Spring 2010: UAA women's basketball team headed to Division II NCAA tournament berth

The UAA women's basketball team punched its ticket for its fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament berth Sunday when it was awarded an at-large bid to play in the Division II West Regional Championships.

The two-time defending West Region champion Seawolves (23-4) will be the No. 4 seed and face No. 5 seed Cal Poly Pomona (22-6) in the first round Friday in Seattle. The UAA-Pomona winner will get the survivor of the 1-vs.-8 matchup between host Seattle Pacific and first-time NCAA qualifier Hawaii Pacific.

UAA finished third place in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, while Pomona was the California Collegiate Athletic Conference regular-season runner-up. The other side of the bracket is comprised of No. 2 seed UC San Diego against No. 7 Humboldt State in a game pitting the CCAA's regular-season and tournament champions, plus No. 3 seed Western Washington against No. 6 seed Chico State.
This marks the third straight year the West Regional will be hosted by the Falcons.


The full 2010 national bracket is available at NCAA.com.

2010 NCAA Division II West Regional
Women's Basketball Championships
March 12, 13 & 15-Seattle, Wash. (Royal Brougham Pavilion)
All times TBA

First Round-Friday, March 12
#3 Western Washington (23-4) vs. #6 Chico State (21-9)
#2 UC San Diego (25-4) vs. #7 Humboldt State (19-10)
#4 Alaska Anchorage (23-4) vs. #5 Cal Poly Pomona (22-6)
#1 Seattle Pacific (24-3) vs. #8 Hawaii Pacific (17-6)


Semifinals-Saturday, March 13
WWU/Chico winner vs. UCSD/HSU winner
UAA/CPP winner vs SPU/HPU winner

Finals-Monday, March 15
Semifinal winners