WSU sweeps invitational

The Washington State men’s and women’s cross country teams were both victorious at the Montana Invitational held Saturday at the University of Montana Golf Course.

On the men’s side, Alex Grant took first place in the 8-kilometer race with a time of 25 minutes, 5 seconds. Woody Favinger took third with a time of 25:12 and Dan Geib was fifth in 25:37. The Eastern Washington men took sixth overall, led by sophomore Paul Limpf’s fourth-place finish.

On the women’s side, WSU’s Haley Paul took first place, running the 6-kilometer race in 21:32. Isley Gonzalez took third with a time of 22:08. Eastern Washington took fifth, led by senior Camille Mosely’s 11th-place finish.

Men’s soccer

Curtis Flournoy and Matt Friesen scored second-half goals to guide Whitworth to a 2-0 win over Pacific Lutheran in a Northwest Conference match at Whitworth. The Pirates outshot the Lutes 15-5 and had a 4-1 edge in shots on goal.

Whitworth is 4-3-2 overall and 3-1-1 in the NWC. The Pirates host Puget Sound today.

• Jay Vela scored the first goal at 24:42, but Community Colleges of Spokane couldn’t hold of Bellevue during a 2-1 setback. CCS outshot Bellevue 14-6 but had trouble scoring goals.

Women’s soccer

Jael Hagerott scored off a penalty kick with 2:35 left to lift Whitworth to a 2-1 win over visiting Pacific Lutheran in a Northwest Conference game. Hagerott’s goal capped a comeback by the Pirates, who scored both of their goals in the final 9 minutes and improved to 6-1-1 overall and 4-1 in the NWC.

Whitworth will host Puget Sound today.

• Charity Weston scored in the 65th minute off assists from Jessie Malaska and Shannon Ross as Utah Valley State knocked off visiting Eastern Washington 1-0 in a non-conference match in Orem, Utah. The Eagles were outshot 22-2 by the Wolverines.

Volleyball

Addie Webster had 16 kills and Brittney Page added 12 and nine digs as Eastern Washington beat Weber State 30-27, 30-26, 30-20 in a Big Sky Conference match in Ogden, Utah.

The Eagles improved to 8-7 overall and 1-5 in the conference. •Heather Dunn had 20 assists, 15 digs and four kills, but it wasn’t enough as host Loyola Marymount defeated Gonzaga 30-18, 30-21, 30-25 in a West Coast Conference match. Heather Hughes led the Lions with 16 kills and 13 digs.

Gonzaga is 4-12 overall and 0-2 in the WCC.

•Stacie Matz had 13 kills and Megan Kosel added 24 digs as Pacific Lutheran beat Whitworth 30-14, 22-30, 30-13, 31-29 in a Northwest Conference match in Tacoma. Nicole Vander Meulen had 12 kills and Holly Ridings added 36 assists to lead the Pirates.

Defending conference champion Whitworth drops to 3-14 overall and 2-4 in the NWC.

Hockey

The Spokane Braves scored a goal in overtime and beat Nelson 6-5 in a KIJHL game in Spokane.