'ORLANDO, FLA. 03/14/05 - The Keene State College men's lacrosse team suffered its second loss of the season (13-9) to 18th ranked Amherst College in a game played Monday in Orlando, Fla. 

Senior Eric Momnie (South Windsor, Conn.) led the Owls with four goals.  Ryan Hazleton (Derry, N.H.) scored his first collegiate goal, while Meade McKay (Stratham, N.H.), Travis Pedley (Bow, N.H.), Sean Panora (South Windsor, Conn.), and Greg Richards (Nashua, N.H.) netted the other KSC goals.  

"It was definitely a good game for the program," said KSC Coach Mark Theriault.  "We had a balanced offensive attack and our defense was solid.  I'm pleased with the way we played today." 

Despite the loss, sophomore midfielder Mike LeSage (Exeter, N.H.) dominated face-offs winning 19-of-24. 

Sophomores Chris Hofmann (New Canaan, CT) had five goals and Derek Cherney (Chappaqua, NY) added four goals to lead the Jeffs (1-0). 

KSC's freshman goalie Matt Johnson (Derry, N.H.) and Amherst's Cushing Donelan (Noroton, CT) finished with 15 saves each. 

Keene State (0-2) will face RPI on Thursday in Florida.