Women's Soccer Weekly Release

MWC Tournament begins Nov. 7

UNLV's Alicia Lugo
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Nov. 5, 2007

MWC Women's Soccer Weekly Release

MWC Team Notes
Conference Quick Hits
• The MWC Championship will be held in Provo, Utah, Nov. 7-10. First-round and semifinal contests will be at 1 and 4 p.m. MT. The championship game is slated for 1 p.m. MT on Saturday, Nov. 10.

• UNLV clinched its second outright MWC regular-season title with a 1-0 double-ovetime win over BYU on Nov. 2. UNLV posted a 5-1-1 record in conference play.

• The MWC's unprecedented women's soccer television coverage continues as The Mtn. and CSTV will feature the MWC Championship. The semifinal games of the MWC Soccer Championship will be televised live on The Mtn. on Nov. 2 at 1 and 4 p.m. MT. The championship game will also be televised on The Mtn. via same-day delay at 5 p.m. MT, and will air nationally on CSTV via tape-delay on Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. MT.

Team Quick Hits
• BYU has never been lower than a No. 3 seed heading into the MWC Championship. The Cougars were also the No. 3 seed in 2005. This will mark the Cougars' third time hosting the event after they won the tournament at home in 2002.

• San Diego State's No. 2 seed is its highest position since the inception of the league in 1999, when the Aztecs were the No. 1 seed.

• TCU will be making its second appearance at the Soccer Championship. In their first appearance, the Horned Frogs fell to UNLV, 3-0.

• For the fourth straight year, UNLV finished higher than predicted in the preseason coaches' poll. UNLV won the league despite being predicted to finish third.

• Utah's No. 5 seed is its highest in the history of the MWC Championship. Utah was a No. 4 seed in 2001 and 2004, advancing to the semifinals both years.

• Wyoming plays Utah in the first round of the championship. The Cowgirls are 0-8 in postseason play. Seven of those eight games have been decided by one goal.