LOS ANGELES, Calif. (March, 1, 2008) – It all comes down to tonight. Top seeded Occidental College will tip-off against the second seeded University of La Verne in the first ever Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Post-Season Tournament Championship game at 5:00 p.m. in Rush Gymnasium.

After wrapping up their first Southern SCIAC championship in 28 years, the Occidental women's basketball team took one step closer Thursday to representing SCIAC in the NCAA Division III playoffs by downing the Cal Lutheran Regals 69-47 at home.

La Verne, the defending SCIAC champions, handled the University of Redlands Bulldogs, winning by a 65-60 margin, in the other semi-final game on Thursday night to advance to the championship game.

On Thursday the Tigers extended their win streak to 11, including a 69-65 upset of the previously undefeated Leopards on Jan. 31. Oxy currently holds a 21-5 record while the Leos boast a 19-7 mark.