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FINAL 2003 wee STANDINGS (Final Records & NSCAA Rankings) wee Overall #5 Santa Clara* 6-0-1 14-3-6 #7 Portland* 5-1-1 18-3-2 Saint Mary's 3-2-2 8-8-3 #20 Pepperdine* 3-3-1 14-6-1 Gon zaga 3-4 11-8 San Diego* 2-4-1 9-8-4 LMU 2-5 9-8-3 San Francisco 1-6 5-14

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O nce again the West Coast Conference p roved its domin ance on a national scale this p ast season with four teams qualifing for NCAA Tournament action, with San ta Clara advancing to the final eight. Conference member Portland is one year removed from winning the Women's College Cup, the league's second national title in three years. In fact the NCAA Championship match in 2002 was an all WCC affair with Portland

ousting Santa Clara in double overtime, denying the Broncos a second consecutive crown . Needless to say the WCC is regarded as one of the premiere soccer conferences in the United States. League members San Diego, Pepperdine, St. Mary's and Loyola Marymount have all received invitations to the NCAA College Cup Tournament in recent years. San Diego continued its traditi on of playing excellent soccer, making their fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament last season. USO was defeated in first round action by

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UCLA in Los Angeles. Three con– ference schools ended the season ranked in the NSCAA Top-25. The WCC is proud to enter its 13th season of wom en 's soccer. Historically, four member team s h ave tas te d p os t- season pla y, with Santa Clara leading the way with 14 appearances, including ten NCAA semi-finals. Portland fol– lows with ten trips, including seven appearances in the NCAA Semi– Finals and the College Cup Title a season ago. The Pi lots adva nced to the Finals in 1995. The University of San Diego has a ppeared in the NCAA Touma– m en t six times, aiming for their sixth straight trip in 2004. Saint Mary's has qualified for the tour– nament three times, most recently ad vancing to the second round in DID YOU KNOW? In each of the last 10 years a West Coast Conference team has reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA College Cup Tournament. wee soccER CHAMProNs Santa Clara ........... ........................... 2003 Pepperdine/Santa Clara .... ............ 2002 Santa Clara .............................. ... ....... 2001 Portland ............. ....... ...................... .. 2000 Santa Clara ............................. .......... 1999 Santa Clara ................ ....... ................ 1998

ALL-WCC, FIRST T EAM Gina Poltl ..........................

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Heather Swanson ................ Amy Goaziou ...................... Michele Kennedy ................ 1996 Dawn Birdsall .................................... 1995 Michell e Bush ........ ... .. ................. 1995 Michelle Bush ................. 1994 Michele Kennedy ........ ............... ..... . 1994 Dawn Birdsall ............................. ........ 1993 Michele Kennedy ................. 1993 Dawn Birdsall ...................... 1992 .. ...2003 Kaitlyn Pruett ............ ....................... .2003 Brenna Mullen .................................... 2003 Cristina Romero ................................. 2002 Brooke Roby ............ .......................... 2002 Lei la Duren ....... .............. ....... ............. 2001 Casey Loveland .................. 2001 Claire Currie ........ ............. .... 2000 Vanessa Thiele ...................... 1999 Jessica Crothers .................... 1999 Heather Swanson ................................ 1998 Amiee Wagstaff ................... .............. 1998 Sharice Bartling ................................... 1997 Michelle Bush ..................................... 1996 Vanessa Thiele ................................. 1996 Amy Goaziou .......... ................ 1995 Allison Worden ............ .. ....... ... 1995 Shawn Viloria-Bums .. 1995 Moni ca Costell o 1993 Allison Worden ... 1993 wee CoAc H oF THE Y EAR Tony da Luz wee DEFENDER OF THE Y EAR ........ 1996 Dawn Bi rdsa ll ............ ......... ...........1995 ALL-WCC, SECOND TEAM Marie-Claude Henry .... ....

• San Diego sophomore Veronica Ambort

2001. Women's soccer is one of 13 sports the 51- year-old conference sponsors. Started in 1952 as a men's baske tball leagu e for fi ve Bay Area schools, the WCC added women's athletics to its lineup in 1985. All WCC members are private institutions with high academic standards and growi ng athletic tradition.

Portland/Santa Clara ..................... 1997 Portland ......... .... ........ ....................... 1996 Portland .................. ... ....... ...... ..... ... .. 1995 Portland ............................................ 1994 San ta Clara ....................................... 1993 Portland ........................ .... ................ 1992

USD WOMEN'S SOCCER NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES - 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1996