A hustling Kelly Kenney scores her second goal of the game as she pokes the ball past a Roger Williams defender. (Photo by Mickey Curtis)
WESTFIELD – Junior Kelly Kenney (Suffield, Conn.) scored two goals and freshman Holly Brouillette (Burlington, Mass) tallied a goal and an assist to lead Westfield State University to a 5-1 non-conference field hockey victory over Roger Williams University on Saturday, Sept. 7.
Roger Williams, 1-1, jumped out to an early 1-0 lead as Meghan Curran scored in the third minute. Despite the early setback, Westfield State applied consistent pressure and outshot Roger Williams by a 25-8 clip for the game.
Westfield, 2-0, then took control by scoring four goals in an 11-minute span of the first half. Brouillette started the scoring blitzkrieg for Westfield, tying the game in the 18th minute.
Westfield’s Tory Levite beats Roger Williams’ Carson Elder to the ball. (Photo by Mickey Curtis)
Meg Doherty, another freshman, scored the game winning goal off an assist from Brouillette in the 20th minute. Kenney and Becca Davis added unassisted goals to extend the lead to 4-1 entering halftime.
Kenney scored her second goal eight minutes into the second half courtesy of Kelsey Carpenter’s assist.
Westfield State University is idle until next Saturday, Sept. 14, when it hosts Eastern Connecticut State University in its Little East Conference opener. Following the Sept. 14 game the Owls will be celebrating National Field Hockey Day and they are looking forward to seeing their family and friends at the game.
