'KEENE, N.H. 10/23/02 - Junior defender Nichole Dallas (Marlow, N.H.) had two goals and an assist to lead the Keene State College field hokcey team to a 5-1 Little East Conference victory over Westfield State in Keene on Wednesday.

KSC improves to 11-6 (6-2 LEC) while Westfield State falls to 3-11 (1-7 LEC).

Dominated play for the start, the Owls took a 2-0 half-time lead on goals by Annie Timson (Derry, N.H.) and Tanya Strong (Hatfield, MA.) It was the team-leading 10th goal of the season for Timson and and Strong's eighth of the year.

Dallas' first goal of the game pushed Keene State's lead to 3-0 to open the second half.  Following a Westfield State goal, Justina Wentworth (Keene, N.H.) made it 4-1 with her first tally of the season. Dallas rounded out the scoring with a coast-to-coast rush for her second goal of the game. She now has four goals and a team-high eight assists.

Timson and Wentworth, along with seniors Cathy ready (Marshfield, MA), Sue Kohler (Southbury, CT), Melissa Harnch-Smith (Newburyport, MA.) anf goalie Amy Carroll (Brunswick, Me.) were playing in their last home regular-season game for the Owls.

Caroll and Michelle Codding (Jerico, Vt.) did not record a save in goal for KSC.

The Owls will be at UMA-Dartmouth on Saturday (1 p.m.) for a key Little East contest.