the conference in kills per set by opponents at 9.21.

The weekend will begin with the first Elementary School Night of the season, and elementary school students will receive two free admissions. Educators can use the code TEACH at checkout for $2 off a ticket on lcwarriors.com/tickets. Friday’s match is sponsored by Rogers Subaru. 

Saturday is International Night where Warrior Volleyball will recognize its student-athletes from around the world in Ung Enriquez (Mexico) and Vanja Tomic (Serbia).