KEENE, N.H. 10/23/10 – Sophomore midfielder Tracy Sales (Cumberland, R.I.) scored on a corner kick 3:11 into overtime to give Western Connecticut State University a 1-0 victory over Keene State College at Owl Athletic Complex on Saturday.

Western Conn. (12-4-1, 5-1 LEC), which extended its consecutive shutout winning streak to 10 games, jumps over the Owls into second place in the Little East Conference. Keene State (11-5-2, 4-2 LEC), which falls into third place in LEC, saw its two game winning streak come to an end.

Taking her kick from the right corner, Sales curled the ball into the short side of the net for her game-winning goal.

Keene State junior goalie Megan Dempsey (East Weymouth, Mass.) kept the Colonials off the board in the first half, making a pair of diving saves on strong scoring opportunities by senior midfielder Jennifer Duran (Uncasville, Conn.).

Keene State stepped up its pressure in the second half and had several chances to get the go-ahead goal.  Junior back Melissa Dempsey (East Weymouth, Mass.) had a header off a corner that just missed the far post at the 33:06 mark.  Four minutes later Freshman Jessica Bertthiaume (Worcester, Mass.) had a close-range shot that was stopped by Colonial sophomore keeper Caitlin Avery (East Hampton, Conn.).

WCSU finished the game with a 16-8 advantage in shots and led 6-1 in corner kicks.

Dempsey, who had a strong game in goal for KSC, finished the game with eight saves.  Avery stopped three shots to notch her sixth shutout of the season

Keene State completes its home regular season schedule on Wednesday with a non-conference game against Bridgewater State.  Western Conn. host Stevens Tech on Wednesday.