Springfield, Mass. 9/7/10 – Junior forward Elizabeth Coffin (Sugar Hill, N.H.) found the back of the cage twice in the second half to lead the Keene State College field hockey team to a 4-0 win on the road at Springfield College on Tuesday evening in a non-conference matchup. The victory boosts Keene State's record to 3-0 this season, while the Pride drop their first contest of the year to fall to 2-1.

"We had been getting good looks at the goal this year," said KSC head coach Amy Watson. "Tonight we did a real nice job of finishing those chances and we came away with a nice road win."

The Owls found the back of the cage first as sophomore midfielder Alexandra Billert (Center Conway, N.H.) came off the bench to provide the Owl offense with a spark. Teammate Kerry Howe (Atlantic Highlands, N.J.) sent a blistering centering pass from the right side of the field, which Billert redirected into the back of the cage, giving the visitors a 1-0 advantage.

Keene State put the game away in the second half as they scored three goals en route to the 4-0 victory. Aislynn Sherry started the scoring as she struck early in the second half, firing home an unassisted goal at the 38:23 mark.

The Owls continued the offensive pressure as Coffin netted a pair of strikes in an eight-minute span. Coffin scored her first as she deflected a Katlyn Simula (Bridgwater, N.H.) bid from the top of the circle into the cage midway through the second half. She then converted a one-timer from senior captain Chelsea Blackmer (Boylston, Mass.), giving her two goals in a span of eight minutes, and putting Keene State up 4-0 with 10:00 left on the clock.

Senior goalkeeper Meghan Ledoux (Standish, Maine) finished the game with a career-high 13 saves and played well in traffic. "Meg played behind a lot of chaos tonight, but handled it real well," said Watson. "Leigh Smith played a great game for us tonight too, but she did a lot of the things that don't show up in the stat sheet."

The Owls return to action on Saturday, as they will host Eastern Conn. State for their 2010 Little East Conference opener at 1:30 p.m. at Owl Athletic Complex.