'KEENE, N.H. 4/17/04 - Michelle Mason (Fairport, N.Y.) had five goals and an assist to lead the Keene State College women's lacrosse team to an 18-8 Little East Conference victory over Western Connecticut State University at Owl Athletic Complex on Saturday.  Mason now leads the Owls with 37 goals. 

KSC improves to 8-3 (3-1 LEC), while the Colonials fall to 3-9 (1-3 LEC). 

Keene State scored the first nine goals of the game, and led 12-4 at the break. 

Natalie Kent (Billerica, Mass.) finished with three goals, while Colleen Murphy (Mansfield, Mass.) and Kristal Lundegaard (Babylon, N.Y.) chipped in three goals apiece for the Owls.  Liz Maddocks (Essex, Vt.), Steph Georgevits (Concord, N.H.), and Lauren Saunders (Fremont, N.H.) each added a goal in the victory. 

Jessica Hauser (New Milford, Conn.) led the Colonials with three goals.  Ellie Champagne (Newtown, Conn.) scored a pair of goals, and Jillian Brown (Northport, N.Y.), Cuyler Rush (New Milford, Conn.), and Erica Murphy (Weymouth, Mass.) added single tallies for Western Connecticut. 

Jamie Litch (Addison, Vt.), who had an easy day in goal, finished with two saves for the Owls.  Melissa Perry (Danbury, Conn.) made 14 saves and Shayna Golet (Newington, Conn.) turned aside one shot, split time in goal for the Colonials. 

Keene State travels to Colby-Sawyer for a non-conference game on Tuesday (4 p.m.)