KEENE, N.H. – In its first Little East Conference game of the season, the Keene State College men's lacrosse team defeated Eastern Connecticut State University 20-10 Saturday at the Owl Athletic Complex.
Records
- Keene State: 3-4, 1-0 LEC
- Eastern Connecticut State: 3-6, 1-1 LEC
Postgame Interview (Coach Theriault)
Postgame Interview (Cooper Cioffi)
How it Happened
Keene State jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first quarter on goals by freshman midfielder
Tim Souza and sophomore midfielder
Giacomo Tedone. Souza's goal was the first of his collegiate career, while freshman midfielder
Jaheim Lancaster picked up his first collegiate assist on Tedone's tally. Eastern Connecticut State quickly battled back, however, with goals by junior midfielder Zacharie Appolon and sophomore midfielder Dan Barron to tie the game at two. Keene State's
Rex Maccarini and Eastern Connecticut State's Warren Channing each added a goal to make it 3-3 with 5:10 remaining in the first. The Owls would not be deterred by the Warriors' challenge.
KSC scored the next five goals, with tallies by junior attacker
Andrew Miller, sophomore midfielder
Jeff Wiedenfeld, senior midfielder
Max Thurston, senior attacker
Cooper Cioffi and senior midfielder
Nathan Sickles to go up 8-3 with 14:28 remaining in the second quarter. The Warriors got back in the game with a goal by sophomore midfielder Quinn O'Connor, before the Owls went on another scoring streak. Lancaster and Tedone connected on another goal by the latter at the 13:20 mark in the quarter. Junior midfielder
Colby Quiet and Miller then each scored a goal of their own with their team on the man-advantage to put the Owls up 11-4. An Eastern Connecticut State goal from senior midfielder Garrett Lapham was followed by freshman attacker
Jack Ansart's first collegiate goal with three seconds remaining in the half. Keene State took a 12-5 lead into the break.
Cioffi began the scoring in the third quarter for the Owls, with an assist by Sickles. Keene State would then get goals from Souza, Cioffi and Maccarini after conceding a goal of their own to extend its lead to 16-6. The Warriors got on a scoring run with three straight goals between the third and fourth quarters, two of which came from sophomore attacker Brycen Kennedy. Channing would add another goal for the Warriors while his team was up a man, but not before the Owls got goals from Miller and Sickles while they were on the man-advantage. Keene State would finish the game strong as freshman attacker
Sean McCusker, in his collegiate debut, scored his first-career goal with 3:02 remaining in the game. The Owls would ultimately cruise to their third win in the last four games.
Inside the Crease
- Keene State is now 23-17 all-time against Eastern Connecticut State, with the Owls having won the last 14 games dating back to 2014.
- There were a combined 21 penalties between both teams (12 for Eastern Connecticut State, 9 for Keene State).
- Maccarini set team-highs in points (7) and assists (5) for the season.
- Miller tied Quiet's season-high four goals in the game. Quiet's four goals came against Rivier University on March 5 in a 12-11 win in overtime for the Owls.
- 11 different Keene State players scored at least one goal in the game, the most the Owls have had since April 23, 2022 when 15 different players scored a goal in a 25-8 win for KSC over Salem State University.
Up Next
Keene State hosts LEC rival Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Tuesday, April 4 at 6 p.m. The game was rescheduled from March 25 due to the weather. Eastern Connecticut State will take on Wheaton College (Mass.) at home on Wednesday, April 5 at 7 p.m.
