KEENE, NH - The Keene State women's basketball team earned their first home win of the season as they cruised past Trinity College 66-46 Tuesday night at Spaulding Gymnasium. The Owls head into Thanksgiving break at 3-2, while the Bantams fall to 1-4.

The first half was a game of runs as the visitors held a 6-1 lead on back-to-back layups by Sheena Landy and Melanie Mills. From that point, Keene State put together a 17-2 run to take a 18-8 lead with 10:49 remaining in the opening stanza. During that period, the Owls received scoring from six different players.

Trinity answered right back and rattled off eight straight points as Landy and Emily Kauls each hit back-to-back buckets to come within two points.

Lydia Vital's layup with 29 seconds remaining gave KSC a 35-21 lead going into halftime.

In the second half, Keene State would extend their lead to as large as 23 points on two free throws by Ryanne Williams.

Three Owls scored in double figures as Christan Wojtas scored a game high 13 points, followed by Kelsey Santagata's 10 and Williams' 12 points off the bench. Kelsey Cognetta was efficient for KSC as she totaled eight points, seven assists, four rebounds and three steals. Sarah Kober led the team in rebounds with nine.

For the Bantams, Landy led the way with 12 points, seven rebounds and three steals. Kauls grabbed a team high eight rebounds off the bench to go with seven points, while Taylor Higgins recorded six points and four assists.

KSC went 7-20 (35%) from behind the arc and 28-66 (42.4%) from the field and held a 40-35 edge in rebounds. The Owls defense shutdown the Bantams from three-point range as they shot 0-8.

Keene State returns to the court next Tuesday when it travels to RPI for a 6 p.m. tipoff. Trinity will be on the road Dec. 4 at Connecticut College.