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OGDEN, Utah - This is why Cee Odorfer endured the countless hours of rehab.

The junior co-MVP of the Big Sky Conference scored the game-winning goal Saturday, lifting Northern Arizona to a 2-1 win over No. 1 seed Weber State in the Championship game of the league tournament here.

Odorfer missed the 2004 season with a knee injury, missed the 2007 season with an injury, and hasn't practiced in a month because of another knee injury. But it was Odorfer who pounded home a loose ball in the 84th minute following a corner kick as the Lumberjacks won their first ever Big Sky tournament title.

"Brenna Boies had a great corner kick,'' Odorfer said. " Kristi Andreassen got in and kind of touched it out. I just was lucky to be in the right place at the right time. This was a great team effort. I'm really proud of these girls.

"There were a lot of people who wondered if it was worth coming back,'' said Odorfer, from Prescott, Ariz. "Having this championship now, the first one in school history, with these girls, I wouldn't miss this for the world. This has been great.''

Northern Arizona will represent the Big Sky Conference in the NCAA College Cup. The pairings will be announced on Monday at 6 p.m. on ESPNEWS.

Northern Arizona entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed. The Lumberjacks (12-6-3) beat Portland State 1-0 in a semifinal on Thursday. Northern Arizona had lost championship matches in 1999, 2000 and 2005. The 2005 loss came to Weber State under current coach Andre Luciano.

"This is a culmination of all the hard work these kids have put in,'' said Luciano, who is in his eighth season. "All season long this has been our goal, and we were confident we were going to win it. Let's give Weber State, Tim Crompton and all their coaches so much credit. Their kids fought so hard. It's always a battle between Weber State and Northern Arizona. But for us to win our first one, this feels awesome. This is the players' moment."

Northern Arizona took a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute on a goal by Brenna Boies. The high shot was tipped in the air by Weber State keeper Rebecca Ritchie. As the ball came down, it spun into the net.

Weber State (9-10-2) tied the match in the 59th minute on a goal credited to Molli Nelson. The ball deflected off a Northern Arizona player.

Both teams had shots hit the post prior to Odorfer's game-winning goal. Odorfer was named the tournament MVP.

 "I feel like I've known (Cee Cee) my whole life,'' Luciano said. "She's been with me for so long. It's fitting. Great players persevere through the toughest of moments. She hasn't practiced in the last month with an MCL sprain, and she scored her most important goal at the right time. I love that kid. I've been with that kid through thick and thin. It's very fitting.''

