One week remains in the Big Sky regular season ... Portland State claimed the 2009 outright title, and the No. 1 seed to this year’s tournament, last week with home wins over Northern Arizona and Northern Colorado ... Eastern Washington defeated the Bears as well to move back into second-place with them ... The fourth and final seed is still up for grabs and could go to either Montana or Idaho State. In this week’s key match, the Bengals play host to the Grizzlies on Saturday night.
Portland State’s Whitney Phillips has been named the Big Sky Player of the Week for matches played the week of Nov. 9-16. The honors are the second straight for the junior ... Phillips led the Vikings to the 2009 Big Sky outright title this past weekend with two wins over Northern Arizona and Northern Colorado.
Northern Colorado and Portland State face off in Portland, Ore. on Saturday night in the biggest conference match of the 2009 season. The Bears and the Vikings both clinched berths to the postseason tournament last week and are tied for first place in the standings with 11-2 records. In their last meeting, Northern Colorado won 3-1 at home. With only two weeks left to play, the winner of Friday’s match could easily claim the regular season crown
