Box Score MIDDLEBURY, V.t. - The Keene State men's soccer program suffered its second loss of the season, 3-0, to No. 19 Middlebury on Wednesday evening.
Records
- Keene State: 4-2, 0-1 LEC
- Middlebury: 3-0-1, 1-0-1 NESCAC
Up Next
- Keene State travels home to the Owl Athletic Complex to take on Southern Maine in a conference game at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 24th.
- Middlebury takes on conference opponent Bowdoin at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
Tale of the Tape
- Middlebury dominated the shots, by a margin of 20-3, and in corner kicks, holding an advantage of 11-5 over Keene State.
- Jason Smith made four saves in net, while Greg Sydor stopped two.
Game Highlights
- The Panthers struck first in the 18th minute, off a goal from Adam Laser, who scored off of a deflection from an Owls' defender.
- Laser increased Middlebury's lead in the 26th minute, after Greg Conrad sent the ball towards the Owls' goal.
- Keene State's best opportunity of the game came in the 35th minute on a bid by Conor Leahy from 18 yards out, but Sydor made a diving save to his left to keep the Owls off the board.
- In the 39th minute, Samuel Binogono created a goal scoring opportunity, after he dribbled through multiple defenders to get the shot off, but Sydor quickly collected the ball for the Panthers.
- The final goal for Middlebuy in the first half and ultimately the game, came in the 42nd minute, as Daniel O'Grady finished a cross from Adam Laser.
- The Panthers saw two opportunites in the second half, but the attempts from O'Grady and Jed Sass both hit the cross bar.
(Portions of this release courtesy of Middlebury College Athletics)
