KEENE, N.H.  –  Irini Stefanakos scored twice in the fourth quarter to lead the Keene State College Owls to a 4-2 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a Little East Conference field hockey game Saturday afternoon at the Owl Athletic Conference.
 
With the win, Keene State improves to 9-8 overall and 7-2 in the Little East.  Southern Maine sees its four-game win streak end, and drops its record to 12-6 and 9-2 Little East.  Facing each other for the 44^th time in series history, Keene leads the overall series 32-12.
 
The Records:
Keene State (9-8, 8-2 LEC)
Southern Maine (12-6, 9-2 LEC)
 
How It Happened:

• After a scoreless first quarter, KSC quickly struck twice in the second on goals from Demetria Gonzalez and Hannah Wood in the 20^th and 21^st minute, taking its two-goal lead into the halftime break.
• Southern Maine trimmed its deficit to one goal less than a minute before the third quarter expired on an unassisted goal from junior Chloe Arsenault (Boothbay, Maine) in the 45^th minute.
• The Owls answered right back to start the fourth as Stefanakos scored the first of her two goals in the 47^th minute. USM junior Hannah Banks (Belfast, Maine) brought the Huskies to within a goal of the Owls, again, scoring in the 55^th minute, but Stefanakos closed the door on the game scoring in the 56^th for the 4-2 final.

 
The Goalkeepers:
KSC, Clara Gorman (8-7) 60:00, 2 GA, 6 saves
SM, Eleanor Folsom (5-2) 60:00 4 GA, 2 saves
 
Inside The Statistics:

• Arsenault's goal was her sixth of the season, while Banks scored her fifth of the season . 
• Freshman Olivia Staggs (Sabattus, Maine/Oak Hill) had a defensive save for the Huskies, earning her third of the season.

 
 
Up Next:
The Huskies head to Plymouth State on Tuesday (6:00 pm) for an LEC game, and then host Endicott College on Thursday (7:00 pm) in their regular season finale.  The 2022 Little East Tournament begins on Tuesday, November 1.