'KEENE, N.H.  11/08/06 - The Keene State College field hockey team concluded its season with a 6-0 shutout loss to visiting Wellesley College in a first-round NCAA tournament game played at rainy Owl Athletic Complex on Wednesday night. 

"I thought we were at a point where we could advance in the tournament this year", said KSC coach Amy Watson "They were a better team, but I thought we could have made it a better match.  It's disappointing because we had a great year."

Julia Parzych (Auburn, Mass.) had four goals and Jenn Shrull (Windham, N.H.) netted a pair to lead Wellesley (16-4), who will move on to play Bowdoin College in a second round tournament game on Saturday.

The Owls (18-5) didn't have many chances to put the ball in the net accumulating only two shots on goal all game.  They were awarded just one corner in the game.

Sara Joyce (Hampstead, N.H.) finished the game with 12 saves for the Owls.  Emily Hewitt stopped two shots to notch the shutout for the Blues.

Keene State has yet to advance beyond the first-round in NCAA play.  They lost twice in opening round games to College of New Jersey (1998 and 2005) and Maine-Farmington in 2004.