'GORHAM, Maine - Sophomore forward Kat Trimmer (Worcester, Mass.) and senior forward Steph Georgevits (Concord, N.H.) each tallied a goal in the first 10 minutes of the game to lead the Keene State College Owls to a 2-0 shutout Little East Conference win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies Saturday afternoon at Paula D. Hodgdon Field on the Gorham campus.

With the win the Owls remain undefeated in the Little East Conference at 8-0 and improve their overall record to 11-4. The loss is the second straight for the Huskies who slide to 5-3 in the Little East and dip below .500 at 7-8 overall.

Keene State controlled the tempo of the game from the start pressuring the Southern Maine defense before Trimmer put the Owls ahead 1-0 in the sixth minute. Trimmer, who had just entered the game, collected a loose ball in front the cage and blasted in her fourth goal of the season with 5:54 gone in the half.

Georgevits increased the Owls margin to two goals just over three minutes later netting her seventh goal of the season 9:15 into the game. Georgvits settled a centering pass from junior midfielder Amy Dubois (Jefferson, N.H.) and one-timed a shot to the left side of the goal to put Keene State ahead 2-0. The score would stand through the half despite the Owls dominating the Huskies statistically 12-1 on shots. Georgevits has eight goals this season.

In the second half, Southern Maine pressured the Keene State defense creating several solid scoring opportunities, but Huskies could not solve Owl senior goalkeeper Sarah Joyce (Hampstead, N.H./Pinkerton Academy) who preserved the shutout making eight saves in the half. Joyce was also helped when sophomore back Alyssa Rowell (Queensbury, N.Y./Glens Falls) made a key defensive save 10 minutes into the half. USM out shot the Owls 11-4 in the second half.

Joyce finished the game with eight saves in the win for the Owls, while USM freshman goalkeeper Allie Hill (Cape Elizabeth, Maine/Cape Elizabeth) turned back eight of the Keene State shots on goal. For the game, Keene State led the Huskies in shots 16-12.

Southern Maine returns to action on Wednesday (Oct. 14) against Framingham State at 4 p.m. Keene State plays again on the same day at 7 p.m. on the road against Westfield State.