BEVERLY, Mass. – The Keene State College men's lacrosse team kicked off their 2025 season by hitting the road to take on No. 18 Endicott College, looking to end their five-game losing streak to the Gulls. After the game was tied 1-1 in the first, EC pulled away and scored nine goals in a row as they cruised to a 25-8 win over KSC.

Records

• Keene State: 0-1
• Endicott College: 1-0

How it Happened


Guerin Favreau opened the scoring for the Gulls 43 seconds into the game. Following a turnover caused by Tim Souza, KSC pulled even with a goal from Nicholas McNulty 1:58 later. EC didn't let the game stay tied for long as they tacked on five goals in as many minutes, which included Favreau's second and third goals of the game. Following the Gulls' seventh goal of the game, with 5:31 remaining in the first, Cameron Smith replaced Dylan Florian in goal for KSC as the Owls looked for something to help gain some momentum.  Favreau continued to pick apart KSC the rest of the first, as he added his second and third assists, one on each of the Gulls' final two goals in the opening quarter to give EC a 9-1 after the 15 minutes of play on the season.
 
KSC had a man-up opportunity at the start of the second quarter, but their two shots on goal to start the second were both saved by EC's goalie, Christopher Tillotson. 2:59 into the quarter, Smith picked up his first save of the game, but Favreau was able to sneak a shot past him 41 seconds later for EC's ninth goal in a row. Rex Maccarini halted the Gulls' scoring streak with 10:51 left in the half as he scored an unassisted goal. KSC was unable to take advantage of their man-up opportunity, but after Smith made another save in net a minute later, Favreau capitalized on the Gulls' man-up opportunity with his fifth goal of the game. KSC tacked on two goals over 1:03 shortly after, as Dylan Seymour scored the first and Souza assisted Maccarini for the second to cut EC's lead to seven. Tillotson saved the next two shots he faced as EC added one more goal the rest of the half as they took a 12-4 lead into the second half.
 
Thomas Barker won the opening faceoff for the Gulls in the second half and scored just 12 seconds later to increase the lead to nine for EC. Maccarini added another point 2:29 later, as he assisted Cole Ricardi on his goal. Smith picked up another save in goal shortly after, but he was unable to save the following two shots from the Gulls as they added another pair of goals, with the second of the two being a man-up goal assisted once again by Favreau. Maccarini tacked on his third goal of the game with 8:37 left in the quarter, but EC once again responded with another two goals over the next 4:20 to make the score 17-6 in favor of the Gulls. Ryan Valentine then entered as the goalie for the Owls and saved two of three shots the rest of the quarter, as EC tacked on another goal to take a 18-6 lead into the final 15 minutes of play.
 
Valentine faced 10 shots in net over the opening 7:37 of the final period and he saved six of them, as EC added four more goals, two of which were man-up goals, both assisted by Favreau, and making it seven-straight goals for the Gulls. With 6:03 remaining in the game, Ricardi netted his second of the game on the first shot that Teagan Alexander saw in goal for the Gulls, as he did not make a save in goal on the two shots that he faced in the third quarter. EC responded right back with a goal just eight seconds later from Donovan Devellis scored his first of the year. After Jack Ricci won the ensuing faceoff and Alexander made his first save of the game, Giacomo Tedone scored his first of the year with 5:12 remaining. The rest of the way EC added two more goals as they defeated the Owls 25-8 in the end.
 
Inside the Crease

• With the loss, KSC falls to 1-7 all-time to EC, having lost the past six contests by a combined score of 92-50.
• EC dominated on faceoffs, going 24-for-36 (66.7%), with Barker leading the Gulls going 21-for-27 (77.8%).
• KSC did not capitalize on any man-up opportunities as they went 0-for-4, while EC went 3-for-5 (60%).
• EC went 26-for-29 (89.7%) on clears, including 11-for-11 in the second half, while KSC went 17-for-24 (70.8%).
• Following his game-high of four points in the matchup last year, Favreau followed it up with 11 points for the Gulls, from five goals and six assists. Nick Graap also recorded a game-high of four points last year and followed it up with eight on the day, from five goals and three assists for the Gulls.
• Maccarini led KSC with four points, coming from three goals and an assist.
• Ty Cougler tied a game-high with three caused turnovers for the Owls, with Souza, Hunter Tavares, and Justin Miller each having two apiece.

 
Up Next


Keene State's next game will be their first home game of the 2025 season as they will host Western New England University on Tuesday, February 18, at 4:00 PM.
Endicott's next context will be on Saturday, February 22 against Eastern Nazareth, at 12:00 PM.