Box Score PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Five Owls scored as the Keene State women's soccer program defeated Rhode Island College in a Little East Conference (LEC) game on Saturday at Alumni Field.
Records
- Keene State: 10-5, 4-1 LEC
- Rhode Island College (RIC): 4-7-2, 1-2-1 LEC
Up Next
- Keene State aims to extend its unbeaten 6-0 record at the Owl Athletic Complex for the 2016 season, as the Owls will host Bridgewater State at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 19th.
- RIC has a quick non-conference turnaround against Curry College, slated for Monday, October 17th at 4 p.m.
Tale of the Tape
- Keene Sate will play three consecutive home games before playing its final road game of the regular season on October 29th.
- The Owls outshot the Anchorwomen 29-5, including 16-2 in the second half, and held a 6-2 margin in corner kicks.
- Between the pipes, Danielle Warhall collected two saves, while Brianna Sousa picked up eight.
First Half Highlights
- The Owls did not waste any time finding the back of the net, as Julia Pearson brought the ball up the right side and sent a cross to Katie Silegy, who chipped in a shot from five yards out, putting Keene State up 1-0 in the 13th minute.
- The Anchorwomen had a goal scoring opportunity in the 21st minute, as a corner kick by Stephanie Ricci found the head of Olivia Capraro, but the chance went wide.
- In the 39th minute Stephanie Spitz played a ball to Taylor Farland, who sent a pass to Kirsten Youngstom. Youngstrom buried a shot from 10 yards out to tally her second goal of the season and brought the Owls into halftime leading by two.
Second Half Highlights
- Brittany Tolla tallied the third goal for Keene State, after she continued her dominating dribbling from the right side, after collecting a pass off a breakaway from Sierra Trzepacz, in the 59th minute.
- RIC's Eleni Grammas cut the deficit to two in the 72nd minute, as Ricci found Grammas off a throw-in, who then made a breakaway down the middle of the field and put a shot from 15 yards out on frame, to bring the score to 3-1, Keene State.
- Farland picked up a goal of her own in the 83rd minute off a breakaway and extended the lead back to three for the Owls.
- With 47 seconds remaining in the contest, Quinn Dorogi scored her first collegiate goal off a free kick from 25 yards out for a final score of 5-1, Keene State.
(Portions of this release courtesy of Rhode Island College)