▁and ▁white . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁S amba ▁joined ▁the ▁M PS L ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁season , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Al bu quer que ▁As yl um , ▁the ▁Son oma ▁County ▁Sol , ▁the ▁Sac r amento ▁Kn ights , ▁and ▁the ▁Id aho ▁Wol ves . ▁During ▁their ▁first ▁season ▁of ▁play , ▁the ▁S amba ▁finished ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁ 5 th ▁place , ▁five ▁points ▁behind ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Salt ▁R atz , ▁who ▁ultimately ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁as ▁league ▁champions . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁season ▁saw ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁location - specific ▁con ferences ▁as ▁more ▁teams ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁league . ▁This ▁placed ▁Sal inas ▁Valley ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Conference , ▁with ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁California ▁teams ▁( with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁St rik ers ▁and ▁the ▁Al bu quer que ▁As yl um ) ▁The ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁brought ▁further ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁con ferences , ▁as ▁the ▁Western ▁Conference ▁split ▁into ▁" N orth western " ▁and ▁" S outh western ", ▁and ▁a ▁Mid western ▁conference ▁was ▁added . ▁The ▁Sal inas ▁Valley ▁S amba ▁are ▁currently ▁in ▁the ▁North western ▁Conference . ▁ ▁The ▁S amba ▁finished ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁season ▁in ▁ 4 th ▁place . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁S amba ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of