2003 BIG WEST CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS Hosted by Cal State Fullerton Nov. 7 & 9, 2003 Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Calif.

For the first time since the 1997 season, the Big West Conference will hold a four-team postseason tournament to determine its representative to the NCAA Tournament.

Cal State Fullerton will host the postseason tournament for the second time in the history of the event, having hosted the inaugural tournament back in 1996.

The tournament will feature the conference's top four teams, with the semifinals to be held on Friday, Nov. 7, at 5 and 7:30 p.m., followed by the championship match on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 1 p.m.

In the first-ever Big West Conference tournament, Cal Poly and UC Irvine advanced out of the semifinal round, eliminated host Cal State Fullerton and Pacific, respectively. The Mustangs emerged as conference champions with a 2-0 victory over the Anteaters.

The 1997 tournament in Irvine, Calif., was closely contested, with all three matches decided by a single goal. Cal Poly defeated Cal State Fullerton, 3-2, and UCI defeated Pacific, 2-1, to set up a rematch of the previous year's finale.

This time, the Anteaters exacted some revenge, defeating the Mustangs, 3-2, in double-overtime to clinch the automatch berth.

Tickets for the 2003 tournament can be purchased by calling the Cal State Fullerton athletic ticket office at (714) 278-CSUF (2783). Prices are as follows:

BIG WEST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT HISTORY
1996 - at Fullerton, Calif.
Semifinals
UC Irvine 2, Pacific 0 (ot)
Cal Poly 3, Cal State Fullerton 0

Championship
Cal Poly 2, UC Irvine 0

1997 - at Irvine, Calif.
Semifinals
UC Irvine 2, Pacific 1
Cal Poly 3, Cal State Fullerton 2

Championship
UC Irvine 3, Cal Poly 2 (2ot)

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