KEENE, NH – Lilah Carr and Emma Bazin each scored goals from an assist from Meghan Daileanes and the Keene State College Owls earned a 2-1 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a Little East Conference field hockey game Saturday afternoon at the Owl Athletic Complex.
Both teams were playing in their regular season finale, and will be competing in the 2026 Little East Conference Championship tournament this week. The Huskies are the top-seed in the tourney, and the 2026 Little East Conference Regular Season Champions.
THE RECORDS
Southern Maine (13-7, 6-1 Little East)
Keene State (12-7, 5-2 Little East)
Tonight's game is the 51st meeting between Keene State College and the University of Southern Maine Huskies. The Owls have won the last four consecutively, including 3-2 double overtime shootout victory in the semifinals of the 2025 Little East Conference tournament. The Huskies last defeated the Owls in 2023 for the 2023 Little East Conference title, capping a run of three consecutive wins over the Owls. Keene State leads the series 34-15.
THE GOALKEEPERS:
SM:
Haylee Romasco (11-6), 60:00, 2 GA, 4 Saves
KSC: Tori Kelly (12-7), 60:00, 1 GA, 9 Saves
Defensive Saves: None
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Pressuring the Huskies early in the first half, Keene State broke through for the first goal of the game in the 13th minute when Lilah Carr scored her sixth goal of the season on an assist from Meghan Daileanes.
- Sophomore Eliza Rogers (Waterboro, Maine/Massabesic) and senior Bri Townsend (Newport, Maine/Nokomis) had the first two shots of the second period, but Keene State doubled its lead on Emma Bazin's score off of another assist from Daileanes.
- Southern Maine dominated possession and the offensive statistics in the third, outshooting the Owls 11-5, but could not find the back of the net. The Huskies found a goal in the 50th minute on freshman Grace Estes' (Farmingdale, Maine/Hall-Dale) first goal of her career on an assist from senior Julia Elie (Dayton, Maine/Thornton Academy) following the 11th of 12 second-half penalty corners for USM.
INSIDE THE STATS:
- Southern Maine led in shots 21-16, outshooting the Owls 16-8 in the second half after being outshot 8-5 in the first half. The Huskies also finished the game ahead in penalty corners 12-10, earning all 12 in the second half.
UP NEXT:
. The 2026 Little East Conference Championship tournament begins on Tuesday, November 3. Clinching the number one seed in the tournament with their 3-1 win over Plymouth State earlier this week, Southern Maine will have a first-round bye and will host a semifinal game on Thursday, November 5 (6:30 pm). The Huskies opponent will be determined after Tuesday's quarterfinal round.
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