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KEENE, N.H. - The Saint Michael's College women's lacrosse team opened the 2011 season on Saturday with a 15-5 loss at Keene State College.

Junior Eliza Scoba (Franklin, Mass./Franklin) scored two goals, and assisted on the other three Purple Knight tallies, in the loss. Sophomore Kait Newdorf (Auburn, N.H./Manchester Memorial) also scored two goals for Saint Michael's, while junior Spenser Wolfe (West Newbury, Mass./The Governor's Academy) added a goal for the visitors. Junior Sandy Palumbo (Guilford, Conn./Guilford) turned aside 16 shots.

For Keene, Lauren Sawyer netted three goals and two assists, Nicole Curry chipped in with three goals and a helper, and Jamie Albert also scored three goals. Ashley Borjeson and Lauren Brown chipped in with two goals apiece off the bench, while Erin Taylor recorded eight saves to earn the season-opening victory for the Owls.

Keene raced out to a 4-0 lead less than five minutes into the contest, but Saint Michael's quickly recovered, as the Purple Knights scored three unanswered goals to pull to within 4-3 10:09 into the game. Saint Michael's couldn't pull even with the Owls, however, over the final 20 minutes of the first half, and Keene held a 7-5 advantage at intermission.

The second half was all Keene, as the hosts outscored Saint Michael's 8-0 after halftime. The Owls held a commanding 18-4 advantage in shots in the second period, and a 16-6 edge in ground balls, to hold off any attempts at a Purple Knights' comeback.

Saint Michael's returns to action on Tuesday, as the Purple Knights open Northeast-10 Conference play with a 4 p.m. contest at Stonehill College.

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