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KEENE STATE OWLS
Men's Soccer Postgame 9.23.2023
2
Winner Keene State KSC (3-2-1, 1-0-1 LEC)
1
Eastern Connecticut ECSU (2-3-1, 1-1-0 LEC)
Winner
Keene State KSC
(3-2-1, 1-0-1 LEC)
2
Final
1
Eastern Connecticut ECSU
(2-3-1, 1-1-0 LEC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Keene State KSC 1 1 2
Eastern Connecticut ECSU 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Abe Osheyack, Associate AD

Men's Soccer Picks Up Key Win Over Eastern Connecticut State

Sinopoli Nets 62nd Minute Winner

MANSFIELD, Conn.--Junior transfer Giacomo Sinopoli scored from a free kick to give the Keene State College men's soccer team a 2-1 road win over Eastern Conn. State on Saturday afternoon at Rick McCarthy Field.

Records
  • Keene State: 3-2-1, 1-0-1 LEC
  • Eastern Conn. State: 2-3-1, 1-1 LEC
Highlights

How It Happened

The Owls broke through in the 31st minute, as captain Declan Coughlin sent in a corner, and sophomore Elias Stowell-Aleman backheeled a corner in the air past the dive of goalie Dylan Pallanck.   Eastern leveled it up just before halftime, as the Owls were whistled for a handball in the box, and Walter Scudder stepped up to send KSC goalie Regan Racicot the wrong way.  

16 minutes into the second half, the Owls went in front for good.  The Warriors were penalized for a foul at the top of the box, and Sinopoli's superb free kick gave Pallanck no chance into the upper left corner.  The Warriors could not muster much of a response, with Noah Pages' effort getting blocked in the final minutes.

"I'm really pleased with the team on this win," said Keene State head coach Matt Schmidt.  "That is a quality result on the road.  Today's focus was on 'we' not 'me' and being winners in key moments.  The team is really focused on teamwork and if they keep doing that and making progress, we will be a tough team to beat."

"We are starting to do the things it takes to win more consistently; playing our style of possession and winning 50/50 battles, being more aggressive and switched during set pieces, both attacking and defensively.  We scored both goals on set pieces today."

Keene State outshot the Warriors 15-9; Racicot made four saves in the KSC net.

Inside the Box
  • Keene State won away to Eastern Conn. State in the regular season for the first time since 2009.  Keene State had beaten Eastern on the road in 2014 and 2019 in postseason play.  
  • After 25% of the league season being played, the Owls are in a tie for first place in the league standings, with both KSC and WestConn having four points after two games.   UMass Boston, which had the league bye this weekend, has three points, as does Eastern Conn. State and Southern Maine.  
Up Next
  • Keene State heads up the road on Monday evening for a game at New England College at 4 p.m.   The game was scheduled for September 18 but was postponed due to weather.
  • The Warriors are off until Saturday, when they host Rhode Island College at 4 p.m.
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