PROVIDENCE, R.I. 10/13/01 - The Keene State College men's soccer team extended its winning streak to five games and reMEd undefeated in the Little East Conference with a 4-2 victory over host Rhode Island College on Saturday KSC improves to 10-3 (4-0 LEC). RIC falls to 2-9-2 (1-2-1 LEC).

Trailing 1-0, the Owls took a 2-1 lead on goals by Francisco Vasconcelos and Casey Banks (Westborough, MA.) 90 seconds apart. It was Bank's seventh goal this season.

Three minutes later Pete Ceprano put the Anchormen ahead 3-2. But a goal by Jimmy Hogan (Holderness, NH), his first collegiate tally, gave KSC a 3-2 half-time advantage.

John Harke (Leeds, MA.) scored an insurance goal in the second half to complete the scoring.

Jason Lombardo, KSC's standout freshman striker, had to leave the game in the first half with a pulled hamstring.

D.J. Normark (So. Windsor, CT) finished with eight saves for KSC. Jason Nelson, making his first college start, also had eight saves for RIC.

Keene State will be at Eastern CT, on Tuesday for a 4 p.m. LEC game.