Box Score WATERVILLE, Maine -- The Keene State men's lacrosse team exploded for seven goals in the third quarter to break a 4-4 halftime tie on the way to a 14-10 non-conference win over Colby College on Tuesday at Harold Alfond Stadium.
Records
- Keene State: 4-3
- Colby: 2-6
Up Next
- Keene State opens LEC play by traveling to UMass Boston on Saturday for a 2 p.m. start.
- Colby hosts Wesleyan in a NESCAC match that starts at 2:30 pm.
Tale of the Tape
- Hunter Arnold had four goals and two assists for six points for Keene State. Tyler McKelvie also had six points with three goals and three assists, while Bryan Rotatori finished with two goals and two assists. Robert Hart also had two goals for the winners and Paul Beling had one.
- Mathew Howe had 15 saves in the Keene State net, his sixth game of double-digit saves.
- Kevin Seiler paced the Mules with four goals, while Austin Sayre and Colton Michel both had one goal and one assist. Jack Bratches, Scott Miller, Thomas Brewster, and Max Cushman also scored.
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James Dowd and Mike McBournie each had seven face-off wins for the Owls. Thomas Jenoski had a big game defensively with eight ground balls.
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Colby's Max Eberhart won 14 face-offs, while Brad McCarthy led the way in ground balls with five.
How It Happened
- The Owls took a 3-2 lead after a quarter, but the Mules tied the game at 4-4 for halftime in an evenly played opening 30 minutes.
- Keene State scored five unanswered goals to start the third quarter.
- The Owls had the goals in just 7:59 of action. McKelvie scored the fifth goal to put Keene State up for good at 5-4. Arnold followed with a score and Reilly had back-to-back goals for an 8-4 margin. Paul Beling finished off the scoring run.
- Seiler scored Colby's lone goal in the third period with 7:34 remaining, but the Owls followed with two more goals before the quarter break. Keene State got a goal from McKelvie with 13:16 left in the fourth quarter for a 12-5 lead.
Release courtesy Colby Sports Information
