Washington college sports schedule for Sept. 27 - Oct. 3
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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, Sept. 27
BBCC volleyball at Blue Mountain – 6 p.m.
EWU cross country at Gans Creek Invite – 6 a.m. at the University of Missouri.
EWU women’s soccer vs Portland State – 3:30 p.m.
Gonzaga men’s tennis at Aggie Invitational – all day at UC Davis.
Gonzaga women’s tennis at Fall Foliage Fest – all day at Dartmouth College.
Gonzaga cross country at Nuttycombe Invitational – 10:20 a.m. at the University of Wisconsin.
WSU women’s tennis at Milwaukee Tennis Classic – all day in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
WSU Hidden Duals – women's tennis event in Pullman, all day.
Saturday, Sept. 28
CWU volleyball vs Seattle Pacific – 1 p.m.
CWU women’s soccer vs Saint Martin’s - noon.
CWU football vs Western New Mexico – 6 p.m.
EWU volleyball vs Sacramento State – 11 a.m.
Gonzaga men’s tennis at Aggie Invitational – all day at UC Davis.
Gonzaga women’s tennis at Fall Foliage Fest – all day at Dartmouth College.
Gonzaga women’s soccer at Oregon State – noon.
Gonzaga men’s soccer at Loyola Marymount – 7 p.m.
WSU women’s tennis at Milwaukee Tennis Classic – all day in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
WSU Hidden Duals – women's tennis event in Pullman, all day.
WSU volleyball vs San Diego – noon.
WSU women’s soccer vs San Diego – 7 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 29
EWU women’s soccer vs Sacramento State – 1 p.m.
Gonzaga men’s tennis at Aggie Invitational – all day at UC Davis.
Gonzaga women’s tennis at Fall Foliage Fest – all day at Dartmouth College.
WSU women’s tennis at Milwaukee Tennis Classic – all day in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
WSU Hidden Duals – women's tennis event in Pullman, all day.
WSU men’s golf at Wisconsin Badger Invitational – all day in Madison, Wisconsin.
Monday, Sept. 30
EWU, Gonzaga women’s golf at Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational – all day at Seattle University.
WSU men’s golf at Wisconsin Badger Invitational – all day in Madison, Wisconsin.
WSU women’s golf at The Molly – tournament hosted in Monterey, California, all day.
Tuesday, Oct. 1
EWU, Gonzaga women’s golf at Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational – all day at Seattle University.
WSU men’s golf at Wisconsin Badger Invitational – all day in Madison, Wisconsin.
WSU women’s golf at The Molly – tournament hosted in Monterey, California, all day.
Wednesday, Oct. 2
BBCC volleyball vs Columbia Basin – 6 p.m.
Gonzaga women’s soccer at San Diego – 7 p.m.
WSU women’s soccer at Pepperdine – 3 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 3
CWU women’s soccer at Montana State Billings – 2 p.m.
Gonzaga volleyball vs Pepperdine – 6 p.m.
WSU volleyball vs Portland – 7 p.m.
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