CORTLAND, N.Y.--Tori Weinstock scored the game winning goal with 7:09 remaining, and Anna O'Brien made a key save in the final seconds as the Keene State College women's lacrosse team reached the second round of the NCAA tournament with a 10-9 win over Castleton University on Saturday at Stadium Red.

Records

• Keene State: 12-7
• Castleton: 12-6

Up Next

• Keene State, which recorded its first ever NCAA tournament victory, will meet defending national champion and undefeated Cortland State (18-0) on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Tale of the Tape

• Keene State got another strong offensive performance from Kaitlin Nolan, who led the way with three goals and an assist while winning four draw controls.  Taylor Farland and Kelly Chadnick each had two goals for KSC.
• Taylor Graf had three more assists for Keene State, upping her school record total to 66.
• The Owls, who outshot the Spartans 27-17, got a combined three saves from Alison Argiro and Anna O'Brien.  
• KSC overcame a strong offensive performance from Castleton's Brianna MacKay, who scored five goals.

First Half Highlights

• Keene State, which had beaten Castleton 13-10 back on April 12, traded goals with the Spartans for much of the first half.  Nolan scored off a pass from Graf, while Castleton countered with MacKay's first of the day.
• After Chadnick and Nolan had scored either side of a free position goal from Castleton's Grace Johnson, the Spartans surged into a 4-3 lead courtesy of two more goals from MacKay.
• The Owls responded with the final three goals of the half, including back-to-back unassisted tallies from Farland, and Erica Stauffer's man-up goal with 2:12 remaining as the Owls led 6-4 at halftime.

Second Half Highlights

• The Spartans pulled within one with MacKay's fourth of the game, but Keene State eased into an 8-5 lead as Nolan scored on a free position effort with 22:59 on the clock, and Graf set up Chadnick for another goal 33 seconds later.
• Castleton launched an offensive outburst, scoring four straight for a 9-8 lead.  Maria Ploof netted the first two during that stretch, while MacKay had another and Nadine Downing scored the final with 15:52 to go.
• Tara Kilderry tied the game for Keene State, taking a pass from Jenna Bellano and scoring past Meghan Els, to set the stage for Weinstock's heroics with 7:09 to go to put the Owls in front for good.
• There would be one last opportunity for the Spartans, but O'Brien stuffed Tiffany Danyow on a free position shot with 10 seconds remaining as the Owls ran out the clock.