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OPPONENTS 2014 WOMEN’S SOCCER MEDIA GUIDE THE BIG SKY CONFERENCE The Big Sky Conference expanded to 12 THE BIG SKY CONFERENCE full-time members with the return of Idaho, an original member of the conference for the Mailing and Street Address: 2014-15 season. With the addition of Idaho, the 2491 Washington, Suite 201 Big Sky Conference now has 11 teams compet- Ogden, UT 84401 ing in women’s soccer, the most teams in con- Phone: (801) 392-1978 ference history, and will feature a 10-match Fax: (801) 392-5568 league season for the first time during the 2014 www.bigskyconf.com season. The Big Sky is an NCAA Division I member Founded: 1963 in all sports, with member institutions classi- fied in the Football Championship Subdivision Affiliation: NCAA I (FCS). Before Idaho joined in the summer of Sports Sponsored 2014, the Big Sky added four members for MEN: Cross Country, Football*, Basketball*, the 2012-13 school year in North Dakota and Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Southern Utah (full members), and UC Davis Tennis*, Golf* and Cal Poly (football-only affiliate members). WOMEN: Cross Country, Volleyball*, Basketball*, Those schools and Idaho were added to Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Eastern Washington, Idaho State, Montana, Golf*, Tennis*, Soccer*, Softball* Montana State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Portland State, Sacramento State Doug Fullerton Jon Kasper * Conference champion receives automatic bid and Weber State. to NCAA Tournament Big Sky Conference Big Sky Conference The Big Sky Conference was established in Commissioner Media Relations 1963 by six charter members - Idaho, Idaho State, Commissioner Gonzaga, Montana, Montana State and Weber cross country, indoor and Big Sky Conference Douglas B. Fullerton • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x10 State. Those six schools formed the foundation of outdoor track and field, Soccer Members e-mail: [email protected] the Big Sky before the league expanded in 1970 basketball and tennis. Eastern Washington by adding Boise State and Northern Arizona. In addition, there are Idaho Associate Commissioner/Championships Gonzaga left the Sky in 1979 and was replaced by also championships in Idaho State Ron Loghry • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x14 Nevada, which gave the league eight members. football, and women’s Montana e-mail: [email protected] The conference grew to nine schools in 1987 volleyball, golf, soccer North Dakota with the addition of Eastern Washington. and softball. The Big Sky Northern Arizona Assistant Commissioner/Media Relations The 1990s saw change in the makeup of Conference hosted its first Northern Colorado Jon Kasper • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x16 the league, beginning in 1992 when Nevada softball championship Portland State e-mail: [email protected] departed and put the Big Sky back at eight last season during the Sacramento State teams. In 1996 Boise State and Idaho left and at 2013-14 academic year. Southern Utah Assistant Commissioner/SWA/Compliance the same time the conference added Portland The 2014-15 season Weber State Jaynee Nadolski • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x15 State, Sacramento State and Cal State Northridge. will mark the 27th year that e-mail: [email protected] The Big Sky maintained nine teams for five years the Big Sky Conference will before Cal State Northridge departed in the sponsor championships in women’s sports. The Marketing Director/Brand Manager spring of 2001. former Mountain West Conference existed from Tanner Gooch • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x17 The Big Sky now includes nine states span- 1982-88, sponsoring championships for women’s e-mail: [email protected] ning from the Pacific Ocean to the Red River sports at the same institutions the Big Sky had Valley of North Dakota. The league is represented men’s programs. The Big Sky merged with the Media Relations Assistant (Soccer Contact) along the entire west coast with institutions in Mountain West in 1988, forming one league for Alyssa Askew • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x12 Washington, Oregon and California. League both men and women. e-mail: [email protected] schools also range up and down the Rocky Doug Fullerton, the fifth commissioner of Mountains with institutions in Montana, Idaho, the Big Sky Conference, will enter his 19th year Administrative Assistant Utah, Arizona and Colorado. at the helm. Fullerton took over the Big Sky on Janet Carpenter • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x10 On Feb. 25, 1963, the name Big Sky was ad- July 1, 1995, replacing longtime commissioner e-mail: [email protected] opted by six presidents of the charter members Ron Stephenson, who passed away in 2011. as the name of the new conference. The name Stephenson served the league for 14 years. Steve Accounts Technician Big Sky originated in a novel written by the late Belko was the commissioner from 1977-81, while Natanee Spencer A.B. (Bud) Guthrie of Great