'KEENE, N.H. 5/8/04 - Michelle Mason (Fairport, N.Y.) finished with five goals and three assists to lead the top seed Keene State College women's lacrosse team to a 17-6 victory over fourth seed Curry College in an ECAC Division III New England Tournament semifinal game played Saturday at Owl Athletic Complex. 

Keene State (12-5) advances to the championship game where they will face the winner of the Babson College/Eastern Conn. State University game.  The championship game will be held at Owl Athletic Complex on Sunday (4 p.m.).  This is the first ECAC Championship appearance for the Owls. 

KSC led 7-3 at the 11:00 minute mark, and then erupted for five unanswered goals to take a 12-3 lead at the break.   

In addition to Mason, Colleen Murphy (Mansfield, Mass.) and Natalie Kent (Billerica, Mass.) tallied four goals apiece, while Lauren Saunders (Fremont, N.H.) chipped in with three.  Erin Mehner (Stamford, Conn.) added a single goal for the Owls.

Emily Knight (Boulder, Co.) and Angela Burgess (Tyngsboro, Mass.) had two goals each to lead the Colonel's.  Jana Williamson (Salem, Mass.) and Nicole Wandy (Glastonbury, Conn.) also scored for Curry.

Jamie Litch (Addison, Vt.) and Mandy Gray (Sharon, Mass.) split time in goal for KSC, stopping two shots each.  Leigh Johnston (Randolph, Mass.) finished with eight saves for Curry.  KSC out-shot Curry 34-16.

Curry concludes its season with a 14-5 record.