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LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference has a full slate of nine women’s and nine men’s basketball games this weekend around the northwest.
On the women’s side, No. 9 Eastern Oregon University welcomes No. 22 Corban University Saturday at 5:30 p.m. Both teams have one loss in conference play along with Oregon Tech. Both teams’ losses were to OIT. Corban must first face The College of Idaho in Caldwell, Idaho, Friday. The Lady Yotes are one game out of the first place tie. Corban currently has the conference’s longest win streak at six games, but C of I is 4-1 at home so far this season.
A pair of teams receiving votes in the NAIA Div. 2 national poll meet in Ashland, Ore., Saturday. Oregon Tech rides a five-game win streak to its rival, Southern Oregon, for the 5:30 p.m. tipoff.
The men’s side features a key matchup in Portland Friday night at 7:30. Warner Pacific, No. 17 in the country, welcomes No. 10 Northwest to the C.C. Perry Gymnasium. Northwest is the final undefeated team in NAIA Div. 2. Warner Pacific has won all seven of its home games so far this season. The game pits the nation’s top team in steals per game, WPC, versus Northwest, who is fourth in the country in steals per game.
In another intriguing conference matchup, No. 3 Oregon Tech travels to its rival, Southern Oregon Saturday for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff. The Raiders and OIT are each 5-1 in conference play and sit behind Northwest for the conference lead.
Catch all the Cascade Collegiate Conference action live with video stream coverage on CCC TV. Find the free video stream links to the games on CascadeConference.org or by clicking HERE for women’s links and HERE for men’s.
This weekend’s schedule:
Friday, Jan. 6
*Corban at College of Idaho, 5:30 p.m. MT / 7:30 p.m. MT
*Northwest Christian at E. Oregon, 5:30 p.m. / 7:30 p.m.
*Evergreen at Concordia, 5:30 p.m. / 7:30 p.m.
*Northwest at Warner Pacific, 5:30 p.m. / 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 7
*NW Christian at Coll. of Idaho, 5:30 p.m. MT / 7:30 p.m. MT
*Corban at Eastern Oregon, 5:30 p.m. / 7:30 p.m.
*Oregon Tech at Southern Oregon, 5:30 p.m. / 7:30 p.m.
*Evergreen at Warner Pacific, 5:30 p.m. / 7:30 p.m.
*Northwest at Concordia, 5:30 p.m. / 7:30 p.m.