KEENE, N.H. 9/22/01 - Jason Lombardo's (Woburn, MA.) goal 2:13 into overtime gave Keene State College a 1-0 Little East Conference men's soccer victory over Western Connecticut in Keene on Saturday.

Keene State, which has won four out of its last five games, improves to 5-2 (1-0 LEC). Western CT (3-3-3, 0-1 LEC) suffered its first loss in its last four games.

Jimmy Hogan (Holderness, NH) set up Lombardo's goal, his fourth of the season. 'It was on a quick counter, I knew with Lombardo's speed he could beat the fullback and I just put it through to him,' said Hogan. 'I saw Jimmy with the ball, saw a slot, and made a nice angle run,' Lombardo said. 'He played a nice ball through on the ground and I slid it in the side post.'

Lombardo had missed a scoring opportunity midway in the first half. He broke in alone but was denied by Colonial goalie Mark Pataky (Trumbull, CT) who made a diving save.

Both teams's battled through a scoreless second half until Lombardo's overtime game-winner.

Owl goalie D.J. Nordmark (So. Windsor, CT) made five saves to notch his fourth shutout of the season. Pataky finished with seven saves for WCSU.

Keene State will be at Williams College (4:15) on Wednesday.