WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

The No. 13 Warrior women returned to their winning ways over the weekend with a Portland sweep. LC State defeated Multnomah (Ore.) and Warner Pacific (Ore.) to improve to 12-2 overall and 6-2 in Cascade Conference play. The Warriors are home for the first time in 2025 this weekend to host Bushnell (Ore.) (4-10, 3-5) and Corban (Ore.) (5-9, 3-5). 

Friday’s game is sponsored by the Lewiston Tribune and Saturday is sponsored by Pepsi. LC State will honor the 20th anniversary of the opening of the P1FCU Activity Center on Jan. 11. More information on that will be available later this week. 

The Warriors are 8-1 against BU since 2009 and took the most recent contest 68-61, but fell in the meeting at home 67-56. In the victory in Eugene, Sitara Byrd tallied 15 points and 12 rebounds. Ellie Sander scored 21 points in the contest in Lewiston with eight boards and three assists. Libby Mathis led Bushnell with 19 rebounds in the win to go with 18 points and grabbed another 10 rebounds when the teams faced off in Eugene. Mathis leads the conference in offensive rebounds per game (2.9).

The Warriors in red are 11-1 against the Warriors in gold dating back to 2004. LC State took the most recent meeting in Salem by a score of 88-52 behind 18 points from Sander, 17 from Lindsey Wilson, 14 by Tatum Brager and 13 from Ella Nelson. Byrd grabbed 10 boards and had six steals. The LC State defense held Corban to just 25% shooting from the field and 17.2% from 3-point range. 

Corban ranks second in the CCC in free throw percentage (.732) and third in 3-pointers made per game (8.0). Lizzy Bennett is third in blocked shots per game (1.3).

LC State leads the CCC in field goal percentage (.482), rebounding offense (33.0), total blocks (62), assists per game (17.9), steals per game (13.3), turnover margin (8.86) and assist/turnover ratio (1.3). The LC Warriors are second in scoring offense (75.1), scoring defense (53.9), scoring margin (21.3) and field goal percentage defense (.362). The Warriors are third in the NAIA in field goal percentage.

Individually, Mataya Green leads the conference in field goal percentage (.608), Darian Herring is third (.558) and Sander is fourth (.511). Byrd is third in steals per game (2.7) and Sander is fifth (2.6). Herring leads in total blocks (37). Green ranks 15th in the NAIA in field goal percentage.

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

The reigning Cascade Conference Team of the Week leads the CCC standings with a 7-1 record in conference play after two wins in Portland over the weekend. No. 15 LC State holds a 12-2 record overall heading into matchups with Bushnell (Ore.) (5-9, 1-7) and Corban (Ore.) (8-6, 6-2). 

Friday’s game is sponsored by the Lewiston Tribune and Saturday is sponsored by Pepsi. LC State will honor the 20th anniversary of the opening of the P1FCU Activity Center on Jan. 11. More information on that will be available later this week. 

LC State is 7-1 against Bushnell dating back to 2009 but fell to the Beacons in the most recent meeting 83-74. The Warriors defeated the Beacons in Lewiston last season 88-63. Alton Hamilton scored 12 in the loss in Eugene. BU’s Cory Johnson is second in the CCC in free throw percentage (.897).

The hosting Warriors are 11-3 against the visiting Warriors since 2005 and won the last matchup 82-64 in Salem. LC State won 78-49 in Lewiston behind 17 points from John Lustig. Hamilton scored 12 in Salem.

Corban is coming off a huge 59-56 upset win over No. 2 College of Idaho in Caldwell and is second in the CCC in scoring defense (66.5). The Corban Warriors are third in field goal percentage defense (.424), blocked shots per game (3.0) and steals per game (7.3), and second in 3-point field goal percentage (.354), 3-point field goal percentage defense (.284) and turnover margin (3.23). RJ Veliz is third in assists per game (3.5)

LC State leads the conference in 3-point field goal percentage (.360) and is second in scoring margin (10.9), field goal percentage (.492), blocked shots per game (3.1). Individually, Hamilton is fourth in the conference in scoring (17.1) and leads in rebounding (9.7). MaCarhy Morris is fifth in scoring (16.2) and in 3-point percentage (.472). Taden King is fourth in 3-pointers made per game (2.2).

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.