ROHNERT PARK -- The Sonoma State women's soccer team has earned the No. 4 seed and the right to host No. 5-seed Cal State San Bernardino in the First Round of the CCAA Championship Tournament scheduled for Sunday at 12:00 pm at the Seawolf Soccer Field in Rohnert Park.
The Seawolves (14-4, 7-4 CCAA) finished the regular season in a tie for fourth place with the Coyotes (14-4, 7-4 CCAA) with 21 points, but by virtue of Sonoma's 3-0 win over CSU San Bernardino back on Oct. 10, SSU earned hosting duties to open the conference tournament. It will be the third straight CCAA tournament appearance for the Seawolves, who has reached the championship game in each of the past two seasons.
With six teams qualifying for the CCAA tournament this year, the top two seeds -- Cal State L.A. (14-1-3, 9-0-2 CCAA) and Chico State (11-4-2, 8-2-1 CCAA) -- earned first round byes and automatically advance to the semifinals scheduled for Nov. 7 at Warrior Stadium in Turlock. The Golden Eagles and Wildcats will await the winner of Sunday's games between Sonoma State and Cal State San Bernardino in Rohnert Park and UC San Diego (the No. 6 seed) and Cal Poly Pomona (the No. 3 seed) in Pomona.
Gates will open at 11:00 am Sunday, and due to it being a CCAA tournament game, SSU-issued All Sports Passes and/or complimentary tickets will not be accepted for admission. Ticket prices are as follows:
General Admission: $7.00
Seniors & Visiting Students w/ Valid ID: $5.00
Children (12 & under): $2.00
SSU Students w/ Valid ID: FREE!
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS!Sonoma State was listed at No. 6 in
this week's official NCAA Division II West Region Poll -- the top six teams in the final poll that is scheduled to be released via a live selection show at NCAA.com on Nov. 10 at 4:00 pm will qualify for the NCAA tournament. The winner of the CCAA tournament will earn the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. The winners of the GNAC tournament and the PacWest regular season will also earn their league's automatic bid into the NCAA's and among the Top 6 in this week's regional poll, none were PacWest teams and only one is from the GNAC.
For more information regarding the 2014 CCAA Soccer Championships, visit
goccaa.org.
2014 CCAA Women's Soccer Championship TournamentFirst Round - Sunday, Nov. 2 (at campus sites)11:30 am: No. 6 UC San Diego at No. 3 Cal Poly Pomona
12:00 pm: No. 5 Cal State San Bernardino at No. 4 Sonoma State
Semifinals - Friday, Nov. 7 (at Turlock, CA)11:00 am: No. 2 Chico State vs Winner of CPP/UCSD
1:30 pm: No. 1 Cal State L.A. vs Winner of SSU/CSUSB
Finals - Sunday, Nov. 9 (at Turlock, CA)12:30 pm: Championship Match
