Keene State Field Hockey - Owls Roll with Rowell

Box Score

KEENE, NH 9/29/07 -   The Keene State field hockey team rolled  to a 7-2 Little East Conference victory over Western Connecticut at Owl Athletic Complex on Saturday. . Allyssa Rowell ( Queensbury , NY ) had two goals, an assist and two key defensive saves to lead the Owls to their fourth straight victory.  The Owls improve to 7-3 (4-1 LEC) while the Colonials drop to 3-6 (2-3 LEC).

Kat Trimmer ( Hanover , NH ) scored the first two goals of the game for the Owls.  The first was assisted by Carly Benning ( Brewster , MA ) at 3:51 and the second by Erin Dallas ( Keene , NH ) at the 13:51 mark.  Benning put the Owls up 3-0 at 19:22 after taking a crossing pass from Dallas .  The Colonials battled back to make it 3-2 at the end of the half.  Meredith Stuart ( Washington , CT ) connected on a penalty stroke 26:31 and  six minutes later Kimberly Bauco ( Danbury , CT ) scored to make it a one goal game.     

The Owls dominated play in the second half scoring four unanswered goals. Benning scored her second of the game assisted by Rowell at the 41:58 mark.  Rowell added a pair and Amy Dolce ( Windham , NH ) ended the game with a goal in extra time off an Owl corner assisted by Chelsea Blackmer ( Boylston , MA ).

Vikki Stoessel ( Derry , N.H. ) started the game in goal for the Owls and made one save.  Jennifer McDougall ( Avon , Conn. ) played the second half and finished with one save.  Christina Natale ( Farmington Conn. ) (seven saves) and Sandra Vermeulen ( Riverdale , N.J. ) (1 save) both saw action in goal for the Colonials.

The Owls host rival Plymouth State on Tuesday (6 p.m.).  Western Conn. play Tuesday at home against Framingham State (6 p.m.).