The Western Connecticut State University women's basketball team earned the second seed in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) New England Championship.  The Colonials will play host to Nichols College at Feldman Arena on Wednesday, March 5 at 7:00 p.m.  
       
The Colonials (20-6) have won 17 of their last 21 games and earned the number three seed in the Little East Conference Tournament last week.  WestConn won its first-round game against Plymouth State University, 64-43, but was ousted by in-state rival Eastern Connecticut State University in the semi-finals, 58-46, on Friday in Gorham, Maine.  The Warriors went on to win the Little East Conference title with a 65-60 win over University of Southern Maine. 
       
Nichols College (20-7) has won 11 of its last 13 games dating back to January 23.  The Bison dropped a 62-51 decision or Western New England College in the second round of the Commonwealth Coast Conference Tournament last Thursday night.
       
The Colonials are led by senior guard and captain Ally Greenwood (East Hartford, Conn.) and junior forward Stacey Roberts (Windham, Conn.) as they average 12.7 and 10.8 points per game, respectively.  Greenwood leads WestConn is most categories including assists (5.4 apg), field goals made (106), free throws made (117) and minutes per game (32.8).  Roberts lead the team with a 6.8 rebounding average.  Sophomore forward Katie Moffoe (Southington, Conn.) and freshman Heather Lee (Seymour, Conn.) follow with a 9.8 scoring average.  Moffo is second on the team with 5.2 rebounds per game while Lee had a team-high 55 three pointers made.  
       
The Bison are led by Curtia Humbert who is averaging 12.0 points per game and had been the leading scorer in 17 or 27 games this season.  Margaret Lilly and MaryLynn Skarzenski chip in 9.9 and 8.6 points a game, respectively.
       
The winner of this first-round game will play the winner of Fitchburg State College vs. Western New England College.  Should the Colonials advance, they will host the ECAC New England Final Four at Feldman Arena.  Games times for the semifinals and championship, be it at WCSU, will be determined on Tuesday morning.  Coast Guard, the top seed, is unable to host this coming weekend, if it advances to the semifinals.  

2008 ECAC NEW ENGLAND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SEEDS

1.        Coast Guard Academy (22-5)
2.        WESTCONN (20-6)
3.        Fitchburg State College (18-8)
4.        Endicott College (18-9)
5.        Suffolk University (20-8)
6.        Western New England College (18-10)
7.        Nichols College (20-7)
8.        Maine Maritime (19-9)