WESTON, Mass. - The Albertus Magnus College men's soccer team scored a season-high six goals in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) road match-up against the Pride of Regis (Mass.) College on Wednesday evening at Regis Stadium.

Albertus was led offensively by junior Kelvin Cortez (Meriden, Conn.), who finished the game with one goal on five shot attempts, while junior Garfield Robinson (West Haven, Conn.) earned his fifth clean sheet in goal for the Falcons this season.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Albertus Magnus 6 | Regis (Mass.) 0 
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (9-4-1, 7-2-1 GNAC) | Regis (Mass.) (6-7-1, 4-5-1 GNAC)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED
Albertus attacked the Regis defense right from the start, advancing the ball into a scoring opportunity in the third minute as Cortez's first shot of the game needed to be cleared away by Pride defender Brevin Frankel. Shortly after, Abdoul Aremu (West Haven, Conn.) stole the ball from the hosts and launched a shot in the lower-left corner of the net to give the Falcons the early advantage. With the clock ticking down, both Albertus and Regis continued trading shot attempts, but neither team was able to find the back of the net, and the Falcons remained ahead by one at the half. 

Albertus wasted no time in the second, scoring within the first two minutes to double their lead over the Pride, 2-0. With Cortez dribbling up the pitch, Carlos Lopez (Bridgeport, Conn.) took up perfect position on his flank and easily sent the Cortez pass into the net for the score. The Falcons continued to apply pressure and kept the Pride on their toes, firing off another three shots over the next eight minutes.

The teams continued battling back-and-forth for the ball until the 62nd-minute when a double foul by the Pride resulted in a Cortez penalty kick. Cortez didn't disappoint, firing the ball through the posts to give the visitors the 3-0 advantage. 

Five minutes later, Denis Blandon (Meriden, Conn.) got in on the fun, scoring his first career goal and increasing the visitor lead to 4-0. Less than two minutes later, the Falcons scored again, this time at the hands of Fillipe Mouroa (Milford, Conn.), who took the pass from Allan Fernandez (Ansonia, Conn.) and deposited it through the goalposts to increase the lead to 5-0. 

The Falcons didn't have to wait long for their sixth goal to light up on the scoreboard, as Orantay Blake (Hamden, Conn.) scored at the 74th-minute.

With the deficit increased to six and the clock down to its final 10 minutes, Regis was unable to mount any sort of comeback, falling to the Falcons at home on Senior Night.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Garfield Robinson (W 8-4-1): 3 Shots on Goal | 0 Goals-Against | 3 Saves
Regis (Mass.): Freddie Beckman (L 0-1-0): 10 Shots on Goal | 6 Goals-Against | 4 Saves
Regis (Mass.): Kyle Weidemann (0-0): 1 Shot on Goal | 0 Goals Against | 1 Save 

 INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Albertus outshot Regis by a 19-5 margin. 
• Both teams recorded two corner kicks in the contest. 
• Regis tallied six saves to the Falcons' three. 
• Regis lost the battle of the whistle, getting called for 12 fouls to the Falcons' two. 

NOTEWORTHY

• The six-goal onslaught was the highest for the Falcons since their 8-0 victory over Anna Maria in 2019.
• Cortez has now scored in back-to-back games and has tallied four goals in his last four games.
• Blake's goal at the 74th minute was his first career goal.
• Blandon netted the first goal of his young career in the second half. 
• Moura scored his second career goal in the match.
• Aremu scored his third goal of the season.
• Fernandez's assist was his first assist and point of the fall campaign.
• Lopez scored his second goal of the season.  

UP NEXT

The men's soccer team returns to the pitch on Saturday, October 23rd for a conference clash with the Cadets of Norwich University at Celentano Field. Kick-off is set for 4:00 PM.

Prior to the match, the men's soccer team will honor their three-member senior class - Abdoul Aremu (West Haven, Conn.), Gilson Lojano (Danbury, Conn.), and Marcus Anyafulu (West Haven, Conn.) - for their hard work and dedication to the program.