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| Sunday, November 9, 2003 |
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NCAA DIVISION III WOMEN'S SOCCER COMMITTEE SELECTS CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
INDIANAPOLIS --- The NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Committee announced the field of 45 teams for the 2003 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship.
Thirty-five conferences were awarded automatic qualification for the 2003 championship and 10 schools received at-large bids.
Thirteen first-round games will be conducted November 12. Regional action is scheduled to take place November 15-16 or 16-17, and quarterfinals will be conducted November 22.
Winners of the four quarterfinal matches will advance to the finals November 28-29 or 29-30. All games will be played on the campuses of competing institutions.
The following conferences and teams received automatic qualification:
American Southwest Conference Hardin-Simmons Atlantic Women's Colleges Conference Chestnut Hill Capital Athletic Conference Mary Washington Centennial Conference Muhlenberg College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Wheaton (Illinois) Commonwealth Conference Messiah Commonwealth Coast Conference Endicott Empire 8 Ithaca Freedom Conference Scranton Great Northeast Athletic Conference Emmanuel (Massachusetts) Heartland College Athletic Conference Manchester Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Loras Lake Michigan Conference Lakeland Little East Conference Eastern Connecticut State Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference Bridgewater State Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Hope Midwest Conference Lake Forest Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Macalester New England Small College Athletic Conference Amherst New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference Wheaton (Massachusetts) New Jersey Athletic Conference The College of New Jersey North Coast Athletic Conference Denison Northwest Conference Puget Sound Ohio Athletic Conference Wilmington (Ohio) Old Dominion Athletic Conference Washington and Lee Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Cabrini St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Webster Skyline Conference Stevens Institute of Technology Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Whittier Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference DePauw State University of New York Athletic Conference Oneonta State University Athletic Association Washington (Missouri) Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Union (New York) USA South Athletic Conference Greensboro Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Association Wisconsin-Stevens Point
In last year's championship, Ohio Wesleyan defeated Messiah in the finals.
A complete bracket with dates, sites and pairings is attached.
For more information about the championship, long on to www.ncaasports.com .
Attachment: 2003 Championship Bracket (PDF*)
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