NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Junior Liam O'Brien (Guilford, Conn.) scored a pair of goals to lead the Albertus Magnus College men's soccer team to a 2-1 home victory over Hunter College in a lighting-delayed home match at Celentano Field on Monday.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 2 | Hunter 1
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (2-0-1) | Hunter (0-3-0)
BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Falcons took the first lead of the game in the fourth minute, as O'Brien sent a corner kick into the box that kept bending until it went untouched into the top-left corner of the goal.
• Blaise Enama tied the game at 1-1 by the 13th minute after using a Bradley Espejo pass to just beat the AMC keeper into the middle of the net.
• The fireworks continued in the first 15 minutes, as the game had to be delayed for over an hour and a half due to lightning in the area.
• Albertus took the decisive lead in the match in the 51st minute, as O'Brien headed a Johan Stagnaro (East Hartford, Conn.) free kick over the outstretched hands of Hunter's goal to give the home team a 2-1 advantage.
• AMC's defense locked in from there, allowing just four shots and one corner in the second half.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus - David Lucero (W, 2-0-1): 4 Shots on Goal | 1 Goal-Against | 3 Saves
Hunter - Matthew Heimowitz (L, 0-3-0): 4 Shots on Goal | 2 Goals-Against | 2 Saves
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• The Falcons outshot the Hawks, 15-11.
• Albertus had seven corner kicks to Hunter's one.
• The Falcons also led in saves with three, while the Hawks had two.
• Albertus finished with 12 fouls compared to Hunter's 11.
NOTEWORTHY
• Today's game marked the third all-time meeting between Albertus and Hunter.
• After tonight's win, Albertus owns a 3-0 lead in the all-time series.
• O'Brien scored his first goal of the season on a corner kick.
• O'Brien's second tally was the game-winner on a header.
• Stagnaro picked up his first assist of the season on the game-winning goal.
UP NEXT
The Falcons continue non-league play on Thursday, Sept. 8, with a road 7 p.m. tilt against Endicott College in Beverly, Mass.