Northwest Notes: June 5, 2025

Vandal women to face Denver, 

Oral Roberts in Challenge

The Idaho women's basketball team will host Oral Roberts and visit Denver in the 2025 Big Sky-Summit Challenge, the school announced.

Idaho will host Oral Roberts on Dec. 3, then travel to Denver on Dec. 6. Times will be announced at a later date. It will be the first time Idaho has faced Oral Roberts, with the Vandals holding a 5-0 advantage against Denver all-time.

Cougar volleyball sets

nonconference schedule

Washington State announced its 2025 nonconference volleyball schedule, consisting of 10 games — two home and eight on the road before opening West Coast Conference play on Sept. 25.
WSU will open the season at the Utah Classic where the team will play three matches, starting with Lafayette on Aug. 29 before facing Dayton on Aug. 30 and Utah on Aug. 31.
Next, the Cougs will head down to Arizona for the Grand Canyon Invitational to take on Northern Arizona (Sep. 5), Grand Canyon (Sep. 6) and East Texas A&M (Sep. 7) before wrapping up the road nonconference slate at the Harvard Invitational against Harvard and Seton Hall on Sept. 12 and 13.
WSU will host its final two nonconference matches, starting with a home match with Washington on Sept. 17, and then taking on Eastern Washington on Sept. 19 before conference play begins on Sept. 25.