KEENE, N.H. – The Keene State College Owls defeated the University of Southern Maine Huskies by a score of 19-3 on Saturday in Little East Conference men's lacrosse action. Jack Ansart led all players with seven points on two goals and five assists. Dylan Seymour had three goals, and two assists and Jake Dubiel had a hat trick.
 
Senior James Kastrinakis (Pittsfield, Mass./Taconic), junior Owen Gaulrapp (Windham, Maine) and senior Rhys Bridges (Oakland, Maine/Messalonskee) scored goals for the Huskies. Sophomore Ethan Tibbetts (Gardiner, Maine) and junior Nick Shevchenko (Gray, Maine/Gray-New Gloucester) each had five ground balls to tie for the most on the team.
 
Sophomore Nick Pastusak (Pittsville, Md./Parkside) started in goal for the Huskies while freshmen Kai Zimerle (Falmouth, Maine) and Dax Morin (Belchertown, Mass.) also saw action in goal.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine: 2-6 (0-2 LEC)
Keene State: 6-3 (2-0 LEC)
 
Series History:
Keene State leads the series 25-1.
 
The Goaltenders:
Southern Maine: Nick Pastusak (0-1), 30:00, eight goals allowed, 10 saves
Southern Maine: Dax Morin, 15:00, seven goals allowed, seven saves
Southern Maine: Kai Zimerle, 15:00, four goals allowed, two saves
Keene State: Andrew Wiegand (5-3), 41:41, three goals allowed, four saves
Keene State: Sam Giuliotti, 18:19, zero goals allowed, zero saves
 
How It Happened:

• Keene State led 2-1 after the first quarter thanks to a down goal by Nicholas McNulty and a score by Seymour. Kastrinakis got the Huskies on the board with a goal with 3:12 left.
• The Owls pulled away with six goals in the second quarter to go up 8-1 at halftime. Six different players scored in the quarter.
• Gaulrapp and Bridges scored in the first five minutes of the third quarter to cut the lead to 8-3. Bridges' goal, which came on a man-up situation, was assisted by junior Kaden Manning (Alfred, Maine/Massabesic). The Owls then scored seven unanswered goals to end the quarter.
• Keene State scored four more times in the fourth quarter to make the final score 19-3.

 
Inside The Stats:

• The Owls led 38-7 in shots on goal and 17-8 in faceoffs.
• Keene State scored on all three of their man-up opportunities.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies will host Anna Maria College on Wednesday at 4:00 pm in their final non-conference game of the season.