'ROCHESTER, N.Y. 8/30/03 - Mike Lawson's goal at the 65:09 mark of the second half lifted Rochester Institute of Technology to a 1-0 men's soccer victory over Keene State College in the champion game of Tiger Invitational Tournament played Saturday in Rochester, N.Y.

The winning goal came after an errant pass at midfield. RIT came down the field on a 3-on-1 break and Trae Lawler passed over to Lawson who put the ball into the open net.

KSC (1-1), which outshot RIT 9-4, had numerous opportunities to score, but could not cash in.  John Cortese (Wilbraham, Mass.) was sent in just 15 seconds later, but his shot was directly at RIT goalie Nate Anderson, who made the save.

With time running out in the game, the Owls had one more opportunity to send the game into overtime, but Francisco Vasconcelos' header sailed over the net.

"They came out and took it to us the first 20 minutes, but we dominated the rest of the game " said KSC Coach Butcher. "We had numerous chances to score, but we couldn't finish and we were beat by a hot goalie."

Anderson made several outstanding stops among his nine saves. Brandon Beck (Johnstown, N.Y.) finished with three saves for the Owls.

Five KSC Owls were named to the All-Tournament team:  goalie Beck, back Jim Hogan, midfielder John Harke and forwards Casey Banks and Jason Lombardo.

"I learned a lot about this team, added Butcher, who said he will make some changes for next weekend's Diadora Soccer Showdown at KSC.