KEENE, NH 10/2/01 - Tanya Strong (Hatfield, MA.) had a goal and three assists and Melissa Harnch-Smith (Newburyport, MA.) added a goal and two assists to lead the Keene State College field hockey team to a 6-0 Little East Conference victory over Bridgewater State at Owl Stadium Complex on Tuesday.

The win snapped KSC's (6-5, 4-1 LEC) two game losing streak. Bridgewater State falls to 6-4 (4-1 LEC). Goals by Harnch-Smith and Strong less than a minute apart in the first half gave KSC a 2-0 lead. Shauna Colon added a goal late in the half to give KSC a 3-0 half-time advantage.

Annie Timson (Derry, NH), Nicole Dallas (Marlow, NH) and Kaitlyn Henley (Somers, NY) added second half goals.

Harnch-Smith now has a team-leading seven goals this season while Strong has four goals and a team-leading seven assists. The Owls had a 28-3 advantage in shots in the game.

Lindsay Hamilton (Brattleboro, Vt.) (four saves) with late relief help form Amy Carroll (one save) notched her fourth shutout of the season. Johannah Price (Shannock, RI) had three saves for the Bears.

KSC will be at Southern ME for a key LEC game on Saturday (1 p.m.).