WESTON, Mass. – The Regis College women's soccer team has earned the #8 seed in the upcoming ECAC Women's Soccer Tournament and will travel to top-seeded University of St. Joseph Connecticut on Wednesday afternoon for a 12:00 p.m. game.

NECC Coach of the Year Liz Conant helped guide the Pride to a program-record 11 wins in 2012. The Pride (11-3-3) have qualified for their first ECAC Tournament appearance after earning the No. 2 seed in the NECC Tournament just last week. After wins in the Quarterfinals and Semifinals, the first two postseason wins in program history, the Pride fell to top-seeded Lesley University, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon.

The Blue Jays (14-2-2) were the regular-season champion in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference for the first time and reached the league tournament semifinals for the fifth consecutive season. The Blue Jays have equaled a single-season school record with 14 wins.

In other opening round action, the second seed Keene State (12-9-1) will face No. 7 Albertus Magnus College (11-6-2) at 6:00 p.m. at Keene State. No. 3 Endicott College (11-4-4) plays Emmanuel College (13-6-1) at 3:30 p.m. at Endicott College and Simmons College (11-7-1) will take on Colby-Sawyer (14-3-4) at 7:00 p.m. in the No. 4/No. 5 match-up at a neutral site, on the campus of Regis College.

2012 ECAC DIVISION III New England Women's Soccer Championship
First Round – Wednesday, November 7th
No. 8 Regis College (11-3-3) at No. 1 St. Joseph (CT) (14-2-2), 12:00 p.m.
No. 7 Albertus Magnus College (11-6-2) at No. 2 Keene State (12-9-1), 6:00 p.m.
No. 6 Emmanuel College (13-6-1) at No. 3 Endicott College (11-4-4) 3:30 p.m.
No. 5 Colby Sawyer College (14-3-4) at No. 4 Simmons College (11-7-1), 7:00 p.m.

Semifinals – Saturday, November 10th at highest remaining seed
St. Joseph (CT)/Regis winner vs. Simmons/Colby Sawyer winner, TBD
Keene State/Albertus Magnus winner vs. Endicott/Emmanuel winner, TBD

Championship – Sunday, November 11th at highest remaining seed
Two Semifinal Winners, TBD