Monday, March 5, 2012

GNAC champion Alaska Anchorage is the No. 2 seed and will take on No. 7 seed Cal State L.A. in the opening round of the NCAA Division II West Regional Women's Basketball Championships Friday in La Jolla, Calif.

The Seawolves (27-4), who are ranked eighth nationally, will be making their sixth straight NCAA appearance and the 12th in program history.

Western Washington (21-7) is the No. 4 seed and will play fifth-seed Cal State Monterey Bay (21-8) in the opening round. The Vikings are making their 13th appearance in 14 seasons as a NCAA member.

Top-seeded and nationally top-ranked UC San Diego (28-2), which was upset in the CCAA semifinals by CSLA (18-11), will host the eight-team regional and will play Chico State (18-10) in the first round.

The other quarterfinal will match third-seeded Grand Canyon (23-3) and No. 6 Cal Poly Pomona (19-8).

West Regional (Mar. 9-12 at La Jolla, Calif): Friday- #3 Grand Canyon (23-3) vs. #6 Cal Poly Pomona (19-8), noon; #2 Alaska Anchorage (27-4) vs. #7 Cal State. L.A. (18-11), 2:30 p.m.; #4 Western Washington (21-7) vs. #5 Cal State Monterey Bay (21-8), 5 p.m.; #1 UC San Diego (28-2) vs. #8 Chico State (18-10), 7:30 p.m. Saturday - Semifinals at 5 and 7:30 p.m. Monday - Championship game at 7 p.m.