Eastern Oregon University Earns First Seed in Women’s Soccer Championships Presented By U.S. Bank
LA GRANDE, Ore. – With a final home match victory the Eastern Oregon University women’s soccer team clinched a program first-ever regular season title and the top seed in the 2017 CCC Women’s Soccer Championship presented by U.S. Bank, which is set to begin Friday November 3.
Eastern finished the year 10-3-2 overall, and 9-1-1 in conference play to earn the number one seed. Along with the regular season championship, the Mountaineers will receive the first of two automatic qualifiers to the NAIA National Tournament.
Rocky Mountain College earned the second seed in the conference tournament, finishing the 2017 campaign 13-3 overall and 9-2 in the CCC. Rounding out the top four of the seeding are Oregon Tech (10-6, 8-3 CCC) and Corban University (10-6-1, 7-3-1 CCC).
Southern Oregon earned the fifth seed followed by Northwest at sixth and The College of Idaho at seventh. The University of Providence earned the eighth and final spot.
Tournament festivities will begin with a student athlete banquet on Nov. 2 where All-Conference Awards will be announced. Games will get underway the following morning on Nov. 3. The tournament will again be held at Willamalane Sports Complex in Springfield, Ore. and hosted by Northwest Christian University.
Sunday Nov. 5 is an off day from competition but remaining teams will participate in a clinic with Eugene/Springfield Special Olympic athletes. This is the third year of the popular event.
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2017 Women’s Soccer Championships Schedule
| 11/3/17 Quarterfinals |
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| 5 p.m. |
#1 EOU vs.#8 UP |
#2 RMC vs. #7 CI |
| 8 p.m. |
#4 CRB vs. # 5 SOU |
#3 OIT vs. #6 NU |
| 11/4/17 -Semifinals |
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| 7 p.m. |
Highest seed vs. lowest seed |
Next Highest seed vs. next lowest seed |
| 11/6/17 Championship |
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| 3 p.m. |
Winner’s from Semifinals |
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