NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - CSUN has qualified for the ACHA Division 2 West Regional Tournament for the second time in the past three seasons.

     The Matadors once again finished ranked 10th just as they did two seasons ago and will play No. 11 Montana State for the first time ever in the opening round.

     CSUN jumped up six spots in the final ranking due to an 8-0 victory over Loyola Marymount in the West Coast Hockey Conference semifinals and then a 4-3 victory over Long Beach State in the final to claim its third consecutive conference championship.

     Montana State, from the Mountain West Collegiate Hockey League, has made Regionals for the first time ever.

     In 2017 the Matadors made Regionals for the first time in the Division 2 era but lost in the opening round to Metro State 5-2.

     This year's tournament will be hosted by Arizona State at Oceanside Arena in Tempe from Feb. 28- March 2.

     The entire West Regional Tournament is listed below.

Opening Round (All times listed in Mountain time zone)
No. 9 Utah State vs No. 12 Texas-El Paso 4 PM
No. 10 CSUN vs No. 11 Montana State 7 PM

Second Round
No. 3 Boise State vs Lowest winner 10 AM
No. 4 Metro State vs Highest winner 1 PM
No. 5 Williston State vs No. 8 Oregon 4 PM
No. 6 Grand Canyon vs No. 7 BYU 7 PM

Regional Finals
Middle seed vs Middle seed 4 PM
Highest remaining seed vs Lowest seed 7 PM