Women’s Basketball
With a disappointing start to their season, the Whitman women will be seeking redemption in their next two upcoming games, both rematches. This Saturday, Dec. 12, at 5:30 p.m. they will host Eastern Oregon University. In their previous meeting, the Mountaineers of Eastern Oregon busted open a close game, defeating the Missionaries 62-53 at the Lady Yote Classic in Caldwell, Idaho. Dec. 18, the Whitman women travel to Lewiston, Idaho, to take on Lewis-Clark State University. The Missionaries will look to avenge a 74-64 home-court loss. Dec. 30, the Whitman women will wrap up non-conference play when they host Trinity Western University, hailing from Vancouver, B.C. The following Saturday, Jan. 2, the Missionaries will begin their Northwest Conference regular season schedule when they face off with Lewis & Clark College. For the remainder of winter break, they will face NWC opponents Willamette University on Jan. 3, George Fox University on Jan. 8, Pacific University on Jan. 9, Pacific Lutheran University on Jan. 15 and the University of Puget Sound on Jan. 16.
Men’s Basketball
The Missionaries look to ride a 4-1 record this season, against California teams as they face off against the Banana Slugs of the University of California: Santa Cruz this Saturday, Dec. 12, at home at 7:30 p.m. The Whit men will then begin their winter break as they host North Central University of Minneapolis, Minn. Dec. 19. Then on Dec. 28, they travel to Spokane to play in the Whitworth University Classic, where they will take on the University of Wisconsin: Whitewater Warhawks. This will undoubtedly be their toughest test for the remainder of the season as UW: Whitewater is currently undefeated at 7-0 and are ranked fifth in the nation among all Division III men’s basketball teams. The Missionaries will begin 2010 traveling to Oregon to begin Northwest Conference play against Lewis & Clark College on Jan. 2. For the remainder of winter break, the Whit men will face NWC opponents Willamette University on Jan. 3, George Fox University on Jan. 8, Pacific University on Jan. 9, Pacific Lutheran University on Jan. 15 and the University of Puget Sound on Jan. 16.
Swimming
After a brief hiatus, the swim team will get back in the swing of things on Jan. 13 at the California Lutheran University Winter Relays Invitational in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Last year, the University of Puget Sound took both men’s and women’s titles, just barely staving of the Whit men by 20 points. With a more experienced, more talented team, the Missionaries are looking to make a splash. The swimmers will then finish out their Northwest Conference schedule, taking on Lewis & Clark College on Jan. 15 and Willamette University on Jan. 16 before classes resume for the spring 2010 semester.
