LA GRANDE, Ore. – After an exciting regular season, the field is set for the 2013 Cascade Conference Women’s Basketball Championship, which will begin on Tuesday at the campus sites of the top four seeds.
The first seed goes to Eastern Oregon University. The Mountaineers became the first team in conference history to finish the season with a record of 18-0 and their reward will be a first round matchup with eighth-seeded Corban. The Warriors, who finished the regular season with a conference record of 5-13, earned the final playoff spot by virtue of a tiebreaker over Concordia.
The second-seed belongs to the Lady Yotes of College of Idaho. Posting a conference record of 15-3 in the regular season, College of Idaho will host seventh-seed Northwest Christian on Tuesday evening. The Beacons finished the regular season with a record of 6-12 in CCC play.
Oregon Tech is the third seed after earning a win over Corban on Saturday night. The Hustlin’ Owls finished the regular season at 20-8 and 13-5 in CCC play and will play host to six-seed Evergreen, who won the tiebreaker over Northwest Christian after posting a regular season record of 6-12 in CCC action.
The final pairing matches fourth-seed Warner Pacific hosting fifth-seed Southern Oregon. The Knights posted a record of 11-7 in conference while Southern Oregon was just a game behind at 10-8.
The 2013 Cascade Conference Women’s Basketball Championship begins on Tuesday night with all games set to tip at 7 p.m. Tuesday’s winners will meet on Friday night in the semifinal round with the winners of those games advancing to the championship on Monday, Feb. 25.
2013 CCC Women’s Basketball Championship Schedule
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Tuesday, Feb. 19 |
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#8 Corban at #1 Eastern Oregon |
La Grande, Ore . |
7:00 p.m. PST |
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#7 Northwest Christian at #2 College of Idaho |
Caldwell, Idaho |
7:00 p.m. MST |
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#6 Evergreen at #3 Oregon Tech |
Klamath Falls, Ore. |
7:00 p.m. PST |
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#5 Southern Oregon at #4 Warner Pacific |
Portland, Ore. |
7:00 p.m. PST |
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Friday, Feb. 22 |
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Lowest Remaining Seed at Highest Remaining Seed |
TBA |
7:00 p.m. |
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Next Lowest Remaining Seed at Next Highest Remaining Seed |
TBA |
7:00 p.m. |
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Monday, Feb. 25 |
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Lowest Remaining Seed at Highest Remaining Seed |
TBA |
7:00 p.m. |