KEENE, N.H.  9/19/12 – Ranked 15th in this week's national poll, Trinity College broke a 1-1 tie with three second half goals to post a 4-1 non-conference field hockey win over Keene State College at Owl Athletic Complex on Thursday night.

            Keene State, which has lost four out of its last five games, falls to 3-4. Senior Haley Thompson (Ipswich, Mass.) had two goals for Trinity College (4-0), which remains undefeated.

            The two teams traded penalty corner goals in the first half.  Sophomore Melissa Habelow (Belmont, Mass.) gave Keene State a 1-0 lead with her second goal of the season, a hard blast from just inside the circle.

            Trinity answered five minutes later on Thompson's first goal of the game. Her shot hit the cross bar and bounced behind KSC sophomore goalie Caitlin Davino-Draper (Hanover, Mass.)

            The Bantams netted three second half goals in a span of two minutes to take control of the game. Senior Hadley Duncan (Rye, N.Y.) began the uprising with a bad-angle goal to give Trinity a 2-1 lead.  Junior Julia Rivera (Silver Springs, Md.) made it a 3-1 game 54 seconds later on a bouncing shot that alluded Davino-Draper.  Thompson's second goal of the game, a blast on a corner play, pushed the Bantams' lead to 4-1. 

            "They came out stronger than we did in the second half and got three goals, but I thought the rest of the game was evenly matched," said KSC junior captain Aimee Donaruma (Hampden, Mass.).  "The score doesn't really reflect the way we played today."

            Both turned in strong defensive plays later in the half.  Bantam sophomore defender Sophie Doering (Darien Conn.) made a defensive save on a shot by Owl freshman forward Lyndsie Rabenius (North Hampton, N.H.).

            KSC sophomore back Marisa Benson (Groton, Mass.) broke up a three-on-one break by Trinity in the final minute of play. 

           Both goalies, Trinity junior Anne Scalamnbrino (Chicago, Ill.) and the Owls' Davino-Draper each finished the game with five saves.

            Trinity outshot Keene State 20-11 and had a slight 11-9 advantage in penalty corner opportunities.

            Keene State returns to Little East Conference play on Saturday (1:30 p.m.) when it hosts Southern Maine.