SALEM, Mass. – Jack Ansart led the way for the Keene State College men's lacrosse team as he tallied seven goals, the most by an Owl since his teammate Rex Maccarini did so almost two years ago, in the Owls' 20-10 win over Salem State University on Friday night.

Records

• Keene State: 6-6 (3-1 LEC)
• Salem State: 7-5 (1-4)

How it Happened


The Owls jumped to a lead 50 seconds into the contest as Rex Maccarini assisted Giacomo Tedone for the opening goal, but the Vikings answered back to take a 2-1 lead on a pair of goals. Salem State jumped to a 3-1 lead with 7:47 remaining in the opening quarter, but KSC responded with three goals over the next 3:42 of play to retake the lead heading into the second quarter. After Maccarini picked up another assist, this time on Jake Dubiel's goal, Cole Ricardi won the ensuing faceoff and then scored a goal himself to tie the game up at three apiece. The Owls' final goal of the quarter came from Sebastian Foresi as the Vikings' goalkeeper, Damian Biersteker, made two more saves the rest of the quarter for his third and fourth save of the opening quarter to limit the Owls' lead to one.
 
Salem State retook the lead heading into the second quarter, 2:22 into it from a pair of goals but the rest of the quarter was all KSC as the Owls scored four goals in the final 5:55 of the quarter to take a 7-5 lead into the half. Ansart scored his first goal of the game to tie the game back up at five, while 33 seconds later, Jack Ricci assisted Ben Tukey to retake the lead for the Owls. Maccarini and Dylan Seymour each added an assist as the final two goals of the quarter came from Ansart as the Owls took their 7-5 lead into the halftime break.
 
KSC pulled ahead at the start of the third quarter by scoring six goals in a row, making it 10-straight goals in a row for the Owls. Seymour scored the first two of the six to open the quarter as Ricardi and Jaheim Lancaster each tallied an assist, while Tim Souza assisted Ansart on the third of the quarter. Tedone scored two more of the six, while Ansart recorded the remaining goal as KSC took a 14-6 lead with 6:07 remaining in the third. Cameron Smith on the Vikings snuck a shot past the Owls' goalkeeper, Cameron Smith, to stop the scoring streak, and Grady Smith scored the next goal for Salem State shortly after, to try to build some momentum. The Owls did not allow the Vikings to gain too much momentum though, as Ansart and Seymour each scored a goal in the final few minutes as KSC jumped to a 16-7 lead into the final 15 minutes of action.
 
The Owls once again opened the quarter off strong in the fourth as they scored four more goals in a row to reach 20 in the contest to open the fourth. Nicholas Dexter recorded his first career point on a goal to open the scoring in the fourth, while Connor Woods assisted Ansart for the second of the four goals and his seventh of the contest. The final two of the day came from a goal apiece from Maccarini and Tedone as KSC increased their lead to 20-7 with 4:21 remaining. The rest of the way, Salem State tacked on three more goals and the Owls comfortably held on at the end of the day for a 20-10 win over the Vikings.
 
Inside the Crease

• With the win, KSC improves to 20-1 in the all-time series between the two schools as the Owls have won the 17 most recent matchups.
• Ansart's seven goals in the contest are now the most for an Owl on the year, besting Maccarini's six goals at the University of Southern Maine less than a week ago, on Saturday, April 5, in KSC's 15-3 victory.
• Ansart becomes the first Owl with seven goals in a game since Maccarini recorded seven goals against Massachusetts Maritime on May 2, 2023, in the LEC quarterfinals.
• Tedone finished with five points coming from four goals and an assist, while Maccarini and Seymour tallied four points apiece from a goal and three assists, and three goals and an assist, respectively.
• Cameron Smith made one save in goal for the Owls over three quarters while Andrew Wiegand made three saves on six shots over the fourth quarter of action in his first time in goal for the Owls since the 2023 season.
• Biersteker made 15 saves in net for the Vikings on the day over his 60 minutes in net.
• Ty Cougler forced seven turnovers for KSC in the contest, the most since Colby Cala caused seven turnovers in the LEC Quarterfinals against Eastern Connecticut State University on April 30, 2024.
• The Owls were nearly perfect on faceoffs on the day, as they went 29-for-33 (87.9%). Ricci led the way going 23-for-25 (92%), while Tyler English and Jack Theriault both went 3-for-4 (75%) for the Owls.

 
Up Next


Keene State returns home for their second to last home game of the 2025 regular season on Wednesday, April 16, at 6:00 PM against Vermont State University Castleton as the Owls look to improve to over .500 for the first time on the season.
Salem State's next contest is also at home on Wednesday, April 16, but at 7:00 PM, as the Vikings will host Plymouth State University.