Sixth-seeded DePaul (14-6-2) captured the 2003 Conference USA Tournament crown by winning a penalty-kick shootout with fifth-seeded Saint Louis (14-5-3), 4-3, on Saturday at Charlotte’s Transamerica Field. The Blue Demons have earned the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, the first berth in the program’s eight-year history, which begins Thursday, Nov. 13.

C-USA All-Tournament Team
Julianne Sitch, MF – DePaul (Offensive MVP)
Lindsay Deason, GK – DePaul (Defensive MVP)
Erin Walter, MF – DePaul
Lauren Spacht, F – DePaul
Kelly Ferguson, MF- Saint Louis
Jamie Perry, F, Saint Louis
Dee Guempel, MF – Saint Louis
Courtney Crandell, F - Charlotte
Asia Simons, D – Tulane
Breck Bankester, GK – USF
Jenny Rynders, MF - UAB


Semifinal Two
Fifth-seeded Saint Louis (14-5-2) scored twice in the second half en route to a 3-0 upset of top-seeded UAB (13-5-1) in Thursday’s second semifinal match of the 2003 Conference USA Women’s Soccer Tournament. The Billikens advance to meet sixth-seeded DePaul in Saturday’s championship contest at Charlotte’s Transamerica Field at 2 p.m. (ET).

Semifinal One
Midfielder Lauren Spacht scored two first-half goals to lead DePaul (14-6-1) to a 2-0 semifinal victory over Tulane (12-7-1) and its first-ever appearance in the Conference USA Women’s Soccer Championship. The Blue Demons will meet the winner of Thursday’s second semifinal between fifth-seeded Saint Louis and top-seeded UAB at 2 p.m., on Saturday at Charlotte’s Transamerica Field.

Day one saw league history made as three of the four matches go to double overtime and two were decided on penalty kicks.


2003 CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT
MATCH SCHEDULE

Wednesday, November 6
Match 1 – (6) DePaul 2, (3) Marquette 1 (2 OT)
Match 2 – (7) Tulane 0, (2) TCU 0
Tulane advances 3-1 on penalty kicks
Match 3 – (5) Saint Louis 2, (4) USF 0
Match 4 – (1) UAB1, (8) Charlotte 1
UAB advances 3-0 on penalty kicks

Thursday, November 7 (Semifinals)
Match 5 – (6) DePaul 2, (7) Tulane 0
Match 6 – (5) Saint Louis 3, (1) UAB 0

Saturday, November 9 (Finals)
Match 7 – (6) DePaul 1, (5) Saint Louis 1 (2 OT)
DePaul clinches 2003 C-USA title 4-3 on penalty kicks