Chris Long (West Haven, Conn.) scored the game-winning goal in the 32^nd minute to lift the Albertus Magnus men's soccer team to a 3-1 victory over Mitchell College in non-conference action on Wednesday. The win improves the Falcons' overall record to 8-1-1, while they are now unbeaten in their last seven contests.

Albertus scored first with a goal in the sixth minute as Nick Hamasian (Hamden, Conn.) redirected the ball off of a corner kick and into the back of the net to give the Falcons an early 1-0 lead. Stephen Zapata (Hamden, Conn.) earned the assist on the play, his sixth of the year.

Mitchell tied the contest at one with a goal in the 25^th minute as Frank Williams' free kick soared past the hands of Albertus goalkeeper Donato Piroscafo (Naugatuck, Conn.).

In the 32^nd minute of play, Long netted his first goal of the year with a header off of a free kick taken by Zapata. Stephen Zapata added a goal of his own in the 59^th minute to finish the afternoon with four points. Zapata now has a team-high 19 points with six goals and seven assists.

Piroscafo allowed one goal and made one save in today's contest, while his record improves to 8-1-1 for the Falcons. Mitchell's Ramazan Sinani took the loss to fall to 2-2 on the year as he made eight saves in 90 minutes of play.

The Falcons finished the afternoon with a 21-6 shots advantage, while outshooting the Mariners 12-1 in the first half. Albertus also held a 7-2 advantage in corner kicks.

Albertus will host Norwich University in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play on Saturday in a 3:15 p.m. contest. The Falcons are 17-0 in regular-season GNAC matches dating back to Oct. 20, 2010.