NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. -  Eastern Connecticut State University has earned the top seed and right to host the 2009 Little East Women's Basketball Tournament this weekend, Feb. 27-28, at the Francis E. Geissler Gymnasium. Each of the top four seeds in the tournament advanced into the semifinal round and will compete for the automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament.     

Eastern Connecticut and fourth-seeded Keene State College will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Friday night, while second-seeded Western Connecticut and third-seeded University of Southern Maine will play in the nightcap at approximately 7:30 p.m. The championship game is scheduled for 4 p.m. the following evening.

If you are unable to make the trip to Willimantic, Conn., LittleEast.tv will video-stream each of the three games this weekend, free of charge.