KEENE, N.H. 9/6/08 -  After scoring just one goal in its first two games of the season, the Keene State men's soccer team erupted for seven goals in a 7-0 non-conference victory over Husson College at Owl Athletic Complex on Saturday.

Senior forward Alex Horne (Harvard, Mass.) led the Owls (1-1-1) to their first win of the season with three goals and an assist.  "I feel we needed a game like this," said Horne.  "We worked the ball around and created a lot of scoring opportunities.  "This is definitely a starting point." 

Sophomore midfielder Luke Sisco (Pine Plains, N.Y.) also netted a pair, his first two college goals, for KSC.  

Keene State got on the board at the 4; 22 mark of the first half on Scott Cluff's (Kingston, Mass.) second goal of the season. Horne headed the ball ahead to Cluff, a junior midfielder, who beat Husson goalie Miguel Dominguez (Caribou, Me.) with a shot to the far corner.

Sisco made it a 2-0 game four minutes later off a corner kick. 

Dominguez kept it s a 2-0 game with pair of nice saves off of Ross Stanton (Bethlehem, N.Y.) and Cluff.

The Eagles didn't have a shot on goal in the first half.   

After missing several scoring opportunities earlier in the game Horne finished off a crossing pass from senior back Stephen Attardo (Braintree, Mass.) to give KSC a 3-0 lead 43 seconds into the second half.  Sisco and Horne netted their second goals of the game later in the half as the Owls went ahead 5-0.

Horned scored his third goal of the game on an indirect kick and freshman midfielder Kyle Geddes (Bow, N.H.) netted his first college goal to wrap up the offensive barrage.  

Goalies, junior Peter Kersker (Beverly, Mass.) and senior Scott Pannone (Wolcott,Conn.) shared the shutout with one save each.

Dominguez had a strong game for the Eagles with eight saves before giving way to Brad Ala (Caribou, Me.), who stopped one shot.

Keene State is at Springfield College on Wednesday (7 p.m.)

Husson (0-3) returns home on Sunday to face St. Joseph's College (2 p.m.).