'KEENE, N.H. 9/14/02 - The Keene State College men's soccer team erupted for three second half goals to upset sixth ranked Wheaton College 3-2 in a non-conference game played Saturday in Keene.

Trailing 1-0 after a first half goal by Wheaton's Dan Antoniuk, the Owls scored three goals in the final 12 minutes of the game.  The first two KSC goals came on perfectly executed corner kicks. Chris Barker's (Pembroke, N.H.) first collegiate goal tied the game at 1-1 and Casey Banks (Westborough, MA.) followed with his fourth of the season that put the Owls ahead 2-1.  Jason Simone (North Salem, N.Y.) assisted on both goals.

"We just put in the corner kick play this week and we were right on the button with it," said KSC coach Ron Butcher.

John Harke (Northampton, MA.) got what proved to be a key insurance goal with just two minutes to play when his shot from the left wing found the far corner of the net.  After the face-off, Jason Percy scored for Wheaton in the closing seconds to account for the final score.

D.J. Nordmark (South Windsor, CT), who had an outstanding game in goal for KSC, finished with 11 saves. Many of his stops in the second half enabled KSC to stay in the game.  Craig Varrell had 14 saves for Wheaton (3-2).

Winners of two straight, Keene State (3-2) hosts Salem State on Tuesday.