Claire Boughton

Senior Sports Reporter

Overtime, penalty shots, and a marriage proposal?

Last Wednesday night’s field hockey game against the top-seeded Little East Conference team, Worcester State University Lancers, was one for the scrapbooks.

The game started in nothing but celebration when Keene State’s assistant field hockey coach, Erin Dallas, was proposed to in the middle of the field.

Dallas became an Owl in 2007 after spending one year at the University of Michigan and the moment she touched the turf her field hockey career took off. A few of her accomplishments include holding the KSC career and single-season records for assists, being a First-Team All LEC Player three years in a row, being named LEC Offensive Player of the Year in 2007 and being named LEC Defensive Player of the Year in 2009. Dallas is also a Keene State Hall of Famer and a three-time All-American. She joined the coaching staff at the start of the 2019 season.

The proposal had Dallas surrounded by the field hockey team when her, now fiance. got down on one knee.

Dallas said yes sending the team and the onlooking crowd into cheers.

After the proposal, however, it was game time and this was no ordinary game.

This game saw the top four field hockey goal scorers in the Little East Conference take the field.

By the end of the game, the top goal scorer was Rachel Hopkins, senior midfielder and forward from Worcester State, sitting with 20 goals. Hopkins is followed by Olivia Antonelli, senior forward also from Worcester State, in second place with 18 goals. Tied for third place now are Keene State’s Nina Bruno and Kayla Klein, both junior forwards and both at 15 goals.

The game saw Keene scoring within the first quarter off a penalty corner. The goal was scored by Owls first-year midfielder, Maggie Cahoon.

It wasn’t until the fourth quarter that another goal would be added to the scoreboard, this time coming from Worcester State’s own Olivia Antonelli off another penalty corner.

However, the Owls shut the tie down fast with their own fourth-quarter score by Hailey Beaupre, senior defense, off a penalty corner. This was Beaupre’s first career goal.

Beaupre’s goal would put the Owls ahead until Worcester State’s junior midfielder, Sarah Duff, scored off of yet another penalty corner.

This goal brought the game to a tie. With neither team’s scoring in the remainder of the regulation time, the game was soon sent into overtime.

Six Owls took on six Lancers with ten minutes on the clock.

However, the game came to a quick end when the Owls were awarded a penalty shot.

Kayla Klein stepped up and took the penalty shot, sinking it into the back of the goal.

The crowd erupted in cheers while the Keene State field hockey team flooded the field in celebration.

Up next the Owls will stay home to face off against Babson on Saturday, November 2, start time noon.

Claire Boughton can be contacted

at cboughton@kscequinox.com

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Claire Boughton

Hello! My name is Claire Boughton. I have worked with the Equinox for a little over two years and have held the position of the Senior Sports Reporter and now the Sports Editor. I am from West Simsbury, Connecticut, and live with my mom and dad. I have an older brother named Grant who is currently living in Albany, New York, but plans to move to New York City in a few months (because a global pandemic didn’t seem to scare him away from city-life). I have two cats named Stella and Luna, a dog named Sage and a fish named Shrimp. My cats are both 16 years old, making them both 108 human years old. That means that they would have survived through the Great Depression, both World Wars, the Cold War, women earning the right to vote and so much more. That’s a lot of wisdom. My dog is 12 years old, making her 74 human years old. We adopted her when she was four years old from Arkansas. I’m not sure how old Shrimp is but he is a baby betta I bought at PETCO about three weeks ago. I am an avid plant owner and love to help my friends and family keep their plants alive. I also wrote an article on kscequinox.com about what plants are good for what dorm rooms. I paint and draw in whatever free time I have and sometimes ride my bike that I got in middle school. My favorite part of the Sports Editor position is creating the weekly layout for the sports section. I have always loved design and making things nice to look at which I get to do every week with this job! If you are interested in writing for the sports section or have any questions you can contact me at cboughton@kscequinox.com.