USD Women's Basketball 2007-2008

WCCBASKETBALLTOURNAMENT RETURNS TO SAN DIEGO

The West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament moves to the state of California as the University ofSan Diego will host the conference's biggest event at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in 2008. For the sixth consecutive season, the men's championship will use an 8-Team/Play-ln format, while the women's championship will use the traditional 1vs. 8 format with no byes for the fourth straight year. The women will play March 6-9, 2008 and the men will square-offMarch 7-10, 2008.

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Order tickets through the USO ticket office by calling (619) 260-7550.

2008 wee TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Women's Event Women's All-Session Pass - General Adm. Women's Single Session - General Adm. Women's Single Session - StudentNouth Women's Single Session - wee Student Men's Event Men's All-Session Pass - Reserved Men's Single Session - Reserved Men's Single Session - StudentNouth Men's Single Session - wee Student

$30 $10

March 6 (Thu.) Women's First Round Session 1 Women's First Round Session 2 March 7 (Fri.) Men's First Round Session Game 1 Men's First Round Session Game 2 March 8 (Sat.)

$5 $5

12:00 PM* 6:00 PM*

$100 $30 $10 $10

6:00 PM* 8:00 PM*

Women's Semifinal Session Men's Quarterfinal Session

12:00 PM* 6:00 PM*

March 9 (Sun.)

WCCTOURNEYFORMAT

Women's Championship Men's Semifinal Game 1 Men's Semifinal Game 2

1:00 PM** 6:30 PM** 8:30 PM**

Women's Format For the fourth straight year the tournament will use the traditional No. 1 seed vs.No. 8 seed format for the women's championship. All eight WCC schools will play on the first day of the tournament with the No. 1 seed facing the No. 8 seed, the No. 2 seed facing the No.7 seed, the No.3 seed facing the No. 6 seed, and the No.4 seed facing the No. 5 seed. The women will play the first round on March 6, 2008 with a day off on March 7th. Play will resume with the semifinals on March 8th and the championship game on March 9th. Men's Format Under the format that was adopted in 2003, the #5 through #8 seeds will compete in the opening round to determine who will advance to the next round of the tournament.Waiting for the winners in the quarterfinals will be the #3 and #4 seeds, who will have first round byes.The winners of the quarterfinal match-ups will go head-to-head with the #1 and #2 seeds, who will have byes through the first two rounds of the tournament.

March 10 (Mon.)

Men's Championship

6:00 PM*

* - The second game starts 30 minutes after the first game ** - Game time subject to change due to television

West Coast Conference Staff Commissioner: Michael Gilleran Associate Commissioner!SWA: Wendy Guthrie Director ofChampionships: Ellen Moore Director ofCompliance: Christine Halsey Director ofCommunications: Jae Wilson Assistant Director ofCommunications: Will Kiss Communications Assistant: Katie Glunt Championships/Marketing Assistant: Whitney Strain

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