'NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA-Keene State scored 10 unanswered goals, seven of them in the second quarter, took an 11-1 halftime lead, and went on to defeat the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth men's lacrosse team, 14-3, in the Little East Conference opener for both teams at Cressy Field Saturday afternoon.

 Sean Panora (So. Windsor, Conn.) had two goals and Peter Lauranzano (Beverly, Mass.) and Mike Fontaine (Wolfeboro, N.H.)netted single goals as KSC went up 4-1 after the first quarter.

Panora and Tony Santa Fe (Derry, N.H.) each scored twice for KSC in the second quarter in the seven goal uprising.

Panora finished with seven goals and two assists for Keene State, while Santa Fe added two goals and two assists.

KSC out shot the Corsairs, 48-17.  UMass Dartmouth goalkeeper Steve Chase made 19 saves, while KSC goalie Matt Johnson (Derry, N.H.) stopped eight shots.

The Corsairs dropped to 1-7 and 0-1 in LEC play with the defeat, while Keene State improved to 6-0 and 1-0. UMass Dartmouth will return to action when they visit UMass Boston in another Little East Conference game Tuesday afternoon.