PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – Coming off of their first win of the season, the Keene State College women's lacrosse team continued their momentum with a 9-7 win over Hartwick College on Tuesday afternoon, led by five points from
Tess Brown as she also set the program record for career ground balls for the Owls with her five in the victory.
Records
- Keene State: 2-5 (1-0 LEC)
- Hartwick: 1-5 (0-1 Empire 8)
How it Happened
After the scoring took a bit to develop,
Tess Brown opened the scoring for the Owls in the first quarter, and after Hartwick tied it up at one apiece,
Hayden Smith put KSC ahead a goal for the 2-1 lead heading into the second quarter. Hartwick opened the scoring in the second quarter to tie the game up at two apiece, but the rest of the second quarter KSC went on a 4-1 run to double up HC 6-3 heading into halftime. Both teams only tallied one goal apiece in the third quarter as Brown scored goal number three of the day for the Owls to take a 7-4 lead heading into the final 15 minutes of regulation. Hartwick pulled within a pair 19 seconds into the fourth quarter, but the Owls responded with a pair of goals over the next seven minutes to take a 9-5 lead with under eight minutes remaining in the contest. The rest of the way HC tried to mount a comeback, but KSC's goalkeeper
Katelyn Nicotera made six saves over eight shots, bringing her save total to 14 on the day as the Owls held off the comeback attempt for the 9-7 victory.
"We put ourselves in position to win a close game. I love that, even when they pushed us at the end, we were able to hold true due to our effort and energy in the first 3 quarters," said Owls' head coach
Travis Wyant. "Great to get two wins in a row."
Up Next
Keene State plays in their second spring break game for their next contest, which is their third of five consecutive road games as the Owls take on Rampo College on Thursday, March 19, at 5:00 PM.
Hartwick next plays in their second spring break game for their next contest as they take on SUNY Cortland on Thursday, March 19, at 2:00 PM.