BOSTON, MASS. 4/20/10 – Sophomore Griffin Meehan did a little bit of everything for the Keene State men's lacrosse team on Tuesday.  The sophomore attack from Simsbury, Conn. had five goals and five assists for a career-high 10-points, leading the Owls to a 20-7 Little East Conference win over UMass-Boston at Clark Athletic field.

Winners of four straight, Keene State (7-5, 4-0 LEC) remains on top of the conference standings.  UMass-Boston falls to 4-8 and 0-4 in league play.

The Owls weren't able to shake the battling Beacons until the third quarter.  Holing a 7-4 lead, KSC reeled off three straight goals in a span of three minutes to go up 10-4.  They added five more goals before the end of the quarter to go up 15-5.  Meehan, who leads the team with 41 goals, had two goals and three assists in the third-quarter flurry.

Sophomore Matt Schairer (Wrentham, Mass.) had four goals and two assists and sophomore Matt Crimmins (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.), junior Ryan Shairs (Beverly, Mass.), and sophomore Jack McCarthy (Redding, Conn.) each found the net twice for the Owls. Junior Mike Araujo (Southborough, Mass.) also had a strong game for KSC, winning 15-of-19 face-offs, and scooping up nine ground balls.

Al Craven scored three goals to lead the Beacons.

Coach Mark Theriault used all three of his goalies.  Freshman Jason Lesser (Brewster, N.Y.) started and didn't register a save.  Junior Alec Corliss (Waltham, Mass.) and freshman Tim Donovan (Newton, Mass.) both turned aside two shots.

Anthony Fitti made 22 saves for UMB.

Keene State hosts Western Conn. on Saturday.