KEENE, N.H.-The Keene State College women's volleyball earned a berth in the 2007 ECAC New England Championship Tournament as the fifth seed this afternoon.

The Owls (24-11) will travel to Providence for a quarterfinal round match against fourth-seeded Johnson & Wales (27-11) at 7 p.m.

After a long post-season drought, Keene State is making second consecutive appearance in the ECAC Tournament. The Owls are looking to regroup after losing a heartbreaking semifinal match to Eastern Conn. (3-2) in the LEC tournament. Making the program’s first post-season trip since 1982 last season, KSC defeated Rivier (3-1) before falling to Brandeis (3-0) in a semifinal match last year.

The Wildcats of Johnson & Wales lost a tough 3-2 match to Rivier in the championship game of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference.