Westmont Tops Point Loma, Clinches PacWest Tournament Berth
Westmont clinched a PacWest Tournament berth with a 4-1 Senior Day win over Point Loma, securing third place in the conference. The Warriors face second-seeded Vanguard in Thursday’s semifinal, a rematch of a 4-3 loss earlier this season.
By the Numbers- Westmont: 8-7-5 overall; 5-2-2 in PacWest play.
- The Warriors have won 12 straight Senior Day games.
- Westmont defeated Point Loma 4-1; Maljian scored twice.
Westmont enters the tournament on a high after a decisive win, but Vanguard beat the Warriors 4-3 in their only meeting this season.
State of Play- Westmont is the No. 3 seed and will play No. 2 Vanguard on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 2 p.m. PT.
- The semifinal is at Kennelly Field on Dominican University’s campus; the winner advances to Saturday’s noon championship game.
Westmont must get past Vanguard to reach the championship, where it would face the winner of the other semifinal between host Dominican and top-seeded Hawai‘i Pacific.
Bottom LineA strong finish earned Westmont a postseason chance; beating Vanguard would turn that breakthrough into a title-game opportunity.
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