SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (February 26, 2026) – WNE hosted Keene State College in their second contest of the early season after a snow postponement. After trailing 3-1 after the first quarter, the Golden Bears went on a 7-1 run over the next two quarters, which included outscoring KSC 5-1 in the third quarter alone. Logan Proctor would put the finishing touches on a 10-7 win with the final two goals of the contest for WNE. Proctor had four goals altogether, his first four career goals. Chase Beyus made 13 saves to secure his first career win as a Golden Bear.

Records:
Western New England: 1-1 (0-0)
Keene State College: 0-1 (0-0)

How it Happened:
First Quarter:

• The Owls would open up the scoring thanks to a Nicholas McNulty goal assisted by Jaheim Lancaster. It would be answered by Logan Proctor's first career Golden Bear goal.
• However, the Owls would get the next two goals with Dylan Seymour and Jack Ansart collecting those goals. Keene State had the early 3-1 lead that they took into the break after the first quarter.
• The Owls led the stat sheet in shots 13-11, shots on goal 8-5, and faceoffs 3-2. WNE had more saves, 5-4, and ground balls picked up, 11-8. Both teams had six turnovers in the first.

Second Quarter:

• The Golden Bears would eliminate the Owl lead in the second quarter thanks to a pair of goals from Dylan Nardone.
• Nardone would score back-to-back goals with the first being assisted by Thomas Labbe and the second coming from Max Rudgers. The teams would take a 3-3 scoreline into halftime.
• The second quarter stats saw WNE flip the script, with them leading in shots 13-6, shots on goal 7-1, turnovers 5-4, clears 6-5, ground balls picked up 8-2, and faceoff wins 3-0. KSC had more saves, 5-1.

Third Quarter:

• The third quarter saw WNE swing momentum and the course of the game in their favor by going on a 5-1 run. It started with a Josh Gagnon goal 1:56 into the second half. It was answered by Adam Scala before WNE scored four consecutive goals.
• Max Rudgers, Thomas Labbe, Logan Proctor, and Cameron Penti all scored goals for WNE during the 4-0 run, which saw the Golden Bears lead 8-4 after the third quarter, and it could have been more if it were not for the team hitting the goalpost a few times.
• WNE would lead the stats again in the third by leading shots 17-8, shots on goal 10-6, turnovers 4-3, ground balls picked up 10-4, and faceoff wins 5-2. KSC had more clears 5-3, and both goalies had five saves.

Fourth Quarter:

• The fourth quarter would belong to the Owls, but WNE would do a great job of holding their lead, even though it slipped from four to three.
• The Owls would cut the WNE lead to two early twice in the fourth, but a pair of Logan Proctor goals would extend the WNE lead to three twice, with both goals answering KSC goals. WNE would win 10-7 after 60 minutes and get their first win of the season.
• Final stats saw WNE have more shots, 48-36, shots on goal 26-20, turnovers 19-17, ground balls picked up 36-20, and faceoff wins 14-6. KSC had more saves, 16-13, and both teams had 19 successful clears.

Inside the Lines:

• The Golden Bears got their first win of the season versus Keene State, 10-7.
• WNE was led by first-year Logan Proctor, who had four points, all goals.
• Three other Golden Bears had three points in the victory, with Thomas Labbe having a goal and two assists, Dylan Nardone scoring two goals and picking up an assist, and Jacob Roy securing three assists.
• Dylan Seymour led the Owls with two goals and an assist for three points.
• Chase Beyus made 13 saves for WNE to secure his first career WNE win.

Coach's Corner:
Coach John Klepacki met with the media after the game. When asked what he thought of today's performance, where the team got their first win of the season, Klepacki stated, "First off, I want to start out by thanking facilities for getting the field ready and administration making sure we could get the game in today, and faculty members for allowing the guys to get to the game and enjoy the experience. I think as a team we learned from our first game, and I think we kept on getting better. It was good to see some young guys gain some more confidence and some older guys put themselves in the right situations. I thought overall, we made a lot of improvement from game one to game two, and we have a lot of improvement to keep happening." Klepacki was also asked about Logan Proctor's overall performance after Proctor had four goals in the contest. "I think Logan's been doing great. He's just learning the difference of high school to college, and I thought his placement in the second half was great today. He did a really nice job of putting the ball where it needed to be to help us get a little bit of a lead in the second half."
Logan Proctor spoke with the media after coach Klepacki. Proctor was first asked what he thought of the team's bounce-back performance after the previous game. "I think that's a great game by us and a good bounce-back win. I think we have some stuff to work on to get better, but I think overall, it's a good team win, and we're gonna get better as the year goes on," Proctor mentioned. Then, he was asked what it meant to him to score his first four collegiate goals on the Bear and lead his team to a win. "It means a lot to me to get my first four here and especially the first one here, but I couldn't have done it without the guys because they fed me the ball, they gave me it, and then I just capitalized on the opportunities they gave me."
Up Next on the Schedule:

• The Golden Bears will be back inside Golden Bear Stadium for their third consecutive home contest to start the 2026 season. They will host the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 1:00 PM.