NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA 10/18/08 -Senior forward Alex Horne (Harvard, Mass.) headed in a corner kick in the seventh minute as the Keene State men's soccer team held on to defeat the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 1-0 and earn its first Little East Conference victory of the season on Saturday. 

Horne headed in a corner kick by junior back Nathan Gaughan (Harwinton, Conn.) to stake the Owls to a 1-0 lead. The defenses controlled the remainder of the game. It was the second straight game-winner for Horne who leads KSC with eight goals.

"It was a big first LEC win for us," said KSC Coach Ron Butcher. "Hopefully we can keep it going."

Keene State improved to 5-7-3 and 1-3-1 with the victory while UMD dropped to 7-7 and 2-3 in the Little East Conference.

The Corsairs outshot the Owls, 10-8. Freshman goalkeeper Anel Brkic (Milton, MA/Milton HS) and KSC goalkeeper Peter Kersker (Beverly, Mass.)each made three saves. It was Kersker's second shutout of the season.

Keene State will visit Western New England Sunday.