Box Score KEENE, N.H. - Katie Silegy scored with 39 seconds remaining in regulation to propel the Keene State women's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Bridgewater State on Wednesday evening at the Owl Athletic Complex. With the win, the Owls remain perfect and extend their unbeaten streak to seven at home for the 2016 season.
Records
- Keene State: 11-5-0, 4-1-0 LEC
- Bridgewater State: 5-4-4, 4-0-1 MASCAC
Up Next
- Keene State remains at the Owl Athletic Complex to celebrate Senior Day on Saturday, October 22nd, as the Owls host UMass-Dartmouth in a Little East Conference (LEC) matchup at 1 p.m.
- Bridgewater State will take on conference opponent Westfield State on Saturday at 5 p.m.
Tale of the Tape
- Keene State holds an all-time series advantage over Bridgewater State of 18-0-1, starting in 1998, with the only tie in 2004.
- The Owls' goalkeeper Danielle Warhall earned the shutout with three saves, while the Bears' goalkeeper Lauren DeSousa stopped eight.
- Keene State was dominate offensively, as the Owls outshot the Bears 23-9 and held a 8-0 margin in corner kicks.
First Half Highlights
- The Owls took command in the opening minutes, keeping possesion in the Keene State offensive half, but were unable to get a shot off until the 6th minute, when short passing between Silegy and Kali Santino put the ball in scoring territory, as Sousa was there to collect.
- After taking possession away from Keene State, Bridgewater State earned their best opportunity of the half in the 25th minute, when Alana Vincent went toe-to-toe with Chloe Loos. Vincent was able to get a shot off, which the skimmed the top of the cross bar, to give the Owls a goal kick.
- After multiple attempts on net, Julie Pearson aimed to get the Owls on the board before time expired, as she fired off a shot with 11 seconds remaining in the first half, but the shot went wide and forced both teams into halftime, even at zero.
Second Half Highlights
- Both teams came out defensively strong throughout the beginning of play, but the Owls' first scoring opportunity came in the 57th minute, when Silegy fed a ball to Pearson, who forced a corner kick. Silegy's serve was cleared out, but Loos was there to collect and send the ball back into the box to the head of Taylor Farland, whose shot went just high.
- In the 70th minute, short passes between Morgan Kathan, Silegy and Santino, fed a ball to Farland, but the shot from her feet went high.
- The Owls were able to fend off a rally from the Bears just two minutes later, when Bridgewater State was awarded a free kick that was sent into the box and pulled Warhall off her line. Vincent got a foot on the ball towards an open net, but Nicole De Almeida aggressively cleared the ball from danger.
- After multiple offensive attempts in the final minutes of the game for the Owls, Brittany Tolla controlled the ball on the left side flank with less than a minute remaining in regualtion and sent a pass into the box to multiple Keene State jerseys, as Katie Silegy found the ball and fired a one-touch into the back of the net, sealing the win and perfect record at home.