Regional college sports schedule for Oct. 25-31
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The men’s and women’s Central Washington cross country teams travel to Bellingham for the GNAC Championships on Saturday.
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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, Oct. 25
BBCC volleyball vs Blue Mountain – 6 p.m.
EWU men’s tennis at Peak Tournament – all day at Montana.
EWU women’s volleyball vs Northern Colorado – 11 a.m.
Gonzaga cross country at Sasquatch Invite – 3:30 p.m.
Gonzaga Invitational – women's tennis tournament, includes EWU. All day.
Gonzaga men’s soccer vs Portland – 6 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 26
CWU cross country at GNAC Championships – 10 a.m. at Sudden Valley Golf Course in Bellingham.
CWU women’s rugby at BYU – 10 a.m.
CWU volleyball at Montana State Billings – noon.
CWU women’s soccer at Western Washington – 2 p.m.
CWU football vs Midwestern State – 6 p.m.
EWU men’s tennis at Peak Tournament – all day at Montana.
EWU women’s volleyball vs Northern Arizona – noon.
EWU men’s basketball vs Whitworth (exhibition) - 4 p.m.
EWU football at Idaho – 6 p.m.
Gonzaga Invitational – women's tennis tournament, includes EWU. All day.
Gonzaga, WSU men’s rowing at Head of the American – all day in Lake Natoma, California.
WSU volleyball vs Gonzaga – noon.
WSU football at San Diego State – 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 27
EWU men’s tennis at Peak Tournament – all day at Montana.
EWU women’s basketball vs Eastern Oregon (exhibition) - 2 p.m.
Gonzaga Invitational – women's tennis tournament, includes EWU. All day.
Gonzaga women’s soccer at Santa Clara – 1 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 28
No events scheduled.
Tuesday, Oct. 29
No events scheduled.
Wednesday, Oct. 30
BBCC volleyball at Yakima Valley – 6 p.m.
Gonzaga men’s basketball vs Warner Pacific (exhibition) - 6 p.m.
Gonzaga men’s soccer at Santa Clara – 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 31
CWU women’s soccer vs Seattle Pacific – 7 p.m.
EWU volleyball at Portland State – 7 p.m.
Gonzaga volleyball at Oregon State – 7 p.m.
WSU volleyball at LMU – 6 p.m.
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