NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College men's lacrosse team was bested at home by a final score of 12-2 against the Wildcats of Johnson & Wales University Tuesday evening under the lights at Celentano Field in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action.
In between the pipes, Dane Walsh (Bethany, Conn.) did his all to keep the Falcons in tonight's contest by making 28 saves; his second-most saves this season.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Johnson & Wales 12 | Albertus Magnus 2
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (6-2, 1-2 GNAC) | Johnson & Wales (7-1, 3-0 GNAC)
BOX SCORE
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- The Wildcats came out of the gate scoring four unanswered goals during the first quarter.
- Johnson & Wales kicked off the second quarter with a goal at the 8:41-minute mark.
- The Falcons found the back of the net for the first time with 3:39 left in the quarter when Jon Olson (Bellmore, N.Y.) tallied an unassisted goal.
- Olson's tally at 3:39 was his 21st of the spring campaign.
- The Wildcats' offense continued to be a threat, scoring two more goals to close out the half, 7-1.
- The Falcons came out of the gate in the third quarter with a goal when Cooper Strecker (Chester, Conn.) pushed between the pipes for his fourth of the season at the 13:52 minute mark.
- Unfortunately for the Falcons, the Wildcats scored the next five goals to secure the GNAC victory.
TOP PERFORMERS
Albertus:
Jon Olson: 1 goal | 4 shots on goal | 4 ground balls
Cooper Strecker: 1 goal | 3 shots on goal | 2 ground balls | 1 caused turnover
JWU:
Donny McInnis: 3 goals | 1 assist | 10 shots on goal
Andrew Vasile: 2 goals | 1 assist | 5 shots on goal | 7 ground ball
Jackson Vecchio: 2 goals | 3 shots on goal | 1 ground ball
NOTEWORTHY
- This is the 10th all-time meeting between the Falcons and Wildcats.
- After tonight's loss, Albertus falls to 0-10 in the all-time series.
- Walsh recorded his second-most saves of the season with 28.
- Jack Ferrio (Fairfield, Conn.) led the team with six ground balls.
- Olson paced the team in shots with 10 and four on goal.
- Rocco Albanese (Nutley, N.J.) recorded a team-high two caused turnovers.
UP NEXT
The men's lacrosse team is back in action on Thursday, March 30, with a road non-conference game against Keystone College. The game time is set for 4 PM.