San Diego to host CCAA soccer tournament
With Sunday's conclusion of the regular season, seedings and match times are now set for the 2008 California Collegiate Collegiate Athletic Association Championships that are scheduled for November 7-9 at Triton Soccer Stadium on the campus of UC San Diego in La Jolla, Calif.
The tournament format consists of eight men's and women's teams competing in semifinal contests on Friday with the championship matches slated for Sunday.
Defending men's champion and South Division winner Cal State Dominguez Hills (16-2-2, 10-2-2) is the No. 2 seed and will take on No. 4 seed Chico State (13-5, 9-5) in the tournament's first match at 11 a.m. Top-seed and North Division champion Sonoma State (17-2-2, 11-1-2) will take on No. 3 Cal State L.A. (13-3-2, 9-3-2) at 1:30 p.m.
The two winners will meet at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday.
Sonoma State (15-4-1, 10-3-1), which tied San Francisco State (12-6-2, 10-3-1) for the top spot in the North Division, will play No. 4 seed Cal State Dominguez Hills (12-8, 9-5) in the opening women's match at 4:30 p.m. Host and No. 3 seed UC San Diego (13-3-3, 9-3-2) will meet San Francisco State at 7 p.m.
The women's championship match is scheduled for 2 p.m.
2008 CCAA Soccer Championships
November 7-9; La Jolla, Calif.
Friday, November 7
Men
Match 1: Cal State Dominguez Hills (16-2-2, 10-2-2) vs. Chico State (13-5, 9-5); 11 a.m.
Match 2: Sonoma State (17-2-2, 11-1-2) vs. Cal State L.A. (13-3-2, 9-3-2); 1:30 p.m.
Women
Match 1: Sonoma State (15-4-1, 10-3-1) vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills (12-8, 9-5); 4:30 p.m.
Match 2: San Francisco State (12-6-2, 10-3-1) vs. UC San Diego (13-3-3, 9-3-2); 7 p.m.
Sunday, November 9
Men's Championship; 11:30 a.m.
Women's Championship; 2 p.m.
The tournament format consists of eight men's and women's teams competing in semifinal contests on Friday with the championship matches slated for Sunday.
Defending men's champion and South Division winner Cal State Dominguez Hills (16-2-2, 10-2-2) is the No. 2 seed and will take on No. 4 seed Chico State (13-5, 9-5) in the tournament's first match at 11 a.m. Top-seed and North Division champion Sonoma State (17-2-2, 11-1-2) will take on No. 3 Cal State L.A. (13-3-2, 9-3-2) at 1:30 p.m.
The two winners will meet at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday.
Sonoma State (15-4-1, 10-3-1), which tied San Francisco State (12-6-2, 10-3-1) for the top spot in the North Division, will play No. 4 seed Cal State Dominguez Hills (12-8, 9-5) in the opening women's match at 4:30 p.m. Host and No. 3 seed UC San Diego (13-3-3, 9-3-2) will meet San Francisco State at 7 p.m.
The women's championship match is scheduled for 2 p.m.
2008 CCAA Soccer Championships
November 7-9; La Jolla, Calif.
Friday, November 7
Men
Match 1: Cal State Dominguez Hills (16-2-2, 10-2-2) vs. Chico State (13-5, 9-5); 11 a.m.
Match 2: Sonoma State (17-2-2, 11-1-2) vs. Cal State L.A. (13-3-2, 9-3-2); 1:30 p.m.
Women
Match 1: Sonoma State (15-4-1, 10-3-1) vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills (12-8, 9-5); 4:30 p.m.
Match 2: San Francisco State (12-6-2, 10-3-1) vs. UC San Diego (13-3-3, 9-3-2); 7 p.m.
Sunday, November 9
Men's Championship; 11:30 a.m.
Women's Championship; 2 p.m.
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Michelle Gardner has been a staff writer for The Sun and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin since 2002 and has covered the local college sports scene since 2004. She ventured West after working at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale for eight years and is a graduate of the University of Florida.
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