2009 Disney's Tip-Off Classic Schedule Announced
7/6/2009 1:05:45 PM
WALNUT CREEK - Match-ups and times for the 2009 Disney's Division II Tip-Off West Coast Classic have been announced. The eight-team field, including four men's and four women's teams, will be held October 30 - November 1 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif.
The tournament format calls for four games - two men's and two women's - to be played each day over three days. The 2009 Disney Classic will mark the third year of the event.
The men's field will be comprised of Grand Canyon, Kentucky Wesleyan, San Francisco State and Western Washington. The women's field will include Fort Lewis College, San Francisco State, Southern Indiana and Western Oregon.
Two of the four teams on the men's side advanced to the NCAA Tournament during the 2008-09 campaign. Kentucky Wesleyan (19-9) represented the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) while Western Washington (21-6) captured the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC).
San Francisco State (14-14) tied for sixth in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) last season and Grand Canyon, a member of the Pacific West Conference, concluded 2008-09 with a 13-14 record.
Fort Lewis College (28-4), the lone team on the women's side to participate in postseason play a year ago, advanced to the Central Regional final after capturing the West Division of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC).
San Francisco State (14-14) tied for sixth in the CCAA, while Southern Indiana, a member of the GLVC, went 14-13 and Western Oregon of the GNAC posted an 8-19 record a year ago.
2009 Disney's Division II Tip-Off West Coast Classic
October 30 - November 1, 2009
Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, Calif.
Friday, October 30 -
Women
Game 1: Southern Indiana vs. Western Oregon; Noon
Game 2: Fort Lewis College vs. San Francisco State; 2:30 p.m.
Men
Game 1: San Francisco State vs. Kentucky Wesleyan; 5 p.m.
Game 2: Grand Canyon vs. Western Washington; 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 31
Men
Game 3: Western Washington vs. Kentucky Wesleyan; Noon
Game 4: Grand Canyon vs. San Francisco State; 2:30 p.m.
Women
Game 3: San Francisco State vs. Southern Indiana; 5 p.m.
Game 4: Western Oregon vs. Fort Lewis College; 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 1
Women
Game 5: Fort Lewis College vs. Southern Indiana; 11 a.m.
Game 6: Western Oregon vs. San Francisco State; 1:30 p.m.
Men
Game 5: Western Washington vs. San Francisco State; 4 p.m.
Game 6: Kentucky Wesleyan vs. Grand Canyon; 6:30 p.m.
* First team listed is designated home team