'KEENE N.H.  10/2/02 - Junior Kate Barnowski's (Granville, MA.) goal on a penalty stroke following double-overtime gave Keene State College a 2-1 upset victory over Middlebury College in a non-conference field hockey game played in Keene on Wednesday.

With the score knotted at 1-1 after two overtime periods, KSC edged Middlebury 3-2 in strokes to gain the victory.

"I was a nervous wreck, but I do better under pressure, " said Barnowski.  "I always try to go to the top left.  If I get it high enough, the goalies not going to get it."

Nichole Dallas (Marlow, NH) and Kaitlyn Henley (Somers, NY) also tallied penalty stroke goals for KSC.  Char Glessner (Ipswich, MA.) and Channing Weymouth (Plymouth, NH) scored stroke goals for the Panthers.

Amy Carroll (Brunswick, ME) had an outstanding game in goal for the Owls. The senior finished with 21 saves including two key stops on Panther strokes.  "It was a guessing game, and I just guessed right," said Carroll about her strategy.  "But I couldn't have done it without the team."

Glessner gave Middlebury a 1-0 first half lead when she scored on a rebound.  KSC got the equalizer 11 minutes into the second half when Sue Kohler (Southbury) finished off a corner play.

Jo Opot finished with nine saves for Middlebury (4-3), which came into the game ranked 19th in the NFHCA Poll.

Keene State (6-4) snapped a two game losing streak with the win. The Owls host Eastern CT in a homecoming game on Saturday (1:30 p.m.).