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Two Mountain West Conference Teams Earn NCAA Women's Soccer Bids
BYU and San Diego State among field of 48
Nov. 8, 1999
Colorado Springs, Colo. – The Mountain West Conference had two soccer teams selected to the 1999 NCAA Women’s College Cup this evening as BYU and San Diego State each received at-large bids. It will be the Cougars third straight appearance in the tournament, while the Aztecs will be making their second consecutive trip. BYU will host California (13-6-1) in the first round of the tournament on Wed., Nov. 10 in Provo, Utah. This will be the second straight year that BYU has hosted a first round match. The Cougars compiled a 20-3 overall record this season and posted a 5-1 conference mark to share a piece of the MWC regular-season title with SDSU and Utah. The Cougars are coming off the Mountain West Conference Championship crown, which they won Sat., Nov. 6, with a 2-1 overtime victory over San Diego State. BYU will be making its third overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament this year and holds a 2-2 all-time record in postseason play. In their first trip in 1997, the Cougars fell 1-0 at Santa Clara. In 1998, BYU cruised by Stanford, 6-1, at home in the first round and shutout UCLA 2-0 in Los Angeles in the second round. In the Round of 16, the Cougars fell for the second consecutive year to Santa Clara, 3-0. If BYU wins its first round match in 1999, it will once again travel to Santa Clara to face the Broncos in the second round. San Diego State posted a 15-6 overall record this season and was an MWC regular season co-champion with a 5-1 conference record. The Aztecs advanced to the title match of the conference championship before falling to BYU 2-1 in overtime. SDSU will travel across town for its NCAA first round match against the University of San Diego (15-4) on Wednesday, Nov. 10. The Aztecs and Toreros usually meet on a yearly basis, but did not face each other in 1999. In their last meeting on Oct. 7, 1998, SDSU defeated USD 4-2. The Aztecs are making their second overall NCAA appearance. In 1998, San Diego State received a first round bye and defeated Southern California, 2-1, in three overtimes in San Diego. The Aztecs traveled to Portland in the Round of 16, but fell 5-0. If SDSU can make it past USD in the first round, it will travel up the coast for a second round match against UCLA. The 48-team NCAA tournament begins with first round matches on Wed., Nov. 10. The top eight teams are seeded and receive first round byes. Those eight teams will be among the second round hosts, which begin Nov. 13 and 14. Third round matches will take place on Nov. 19-21 and quarterfinals on Nov. 26-28. The semifinals and final will be held at Spartan Stadium on the campus of San Jose State University on Dec. 3 and 5. The No. 1 seed in the 1999 Women’s College Cup is Santa Clara. The No. 2 seed is North Carolina, followed by defending national champion No. 3 Florida, No. 4 Kentucky, No. 5 Notre Dame, No. 6 Southern California, No. 7 Clemson and No. 8 Connecticut. The ACC had the most selections in this year’s tournament with six. The BIG 12, Ivy League and Pac-10 came in second with four each. Twenty-four teams had automatic qualification into the tournament, while both Mountain West Conference teams were among at-large selections.
You can find the NCAA Women’s College Cup bracket on-line at www.ncaachampionships.com.
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