SEASIDE — Cal State Monterey Bay will enter the Western Water Polo Association Championship on Friday as the No. 8 seed and will play No. 9 Colorado State in the first round of the tournament to be held at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

The Otters will play at 12:15 p.m. The Otters had an impressive 2008 season, finishing 17-11 overall and 5-8 against the WWPA. Colorado State went just 9-24 overall but 7-13 against the WWPA. UC Davis awaits the winner in the final game of the day at 5:15 p.m.

CSUMB defeated Colorado State 11-9 on April 6 at the UC Davis Aggies Shootout and the game was not as close as the score would indicate. The Otters led 10-5 after the third period and sat many starters, including senior goalie Jenna Beer.

UC Davis, which finished the regular season 12-1 against WWPA foes, is the top seed and beat CSUMB 13-4 in third game of the season on Feb. 3. The Aggies finished winning 10 straight and enter the tournament 23-8 overall.

Defending champion Loyola Marymount is the No.2 seed. The Lions went 18-10 overall on the season and 8-3 in the WWPA. UC San Diego is the No. 3 seed and Cal State Bakersfield is the No. 4 seed. They each earn a bye into the WWPA quarterfinals.

The rest of the seeds are No. 10 UC Santa Cruz, No. 11 Cal State East Bay and No. 12 Chapman. The tournament will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Friday when Santa Clara takes on Chapman.

2008 WWPA Women's Championship Seedings:
1. UC Davis
2. LMU
3. UC San Diego
4. Bakersfield
5. Santa Clara
6. Sonoma State
7. Cal State San Bernardino
8. Cal State Monterey Bay
9. Colorado State
10. UC Santa Cruz
11. Cal State East Bay
12. Chapman

2008 WWPA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
On each day of the championship, games will be played at the Burns Recreation and
Aquatics Center on the campus of Loyola Marymount University.

Friday, April 25
Game 1 8:30 am: No. 5 Santa Clara vs. No. 12 Chapman
Game 2 9:45 am: No. 6 Sonoma State vs. No. 11 CS East Bay
Game 3 11:00 am: No. 7 CS San Bernardino vs. No. 10 UC Santa Cruz
Game 4 12:15 pm: No. 8 CS Monterey Bay vs. No. 9 Colorado State
Game 5 1:30 pm: No. 4 CS Bakersfield vs. Winner Game 1
Game 6 2:45 pm: No. 3 UC San Diego vs. Winner Game 2
Game 7 4:00 pm: No. 2 Loyola Marymount vs. Winner Game 3
Game 8 5:15 pm: No. 1 UC Davis vs. Winner Game 4

Saturday, April 26
Game 9 8:30 am: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 2
Game 10 10:00 am: Loser Game 4 vs. Loser Game 1
Game 11 11:30 am: Loser Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7
Game 12 1:00 pm: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8
Game 13 2:30 pm: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 6 (Semifinal #1)
Game 14 4:00 pm: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 5 (Semifinal #2)

Sunday, April 27
11th Place: 8:30 am: Loser Game 9 vs. Loser Game 10
9th Place: 10:00 am: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10
7th Place: 11:30 am: Loser Game 11 vs. Loser Game 12
5th Place: 1:00 pm: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12
3rd Place: 2:30 pm: Loser Game 13 vs. Loser Game 14
1st Place: 4:00 pm: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14

Higher seeded teams in all games wear DARK caps.
Lower seeded teams in all games wear WHITE caps.

Follow the championships online at www.WesternWaterPolo.org.