KEENE, N.H.  3/23/10 – The Keene State College men's lacrosse team lost a 17-10 non-conference game to Bowdoin College at Owl Athletic Complex on Tuesday afternoon.

Keene State (2-4) dropped its third straight game.  Bowdoin (2-3) snapped a three game losing streak. With the victory, Bowdoin coach Tom McCabe becomes just the 17th coach in Division III history to reach the 200-win plateau. With the milestone, Bowdoin becomes the only school in Division III history with a pair of 200-win coaches, as McCabe joins former coach Mort LaPointe (218 wins, 1970-'90).

After scoring the first goal of the game, the Owls gave up six straight goals to the Polar Bears.  Six different players found the back of the net for Bowdoin, who led 6-1 after the first quarter and 11-3 at the half.

“We usually play well at home, but against a team like this if we don't come to play, you're going to get jumped on quickly and low and behold that's what happened,” said KSC Coach Mark Theriault.

The Owls showed some life, scoring two late goals in the third quarter and the first goal of the fourth to make it 14-7.  Bowdoin followed with a pair of goals to push its lead back up to 16-7.

Sophomore Griffin Meehan (Simsbury, Conn.) led Keene State with four goals and two assists.  Sophomore Matt Schairer (Wrentham, Mass.) and senior Jamie LeSage (Exeter, N.H.) each had two goals.

Junior Russell Halliday (Sudbury, Mass.) tallied three goals and two assists, and freshman Billy Bergner (Fairfield, Conn.) scored three goals to lead Bowdoin.

Junior Alec Corliss (Waltham, Mass.) started in goal for KSC and made  six saves before giving way to freshman Jason Lesser (Brewster, N.Y.) early in the second quarter.  Lesser finished the game with six saves.

Junior Robert Burkhardt (St. Louis, Mo.) and sophomore Chris Williamson (Winnetka, Ill.) each played a half in goal for the Polar Bears. Burkhadt made one save and Williamson stopped six shots.

Both teams return to play on Saturday. Keene State hosts Lasell College at 1 p.m. and Bowdoin travels to Amherst College (2 p.m.).