NORTHAMPTON, Mass. 9/16/10 - Playing in the driving rain, the Keene State College women's soccer team scored three goals in each half on their way to a 6-0 win over the Smith College on Thursday night. With the win, the Owls remain unbeaten in their last four matches (3-0-1) and improve to 4-1-2 on the season, while Smith falls to 0-3 on the season.

The Owls got the scoring started midway through the first half when senior striker Katie Bradford (Lebanon, N.H.) put home a pass from senior midfielder Nora Mahoney (Belchertown, Mass.).  Freshman Kelsie Bailey (Barre, VT) added her first career goal six minutes later at the 30:46 mark, and Bradford got her second of the game to close out the first half scoring.

In the second half, KSC continued to score, as sophomore Joan Hamel (Weare, N.H.), freshman Kristen Huckins (Westmoreland, N.H.), and Melissa Dempsey (E. Weymouth, Mass.) added second half goals for Keene State.

Bradford added an assist on Huckins goal off a corner kick to finish the day with two goals and an assist.

Junior goalie Megan Dempsey (E. Wemouth, Mass.) and freshman Jillian Lohneiss (West Hartford, Conn.) split time in goal for the Owls without facing a shot. Liz Gregor made six saves for Smith in the losing effort.

The Owls will open up Little East Conference play at home on Saturday, taking on in-state rival Plymouth State at 1 p.m. at Owl Athletic Complex.