Box Score KEENE, N.H.--
Emily Biggs (Florence, MA/Northampton) scored
1:48 into overtime to give Smith College a 2-1 win over Keene State College in non-conference field hockey at Owl Athletic Complex.
Keene State has lost three straight contests, and falls to 12-7, while the Pioneers improve to 9-8 and break a two-game losing streak.
Julia Hamilton (Williamstown, Mass./Deerfield Academy) gave the Pioneers an early lead in the 25th minute when she fired home her seventh goal of the year. It was the only shot on goal of the first half for Smith.
KSC turned up the pressure after halftime, outshooting Smith 13-3, and were rewarded when Erica Stauffer deflected in Sami Smith's attempt for her fifth goal this year, tying the game at 1-1.
The Owls could not breach the goal of
Cameo Tietje (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa), who pushed aside efforts shots from Sami Smith and Kendal Brown to keep the score tied.
Early in the overtime period, the Pioneers were awarded a penalty corner, and Biggs deflected her own rebound up and over KSC goalie Meaghan Dwyer for Smith's first win over Keene State since 1997.
Dwyer finished with one save; Tietje made eight for Smith.
Keene State closes out the regular season by welcoming Framingham State to town for a 2 p.m. start on October 31. Smith travels to Clark University on Saturday at 1 p.m. to close out NEWMAC play.
(Recap courtesy Keene State athletics)
