KEENE, N.H. 9/4/04 - The Keene State College men's soccer team erupted for six unanswered second half goals on the way to posting an opening season 7-0 shutout victory over Lasell College in the second game of the Diadora-Dunkin' Donuts Soccer Showdown in Keene on Saturday.

Casey Banks (Westborough, Mass.) gave Keene State a 1-0 halftime lead when he headed in a crossing pass from Joey Amaio (Wethersfield, Conn.) at the 19:12 mark. Nick Trottier (White River Jct., Vt.) had a chance to add to the Owls' lead, but Lasell goalie Greg Lillibridge (Clinton, N.Y.) reached back and pulled the ball back to keep it a one goal game at the break.

KSC however exploded for five unanswered goals in the second half to pull away from the Lasers. Trottier made amends by finishing off a picture-perfect play from Amaio and freshman Ralph Rocco (Groton, Mass.) and 1:11 later Eric Scott (West Springfield, Mass.) fired in a shot over the fingertips of Lillibridge to make it 3-0. Amaio, Jason Lombardo (Woburn, Mass.), Brian Crook (Wareham, Mass.), and Derrick Amaio (Wethersfield, Conn.) added their first goals of the season later in the half to make it 7-0.

KSC goalies Brandon Beck (Johnstown, N.Y.) and Matt Caron (Amston, Conn.) didn't record a save in the shutout victory. Lillibridge had six saves and Nathan Walzer (Woodbury, Conn.) saw action in goal for the Lasers (0-1). Keene State (1-0), which lost to Roger Williams in last year's ECAC final, will attempt to avenge that loss when it faces the Hawks at 2:30 p.m. Albertus Magnus will face Lasell in Sunday's earlier Showdown game at noon.

Scoring: KS: Casey Banks (Joey Amaio) 19:12; Nick Trottier (Amaio, Ralph Rocco) 49:20; Eric Scott (Unassisted) 50:31; Amaio (Jason Lombardo) 54:32; Lombardo (Unassisted) 58:17; Brian Crook (Jeremy Kelsey) 70:51; Derrick Amaio (Unassisted) 80:45; Saves: Brandon Beck 0, Matt Caron 0; L: Greg Lillibridge 6, Nathan Walzer 0;

KEENE, N.H. 9/4/04 - Freshman forward Nate Boucher (Burlington, Conn.) had two goals to lead the Roger Williams University men's soccer team to a 6-0 shutout victory over Albertus Magnus College in the first game of the 3rd Annual Diadora-Dunkin' Donuts Soccer Showdown at Owl Athletic Complex on Saturday. Roger Williams (1-0-1), the defending two-time ECAC champs, opened up a 3-0 halftime lead. Brian Cussen's (E. Hampstead, N.H.) high-bouncing shot alluded Falcon goalie Mike Perreira (Bakersfield, CA) to make it 1-0. Later in the half, Rich Reddington (Naugatuck, Conn.) scored on a shot from just inside the box, and Nate Boucher completed the scoring when he headed in Evan Solis's (Seymour, Conn.) corner kick with seven seconds left in the half. Mike Gilman (West Haven) had a chance to put AM on the board, but his penalty kick shot banged off the crossbar early in the second half. Boucher, Adam Darter (Chesire, Conn.), and Michael Bray (Milford, Pa.) netted second half goals for the Hawks.

Goalies Kevin Deegan (Seymour, Conn., one save), Jordan Viola (Mattituck, N.Y., 0 saves), and Ross Schatz (Hayworth, N.J., 0 saves) shared the shutout for RW. Pereira had threes saves for Alburtus Magnes. Roger Williams will play host Keene State (2:30 p.m.) and Albertus Magnus (0-1) will take on Lasell College (12 p.m.) in Sunday's games.

Scoring: Brian Cussen (Unassisted) 18:13; Rich Reddington (Evan Solis) 36:15; Nate Boucher (Evan Solis) 44:53; Boucher (Ryan Wohlstrom) 67:58; Adam Darter (Chris Kissane) 79:04; Michael Bray (Unassisted) 84:34; Saves: RW: Kevin Deegan 1, Jordan Viola 0, Ross Schatz 0; AM: Mike Perreira 3;