SPOKANE, Wash. - The Gonzaga University men's and women's rowing squads will open the 2012 spring season scrimmaging Lewis and Clark College on the Spokane River Saturday.

Both squads will scrimmage Lewis and Clark in longer competitive pieces in the morning and shorter pieces in the afternoon. The morning sessions will begin around 8 a.m. with the afternoon runs set for 12:30 p.m.

Fans interested in watching the scrimmage are more than welcome to attend. Directions to the Gonzaga Boathouse are below.

The Zag men's first real action of the spring is set for Friday, March 16 when they race both UC San Diego and the University of San Diego in San Diego, Calif. The Bulldog women then hit the water Saturday, March 17 when they race Oregon State University in Dexter Lake, Ore.

DIRECTIONS TO THE GONZAGA BOATHOUSE
From Gonzaga University
Get on Hamilton Road heading South
Take a left on Trent heading East
Follow Trent about four miles to Park Road
Take a left on Park Road heading North
Follow Park Road North until it ends at the river
Go left one block and thru the gates to boat house
Once through the gates follow gravel road until you reach the boat house.

From I-90 from West
Exit on 282 (Trent/Hamilton Exit)
At bottom of exit take a right onto Trent
Follow instructions above once on Trent

From I-90 from East
Exit on 287 (Argonne Exit)
Head North on Argonne towards Mt. Spokane Park
Follow through four stop lights until you reach Trent
Take a left on Trent and follow about two miles
Take a right on Park Road heading North
Follow Park Road North until it ends at the river
Go left one block and thru the gates to boat house
Once through the gates follow gravel road until you reach the boat house.