Westfield, Mass. 9/7/10 – The Keene State College volleyball team fell to Westfield State 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-23) on Tuesday night in non-conference action. The loss drops the Owls to 3-2 on the season, while the win improves Westfield State to 2-2 on the season.

"Westfield State played fantastic defense tonight and that was the difference," said KSC head coach Bob Weiner.

Leading the way for KSC was junior Kristen Girard (Tivoli, N.Y.) with nine kills and nine digs on the night. Juniors Braelan O'Toole (Derry, N.H.)  and Madison McHugh (New Hyde Park, N.Y.)  each added three blocks for the visitors, while senior captain Sammy Datti (Durham, N.H.) had 20 digs in the loss.

The Owls return to action this weekend, as they will travel to Providence, R.I. to play in the Johnson & Wales tournament and face Bridgewater State, Conn. College, Johnson & Wales and Wheaton College on Friday and Saturday.