KEENE, N.H. - September 1, 2016 - The Colby-Sawyer field hockey team fell to a strong Keene State squad 7-0 in a season opener for both teams.
Keene State, which has appeared in the NCAA tournament the past four seasons, improves to 1-0 and will remain home for a date with the University of New England on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Colby-Sawyer drops to 0-1 and will play at Anna Maria on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Sami Smith led the Owls with a hat-trick. Kayla Renaud found the net twice and set up another goal, while freshman Jensyn Dandeneau and sophomore Erica Stauffer also scored.
Colby-Sawyer netminder
Xena Ras made 10 saves for the Chargers. Gwendolyn Thayer played 53:43 in the cage and made four saves; freshman Jordan LaRaus came on for the final 16:17 and was not called upon to make a stop.
Jordan Teixeira led the Chargers with a pair of shots on target, while
Paige Viens,
Sierra Schuster and
Colleen Burke also took shots on the cage.
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