Toros Earn Berth in NCAA II Women's Soccer Playoffs
CSUDH to travel to UC San Diego for first-round action
November 11, 2003

CARSON, Calif.- The NCAA announced that Cal State Dominguez Hills has earned a berth into the 2003 NCAA II Women's Soccer Championships which begin this weekend on the campus of UC San Diego. The Toros will open up against Seattle Pacific University on Saturday at 4:30 p.m., with the winner advancing to the Far West Regional Championship game on Monday at 7:00 p.m. against either UC San Diego or Cal State San Bernardino.

The Toros earned the selection after finishing the season with a 16-4-1 overall record. CSUDH is coming off a loss in the championship game of the California Collegiate Athletic Association tournament held in Carson this past weekend against UC San Diego, 5-1.

CSUDH, ranked No. 17 in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) national poll, captured the NCAA National Championship in 1991 and will be making its seventh postseason appearance and first since 2001.

"We are excited to move on to the postseason," states Head Coach Joe Flanagan. "I know this regional will be tough, but if we play the way I know we are capable of playing, I think we have a good chance to advance to the quarterfinals."

The winner of the Far West Region will take on the Midwest Region Champion in quarterfinal play on November 22 or 23 at a site to be determined. For further information, please contact the CSUDH Sports Information Office at (310) 243-3764 or stay here on The Toros Online.