Regional college sports schedule for Jan. 31-Feb. 6
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Washington State women’s basketball hosts San Diego Saturday at noon.
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MOSES LAKE – Check out this week’s college sports schedule, complete with basketball, tennis, track and field, swimming and wrestling events for Big Bend, Central Washington, Eastern Washington, Gonzaga and Washington State.
Friday, Jan. 31
CWU, Gonzaga and WSU track and field at UW Invitational – all day in Seattle.
CWU softball at CUI Kick-Off Classic – 11 a.m., 6:30 p.m. in Irvine, Calif.
CWU baseball at Stanislaus State – 4 p.m.
EWU men’s tennis vs Idaho State – 8 a.m. in Boise, Idaho.
EWU men’s tennis at Boise State – 3 p.m.
Gonzaga women’s tennis at New Mexico State – 2 p.m.
Gonzaga men’s tennis vs Montana State – 4 p.m.
WSU track and field at New Mexico Team Open – all day in Albuquerque, N.M.
WSU women’s tennis vs BYU – noon.
WSU swimming vs Idaho – 5 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 1
Big Bend women’s men’s basketball at Walla Walla CC – 2, 4 p.m.
CWU, Gonzaga and WSU track and field at UW Invitational – all day in Seattle.
CWU, EWU, Gonzaga and WSU track and field at Inland Northwest Invitational – all day in Spokane.
CWU softball at CUI Kick-Off Classic – 10:30 a.m., 4 p.m. in Irvine, Calif.
CWU baseball at Stanislaus State (doubleheader) – 1, 4 p.m.
CWU women’s basketball at Alaska Fairbanks – 1 p.m.
CWU men’s basketball vs Northwest Nazarene – 4 p.m.
EWU women’s tennis vs BYU – 10 a.m. in Moscow, Idaho.
EWU men’s basketball at Weber State – noon.
EWU women’s basketball vs Weber State – 2 p.m.
Gonzaga women’s basketball vs Pacific – 2 p.m.
Gonzaga men’s basketball at Saint Mary’s - 8 p.m.
WSU track and field at New Mexico Team Open – all day in Albuquerque, N.M.
WSU swimming vs Idaho – 10:30 a.m.
WSU women’s basketball vs San Diego – noon.
WSU men’s basketball at San Francisco – 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 2
CWU softball at CUI Kick-Off Classic – 9 a.m. in Irvine, Calif.
CWU baseball at Stanislaus State – noon.
EWU men’s tennis vs Montana – 10 a.m.
Gonzaga men’s tennis vs Nevada – 10 a.m.
Gonzaga women’s tennis at New Mixico – 10 a.m.
Monday, Feb. 3
No events scheduled.
Tuesday, Feb. 4
No events scheduled.
Wednesday, Feb. 5
Big Bend women’s, men’s basketball at Wenatchee Valley – 5, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 6
CWU women’s basketball vs Western Washington – 5:15 p.m.
CWU men’s basketball vs Alaska Anchorage – 7:30 p.m.
EWU, Gonzaga and WSU track and field at Riverfront Invite – all day in Spokane.
EWU men’s basketball vs Sacramento State – 6 p.m.
EWU women’s basketball at Sacramento State – 6:30 p.m.
Gonzaga men’s basketball vs Loyola Marymount – 6 p.m.
Gonzaga women’s basketball at Saint Mary’s – 6:30 p.m.
WSU men’s basketball at Oregon State – 8 p.m.
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