BASEBALL

The 2024 LC State Baseball season kicks off with strong competition on Feb. 1. The No. 3 Warriors open the year in Arizona at the East/West Challenge against three top-10 teams before heading to SoCal to a pair of ranked opponents. 

A full preview of the season will be available on Wednesday. 

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

The No. 7 LC State Women’s Basketball team blew past both Evergreen State and Northwest University over the weekend to improve the team’s CCC-leading record to 13-1. The Warriors host College of Idaho along with Eastern Oregon this weekend.

“We are looking forward to being home this weekend and getting to compete on our home floor,” Head Coach Caelyn Orlandi said. “College of Idaho always battles tough and we will need to make sure we are starting the game strong. Eastern Oregon has been playing excellent basketball and has drastically improved as a team this season. Eastern Oregon has many offensive threats and our defense will need to be great. Our focus continues to be to move the basketball, stirring together defensive stops, and make sure our last line of defense is accomplished.”

LC State has a 16-game winning streak against College of Idaho dating back to 2007. Callie Stevens scored 14 points alongside Ellie Sander’s 11 points in the meeting earlier this season while College of Idaho’s leading scorer was Mia Austin with eight points. The Yotes enter the week with a 5-9 conference record for the eighth spot in the CCC.

Friday’s games are sponsored by ICCU. LC State will host Boys and Girls Club Night where members receive free admission.

Eastern Oregon is currently number four in the conference standings with a 9-5 record. Last time the Warriors went up against EOU they won 86-73 with Sander leading the scoring with a career-high 28 points. Stevens and Darian Herring both scored 16 points. EOU’s Brie Holecek has a scoring average of 16.7 to put her in the top-five of the conference. Beverly Slater leads in offensive rebounds per game (3.6).

Saturday’s games are sponsored by SPORTPT. LC State will host AAU Night where players will receive free admission.

The Warriors lead the conference in scoring offense (77.6), field goal percentage (.466), 3-point field goal percentage (.349), assists (18.2), and steals (11.7). Stevens is in the top-five for scoring (16.6) and 3-point fields goal made per game (2.8). Sander and Sitara Byrd both average 1.9 steals per game to sit in CCC’s top five.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Another strong weekend for the LC State Men’s Basketball team saw the Warriors earn two wins on the road. The Warriors are 13-1 and face two strong opponents this weekend. Both No. 3 College of Idaho (13-1) and Eastern Oregon (7-7). LC State and C of I will battle for first place in the Cascade Conference on Friday.

LC State is 3-7 against College of Idaho dating back to 2016. When the Warriors last faced the Yotes they fell short by a final of 81-71. Jaedon Bradley led the team with 24 points and seven rebounds. College of Idaho’s Samaje Morgan had 19 points and Johnny Radford led the team with eight rebounds. The Yotes lead the CCC in rebounds per game (42.7). Radford leads the CCC in free throw percentage (.889). 

Friday’s games are sponsored by ICCU. LC State will host Boys and Girls Club Night where members receive free admission. 

The Warriors last faced Eastern Oregon at the beginning of January in an 77-75 win in overtime where Bradley scored 25 points. LC State is 5-5 against EOU dating back to 2008. EOU’s Jonny Hillman leads the CCC steals per game (2.5) and tallied seven against LC earlier this season. The Mountaineers are in top-five in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.320), steals per game (6.5) and 3-point field goals made per game (8.8).

Saturday’s games are sponsored by SPORTPT. LC State hosts AAU Night where players will receive free admission.

The Warriors are second in the CCC in scoring defense (68.9), scoring margin (+12.5), free throw percentage (.749), field goal percentage (.420), 3-point field goal percentage (.381), 3-point field goal percentage defense (.301), rebound per game (39.8), rebound defense (32.5) and blocked shots per game (3.6). Quentin Raynor is in the CCC top-five for 3-point field goals made per game (2.7). Davian Brown is third with a free throw percentage of .857.

MEN'S TENNIS

The LC State Men’s Tennis team had some tough competition on the road last weekend after going up against both NCAA Division I Idaho State and Boise State. The Warriors This weekend, LC State takes on DIII Whitman College at home.

The Warriors earned a 5-4 win against Whitman last season. In the last 10 matchups against Whitman, LC has won seven.

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