Field Hockey Loses To Keene State In LEC Action

Keene, NH --- Junior forward Elizabeth Coffin (Sugar Hill, NH) tied the single-game school record with five goals, as the Keene State College field hockey team dropped Worcester State 6-1 in Little East play on Saturday afternoon at Owl Athletic Complex.

With the win the Owls improve to 11-4 overall and 6-2 in conference play, while the Lancers fall to 6-9 on the year and 3-5 in league action. 
  
Coffin had a hat-trick by halftime, scoring two unassisted markers in the game's first 15 minutes. At the 22:20 mark, junior Aislynn Sherry (Rehobeth, MA) had a nice pass to a wide open Coffin through the circle to give KSC a 3-0 lead into the break.
  
Three minutes into the second-half, Coffin netted her fourth goal of the game, off a nice feed from freshman forward Aimee Donaruma (Hampden, MA) to give KSC a 4-0 advantage.
 
At the 54:01 mark, Worcester State would hit the scoreboard, as junior forward Samantha Janda (Sterling, MA) would tip a pass just past the dive of Owl goalkeeper Meghan Ledoux (Standish, ME) to cut the KSC lead to 4-1. Lancer midfielder Karla Rotondi (Tewksbury, MA) was credited with the assist.
 
Just over five minutes later, senior captain Chelsea Blackmer (Boylston, MA) took a pass from senior Leigh Smith (Sanborton, NH) on a designed play off a corner for her first goal of the season and the 5-1 lead.
 
With 1:20 remaining in the game, Coffin's record-tying goal came as she stole the ball away from a Lancer defender for the breakaway opportunity. Coffin tucked the ball into the bottom right corner, past the dive of Lancer goalie Kat Masterjohn (Warren, MA.) for the 6-1 final.
 
The Owls outshot Worcester State 26-2 on the game and had a 7-0 advantage in penalty corners.
 
Ledoux and freshman netminder Courtney Hearn (New Fairfield, CT) both saw time in net for the Owls. Ledoux played 55:52 and allowed the lone Lancer goal, while Hearn played the final 14:08 and didn't need to make a save. Masterjohn made six saves and Lancers in the losing effort.

Both squads will continue LEC play in the next week. Worcester State will entertain Western Connecticut on "Senior Day" on Wednesday at 7 PM while Keene State ventures south to Salem State for a 6 o'clock road contest.
 

Release Courtesy of Keene State Sports Information