PORTLAND, Ore. - The field for the 2009 Big Sky Championship has been
finalized, as Portland State will host Northern Arizona Nov. 6 at 4
p.m., and Idaho State will take on Eastern Washington at 1:30 p.m. All
tournament matches will played at PCC - Rock Creek, home of the
Vikings. The Nov. 8 championship will begin at 11 a.m.
Sacramento State, who ended Friday night as the No. 4 seed in the
conference tournament, was bumped from Big Sky contention as Idaho
State defeated Weber State, 4-0, and advances as the No. 3 seed.
The Vikings first took on the Lumberjacks in the opening weekend of Big
Sky play down in Flagstaff, Ariz., Oct. 11, and played NAU to 86
scoreless minutes until Jenna Samora scored the game-winning goal to
defeat the Viks, 1-0.
The winner of the Big Sky Championship will earn the conferences
automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. The tournament pool will be
announced Monday Nov. 9, 5 p.m. pacific time.
All matches can be followed via Live Stats on GoViks.com