'ONEONTA, N.Y. 9/4/05 - Playing her first game of the season,
junior Courtney Gately (Canton, Mass.) netted two goals, including
the eventual game-winner late in the first half, to lead the Keene
State College women's soccer team to a come-from-behind 5-2 victory
over host Hartwick College in the Erinn K. Bozman Memorial Cup
Tournament in Oneonta, N.Y. on Sunday.
Keene State (2-0-1), which tied the University of Scranton (0-0)
on Saturday, finished second in the tournament. Alleghany,
which defeated Hartwick (6-1 on Saturday) and Scranton (1-0 on
Sunday) claimed the tournament title. Hartwick falls to 0-2.
Trailing 1-0, Keene State tied the game in the 34th minute when
senior defender Missy Mengual (East Berlin, Conn.) headed in a
corner kick. The Hawks and Owls traded goals for the next two
minutes. After Hartwick's sophomore midfielder Becca Malinowski
(Livonia, N.Y.) stole a pass and scored in the 35th minute, the
Owls' freshman midfielder Kathleen Keniston (Minneapolis, Minn.)
tied the game just 47 seconds later off a direct kick. Junior
midfielder Courtney Gately (Canton, Mass.) broke a 2-2 tie with a
goal in the 37th minute. Gately took a pass from junior defender
Annie Turner (Farmington, Conn.) that got by freshman goalkeeper
Ashley Taylor (Nashua, N.H.).
Keene State, who led 3-2 at halftime, would tally two more goals
in the second half on their way to the victory. Junior midfielder
Breanne Lucey (Keene, N.H.) scored in the 76th minute off an assist
from junior midfielder Tara Wagner (Avon, Conn.) and Gately
registered her second goal of the game in the 78th minute to close
out the scoring. Wagner finished the game with three assists.
Senior goalkeeper Sarah Campbell (Auburn, Mass.) made one save
to earn her second victory of the season for the Owls.Taylor
finished with a collegiate high seven saves for the Hawks.
Keene State is off until next Saturday when they host Framingham
State (1 p.m.)