GOLF

Warrior Golf begins its 2023-24 campaign on Monday at the OIT Invitational. Both LC State teams are ranked in the NAIA’s top 25, with the men at No. 20 and the women at No. 25. Read the full season preview HERE. Play will conclude at OIT on Tuesday.

The tournament is part of the Cascade Conference season and results will count for the standings, both team and individual. Live stats are not available for the event.

CROSS COUNTRY

The Warriors are back on the course on Friday at the WSU Invitational in Colfax, Wash. The LC State men will race at 4 p.m. with the women to follow at 4:45 p.m. Both teams had a strong opening race at the Northwest Clash on Sept. 1 and were named the Cascade Conference teams of the week.

Brooklyn Shell led the No. 13 women in Cheney, and Carter Gordon did the same for the No. 14 men. A strength for the Warriors is their depth, so the top five will likely be slightly different with each race. This week’s races are also longer than the season-opening competition with a women’s 6k and men’s 8k. Live results are not available for the event. 

“Looking forward to racing in Colfax this weekend. It has been a few years since we have had the opportunity and with both races being at our national distances of 8k and 6k, we should get a good feel for where we are at before I have to make decisions about who gets to travel to Louisville,” Head Coach Mike Collins said. 
“Probably a bigger deal for the women with the race being the first 6k for many of them.  Should be fun.”

Collins will look to piece together the teams traveling to the competitive Louisville Classic on Sept. 30. The runners that do not make the trip will race at the Whitman Invitational. 

VOLLEYBALL

LC State Volleyball faces a tough challenge this weekend when the defending NAIA National Runner-Up, Corban, comes to the P1FCU Activity Center. The battle of the Warriors coincides with the first Warrior Zone event of the year with Sept. 15’s Red Rush. 

“We’re looking forward to being back on our home court as we host two great opponents,” Head Coach Katie Palmer said. “Friday night is our Red Rush against Corban so it will be a great atmosphere with our crowd wearing red and cheering on the Warriors. Saturday we’re bringing all of our campers back from this summer with free admission to continue inspiring the future volleyball players of our community.”

The LC Warriors are 1-6 against the No. 5 Corban Warriors dating back to 2018. LC pushed Corban to five sets last season in Lewiston in one of the best matches of the year. Corban is currently tied for the top spot in the Cascade Conference with a perfect 5-0 record and was named the CCC Team of the Week. The reigning NAIA National Attacker of the Year, Rylee Troutman, leads the conference in kills per set with 4.02, just ahead of Juliauna Forgach Aguilar’s 3.79.  

Happy Day is the sponsor of Friday’s match where all fans are encouraged to wear red. The first 100 Warrior Zone student members at the match will receive a limited-edition red Warrior Zone t-shirt. 

Bushnell comes to town on Saturday to close out the weekend. The Warriors are 5-5 against the Beacons dating back to 2010 and split the season series in 2022. LC took the contest in Lewiston 3-1 before falling by the same score in Eugene. The Beacons are 4-1 in conference play to sit third in the standings. 

Saturday’s match is sponsored by the Pepsi. The team will host a volleyball camper reunion where 2023 summer campers will receive free admission. Find more information HERE. 

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