KEENE, N.H. – Five different players scored for the Keene State College field hockey team as the Owls defeated Salem State University 5-2 Wednesday at the Owl Athletic Complex.
 
Records

• Keene State: 6-4, 5-0 LEC
• Salem State: 3-6, 1-4 LEC

 
How it Happened
Keene State jumped out to a 4-0 lead by the end of the first quarter, thanks to goals by sophomore forward Irini Stefanakos, senior defender Lauren Hausser, senior midfielder Chase Lambert and senior forward Ellie Hunkins. Salem State would get the next goal in the third quarter from senior midfielder Melanie Mason to make it 4-1. KSC would get another goal, this time from freshman forward Julia Baer in the fourth quarter to extend the Owls' lead to 5-1. Mason would score again as time expired in the fourth quarter as KSC would win 5-2.
 
Penalty Strokes

• Keene State now has a record of 26-2 against Salem State, having won the last 12 matches.
• The Owls have now scored five goals two games in a row. The last time that happened was during the 2021 Little East Conference Field Hockey Tournament (8 goals on Nov. 2 against UMass-Dartmouth and 5 goals on Nov. 4 against the University of Southern Maine).
• KSC set a season-high mark with 21 penalty corners.

 
Up Next
Keene State hosts Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Owl Athletic Complex at 1:30 p.m. Salem State will host Bridgewater State University on Oct. 8 at 11 a.m.