KEENE, N.H. 9/15/04 - Keene State broke open a close game with six unanswered goals in the second half on the way to a 7-0 victory over Mass. College of Liberal Arts in a non-conference men's soccer game play Wednesday in Keene.

Jason Lombardo (Woburn, Mass.) and Casey Banks (Westborough, Mass.) had two goals each to lead the Owl attack. Eric Scott (West Springfield, Mass.) added a goal and an assist.

Junior Mark Ambrose (Londonderry, N.H.) gave KSC a 1-0 lead with his first college goal. He headed in a crossing pass from Joey Amaio (Wethersfield, Conn.) at the 21:13 mark.

Mass College had a chance to tie the game in the closing seconds of the half, but the ball went into the net after time expired.

Lombardo scored two goals 1:25 a part early in the second half to extend Keene State's lead to 3-0. Lombardo now has four goals this season. Minutes later, Scott netted his fourth of the year. Banks added two more goals and Derrick Amaio (Wethersfield, Conn.) wrapped up the scoring barrage with a goals later in the closing minutes.

Brandon Beck (Johnstown, N.Y.) and Matt Caron (Amston, Conn.) each made a save, and Cal Mintz Westport, Conn.) played the final five minutes to share the shutout for KSC (4-1). Zach Natale (Florence, Mass.) had seven saves, Mike Dennis (Templeton, Mass.) stopped three shots, and Mike Giovine (Lee, Mass) made one save for the Trailblazers (2-3).

KSC hosts UMass-Boston in its first LEC game of the season on Saturday (1 p.m.).