'KEENE, N.H. 10/29/05 - The Keene State College women's soccer team completed its regular season with a 3-1 Little East Conference victory over UMass-Boston at Sumner Joyce Field on Saturday.

With the victory, Keene State (9-5-3, 4-2-1 LEC) secures home field for a first round game of the Little East Tournament at Sumner Joyce Field on Tuesday (2:30 p.m.).   With Southern Maine and R.I. College losing on Saturday, KSC will be the third seed in the tournament. UMass-Boston, coached by former Owl All-American Amy Zombeck, concludes its season with a 3-11-2 (0-7) record.

Three different players netted goals for the Owls.  Breanne Lucey (Keene, N.H.)  and Amy St. John (Barre, Vt.) scored first half goals three minutes apart for KSC.  Katie Stevens (Londonderry, N.H.) made it 3-0 early in the second half.  It was the sixth goal of the season for both Lucey and Stevens and the first college goal for St. John.

Andrea Maillett (Reading, Mass.) spoiled KSC's shutout bid with a goal at the 60:04 mark.

KSC Coach Denise Lyons used all three of her goalies in the game; senior Sarah Campbell (Auburn, Mass.) 0 saves), and freshmen Kaitlin O'Malley (Watertown, Mass.) (1 save) and Samantha Hirsh (Holliston, Mass.) (0 saves).

Denise Ridge (Milton, Mass.) finished the game with 16 saves for the Beacons.

Prior to the game, KSC honored seniors Brittany Faulkner (Lebanon, N.H.), Missy Mengual (Berlin, Conn.), captains Katie Bedigian (Northboro, Mass.) and Sarah Miller (Walpole, Mass.) and Campbell.