'BABSON PARK, MASS. 5/10/03 – Eric Momnie (So. Windsor, Conn.) did all he could to hlep his Keene State lacrosse team stage a comeback for the ages in the semifinals of the ECAC Tournament Saturday at Babson Park, Mass.  But Momnie and the Owls came up one goal shot in a 13-12 overtime loss to Endicott College.

The third-seeded Owls (12-5) trailed by five goals entering the fourth quarter, but four straight goals by Momnie pulled KSC to within one, and teammate Greg Richard (Nashua, N.H.) scored the tying goal with 3:26 to send the game into overtime. 

Endicott's Paul Lord (Derry, N.H.) scored the game-winner 2:03 into the first overtime.

The no. two seeded Power Gulls led 6-2 midway through the second quarter and 8-6 at halftime.  Endicott appeared to have put the game away with three straight goals at the end of the third quarter, including two in the final minute.

Monie socred a total of five goals for the Owls. Meade McKay (Stratham, N.H.) and Travis Pedley (Bow, N.H.) scored a pair. Joe Branciforte (Cromwell, Conn.) and Ben Bradley (South Hadley, Mass.) also scored for Keene State.  Eric Delisle (Amherst, N.H.) made six saves in net for the Owls.

Keene State concludes its season with a 12-5 record, tying the program record for wins in a season set last year.