Keene, N.H. - Senior co-captain Carrie Trudeau (Saco, Maine) had two goals and Kelly Smith (Lisbon, N.H.) added a goal and two assists to lead the Keene State College Owls to a 4-1 win over the visiting Trinity College Bantams in field hockey action this evening.

Trinity falls to 1-2 and 0-1 in the NESCAC with its second straight loss, while the Owls, ranked No. 6 in the nation, improve to 5-1 with their third consecutive victory.

Keene scored two first half goals off penalty corners by Trudeau and Carolyn Costello (Oxford, N.Y.), and Smith gave the Owls a 3-0 lead early in the second half on a shot from 10 yards out. After Trudeau put Keene up by four goals, Trinity senior co-captain forward Whitney Brown (Northfield, Ill.) got the Bantams on the board with 3:03 left in the game on an assist from fellow senior co-captain Mary Jacobs (Malvern, Pa.).

Freshman goalkeeper Gwen Gillespie (Gates Mills, Ohio) made one save for Trinity, while two netminders combined for three Owl saves.

Trinity, Conn. (1-2)     0      1     --     1

Keene State (5-1)     2      2     --     4

SCORING

1. KS- Carrie Trudeau (Kelly Smith) 24:16, KS- Carolyn Costello (Beth Chase, Smith) 7:01.

2. KS- Smith (Melissa Harnch-Smith) 26:29, KS- Trudeau (Smith) 8:52, TC- Whitney Brown (Mary Jacobs) 3:03

GOALKEEPER SAVES:

TC - Gwen Gillespie - 1

KS- Lindsay Hamilton - 3, Amy Carroll - 0

SHOTS:

TC - 4

KS - 8