| SWAC Soccer Tournament Pairings Set Alabama A&M - Grambling State Top Seeds Wallace Dooley, Jr. November 1, 2004 Pairings for the 2004 Southwestern Athletic Conference Soccer tournament have been settled with Alabama A&M and Grambling State nestled in as the top seeds from the East and West, respectively. This year's soccer tournament will be played November 4-7, 2004 on the campus of Alabama A&M University and will consist of six teams (three from East and West). The other East division qualifiers are (2E) Miss. Valley State and (3E) Jackson State. The West division qualifiers are (2W) Prairie View A&M and (3W) Southern. There was a three-way tie for the third seed in the West, with Southern winning out by virtue of a power-rating tie breaker system. Alabama A&M and Grambling State battled in last year's championship game with the Lady Bulldogs taking a 2-0 win to capture the inaugural SWAC title. The schedule is as follows: SWAC Soccer Tournament November 4-7 - @ Alabama A&M University - Huntsville, AL THURSDAY 11/04 - Quarterfinals 12 noon (Gm1) - (#3E) Jackson State vs (#2W) Prairie View A&M 2:00p (Gm2) - (#3W) Southern vs (#2E) Miss. Valley State FRIDAY 11/05 - Semifinals 12 noon (GM3) - (#1E) Alabama A&M vs Winner Game 1 2:00p (GM4) - (#1W) Grambling State vs Winner Game 2 SATURDAY 11/06 --OPEN DATE -- SUNDAY 11/07 11:00a (GM5) - Third Place Game - Loser GM3 vs Loser GM4 1:00p (GM6) - Championship Game |