'AMHERST, MA 10/9/03- The 17th-ranked Amherst College field hockey team defeated visiting non-conference foe Keene State College on Thursday, 3-1. The Jeffs used goals from senior co-captain Christine Ryan (Summit, NJ) and sophomores Erin O'Hare (Bowdoinham, ME) and Katherine Skrivan (St. Louis, MO) to improve to 7-2 on the year.

The Jeffs took an early lead when junior Lauren Anderson (Telluride, CO) sent a long crossing pass to Ryan on the right side at the 27:58 mark and she punched her fourth goal of the season into the cage. Amherst went into the break with a 1-0 lead, but Keene St. evened the score less than a minute into the second half when junior Kaitlin Henley (Somers, NY) sent a shot near the cage and senior Tanya Strong (Hatfield, MA) deflected the ball over the keeper's head. O'Hare put the Jeffs on top for good with 20:31 remaining in regulation when she tipped in a pass from Ryan for her second goal of the year. Skrivan added an insurance goal with a laser from the left side off a feed from junior defender Emma Feinstein (Takoma Park, MD) with just under 11 minutes left.

Amherst's defense dominated throughout, not allowing a shot in the first half, and permitting only four for the game. Junior goalkeeper K.C. Cosentino (Greenwich, CT) collected three saves in the win while sophomore Michelle Codding (Jericho, VT) and first-year Catlin Baril (Canton, MA) split time in net for Keene St. and had a pair of saves each. The Owls fall to 7-5 with the loss.

(Courtsey Amherst Sports Information)