About the only thing different about this year�s version of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women�s soccer tournament is that the competition will be held a week later than previous years.

Otherwise, it�s a familiar look to the eight-team field as the top three seeds are the same as last year and four teams hold the exact same seeding as the previous season. UW-Stevens Point is also the top seed for the 11th time in as many tournaments and could host the semifinals and finals on Nov. 8-9 with a victory in its quarterfinal match Tuesday against UW-Platteville.

UW-Stevens Point is the five-time defending tournament champion and has won nine of the 10 all-time postseason affairs. The Pointers enter the tournament coming off their first-ever undefeated regular season with a 14-0-2 overall record and an all-time high No. 2 NCAA Division III ranking.

Leading the way for the Pointers for the second straight year is junior Kelly Fink with 20 goals and five assists. Senior Molly Cady leads the WIAC in assists per game while posting eight goals and eight assists. Junior Jenny Bruce tied a tournament record with five assists in last year�s event and ranks second on the team with eight goals and four assists this season.

UW-Eau Claire earned its first-ever Division III ranking this season, landing as high as No. 20 in the rankings two weeks ago. The Blugolds are 15-3-1 overall and are led by senior Jullia Powell, who ranks third in the conference with 16 goals and eight assists. Sophomore Kris Unterweger has 11 goals and five assists. The Blugolds are still looking for their first WIAC tournament title, having advanced to the championship match in seven of the previous 10 tournaments.

UW-Oshkosh has played its best soccer in the second half of the season, posting a 7-2 record with seven shutouts over its final nine matches to bring a 9-9-1 record into the postseason. The Titans opened the WIAC season 0-3-1, but won their last four conference matches to gain the third seed.

Freshman Anna Weickhardt leads the Titans with 10 goals and one assist. Senior defender Carrie Gilbert was a third-team All-America selection last season. UW-Oshkosh has advanced to the semifinals the past two seasons.

UW-River Falls features record-setting junior forward Amy Gilfillan, who scored 33 of her team�s 59 goals this season to set a WIAC single-season record. She had goals in all but three matches this season as the Falcons tied a school record for wins with a 12-4-2 record, including a nine-match unbeaten streak at mid-season. Freshman Erin Pinewski has added eight goals and nine assists.

UW-Whitewater is the only team to shutout UW-River Falls this season and carries a 10-7-1 record into its first-round match with the Falcons. The Warhawks advanced to the semifinals as the fifth seed last year and are led by senior Dani Daggett with 16 goals and four assists this season. Senior Wendy Scott has eight goals and one assist.

UW-Stout set a WIAC record for ties while posting a 7-4-5 record, including a 2-2-4 conference mark. The Blue Devils tied four of the five teams ahead of them in the WIAC standings and allowed more than two goals in a match just once this season. Senior Nellie Sivertsen is the team�s leading scorer with 12 goals and four assists. Freshman Kelly Stolarczyk has 10 goals � all in the final eight matches of the season.

UW-La Crosse has a 6-11 overall record, but has outscored its opponents 41-28 this season, suffering five of its 10 losses by one goal and four others by two goals. Sophomore Julie Taylor, an all-WIAC performer last season, leads the Eagles with eight goals and four assists.

UW-Platteville faces UW-Stevens Point in the quarterfinals for the sixth straight year and brings a 2-15 record into the tournament. Sophomore Jessi Jones leads the Pioneers with five goals and three assists.