WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
After another strong weekend of Cascade Conference play, the No. 7 Warrior women enter the weekend in second place in the CCC. LC State hosts two of the top teams in the conference this weekend including conference leader Oregon Tech, as well as No. 20 Southern Oregon. The Warriors hold a record of 11-2 overall and 7-1 in CCC play ahead of the home contests.
“This is an extremely tough weekend with two excellent teams coming our way,” Head Coach Caelyn Orlandi said. “OIT leads the conference in nearly every statistical category and SOU has one of the best defenses in the country. Playing back-to-back games is very difficult and playing these two teams presents a great challenge for us. Our team is up for the challenge and we look forward to this weekend.”
LC State won all three meetings with SOU (10-3, 6-1) last season, including an 80-69 victory in the conference tournament. The Warriors are 7-4 against the Raiders dating back to 2012. Maddie Holm and Callie Stevens each scored 16 points in the most recent meeting between the two and Holm added 11 rebounds in the game. The Raiders lead the CCC in scoring defense (52.3) and blocked shots per game (5.8). Kami Walk is third in the conference in free throw percentage (.905) and Meghan McIntyre is third in steals per game (2.7). Clara Robbins is the top shot blocker in the CCC with 2.2 per game.
Friday’s games are sponsored by St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. LC State will host Cancer Awareness Night.
The Warriors will battle with Oregon Tech (13-0, 7-0) on Saturday against one of the strongest teams the Owls have had in recent years. LC State is 6-1 against OIT dating back to 2004 and has won the last three meetings. Stevens scored a team-high 20 points last season in Lewiston against OIT and Ellie Sander added 16. The Owls lead the CCC in scoring (76.6), scoring margin (20.4), field goal percentage (.454), field goal percentage defense (.323), rebounding (45.7), rebounding margin (12.9) and assists per game (11.6). OIT’s Olivia Sprague leads the CCC in assists per game (4.2), is second is free throw percentage (.917) and third in scoring (17.5). Gabbie Gascon leads in free throw percentage (.930) is third in assists per game (3.8).
Saturday’s games are sponsored by the Lewiston Tribune. LC State will host Elementary School Night, where students receive free admission, and well as Heroes Night. Front-line workers, first responders and military receive free tickets to the games.
The Warriors are the top CCC team in steals per game (11.6) and assist/turnover ratio (1.3). Sander leads the conference in 3-point field goal percentage (.441), is second in field goal percentage (.554), third in assist/turnover ratio (2.7) and fourth in assists per game (3.8.). Stevens is third in 3-point percentage (.395) and fourth in 3-pointers made per game (2.5).
