MILTON, MASS.3/11/10- Keene State College broke open a close game by scoring 11 second half goals on the way to posting a 16-10 non-conference women's lacrosse victory  to over Curry College in Milton on Thursday. 

The Owls (2-0) remain undefeated while the Colonels fall to 1-1 overall. 

Sophomore Caitlyn Corace (Mahopac, NY) and freshmen Nicole Curry (Hampstead) and Lauren Brown (Agawam, MA) scored the last three goals of the half to enable Keene State to take a  slim 5-4 lead into the break.

Keene State took control of the game in the second half. After Curry got back to within one at 9-8, the Owls found the back of the net seven more times. 

Junior Jamie Albert (Southington, Conn.) led the Owls offense with four goals. Corace and Curry each had three goals while junior Lauren Sawyer (Westbrook, ME) tallied two goals and added five assists for a team high seven points.   Juniors Emily Persano (Somers, CT), Jill Kirk (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and Jenny Lillis (West Islip, N.Y.), and Brown chipped in with one goal.  

Rachel Robichaud scored three goals to lead the Colonels.

Sophomore Alyssa Marinaccio (Narragansett, R.I) earned the win in net for KSC with 10 saves.  Junior Maria Lynch made a career high 15 saves for Curry in the losing effort. 

Both teams will head south for spring break.  Keene State will play Clarkson on Monday March 15.