(SAN DIEGO) The NCAA Division II Women's Soccer West Regional is coming back to The Point.
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For the second straight season, Point Loma will host the NCAA postseason, this time as the second seed in the West Region.
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The Sea Lions will take on seventh-seeded Simon Fraser in the first round on Thursday at 1 p.m.
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No. 3 seed Hawai'i Hilo and No. 6 seed Concordia will play on the PLNU Soccer Field before that, kicking off at 10 a.m.
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The winner of those two first round games will then advance to play in the second round on Saturday at 1 p.m., also on the PLNU Soccer Field.
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Point Loma (15-2-1 overall) won a fifth PacWest Conference regular season championship in six seasons before claiming the first ever PacWest Tournament title in double overtime, winning 3-2 over Hawai'i Hilo (13-2-3), the second-place team out of the PacWest.
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Simon Fraser (14-3-3) earned the GNAC's automatic bid into the regional after winning the conference tournament for the second straight season.
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Hilo and Concordia (13-2-2) both earned at-large berths into the tournament out of the PacWest, which placed four teams in the seven-team NCAA West Regional.
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The top seed in the region, Cal Poly Pomona, receives a first-round bye and will play the winner between No. 4 Azusa Pacific and No. 5 Western Washington in the second round.
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The highest seed remaining in the West Region will then host the regional championship on Nov. 30.
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NCAA West Regional Teams
- Cal Poly Pomona (17-1-2) – CCAA automatic bid
- Point Loma (15-2-1) – PacWest automatic bid
- Hawai'i Hilo (13-2-3) – PacWest at-large
- Azusa Pacific (12-3-1) – PacWest at-large
- Western Washington (13-3-5) – GNAC at-large
- Concordia University Irvine (13-2-2) – PacWest at-large
- Simon Fraser (14-3-3) – GNAC automatic bid
