CASTLETON, Vt. – The Keene State College men's lacrosse team hit the road on Wednesday night, as they looked to remain perfect in LEC play, as they traveled to take on Vermont State University Castleton. After scoring eight goals in each the first and fourth quarter, KSC cruised to a 20-7 win over the Spartans, to pick up their fifth consecutive win.

Records

• Keene State: 6-5 (5-0 LEC)
• Vermont State Castleton: 3-11 (2-4 LEC)

How it Happened


KSC set a new mark for the most goals scored in a quarter in a game for 2024, as they netted eight goals in the opening quarter. KSC got on the board first with a pair of goals, coming from Jack Ansart, off an assist from Rex Maccarini, and the second came following the faceoff win from Gabe Pereira, as Foresi put the Owls up a pair, 4:56 into the contest. After Cam Frankenhoff scored the first goal of the day for the Spartans 34 seconds later, the Owls scored six unanswered goals the rest of the opening quarter. The first of the three came within a 1:22 span, as Foresi, Maccarini, and Jeff Wiedenfeld each picked up unassisted goals. After a caused turnover on defense from Dylan Fadale, Colby Quiet netted his first goal of the game, with 4:14 left in the quarter. The final two goals of the quarter came from Tim Souza, and then following a pair of saves from Owls' goalkeeper, Charlie Giuliotti, Quiet netted another goal, which gave KSC an 8-1 lead heading into the second quarter.
 
Quiet made an impact on the defensive end to open the second quarter, as he caused a turnover, which led to Jaheim Lancaster assisting Andrew Miller for a goal, 2:46 into the quarter. The teams traded goals over the next seven minutes, as Wiedenfeld scored his second of the game for the Owls, while Carter Frankenhoff scored his 27th of the season for the Spartans shortly after. The final goal of the quarter came from Dylan Seymour on the Owls' next offensive possession after Justin Miller caused a turnover on defense, which KSC a 11-2 lead heading into the half.
 
The Owls only scored one goal in the third quarter, as Lancaster assisted Connor Woods on the opening, and only goal of the quarter, for the Owls, 2:37 into the quarter. Spartans' goalkeeper, Chase Strychaluk, was a big reason for why KSC only scored once in the quarter, as he saved the other three shot attempts on goal from the Owls throughout the third. After Woods' goal, Hunter Sarro tallied a pair of goals, while Cam Frankenhoff scored once to round out the scoring in the third and cut KSC's lead to seven heading into the final 15 minutes of play.
 
Casey Meczywor scored a man-up goal for the Spartans, to open the scoring in the fourth, which brought them within six, but the Owls responded with six consecutive goals, once again. The first of the three came in the 2:53 following Meczywor's goal, as Seymour assisted Quiet for another goal, then Wiedenfeld recorded goal for the Owls, and Andrew Miller picked up his 15th of the season, shortly after. Strychaluk saved the next three shots in net for the Spartans, but he was unable to stop the next one, as Souza made it four consecutive goals for the Owls. Quiet scored his fourth goal of the game with 6:59 left to play, and Henry Frechette assisted Ansart as the Owls tripled up the Spartans, 18-6, with 5:10 left to play. VTSU's final goal of the game came with 3:17 remaining, as Ethan Esposito scored a man-up goal for the Spartans. High School teammates, Maccarini and Andrew Miller, recorded the final two goals for the Owls in the victory, with Maccarini's being unassisted and Jack Theriault picking up his first point as an Owl, as he assisted Miller's goal, which gave the Owls the 20-7 victory on the day.
 
Inside the Crease

• With the win, KSC moves to 6-0 in the all-time series between the two teams, as KSC has outscored VTSU 122-34 over the six games.
• This was the third consecutive game where over 10 different Owls scored a goal, as there were 12 different scorers for KSC on the day. Quiet led the Owls with a game high in points and goals, with all his four points in the game being goals.
• KSC outshot VTSU 63-19 in the contest, along with picking up more ground balls, as the Owls collected 48, to 18 from the Spartans.
• The Owls once again won the faceoff battle, as they went 21-for-28 in the win.

 
Up Next


Keene State's next game will be back at home on Saturday, April 20, at 1:00 PM, as the Owls will host Plymouth State University for Senior Day.
Castleton's next game is on the road against UMass-Boston on Monday, April 22, at 7:00 PM.