UNION, N.J. (9/12/09) - Senior Brittany Gibbs (West Deptford, N.J.) scored two goals and sophomore Olivia Triano (Keyport, N.J.) added a goal and an assist to lead the Kean University field hockey team to a 3-0 victory over visiting Susquehanna University in non-conference action on Friday evening. The Cougars (4-0) scored a pair of insurance goals a player down in a 64 second span in the second half to open the season with their fourth straight victory.

For Susquehanna (1-3), goalkeeper Erin Ferguson (Mount Laurel, N.J.) stopped nine shots.

After a scoreless first half, Gibbs scored the game-winner less than 10 minutes into the second half. After delivering a pass to Triano at the top of the circle on a penalty corner, Gibbs relocated to the left side of the cage, where Triano delivered the pass for Gibbs to tip-in for the 1-0 lead.

The Crusaders had an opportunity to possibly tie the game with a two-player advantage midway through the second-half, however Kean was able to keep the Crusaders off the scoreboard.

With less than 10 minutes remaining in the game and playing one player down, Gibbs scored the insurance goal off the assist from sophomore Lauren Kusik (Randolph, N.J.) with 6:16 remaining. Just over a minute later, Triano fired the open shot from just inside the circle that went into the cage untouched for the three-goal advantage.