KEENE, N.H. 10/2/04 - Nichole Garneau (Carroll, N.H.) scored a pair of goals to lead the Keene State College field hockey team to a 4-2 Little East Conference victory over Eastern Connecticut at Owl Athletic Complex on Saturday.

Keene State improves to 3-5 (2-1 LEC) while Eastern Conn. drops to 3-6 (1-2 LEC).

Keene State scored the first four goals of the game. Katy Pokrywka (Roxbury, Conn.) and Garneau netted goals 1:23 apart early in the first half to give KSC a 2-0 lead. Garneau added her second of the game and third of the season before the end of the half.

Kaitlin Henely (Somers, N.Y.) put KSC up 4-0 early in the second half on an unassisted goal.

Elena Lupone (Clinton, Conn.) scored both Warriors goals in the second half. It was her sixth and seventh goals of the season.

Sara Joyce (Hampstead, N.H.) (six saves) and Michlle Codding (Jericho, Vt.) (two saves) both saw action in goal for KSC. Damaly Auguste (Stanford, Conn.) started in goals for ECSU and made one save. Jessica Roberst (Westbrook, Conn.) came in at the 24:16 makr of the first half and finished with 10 saves.

Keene State is at Bridgewater State on Tuesday (4 p.m.).