Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Big Sky Plus - 10.31.17 DI Round-Up: Local Sides Finish Home Slates

The Big Sky wrapped their season Friday, but DI action continued around the region and country.

Round-up from games of Saturday and Sunday

BIG SKY ROUND-UP #### 

Big Sky Tournament (Cheney, WA / Times PT)

Wednesday, November 1
6-Sacramento State v 3-Northern Colorado 10:00
5-Northern Arizona v 4-Portland State 1:00
Friday, November 3
3/6 v 2-Montana 10:00
4/5 v 1-Eastern Washington 1:00
Sunday, November 5
Championship 12:00

Final Big Sky Standings (W-L-T... Pts)
Eastern Washington 8-1-1... 25#
Montana 5-2-3... 18^*
Northern Colorado 5-3-2... 17^
Portland State 5-4-1... 16^
Northern Arizona 4-5-1... 13^
Sacramento State 3-3-4... 13^
Idaho 4-5-1... 13
North Dakota 4-5-1... 13
Southern Utah 4-6-0... 12
Weber State 2-5-3... 9
Idaho State 2-7-1... 7
^Clinched Big Sky Playoff spot / *First Round bye
# Regular Season Champion / Tournament host

     Tiebreaker Table (head-to-head results)
     Northern Arizona... 7 pts - W v UI, W v UND, D v Sac
     Sacramento St... 5 pts - D v UI, W v UND, D v NAU
     Idaho... 4 pts - L v NAU, D v Sac, W v UND
     North Dakota... 0 pts - L v Sac, L v NAU, L v UI

OTHER DI RESULTS #### 

WOMEN - BOISE STATE  

The Mountain West also finished its season on Friday with Boise State finishing third by virtue of a tiebreaker with San Diego State.

Mountain West Tournament (Las Vegas, NV / times PT)
Tuesday, October 31
3-Boise State v 6-Air Force 4:00
4-New Mexico v 5-Fresno State 7:00
Thursday, November 2
3/6 v 2-San Diego State 4:00
4/5 v 1-San Jose State 7:00
Saturday, November 4
Championship 7:00

Mountain West Standings (playoff teams)
San Jose State 9-1-1... 28 pts
San Diego State 7-2-2... 23
Boise State 7-2-2... 23
New Mexico 7-4-0... 21
Fresno State 5-3-2... 17
Air Force 4-4-3... 15

WOMEN - WASHINGTON STATE 

Washington State 0-1 Arizona 
The Wildcats scored seven minutes into the match and limited the Cougars on their Senior Day to just eight shots in the match, three of them on goal en route to the shutout.

Remaining Schedule...
11/3 - Washington State @ Washington

WOMEN - GONZAGA 

10/28 - San Diego 2-0 Gonzaga
The Toreros scored three minutes into the contest and added some insurance in the 70th on a pair of corner kicks for the win despite being outshot 23-7 by the Zags, who were celebrating Senior Day.

Remaining Schedule...
11/4 - Gonzaga @ Loyola Marymount

MEN - GONZAGA

10/29 - Santa Clara 0-0 Gonzaga     
Ben Willis made five saves and the Bulldog defense kept Santa Clara off the board in the scoreless stalemate for their first point in conference play on Senior Day.

Remaining Schedule...
11/4 - Gonzaga @ Portland
11/11 - Gonzaga @ Pacific

NOTES

Christina Edwards (Bend, OR) scored the lone goal for Arizona State in a 1-0 victory over Washington... Defender Mia Padon (Spokane, WA) helped lead West Point in a 3-0 win over American.

Others in Postseason: Havanah Johnson (Coeur d'Alene, ID) is in the Southland Conference tournament with third-seeded McNeese State and Camyrn Wendlandt (Coeur d'Alene, ID) is in the Big 12 Tournament with Baylor [see schedules below].

Southland Conference Tournament (Corpus Christi, TX / times CT)
Wednesday, November 1
A: 2-Stephen F Austin v 7-Sam Houston State 11:00
B: 3-McNeese State v 6-Abilene Christian 2:00
C: 4-Central Arkansas v 5-Houston Baptist 5:00
D: 1-Lamar v 8-A&M-Corpus Christi 8:00
Friday, November 3
Semifinal 1: Match A v Match B 4:00
Semifinal 2: Match C v Match D 7:00
Sunday, November 5
Championship 1:00

Big 12 Conference Tournament (Kansas City, MO / times CT)
Wednesday, November 1
A: 1-Oklahoma St v 8-Oklahoma 11:30
B: 4-Texas v 5-Baylor
C: 2-West Virginia v 7-Texas Tech
D: 3-Texas Christian v 6-Kansas
Friday, November 3
Semifinal 1: Match A v Match B 4:30
Semifinal 2: Match C v Match D 7:00
Sunday, November 5
Championship 2:30

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