MEN'S BASKETBALL

The LC State Men’s Basketball team punched its ticket to the NAIA Round of 16 in Kansas City with upset wins over Hope International (Calif.) and Montana Tech. The victories secured an NAIA First and Second Rounds title and sends the Warriors back to the final site for the first time since 2021. 

The Warriors, an 11-seed, will face 15th-seeded Evangel (Mo.) on Thursday at 5 p.m. PT.

A full preview will be available on Wednesday.

TRACK & FIELD

Warrior Track and Field will compete in its second meet of the outdoor season at the Oregon Preview at Hayward Field. A select group of LC State student-athletes will participate in the competitive meet at one of track and field’s premier venues. 

“Excited to head to Eugene,” Head Coach Mike Collins said. “Truly one of the premier venues in the world and a privilege to compete there. I know that the kids that are accepted will appreciate the opportunity and we hope they will make the most of it with more conference and national qualifiers.”

LC State earned three national-qualifying marks over the weekend at the Sam Adams Classic. Kea Stieglitz (javelin) and Madigan Kelly (400m hurdles) hit A standards while Geraldin Correa ran a provisional time in the 800m.

Live results will be available for the two-day meet in Eugene.

BASEBALL

LC State opened Cascade Conference play with a 3-1 series win against Corban in Salem. The LC Warriors won 21-3 (7 innings) in game one before taking game two of the twin bill 5-3. LC State fell 9-8 in the third game of the series before a 14-8 victory in the finale. The Warriors (13-7, 3-1) host Eastern Oregon (9-17, 0-4) in a four-game Cascade Conference series this weekend.

“We have a lot of work this week in practice to attain a level of consistency,” Head Coach Jake Taylor said.

The Warriors are 22-1 against Eastern Oregon since the Mountaineers restarted their program in 2021. LC State has won the last 18 meetings including the most recent 24-3 win in April of 2023. 

EOU’s Chase Nett leads the conference in runs scored (27).

LC State leads the Cascade Conference in slugging (.487) and opposing batting average (.245). Dominic Signorelli leads the CCC in on-base percentage (.500), walks (21) and home runs (9). Carter Booth leads in doubles (11) and Drake George is second in ERA (2.70).

Inland Cellular is the sponsor of this weekend’s games. LC State is holding a buy-one, get-one free special on tickets all weekend long. Sunday is Season Ticket Holder Appreciation Day and all volleyball and basketball season ticket holders will get in for free and will be entered to win prizes.