This Week
For the third time in five years, Point Loma is going to the NCAA West Regional after the NCAA announced that the Sea Lions are the No. 4 seed in the West Region. Point Loma will get to stay near home, traveling to UC San Diego to face No. 5 Chico State on Thursday, Nov. 8 at Noon. This will be the first meeting between Point Loma and Chico State since the Sea Lions joined the NCAA. Host and No. 1 seed UC San Diego awaits the winner in the semifinals on Saturday, Nov. 10 at Noon.
 
NCAA West Regional Schedule
Match 1: Thursday, Nov. 8, Noon
#4 Point Loma vs. #5 Chico State
Live stats | Live video
 
Match 2: Saturday, Nov. 10, Noon
#1 UC San Diego vs. winner of #4 PLNU/#5 CSUC
Live stats | Live video
 
Tournament Program
The tournament program for the 2018 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer West Regional is completely digital and can be accessed through NCAA.com and the Division II Women's Soccer Championship page by clicking here.
 
Tickets
Tickets for the NCAA West Regional will be available for purchase at the gate. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students, seniors or children ages 2-12.
 
Parking
Parking during Thursday's match will be a challenge. Permits are required between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. Monday through Friday. In addition to the visitor permits available in the Hopkins Parking Structure on each floor by the elevator. Parking can be purchased in a metered parking spot ($1/ 45 min) or a One-Day permit or One-Night permit can be purchased. These permits are available at the visitor information kiosk at the North Point Drive entrance. One-Day permits are $8 and One-Night permits are $3.
 
Follow Along
If you are unable to attend any of the matches during the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championships they will all be available for fans to follow on live stats and live video. Live stats and video stream will be free of charge. Video streaming for all games of the 2018 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer West Regional are provided at http://ucsdtritons.tv/. Live stats for all games are provided through NCAA.com and at www.ucsdtritons.com/liveStats/v2/soccer/index.dbml?GAME_STAT_ID=3188885&db_oem_id=5800.
 
A look at the Sea Lions
The Sea Lions earned the No. 4 seed by winning the 2018 PacWest Conference Championship. The Sea Lions went on a 16-match unbeaten streak after dropping the season opener in overtime against Western Washington. Point Loma now has the best win-loss record in the West Region and the second-best performance indicator with a 15-1-1 record. During the 16-match unbeaten streak, the Sea Lions have only allowed two goals en route to the PacWest title.
 
Julia Glaser leads PLNU's offensive attack. She paced the PacWest this season with 13 goals and 28 points. She also set the PacWest record with nine game-winners, including four that came in 1-0 victories. Abbey Teagle was second on the team with two goals and six assists. PLNU outscored its opponents 28-4 this season.
 
The defense has become the calling card for coach Kiely's team. PLNU led the country in shutout percentage (.824) and ranked second the country in goals against average (.229). Goalkeeper Emma Hinson leads the PacWest and ranks second in NCAA Division II in both goals against average (.231) and save percentage (.915). PLNU has settled into the same starting back 4 since early in October. Keagan Bolibol and Courtney Seman have locked down the outsides, while Madelon Denbaugh and Lauren O'Malley anchor the middle.
 
Point Loma is looking for its first NCAA postseason win in program history after taking losses to Cal Poly Pomona in 2014 and Sonoma State in 2015. The Sea Lions scored twice against Cal Poly Pomona in 2014 to become the first PacWest team to score a goal in an NCAA West Regional women's soccer match.
 
PLNU sweeps PacWest postseason honors
The Point Loma women's soccer swept the PacWest postseason special honors and placed eight student-athletes on the PacWest All-Conference team, which was announced on Wednesday, Nov. 7. Julia Glaser was named both the PacWest Newcomer of the Year and Player of the Year. Emma Hinson collected Freshman of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year honors. Keagan Bolibol was voted Defender of the Year and Kristi Kiely won Coach of the Year. All three women were named first team All-PacWest along with Abbey Teagle (F), Bella Diaz (MF) and Madelon Denbaugh (D). Abbi Swanson (MF) and Lauren O'Malley (D) each collected second team honors. To see the complete All-PacWest release, click here. 
 
A look at the Wildcats
Chico State earned the No. 5 in the regional with an at-large bid after going 10-1-6 during the regular season and 9-1-2 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. The Wildcats reached the semifinals of the CCAA playoffs but fell in a shootout to Sonoma State. Susanna Garcia leads the team with six goals, and Erin Woods is right behind her with five. No other Wildcat has scored more than one goal this season. Goalkeeper Brenna Meier is allowing just 0.52 goals per match and has a .889 save percentage. Chico State's Kim Sutton was named the CCAA Coach of the Year and Susanna Garcia was named the Freshman of the Year. Sarah Emigh (MF) and Jamie Ikeda (D) joined Garcia on the All-CCAA first team.
 
The Teams
There were 56 teams selected to play in the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship. Click here to view the teams in rank of seed, by region.
 
Next Matches
The NCAA Division II Champions will be decided over the next few weeks, starting off with the regional championships (Nov. 8-11). Third round and quarterfinal matches will be held on Nov. 15-18. The semifinals and final matches will begin November 29.