BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott College women’s basketball team has been named the No. 3 seed in the upcoming ECAC Tournament as announced by the ECAC offices on Monday afternoon. The Gulls currently sit at 19-7 overall and will take on No. 6 seeded Plymouth State University (15-10) at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday night in Plymouth, N.H.

The Gulls were tabbed as the No. 3 seed while Keene State grabbed the top spot followed by Regis College being named the No. 2 seed. WPI was named the number four seed while Norwich University was named No. 5 and Worcester State and Suffolk rounded out the eight teams in the tournament at No.’s 7 and 8, respectively.

Endicott was named the No. 3 seed in the 2009 ECAC Tournament where the Gulls fell in the Quarterfinals to No. 6 seed Emerson College, 76-66.

In their last game, Endicott fell to Regis College, 73-66, last Thursday night in the semifinals of the The Commonwealth Coast Conference Playoffs. \#Ashley Wright\# (Merrimack, N.H.) scored 21 points while \#Ceciley Chisholm\# (Lexington, Mass.) added a double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds in the setback. The Gulls had a pair of chances to tie the game in the final 12 minutes of action but the Pride were too much down the stretch, holding off the Blue and Green to move onto their first TCCC Championship game ever.

Endicott begins the pursuit of its first-ever ECAC Championship on Wednesday night when they travel to Plymouth, N.H. to take on the Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Endicott has never made it past the semifinals of the ECAC’s but have qualified for the tournament in five straight seasons.

--Not in front of a computer but need breaking news when it happens? Don't forget to sign-up for ECGulls.com text alerts and let us send the news directly to your mobile device. Take advantage of this free service and be the first to know all the "news from the nest!" (Standard text messaging rates apply). Click here to sign-up for SMS ALERTS.