KEENE, N.H. 102/07 - Fifth seed Eastern Conn. upset top seed Keene State College 3-2 in the second semifinal match of the Little East Conference played at Spaulding Gym on Friday night.

The Warriors (10-26) will play second seed Western Conn. in Saturday's championship game at noon.  Keene State will await word of a possible ECAC tournament berth on Monday.   

The Owls (24-11), who were hosting the final rounds of the LEC tournament for the first time fell behind 18-6 and never recovered, dropping the first game 30-21.
KSC came back to win the second game 30-22.  The Warriors won the third game 30-24 and the Owls forced a fifth game with a 30-22 fourth game victory.ECSU won the deciding fifth game (15-12) to move onto the finals. 
 

Junior hitter Sandra Jaques (Milford, Conn.) and sophomore hitter Lindsey Odell (Dover Plains, N.Y.) led Eastern with 18 and 17 kills respectively.  Junior middle blocker Alex Silvestros (North Branford, Conn.) had three blocks, senior setter Priscilla Doughty (Island Park, N.Y.) had 41 assists and sophomore defensive specialist Lauren Odell (Dover Hills, N.Y.) finished with 22 digs. Freshman defensive specialists Allyson Franklin also had nine service aces.
 

Junior hitter Brittany O'Bryant (Merrimack, N.H.) had 18 kills and sophomore hitter Carly Newton (Centerville, Mass.) and Kelly Yankowski (Turners Falls, Mass.) finished with 16 kills each for KSC.  Sophomore hitter Jamie Levine (Medfield, Mass.) added 31 digs and sophomore setter Jordan Pokryfki (Wasila, AK) finished with 50 assists,

The two-time defending champion Warriors also won titles in 1995-1998.