Regional college sports schedule for Nov. 8-14
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The Central Washington volleyball team hosts Alaska Fairbanks on Saturday. The Wildcats are 12-6 overall this season and 10-2 in the GNAC.
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MOSES LAKE – Check out this week’s college sports schedule, complete with cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and volleyball events for Big Bend, Central Washington, Eastern Washington, Gonzaga and Washington State.
Friday, Nov. 8
Big Bend volleyball at Walla Walla CC – 6 p.m.
CWU women’s basketball vs Stanislaus State – 12:30 p.m.
CWU men’s basketball vs No. 14 Cal State San Bernardino – 7:30 p.m.
EWU women’s tennis at SDSU Fall Classic II – all day.
Gonzaga Invite – men's tennis tournament, includes EWU. All day.
Gonzaga men’s tennis at ITA Sectional Championships – all day in Malibu, Calif.
Gonzaga women’s tennis at Watanabe Tournament – all day at UNLV.
WSU women’s tennis at ITA Sectional Championships – all day in Los Angeles, Calif.
WSU swimming vs Seattle U – 5 p.m.
WSU volleyball vs Saint Mary’s – 6 p.m.
WSU men’s basketball vs Bradley – 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 9
Big Bend volleyball vs Treasure Valley – 2 p.m.
Big Bend women’s basketball at Bellevue (exhibition) - 10 a.m.
CWU cross country at NCAA West Regional – 10 a.m. in Billings, Mont.
CWU women’s basketball vs Cal State East Bay – 3:30 p.m.
CWU women’s soccer at Saint Martin’s - 11 a.m.
CWU volleyball vs Alaska Fairbanks – 1 p.m.
CWU football vs Sul Ross State – 6 p.m.
EWU women’s tennis at SDSU Fall Classic II – all day.
EWU football at Northern Colorado – 11 a.m.
EWU volleyball vs Montana State – 2 p.m.
EWU women’s basketball vs Walla Walla – 7 p.m.
Gonzaga Invite – men's tennis tournament, includes EWU. All day.
Gonzaga men’s tennis at ITA Sectional Championships – all day in Malibu, Calif.
Gonzaga women’s tennis at Watanabe Tournament – all day at UNLV.
Gonzaga volleyball vs Pacific – noon.
Gonzaga men’s soccer vs Pacific – 6 p.m.
Gonzaga women’s soccer at Loyola Marymount – 7 p.m.
WSU women’s tennis at ITA Sectional Championships – all day in Los Angeles, Calif.
WSU women’s soccer vs Pacific – 4 p.m.
WSU football vs Utah State – 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 10
Big Bend men’s wrestling at Mike Clock Open – 9 a.m. at Pacific University Oregon.
CWU men’s basketball vs Cal State Monterey Bay – 1 p.m.
EWU women’s tennis at SDSU Fall Classic II – all day.
Gonzaga Invite – men's tennis tournament, includes EWU. All day.
Gonzaga men’s tennis at ITA Sectional Championships – all day in Malibu, Calif.
Gonzaga women’s tennis at Watanabe Tournament – all day at UNLV.
Gonzaga women’s basketball at Stanford – noon.
Gonzaga men’s basketball vs Arizona State – 2 p.m.
WSU women’s tennis at ITA Sectional Championships – all day in Los Angeles, Calif.
WSU women’s basketball vs Idaho – noon.
Monday, Nov. 11
EWU men’s basketball at Missouri – 4 p.m.
WSU men’s basketball vs Idaho – 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 12
No events scheduled.
Wednesday, Nov. 13
Gonzaga volleyball vs WSU – 6 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 14
Big Bend men’s basketball at Cochise College – 11 a.m.
CWU men’s basketball vs Walla Walla – 7 p.m.
CWU volleyball at Western Washington – 7 p.m.
EWU women’s basketball at Washington – 6 p.m.
Gonzaga women’s basketball vs California – 6 p.m.
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