'KEENE, N.H. 4/30/05   -  Junior Kristal Lundegarrd (Babylon, N.Y.) had four goals and three assists to lead Keene State College to a 12-7 victory over the University of Southern Maine in a Little East Conference women's lacrosse game played at Owl Athletic Complex on Saturday.

Keene State improves to 7-6 (3-2 LEC) while Southern Maine drops to 4-7 (3-2 LEC).

Five different Owl players scored as KSC moved out to a 5-2 halftime lead.  The Huskies closed the gap to two goals three times in the second half, the latest on a goal by Sarah Proulx (Hebron, Me.) that made it 7-5 at the 18:04 mark. 

Keene State scored five of the next six goals in the game, including three by Lundeggard, to go up 12-6. 

Playing in her final home regular season game, senior Michelle Mason (Fairport, N.Y.) finished with two goals and two assists.  Stephanie Georgevits (Concord, N.H.) had two goals and Michelle Mazzota (Cromwell, Conn.), Andrea Mitchell Bow, N.H.), Lauren Saunders (Fremont, N.H.), and Alex Manzin (Avon Conn.) added single goals for KSC.

Justene Larnerd (Cherry Hill, N.J.) and Jennifer Landez (Springvale, Me.) had two goals each for USM.

Mandy Gray (Sharon, Mass.) had 10 saves for the Owls while Jenna Wasylak (Dunstable, Mass.), who had a strong game in goal for the Huskies, finished with 18 saves.

Both teams conclude their regular season with LEC games on Sunday.  KSC travels to Eastern Conn. while USM returns home to face Plymouth State.