WILLIMANTIC, Conn.--
Nicholas Dalesio scored his third goal in four games, but it was not enough to keep the Keene State College men's soccer team from falling to Eastern Connecticut State University at Nevers Field on Monday afternoon.
Records
- Keene State: 5-7-3, 3-2-2 LEC
- Eastern Connecticut: 10-6, 6-1 LEC
How it Happened
Two goals coming 5:59 apart gave the Warriors an early lead. Ryan Sirois put the Warriors in front in the 13th minute, taking a pass from Emmanuel Agyemang and running past the KSC defense before rolling the ball into the bottom left corner.
Just about six minutes later, Agyemang got ont the scoresheet himself, sidefooting into the net from a cutback from Larson Richards. ECSU led 2-0 at halftime. The Owls were handed a lifeline two minutes into the second half, when Eastern Connecticut goalie Dylan Pallanck was given a straight red card for a foul on Keene State's
Clinton Mungeta. Despite the man-advantage, Eastern added a third when Will Toomey headed past KSC goalie
Anthony Pasciuto in the 52nd minute.
Keene State pressed, and made their advantage count in the 67th minute.
Casey McCarthy's pass caught the Warrior defense flat footed, and Dalsio ran on to it to score his fifth of the season as the Warriors looked for offside.
The Owls looked for another goal, but
Vance Bates shot wide in the 86th minute, and
Aidan Murray headed over the bar in the 89th. Pasciuto made six saves for the Owls, who were outshot 16-10.
Playoff Permutations
- Keene State now cannot finish higher than the No. 5 seed in next week's LEC tournament. As long as the Owls' result against Rhode Island College on October 30 is better than or equal to UMass Dartmouth's result against Eastern Connecticut on the same day, Keene State will be the No. 5 seed. If not, the Owls will be the No. 6 seed.
Up Next
- Keene State will head out of conference one final time, when the Owls entertain Worcester State University on October 27 at 7 p.m.
- The Warriors are off until October 30, when they will host UMass-Dartmouth.
