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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

2010-11 Basketball Season Opens Friday With Disney Division II Tip-Off Classic

WALNUT CREEK – The 2010-11 men’s and women’s basketball season will get underway this week with the start of the Fourth Annual Disney’s Division II Tip-Off West Coast Classic that opens Friday at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim.

The eight-team field, including four men’s and four women’s teams, will be held November 12-14 with both the UC San Diego men’s and women’s team representing the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

The tournament format calls for four games - two men’s and two women’s - to be played each day over three days.

The men’s field will be comprised of Alaska-Anchorage, Dixie State, Lewis and UC San Diego. The women’s field will include Alaska-Anchorage, Grand Canyon, Texas Woman’s University and UC San Diego.

Dixie State (20-6), a member of the Pac West Conference is the lone team on the men’s side that advanced to the NCAA Tournament during the 2009-10 campaign. Alaska Anchorage posted a 17-10 record a year ago while playing in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC).

Lewis went 17-12 while playing as a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) and UC San Diego posted an 8-17 overall record and placed ninth in the CCAA last season.

Two of the four teams on the women’s side reached the NCAA Tournament during the 2009-10 campaign. Alaska Anchorage (24-5) finished third in the GNAC and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament where it fell to conference rival Seattle Pacific.

UC San Diego (25-5), which captured the CCAA regular-season crown, suffered a first-round NCAA Tournament setback to conference foe Humboldt State.

Grand Canyon (19-8) tied for second in the Pac West, while Texas Woman’s University, a member of the Lone State Conference, posted a 15-12 overall mark a year ago.

Tournament pass for all 12 games can be purchased for $30. Single-session tickets (2 games) are $8 for general admission and $5 for students and seniors. Two-session tickets (4 games) are $15 for general admission and $10 for students and seniors.

Complete information on the 2010 Disney Classic can be found by logging on to www.goccaa.org.

2010 Disney’s Division II Tip-Off West Coast Classic
November 12-14, 2010
Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, Calif.

Friday, November 12 -
Men
Game 1: Alaska Anchorage vs. Dixie State; Noon
Game 2: Lewis vs. UC San Diego; 2:30 p.m.

Women
Game 1: Grand Canyon vs. Texas Woman’s University; 5 p.m.
Game 2: UC San Diego vs. Alaska Anchorage; 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 13 -
Women
Game 3: Alaska Anchorage vs. Grand Canyon; Noon
Game 4: Texas Woman’s University vs. UC San Diego; 2:30 p.m.

Men
Game 3: UC San Diego vs. Dixie State; 5 p.m.
Game 4: Lewis vs. Alaska Anchorage; 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, November 14
Men
Game 5: Dixie State vs. Lewis; 11 a.m.
Game 6: UC San Diego vs. Alaska Anchorage; 1:30 p.m.

Women
Game 5: Texas Woman’s University vs. Alaska Anchorage; 4 p.m.
Game 6: UC San Diego vs. Grand Canyon; 6:30 p.m.

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