Keene State Defeats UMass Dartmouth, 8-3, to Advance to LEC Semifinals

11/3/2026 7:54:08 PM

KEENE, N.H. – Third-seeded Keene State College scored three goals in the opening 6:10 and added four more in the third quarter to defeat sixth-seeded UMass Dartmouth, 8-3, in the quarterfinals of the Little East Conference (LEC) Field Hockey Championship on Tuesday at the Owl Athletic Complex. Meghan Daileanes led the Owls with two goals and two assists, while Grace Seabury and Belle Hemond scored twice apiece.

The Records
Keene State (13-7, 5-2 Little East)
UMass Dartmouth (3-17, 2-5 Little East)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Hemond opened the scoring for Keene State on a penalty stroke at 1:28. Norah Bargatti doubled the lead two minutes later off an assist from Elyse Picard following a penalty corner, and Lucy Dickenson made it 3-0 at 6:10. Sophia Bouffard got UMass Dartmouth on the board at 7:37 following a Corsairs penalty corner.

Daileanes restored the Owls’ three-goal lead at 19:12 off an assist from Elle MacDonald. Bouffard answered with her second goal at 28:04, converting a pass from Kelly Bates to cut Keene State’s lead to 4-2 at halftime.

The Owls broke the game open with four goals on 13 shots in the third quarter. Daileanes set up Seabury at 34:19 before Hemond converted her second penalty stroke at 40:52. Daileanes scored off a pass from Picard at 43:12, then found Seabury again with 14 seconds left in the quarter to make it 8-2.

Emily Carr scored the lone goal of the fourth quarter for UMass Dartmouth, finishing a pass from Logan Diffley at 48:06.

Inside The Statistics

  • Daileanes finished with a game-high six points and seven shots on goal. Seabury and Hemond each scored twice, and Picard added two assists.
  • Bouffard led UMass Dartmouth with two goals and put all four of her shots on cage.
  • Tori Kelly made four saves for Keene State. Shane Cueman stopped 11 shots in relief for UMass Dartmouth after Morgan Carr made three saves.
  • Keene State held a 31-9 advantage in shots and a 13-5 edge in penalty corners.

Up Next

Keene State travels to second-seeded Plymouth State for the LEC semifinals on Thursday, Nov. 5. UMass Dartmouth concludes its season at 3-17.