Women’s Soccer
After a disappointing road tie with Willamette University last weekend in a game which saw the Missionaries hold the lead until the 88th minute, the Whitman women need a win over Northwest Conference cellar dwellers Lewis and Clark College on Friday, Nov. 6, at home to keep their play-off hopes alive. The Missionaries are currently tied with Linfield College in the race for the forth and final play-off spot, however, the Wildcats hold the tie-breaker by virtue of their superior non-conference record. Whitman can still make the postseason with a victory over the Pioneers if Linfield fails to earn more than two points (three points awarded for a win, one for a tie) in their final two games this weekend against George Fox University and University of Puget Sound respectively.
Men’s Soccer
The Missionaries’ disappointing season comes to an end Saturday as they travel to Spokane, Wash. to take on Northwest Conference champions Willamette University. Whitman played heavily-favored Whitworth close in their first match up, Oct. 11 in Walla Walla, holding the powerful Pirate offense scoreless for the first 77 minutes before falling 1-0 thanks to a late goal from Justin Meyer.
Men’s Basketball
The Whitman men welcome the Northwest Elite All-Star team to the newly refurbished Sherwood Center this Saturday for their final tune up game before traveling to Cheney, Wash. on Nov. 17 to take on NCAA Division I Eastern Washington University, to open their season. The men look to improve upon last year’s 10-16 record in head coach Eric Bridgeland’s second season.
Swimming
The Whitman swimmers begin their conference season this weekend with home meets against Linfield College Friday at 1 p.m. and Pacific University Saturday at 5 p.m. The men’s and women’s teams look to build upon powerful performances in their opening meets when they dominated the College of Idaho 128-74 and 146-56 respectively.
Volleyball
The Missionaries’ season will come to a close Saturday night when they welcome the Pacific University Boxers to Sherwood. The 2009 season was a rebuilding year for the Whitman women as they featured eight first-years on a 13-women roster.
compiled by Max Rausch, sports editor
