KEENE, N.H.. 9/5/01 - Freshman Casey Banks (Westborough, MA.), had two goals, his first two collegiate tallies, to lead Keene State College to a 3-0 men's soccer victory over Springfield College at Owl Stadium Complex on Wednesday.

It was the 2001 home season opener for KSC (2-1) and the first game played under the lights at the Owls new grass field. Springfield drops to 2-1.

Banks was at the right place at the right time for the first goal. He picked a lose ball in the crease and tapped it by Pride goalie Derek Bostic to give KSC a 1-0 lead 12 minutes into the game. Taking a through ball form Mike Monterio (Hudson, MA.), Trill fired in a shot from 10-yards out for his second goal of the game seven minutes later. 'It was a great feeling,' said Banks. First game home, starting as a freshman and getting a couple of goals - it doesn't get any better than that.'

Fransico Vasconcelos scored his first goal as an Owl, an insurance goal in the closing minutes of play. 'Its nice to be home and play a good game,' said KSC Coach Ron Butcher. I thought we played 70 good minutes. It was a good win for us, Springfield is a very hard-working team.'

Goalie D.J. Nordmark (South Windsor, CT) made two saves to notch his second shutout of the season and the 12th of his career. He got help from Luke Trill (Northfield, MA.) late in the first half, when the freshman kicked away an open ball in the crease after Nordmark made the initial save off the foot of the Prides Mike Russo.

Bostic (Naugatuk, R.I.) finished with four saves for Springfield.

Keene State (will play a key non-conference game on Saturday (1 p.m.) at Wheaton College.