WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

The No. 13 Warrior Women’s Basketball team is off to its best start since 2016-17 with a 10-0 record under second-year coach Caelyn Orlandi. LC State will takes its perfect record into the final two games of 2024 with Cascade Conference matchups against Eastern Oregon and College of Idaho in the P1FCU Activity Center this weekend.

LC State (10-0, 4-0) opens the weekend on Friday against the EOU Mountaineers (4-4, 0-3) and will host its annual Toy-for-Tots toy drive in conjunction with major sponsor McVey Entertainment Group. The first 100 fans to bring a new, unwrapped toy will receive free admission and a t-shirt.

The Warriors are 9-6 against EOU since 2006 and won both meetings last season. In last year’s win in Lewiston, Ellie Sander scored 12 points with four steals and three assists, while Sitara Byrd and Darian Herring led the defensive efforts with seven rebounds each. Reigning CCC Defensive Player of the Year Brie Holecek led the Mounties with 17 points.

EOU leads the Cascade in free throw percentage (.786) and is second in 3-pointers made per game (8.1). Holecek is the top free throw shooter with a .917 clip

LC State is 18-0 against the Yotes (3-5, 1-2) dating back to 2007 and last faced C of I at home in last year’s CCC tournament where it defeated the in-state rival 78-57. Sander scored 19 points with seven boards and four assists. Rogers Toyota is the game sponsor for Saturday’s 2024 finale.

C of I is second in the CCC in rebounding defense (35.5) and Anna Mooney is second in free throw percentage (.864). 

The Warriors lead the conference in scoring defense (50.7 points per game allowed), scoring margin (25.7), field goal percentage (.486), field goal percentage defense (.344), rebounding defense (32.6), blocked shots per game (4.9), assists per game (18.9), steals per game (14.6), turnover margin (9.30) and assist/turnover ratio (1.3). LC State ranks second in the NAIA scoring defense, third in field goal percentage, fifth in blocks per game and 11th in assists per game.

Individually, Herring is second in the CCC in field goal percentage (.545), Sander is fourth (.525) and Byrd is fifth (.511). Herring leads the conference in assists per game (4.4), blocks per game (3.3) and total blocks (33). Sander is second in steals per game (3.2) and Byrd is fifth (2.7). Herring ranks second in the NAIA in blocks per game

Tickets and streaming passes for this weekend’s contests are on sale now on lcwarriors.com. The games will be live streamed on the Warrior Sports Network and broadcast on KOZE.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

No. 15 LC State Men’s Basketball has a pair of tough matchups this weekend that will put its perfect 4-0 Cascade Conference record to the test to close out 2024. The Warriors host Eastern Oregon on Friday before closing out the calendar year against No. 2 College of Idaho.

LC State (9-1, 4-0) opens the weekend on Friday against the EOU Mountaineers (5-3, 1-2) and will host its annual Toy-for-Tots toy drive in conjunction with major sponsor McVey Entertainment Group. The first 100 fans to bring a new, unwrapped toy will receive free admission and a t-shirt.

The Warriors are 7-5 against EOU dating back to 2008 and have taken the last three meetings, including a win in last year's CCC tournament. Alton Hamilton led LC State with 13 points and nine rebounds and John Lustig scored 12 points. Garrett Hawkes led the Mountaineers with 22 points. The Warriors shot .532 in the contest.

EOU is second in the Cascade in field goal percentage (.491). Hawkes is third in scoring (18.5), TJ Doman is second in field goal percentage (.640) and Brennen Newsom is third (.632).

The Warriors are 8-10 against C of I (8-1, 3-0) dating back to 2002 and have not defeated the Yotes since 2021. Hamilton grabbed five rebounds at home against C of I last season while Jayceon Smith had four boards and six points. Rogers Toyota is the game sponsor for Saturday’s 2024 finale.

C of I leads the CCC in scoring defense (62.3), scoring margin (21.9), field goal percentage defense (.367), rebounding offense (41.2), assists per game (16.1), assist/turnover ratio (1.8) and 3-pointers made per game (8.8). Samaje Morgan is second in the conference in assists per game (4.9) and leads in free throw percentage (.923). Johnny Radford leads the Cascade in 3-pointers made per game (3.1).

LC State is second in the conference in scoring margin (13.7). Individually, Hamilton leads the CCC in both scoring (20.4) and rebounding (11.4) and is the only player in the conference to average a double-double so far this season. He ranks ninth in the NAIA in rebounds per game.

Tickets and streaming passes for this weekend’s contests are on sale now on lcwarriors.com. The games will be live streamed on the Warrior Sports Network and broadcast on KOZE.