PLYMOUTH, N.H. - Sophomore Sia
Karmourtopoulos (Fremont, N.H.) broke a 1-1 tie with 14
minutes remaining in regulation Saturday afternoon at Panther Field
to lift Keene State College past Plymouth State University, 2-1, in
the Little East Conference women's soccer opener for both schools.
The Owls, who are 15-0-1 in their last 16 games against the
Panthers, improve to 5-2 on the season, while PSU drops to 2-2-1.
Junior Katie Bradford (Lebanon, N.H.) put the Owls
on the scoreboard early, blasting a shot off the hands of the
goalkeeper from the right-hand side and into the back of the net
for her team-leading fifth goal of the season. Senior
Kendra Spencer (Petoskey, Mich.) got an assist on
the goal. That ended up as the only goal of the first half,
although PSU senior Gianna Minervini (Point Pleasant, N.J.) nearly
scored with 17 minutes remaining but her shot went just wide.
Sophomore Leah Teter (Granville, Mass.) almost
gave the Owls a two-goal lead early in the second half but her shot
hit the post. PSU evened the score in the 54th
minute when senior Lauren Lavery (Nashua, N.H./Nashua South)
converted a penalty kick for the Panthers.
Karamourtopoulos' game-winning goal was set on a through ball by
sophomore Tara Nathan (Bethel, Conn.).
Sophomore Meghan Dempsey (East Weymouth, Mass.)
didn't register a save in the game.
Keene State had a 14-4 advantage in shots, and a 6-2 margin in
corner kicks.
PSU is home again on Tuesday with a non-conference encounter
against Worcester State (4:30 p.m.) KSC plays a
non-conference game Tuesday at Clark (4:00 p.m.)
