KEENE, N.H.  1/15/04 - Freshman guard Bri Barnes (Merrimack, N.H.) scored a season-best 21 points, including all of her five three-point shots, and freshman forward Sarah Begnoche (Millville, Mass.) finished with a season-high 18 points to lead the Keene State College women's basketball team to a come-from-behind 64-55 non-conference victory over Middlebury College at Spaulding Gym on Thursday night.

Barnes and Begnoche also tied with a team-high eight rebounds in the game.

Keene State improves to 7-5 while Middlebury College falls to 7-3.

Hitting just 11-for-36 shots from the field, Keene State found itself down by seven at the break (29-22). The Owls utilized their full court press to get back into the game and forced 33 Panther turnovers. KSC took the lead for good (42-40) on a three-pointer by Barnes at the 10:18 mark of the second half.

Keene State extended its advantage to nine points 50-41 on another three-pointer by Barnes, but Middlebury came back to cut the deficit to three points (50-47) on a pair of free throws by Kate Fehsenfeld (Zionsville, IND.) with 6:29 to play. 

The Owls pulled away for good with an 11-4 run to take a 10-point lead (61-51) on two Barnes' free throws.

Elyse Carlson (Braintree, Mass.), who hit five three-pointers, had 19 points to lead the Panthers.  Fehsenfeld added 14 points and Alexis Hollinger (New London, N.H.) finished with 10 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Playing in front of many friends and family, Keene native Lacey Hebert had five points and four assists.

Keene State returns to Little East play with a game at Rhode Island College on Saturday (1 p.m.).