USD Women's Basketball 2006-2007

WCCBASKETBALLTOURNAMENT RETURNS TO PACIFIC NORTHWEST The West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament moves to the state of Oregon as the University of Portland will host the conference's biggest event at the Chiles Center in 2007. For the fifth consecutive season, the men's championship will use an 8-Team/ Play-In format, while the women 's championship will use the traditional 1 vs. 8 format with no byes for the third straight year. The women will play March 1-4, 2007 and the men will square-off March 2-5, 2007. The 2007 Championship is the final Northwest stint for the WCC Tournament, as the event will be held in Southern California in 2008 and 2009.

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2006 wee TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

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

$30 $10

$5 $5

March 1 (Thu.) Women 's First Round Session 1 Women 's First Round Session 2

12:00 PM* 6:00 PM*

$75 $25

March 2 (Fri.)

Men's First Round Session

6:00 PM*

$7 $7

March 3 (Sat.)

Women 's Semifinal Session Men's Quarterfinal Session

12:00 PM* 6:00 PM*

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wee TOURNEY FORMAT

March 4 (Sun.)

1 :00 PM**

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

Women's Format

6:30 PM 9:00 PM

For the third 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 2, 2006 with a day off on March 3rd . Play will resume with the semifinals on March 4th and the championship game on March 5th . 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 7 (Mon.)

Men's Championship

6:00 PM

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

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