KEENE, N.H. 4/15/10 – Juniors Jill Kirk (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) and Jamie Albert (Southington, Conn.) each scored four goals to lead Keene State College to a 18-9 victory over Smith College in non-conference women's lacrosse action at Owl Athletic Complex on Thursday evening. Albert also dished out three assists.

Keene State (7-3) extends its winning streak to five games while Smith (3-9) has dropped its last seven games.

Leading 5-4, the Owls scored three goals in a 34 second span to go up 8-6.  Albert netted a pair and had an assist on a goal by Kirk in the uprising.  Kirk added another goal before the half as KSC went to the locker room with a 9-4 lead.

Keene State scored five unanswered goals to start the second half to extend its lead to 14-4.

Sophomore Caitlin Corace (Mahopac, N.Y.) had three goals and freshman Lauren Brown (Agawam, Mass.) finished with two goals.  Junior Lauren Sawyer (Westbrook, Maine) added a goal and four assists.

Seniors Kaitlyn Murdough (Hinsdale, N.H.) and Carolyn Whiting (South Orange, N.J.) each had three goals for the Pioneers.

Sophomore Alyssa Marinaccio (Narragansett, R.I.) made nine saves for KSC.

Freshman Alina Pechacek (Andover, Mass.) played the first 22 minutes in goal for Smith and made two saves.  Freshman Meredith Kallfelz (North Easton, Mass.) played the remainder of the game and stopped seven shots.

Both teams return to action on Saturday. Keene State hosts Western Conn. in a key Little East game and Smith College is home against Wheaton College.