PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Three Keene State College student-athletes were honored by the Little East Conference for their achievements accomplished for the week of 10/26-11/1.
Field Hockey
Freshman goalkeeper
Tori Kelly (Castleton, Vt.) was named the LEC Goalkeeper of the Week for the second time on the season and the LEC Rookie of the Week for the fourth time over her freshman season from her performance on the Owls' 2-0 week. Kelly held strong in goal for the Owls in net as she made 15 saves in net over the week for the Owls, recording six saves in KSC's 3-1 win over the University of Vermont State Castleton and nine saves in the Owls' 2-1 win over the University of Southern Maine as KSC handed the Huskies their first LEC loss of the season.
Junior defender
Lilah Carr (Springfield, Mass.) was named the LEC Defensive Player of the Week from her performance anchoring the Owls' defense and helping on the attack on their 2-0 week. Carr and the Owls' defense limited opponents to just one goal per game on the week after Castleton entered averaging 1.9 goals per game and the Huskies entered averaging 2.2 goals per game on the season. Carr also tallied her sixth goal of the season against Southern Maine to open the scoring in the Owls' 2-1 victory.
Kelly, Carr, and the Owls return to action in the LEC Quarterfinals at home as the Owls host the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth on Tuesday, November 3, at 6:00 PM.
Volleyball
Freshman
Bella Bacon (Brookline, Mass.) was named the LEC Rookie of the Week for the third week in her freshman season from her performance over KSC's 2-1 week of action. Over the three matches Bacon hit .218 coming from 20 kills, tying for the match-high with nine kills (.286%) in the Owls' 3-0 sweep over New England College and recording a match-high 10 kills (.429%) in the Owls' 3-0 sweep over Westfield State University. Bacon also recorded 26 digs on the week, averaging 2.89 per set to go with her four assists over the week.
Bacon and the Owls return to action on the road at Fitchburg State University on Thursday, November 5, at 6:00 PM before rounding out their regular season on the road at Western Connecticut State University on Saturday, November 7, at 1:00 PM.
