KEENE, New Hampshire — Kayla Renaud’s goal just one minute into the game stood up as Keene State edged Husson University of Bangor 1-0 in the first round of the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship on Wednesday.
The Owls advanced to meet No. 1 Bowdoin College (18-0), in a four-team regional at Brunswick on Saturday. Game time is 11 a.m.
Renaud took a shot from the top of the penalty circle that deflected off a Husson stick and sailed over the shoulder of goalie Anne-Marie Provencal.
Meghan Dwyer made four saves in posting her third shutout, including a sprawling stop on Libby Kain with 42 seconds left. Defender Paige Heffernan was credited with two defensive saves for the 17-7 Owls.
Provencal finished with 12 saves for 8-12 Husson, which is still looking for its first NCAA tournament victory.
Keene State had a 21-10 edge in shot attempts and had 10 penalty corners to Husson’s six.
Women’s soccer
UNE 5, Framingham State 0
At Biddeford, Edie Pallozzi and Becca Murphy combined for all five University of New England goals as the No. 4 Nor’easters shut out No. 5 Framingham State in the quarterfinals of the ECAC Division III New England Championship on Wednesday.
UNE (12-7-0) advances to face No. 1 Wentworth Institute of Technology on Saturday.
The Nor’easters were unable to get into the scoring column until the 43rd minute when Murphy found the back of the net off assists from Jessica Meader and Harley Chute.
Murphy made it 2-0 just 5:15 into the second half, taking a pass from Jackie Dickerson and driving a low shot past Sullivan for her seventh marker.
The Nor’easters then put the game out of reach when Pallozzi tallied three goals in a span just over four minutes.
Brielle Robinson made three saves for the shutout, while Sara Sullivan finished with nine stops.