Falls, Mont., in 1947 John Roning held the post from 1971-77. The entitled “The Big Sky.” Jack Hollowell, a former first league commissioner was Jack Friel, who Travel Coordinator Montana advertising director, promoted the Big served from 1963-71. Christy Hatley • Phone: (801) 392-1978 x13 Sky theme for the Treasure State. While on a track e-mail: [email protected] and field trip from Pocatello, Idaho, to Missoula, Mont., legendary Dubby Holt of Idaho State saw a “Welcome to Big Sky Country” sign as his team entered Montana. Holt, and his athletes thought “Big Sky” would be a perfect name for the new conference. Harry Missildine of the Spokane Spokesman-Review called for the newly formed league to be named the Big Sky Conference in his column dated Feb. 20, 1963. The Big Sky sponsors championships in 15 sports, including men’s and women’s 32 • VIKING SOCCER 2014 WOMEN’S SOCCER MEDIA GUIDE 2014 WOMEN’S SOCCER MEDIA GUIDE OPPONENTS BIG SKY CONFERENCE COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Friday, Aug. 22 Iowa State at Northern Colorado *Montana at Northern Arizona Dixie State at Southern Utah BIG SKY CONFERENCE Minot State at Idaho State Sunday, Sept. 14 Sunday, Oct. 19 COACHES POLL Idaho at Seattle Wright State vs. Southern Utah *Portland State at North Dakota UC Davis at Sacramento State Omaha at Northern Colorado *E. Washington at Northern Arizona Team Points Montana at Air Force Northern Iowa at North Dakota *Montana at Southern Utah 1. Portland State 93 (5) Utah Valley at Portland State UTEP at Weber State *Sacramento St. at Northern Colorado 2. Weber State 92 (5) Westminster at Weber State Grand Canyon at Flagstaff, Ariz. *Idaho State at Idaho North Dakota at North Dakota State Hawaii at Idaho State 3. Northern Arizona 86 (1) Colorado College at Northern Colorado Washington State at Idaho Friday, Oct. 24 4. Northern Colorado 69 Eastern Washington at Fresno State *Northern Colorado at E. Washington 5. Montana 62 Northern Arizona at UNLV Thursday, Sept. 18 *North Dakota at Montana 6. Idaho State 52 Idaho State at Cal State Fullerton *Northern Arizona at Weber State 7. Sacramento State 51 Sunday, Aug. 24 *Idaho at Sacramento State 8. Southern Utah 32 UC Riverside vs. Northern Arizona Friday, Sept. 19 *Southern Utah at Idaho State 9. Idaho 29 Southern Utah at UC Santa Barbara Hawaii vs. Eastern Washington Montana at Wyoming North Dakota at South Dakota Sunday, Oct. 26 10. Eastern Washington 27 South Dakota State at North Dakota UC Santa Barbara at Sacramento State *Southern Utah at Weber State 11. North Dakota 12 Pacific at Sacramento State Colorado State at Montana *Northern Colorado at Montana Boise State at Portland State Idaho at Grand Canyon *Northern Arizona at Idaho State First-place votes in parentheses Texas Christian at Idaho Wyoming at Northern Colorado *Idaho at Portland State Northern Colorado at Colorado Weber State at Loyola Marymount *Eastern Washington at North Dakota Eastern Washington at CSU Bakersfield Sunday, Sept. 21 Thursday, Oct. 30 Thursday, Aug. 28 Colorado State vs. Eastern Washington Idaho at Illinois State Northern Colorado at Colorado State Idaho State at San Diego State Northern Arizona at Arizona Bryant at Northern Colorado Friday, Oct. 31 Weber State at Cal State Northridge *Sacramento State at Portland State Friday, Aug. 29 Idaho at Arizona *Montana at Eastern Washington Omaha at Weber State Hawaii at Montana *Idaho State at Weber State Montana at Gonzaga Northern Arizona at UTEP *North Dakota at Northern Colorado Wyoming at Idaho State San Jose State at Portland State *Southern Utah at Northern Arizona Eastern Washington at Idaho Sacramento State at Fresno State CSU Bakersfield at Sacramento State Big Sky Championship Portland State at San Francisco Friday, Sept. 26 At Regular-Season Champion North Dakota at Chicago State *Idaho State at Eastern Washington *Weber State at Montana Thursday, Nov. 6 Sunday, Aug. 31 *Northern Colorado at Idaho Quarterfinals California vs. Portland State *Sacramento State at Southern Utah No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed North Dakota at UW-Green Bay *Portland State at Northern Arizona No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed Montana at Washington State Wyoming at Weber State Sunday, Sept. 28 Friday, Nov. 7 North Dakota St. at Northern Colorado *Sacramento State at Northern Arizona Semifinals CSU Bakersfield at Southern Utah *Weber State at Eastern Washington Sacramento State at San Jose State *Portland State at Southern Utah Sunday, Nov. 9 Idaho at Gonzaga *North Dakota at Idaho Championship Valparaiso at Northern Arizona *Idaho State at Montana Friday, Sept. 5 Friday, Oct. 3 Portland State at Colorado State *Eastern Washington at Portland State Nevada at Sacramento State *Northern Colorado at Weber State Boise State at Idaho *Idaho at Southern Utah Idaho State at Utah State *North Dakota at Idaho State Weber State at Colorado College *Montana at Sacramento State BIG SKY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Northern Colorado at Air Force Year Regular Season Tournament Tournament Location Southern Utah at UTEP Sunday, Oct.