All-Tournament Team

MVP - Cee Cee Odorfer, Northern Arizona

Tori Howe, Northern Arizona

Tori Rocke, Northern Arizona

Rebekah Schmit, Northern Arizona

Sam Monahan, Northern Arizona

Brenna Boies, Northern Ariozna

Hayley McCoy, Weber State

Whitney Smith, Weber State

Ashtyn Webster, Weber State

Molli Nelson, Weber State

Sara Aspinwall, Montana

Dolly Enneking, Portland State

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Scoreboard
1.29.2012 | Men's Basketball
Portland State
67
Montana
69
1.29.2012 | Women's Tennis
Montana
4
Idaho
3
1.29.2012 | Women's Tennis
Portland State
0
Idaho
7
1.29.2012 | Men's Tennis
UC Riverside
2
Northern Arizona
5
1.29.2012 | Men's Tennis
Whitworth
0
Eastern Washington
7
1.29.2012 | Women's Tennis
Sacramento State
1
Texas Tech
6
1.30.2012 | Men's Basketball
Northern Arizona
62
Northern Colorado
64
1.31.2012 | Women's Tennis
Utah State
5
Weber State
2
2.2.2012 | Men's Basketball
Northern Arizona
68
Eastern Washington
74
2.2.2012 | Men's Basketball
Weber State
92
Portland State
79
2.2.2012 | Men's Basketball
Northern Colorado
62
Sacramento State
73
2.2.2012 | Men's Basketball
Montana State
86
Idaho State
87
2.2.2012 | Men's Tennis
Utah State
3
Montana State
4
2.2.2012 | Women's Basketball
Eastern Washington
84
Northern Arizona
57
2.2.2012 | Women's Basketball
Portland State
76
Weber State
63
2.2.2012 | Women's Basketball
Sacramento State
56
Northern Colorado
64
2.2.2012 | Women's Basketball
Idaho State
67
Montana State
79
2.3.2012 | Women's Tennis
Washington State
7
Eastern Washington
0
2.3.2012 | Men's Tennis
BYU
7
Idaho State
0
2.3.2012 | Women's Tennis
UTEP
3
Northern Arizona
4
2.3.2012 | Men's Tennis
BYU
6
Montana State
1
2.4.2012 | Men's Basketball
Weber State
93
Northern Colorado
81
2.4.2012 | Men's Basketball
Eastern Washington
71
Sacramento State
75
2.4.2012 | Men's Basketball
Northern Arizona
65
Portland State
76
2.4.2012 | Men's Basketball
Montana State
58
Montana
67
2.4.2012 | Women's Tennis
Montana State
1
Utah State
6
2.4.2012 | Men's Tennis
Utah State
6
Portland State
1
2.4.2012 | Women's Tennis
Boise State
6
Weber State
1
2.4.2012 | Women's Tennis
Northern Arizona
1
Air Force
6
2.4.2012 | Women's Tennis
Sacramento State
4
Fresno State
3
2.4.2012 | Men's Tennis
Utah
6
Montana State
1
2.4.2012 | Women's Tennis
Montana
2
New Mexico
5
2.4.2012 | Women's Basketball
Portland State
73
Northern Arizona
59
2.4.2012 | Women's Basketball
Northern Colorado
70
Weber State
57
2.4.2012 | Women's Basketball
Montana State
54
Montana
61
2.4.2012 | Women's Basketball
Sacramento State
84
Eastern Washington
89
2.4.2012 | Men's Tennis
Utah
7
Idaho State
0
2.4.2012 | Men's Tennis
Eastern Washington
6
Northern Colorado
1
2.5.2012 | Women's Tennis
Eastern Washington
10 a.m.
Northern Colorado
2.5.2012 | Women's Tennis
Weber State
2 p.m.
Seattle
2.5.2012 | Women's Tennis
New Mexico State
10 a.m.
Northern Arizona
2.5.2012 | Men's Tennis
Idaho State
11 a.m.
Portland State
2.5.2012 | Women's Tennis
Idaho State
8 a.m.
Seattle
2.5.2012 | Men's Tennis
Eastern Washington
5 p.m.
Seattle
2.5.2012 | Women's Tennis
Gonzaga University
9 a.m.
Northern Colorado
2.5.2012 | Men's Tennis
Gonzaga University
6 p.m.
Northern Colorado
2.5.2012 | Women's Tennis
Montana State
9 a.m.
New Mexico
2.5.2012 | Women's Tennis
Oregon
12 p.m.
Portland State
2.5.2012 | Men's Tennis
Northern Colorado
10 a.m.
Seattle
2.6.2012 | Women's Basketball
Idaho State
7:05 p.m.
Montana
2.6.2012 | Men's Basketball
Montana
7:05
Idaho State
2.8.2012 | Men's Tennis
Cal
1:30 p.m.
Sacramento State
2.9.2012 | Women's Basketball
Idaho State
5:05 p.m.
Northern Arizona
2.9.2012 | Women's Basketball
Montana
7:00 p.m.
Sacramento State
2.9.2012 | Men's Basketball
Idaho State
8:05
Portland State
2.9.2012 | Men's Basketball
Northern Colorado
7:05
Montana
2.9.2012 | Women's Basketball
Portland State
7:00 p.m.
Seattle University
2.9.2012 | Women's Basketball
Montana State
7:05 p.m.
Northern Colorado
2.9.2012 | Men's Basketball
Northern Arizona
6:35
Weber State
2.9.2012 | Women's Tennis
Idaho State
1:30 p.m.
Utah State
2.9.2012 | Men's Basketball
Sacramento State
7:05
Montana State
2.9.2012 | Women's Basketball
Eastern Washington
6:05 p.m.
Weber State
2.10.2012 | Men's Tennis
Boise State
3:30 p.m.
Idaho State
2.10.2012 | Women's Tennis
Portland
1 p.m.
Montana
2.10.2012 | Women's Tennis
Boise State
2 p.m.
Eastern Washington
2.11.2012 | Men's Tennis
Northern Colorado
2 p.m.
Northern Arizona
2.11.2012 | Men's Basketball
Northern Colorado
7:05
Montana State
2.11.2012 | Women's Basketball
Portland State
2:00 p.m.
Idaho State
2.11.2012 | Women's Basketball
Montana State
2:05 p.m.
Sacramento State
2.11.2012 | Women's Tennis
Washington State
TBA
Sacramento State
2.11.2012 | Men's Basketball
Sacramento State
7:05
Montana
2.11.2012 | Men's Tennis
Air Force
11 a.m.
Portland State
2.11.2012 | Men's Tennis
Eastern Washington
10 a.m.
Idaho State
2.11.2012 | Men's Basketball
Weber State
7:35
Eastern Washington
2.11.2012 | Women's Tennis
Portland State
1 p.m.
Montana
2.11.2012 | Women's Basketball
Weber State
5:00 p.m.
Northern Arizona
2.11.2012 | Men's Tennis
Whitman
8 a.m.
Montana
2.11.2012 | Men's Basketball
Northern Arizona
6:35
Idaho State
2.11.2012 | Women's Tennis
Northern Colorado
10 a.m.
Northern Arizona
2.11.2012 | Women's Basketball
Montana
2:00 p.m.
Northern Colorado
2.11.2012 | Men's Tennis
Montana
12 p.m.
UC Santa Cruz
2.11.2012 | Women's Tennis
Eastern Washington
1 p.m.
Idaho
2.12.2012 | Men's Tennis
Northern Colorado
11 a.m.
Portland State
2.12.2012 | Women's Tennis
Weber State
10 a.m.
Nevada
2.12.2012 | Women's Tennis
Montana
9 a.m.
Seattle
2.12.2012 | Women's Tennis
Colorado State
9 a.m.
Northern Arizona
2.12.2012 | Men's Tennis
Air Force
10 a.m.
Northern Arizona