Last Thursday on Oct. 12, the women’s field hockey team went up against Castleton, coming out with a 4-1 win on home turf.
With the first half giving no way to luck, the Owls worked to create scoring opportunities, but were shut down by Castleton’s goalie, Leah Holland.
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Holland had back-to-back saves in the first five minutes of the first half, with one particularly hard shot from KSC senior Kendal Brown, who fired a shot that just barely hit the crossbar.
In the 32nd minute of the game, just before half-time,Castleton scored a goal, giving them a 1-0 advantage.
Keene State went into half-time looking for strategy and came out read to work.
In the 53rd minute of the game, the Owls finally caught a break, unleashing their full momentum.
Sophomore Kelsey Roberts scored the equalizer of the game after receiving a pass from sophomore Jensyn-Marie Dandeneau, netting her second goal of the season. Dandeneau created more momentum and yet again set up a scoring opportunity for Julia Babbitt, who quickly brought a 2-1 for the Owls.
Within three minutes, Dandeneau assisted first-year Nina Bruno, raising the Owls’ lead to 3-1.
Dandeneau’s hard work paid off, as she earned her own goal with 5:55 remaining on the clock, marking her 12th goal of the season.
The Owls came out on top with a 4-1 win as time ran out and will play next Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 7:00 p.m..
They will face Williams College.
Caroline Perry can be contacted at cperry@kscequinox.com
