NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College men's soccer team opened the 2022 season with a hard-fought 2-2 tie against the Owls of Westfield State. Kelvin Cortez (Meriden, Conn.) and Yahya Kardad (Wallingford, Conn.) led the Falcons on offense with one goal apiece, while Logan Miller (Plainville, Conn.) tallied an assist.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 2 | Westfield State 2
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (0-0-1) | Westfield State (0-0-1)
BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Falcons controlled the action early, ripping off a pair of shots and a corner kick in the first two minutes.
• A foul on AMC led to an early penalty attempt that Mathew Allen converted to make the score 1-0 for Westfield State in the 10th minute.
• Cortez scored on a penalty shot in the 23rd minute for the Falcons' first goal of the young season, which tied the game at 1-1.
• Eight minutes later, Kardad gave Albertus the lead on an assist from Miller to make the score 2-1.
• After a stellar defensive second half, the Owls tied the game at two goals apiece with a goal from Coleby Andrade on an assist from Jacoby Authier.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus - David Lucero (T, 0-0-1): 4 Shots on Goal | 2 Goals-Against | 2 Saves
Westfield State - Emilio Mancuso (T, 0-0-1): 16 Shots on Goal | 2 Goals-Against | 14 Saves
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• The Falcons outshot the Owls by a 26-5 margin.
• Albertus also held the lead in corner kicks, 7-0.
• The Falcons had 11 fouls to the Owls' six.
• Westfield State tallied 14 saves to Albertus' two.
NOTEWORTHY
• Today marked the 24th all-time meeting between the Falcons and the Owls.
• After tonight's tie, Westfield State owns a 13-8-3 lead in the all-time series.
• Freshman David Lucero (East Haven, Conn.) made his first collegiate start for the Falcons between the pipes.
• Kardad scored his first-ever collegiate goal.
• Including Lucero and Kardad, Elijah French (Tallahassee, Fla.), Joao Oliveira (Middletown, Conn.), Eduardo Chavez (Norwalk, Conn.), and Aiden Coelho (Waterbury, Conn.) all made their collegiate debuts tonight.
UP NEXT
Albertus returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 3, with a home non-conference tilt against Mitchell College. Game time is set for 2 p.m. at Celentano Field in New Haven, Conn.