NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College women's soccer team earned a hard-fought tie on Saturday afternoon against Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) foe Saint Joseph's College of Maine at Celentano Field as part of Homecoming & Family Weekend. 

Junior Erina Ismaili (Middlebury, Conn.) scored the lone goal for the Falcons, while Amy Stevens (Lincoln, R.I.) recorded a 10-save performance in net.   

Prior to the start of today's game, the Albertus Magnus Athletic Department recognized Head Coach Nick Wajnowski with a commemorative soccer ball to recognize his 133^rd career win and becoming the all-time wins leader in Albertus men's and women's soccer coaching history. Coach Wajnowski earned the 133^rd win on September 7, 2022, in the Falcons' 5-0 shutout against Fisher College and surpassed Albertus Magnus Hall of Fame and former head men's soccer coach George Bedocs, who held the record with 132 wins over 15 years.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 1 | Saint Joseph's College 1
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (6-4-4, 4-3-3 GNAC) | Saint Joseph's College (4-6-3, 3-4-3 GNAC) 
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Saint Joseph's opened the conference tilt by outshooting the Falcons 5-2. 
• The Falcons claimed a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute when Ismaili netted her team-leading sixth goal of the season
• Albertus' backline held off the Monks for the remainder of the first stanza as the visitors held a 7-1 edge in shots and remained trailing the Falcons, 1-0. 
• Out of the halftime break, Albertus and Saint Joseph's traded shot attempts, with one shot from Ismaili and one from Keegan Riccio (West Haven, Conn.). 
• The Monks tied the game in the 70th minute when Madison Michaud found the lower right corner of the net. 
• From that point on, Albertus and Saint Joseph's tightened up defensively as Stevens stopped five of the Monks' eight shot attempts, while Monk keeper Carly Downey saved two of three.
• The tie marked the fourth draw of the season for the Falcons.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus - Amy Stevens (T, 6-4-3): 11 Shots on Goal | 1 Goal-Against | 10 Saves
Saint Joseph's College - Carly Downey (T, 5-6-1): 6 Shots on Goal | 1 Goal-Against | 5 Saves  

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Monks held a 26-10 lead in shots over the blue-and-white. 
• The Falcons posted the advantage in saves, 10-5.
• Albertus racked up three corner kicks to Saint Joseph's two.
• The Falcons finished with 18 fouls, while the Monks were called for nine. 

NOTEWORTHY

• With the tie, the Monks are now 10-4-2 all-time versus the Falcons. 
• Ismaili picked up her sixth goal of the season.
• Stevens picked up her second career game with 10+ saves. 
• Along with Riccio, Ashley Shaw (Milford, Conn.) tallied two shots.
• Ejalam Bravo (New Britain, Conn.) and Haley Montesanto (East Haven, Conn.) posted a shot each. 

UP NEXT
The Falcons return to the field on Wednesday, October 19, with a GNAC road tilt against the Bulldogs of Dean College. Game time is set for 3 PM in Franklin, Mass.