Box Score

KEENE, N.H.- In the first collegiate game of her young career, freshman forward Maya Baker netted her first career hat trick, which included her first goal as an Owl as teammate Amanda Marshall also collected three goals for KSC, defeating the Rhode Island College Anchorwomen in nine versus nine action from Dr. Ron Butcher Field at the Owl Athletic Complex Thursday evening.
 
Records

• Keene State: 1-0, 1-0 LEC
• Rhode Island College: 0-2, 0-2 LEC

How it Happened
Keene State opened the abbreviated spring schedule, playing in their first Little East Conference competition since November 5, 2019 and hosted Rhode Island College for the first time since September 29, 2018 on Thursday night. Both goalkeepers had to stay sharp in the early goings as both the Anchorwomen and Owls fired shots on all cylinders forcing both Giannie Soto for Rhode Island College and Abbie Terrinca for Keene State to come up with some early saves. In the 28^th minute, the Owls were first to break the ice when the freshman duo of Rachel Souza and Maya Baker struck for their first collegiate points of their careers.  Souza led Baker for a through ball up the middle and Baker made no mistake in potting her first goal as a member of the Owls, giving KSC the 1-0 advantage. In the first half, goalkeeper Giannie Soto came away with four saves, where Terrinca came away with the one save she had the opportunity to make. Keene State outshot the Anchorwomen 9-4 in the opening half, taking five shots on goal. 
 
It was Rhode Island College who wasted little time in the second half to tie up the score at one. Jayde Fernandes took a deep shot from outside of the box which found its way up and around the outstretched arm of Terrinca giving the Anchorwomen their first goal of the season. KSC responded in a big way, scoring the next three goals, including two additional goals from Maya Baker, and the first of the evening from Amanda Marshall. Baker registered her hattrick goal on a breakaway, dribbling by the Anchorwomen defenders and finishing to the bottom left side of the open cage, to give the Owls the 4-1 lead. 
 
Rhode Island College would not go away quietly in the second half as forward Alexandra Amore took a pass from Serena Forte and put the ball past Abbie Terrinca and into the middle of the cage to cut the Owls lead to 4-2. Exactly three minutes later, KSC would get the second of the night from Amanda Marshall when Ashley Bates took a big shot that was saved by Giannie Soto, but bounced right onto the foot of Marshall, who slotted the ball into the open cage, putting the game virtually out of reach. Amanda Marshall would tack on one final goal for the second Owls hat trick of the evening when Bates led Marshall in all alone giving KSC the 6-2 victory. 
 
Inside the Box

• After starting the first half with just one singular goal, KSC and RIC combined for seven goals in the second half, with the Owls getting five of those seven tallies. Keene State out shot Rhode Island College 23-11 in the second half, forcing Giannie Soto to come away with ten second half saves. GK Abbie Terrinca came away with five second half saves, and six on the evening in the win.
• Maya Baker led all players with nine shots on the evening putting five shots on goal and three into the net. Amanda Marshall put together eight shots, also collecting five shots on goal and put in three goals for KSC. Marshall nets her second, third, and fourth career goals against RIC in her career. Jayde Fernandes led the Anchorwomen with seven shots, putting two on goal. Rhode Island College scored their first two goals of the season in tonight's matchup as they were shutout in their season opener against Plymouth State. 
• KSC was caught for offsides five times in the evening. RIC jumped ahead of the defensive line just once. 
• After just 13 shots were seen in the first half between the two teams combined, KSC came away with 23 shots in the second half and RIC taking 11. KSC out shot RIC 32-15 in the contest.
• KSC's Ashley Bates found the score sheet twice on the night, coming away with two assists on the final two goals on the evening for the Owls. 

Up Next

• Keene State will remain at home and host the Spartans of Castleton University next Thursday, April 15 with a 6:00 pm start time scheduled from Dr. Ron Butcher Field. 
• Rhode Island College will head to Cressy Field and the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth for their next matchup also on Thursday, April 15 for a 6:00 pm start time.