KEENE, N.H. 9/22/10 – Led by senior goalie Meghan Ledoux's (Standish, Maine) career-high fifteen saves, the Keene State College field hockey team upset No. 11 ranked Trinity College Bantams 2-1 on Wednesday night at Owl Athletic Complex.

"Coming into tonight I knew I was going to have to have a big game," said Ledoux. "Beating a team as high a caliber as Trinity means that we can go out and play with anybody."

The Bantams tried to hit the scoreboard first, just over three minutes into the game, as Christy Bradley (Wellesley, Mass.) ripped one of her 16 shots of the game on a breakaway, only to be set aside by Ledoux. "We had a short warm-up today which I was nervous about," continued Ledoux. "Once the game got going I started to feel comfortable right away."

Just under the five minute mark, the Owls hit the scoreboard, as freshman back Katlyn Simula (Bridgewater, N.H.) rocketed the ball into the circle to a wide open Elizabeth Coffin (Sugar Hill, N.H.), who played the ball off a bounce, to beat Bantam goalie Gina Dinallo (West Hartford, Conn.) and give KSC a 1-0 lead.

Trinity controlled for most of the first-half, outshooting the Owls 12-3 in the period and dominating possession of the ball, but KSC extended their lead to 2-0 as junior Aislynn Sherry (Rehobeth, Mass.) took the ball from midfield into the circle and crossed it in front of the net to find a streaking Niki Smith (Southwick, Mass.) at the 20:53 mark for her third goal of the season.

In the second-half, the Bantams hit the scoreboard at the 47:30 mark, when freshman Paige Duke (Dedham, Mass.) took a pass from Bradley on a designed play off a corner, to cut the Owls lead to 2-1.

Trinity continued to pressure KSC in their own zone, outshooting the Owls 12-2 and earning 10 penalty corners to the Owls none. With under 27 minutes remaining in the game, Bradley again was found open off a corner, and rifled a shot toward an outstretched Ledoux, and the Owls defense cleared the ball out of the zone, to keep KSC ahead 2-1. "I faced a lot of shots tonight," said Ledoux. "When you have one of the best defenders in the league, and one of the best defenses around, it makes it a whole lot easier."

KSC's best scoring chance in the second-half came  with 18 minutes remaining in the game, as Sherry again led the Owls on the fast break, and found Coffin open on the far post, but her shot sailed just wide and out of play.

In the game's final two minutes, Trinity tried desperately to find the equalizer, as they had six shots and three corners. Bradley had a shot blocked, and junior midfielder Payson Sword (Princeton, N.J.) had a shot turned away by Ledoux, and the Owls cleared the zone as the clock ran out for the 2-1 victory.

Ledoux stopped 15 Trinity shots and allowed the Bantam goal for her seventh victory of the season, while Dinallo made two saves and allowed the two Owl goals in the losing effort.

Trinity outshot the Owls 24-5 on the game and had 20 corners to the Owls one.

The win over Trinity, is the Owls first since 2006 when they topped the Bantams 2-1 at home on October 10th.

The Owls will return to action Saturday, September 25^th, as they will travel to Bridgewater State for a 5 p.m. start. Trinity returns home to host Bates on Saturday, for an 11 a.m. start.