KEENE, N.H. - Keene State College women’s soccer earned a berth into the New England ECAC Division III Championship Tournaments this afternoon.

The third seed in the eight-team women’s soccer tournament, the Owls (12-8-1) will host sixth seed Western New England College (13-5-3) in a first-round game on Wednesday (6 p.m.) at Owl athletic Complex.

The KSC women’s soccer team, which lost to Eastern Conn. (1-0, OT) in the semifinals of the LEC tournament, will be making its eighth trip to the ECAC championships. The Owls won the ECAC Division III title in 2005 and as a Division II member in 1986, 1987, and 1993.

Last year, KSC dropped a second round game to Springfield College (2-0).

Western New England, which lost to Roger Williams College (1-0) in the semifinals of the Commonwealth Coast Conference tournament, will be facing the Owls for the second time this season. KSC defeated the Golden Bears (6-0) on Sept. 5.