WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Albertus Magnus College field hockey team suffered an 11-1 road loss to the Blue Jays of University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) on Monday afternoon in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action in West Hartford, Conn. Sophomore defender Danielle Brodman (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) tallied her first collegiate goal in the fourth quarter for the Falcons' lone score of the day.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Saint Joseph (Conn.) 11 | Albertus Magnus 1
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (0-5, 0-4 GNAC) | Saint Joseph (2-6, 1-3 GNAC)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Blue Jays controlled much of the first half, scoring eight goals while owning a 9-0 advantage in shots on goal. The Falcons, on the other hand, did tally two shots in the first 30 minutes, with Lillian Woods (New London, N.H.) and Madison Duranleau (Wheelock, Vt.) each having cracks at the cage in the second quarter.

Trailing 8-0 entering the third quarter, the Albertus settled in to keep the home squad to just three goals for the remainder of the game. Between the pipes for the Falcons, Mikayla Lyston (Medford, N.Y.) was at her best in the second half, allowing three goals with eight of her 17 saves.

AMC also performed better on the offensive end of the field in the second half, with the team recording its lone goal and three shots in the half. Two of the three shots came from Alexis Duranleau (Wheelock, Vt.), who saw both get turned away by the keeper. The Falcons' tally was sparked by a penalty corner, one of three that they took in the final two quarters.

Brodman scored Albertus' goal on an assist from A. Duranleau just over 10 minutes into the fourth. The tally came after Brodman inserted a penalty corner to A. Duranleau, who sent the ball flying over the opposing goalie. Brodman then reached her stick up and deflected the ball down into the cage for the first goal of her collegiate career. Both Brodman and A. Duranleau have tallied a point in back-to-back games.

However, Albertus was unable to score for the remainder of the contest, as USJ held on to pick up an 11-1 conference victory.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Mikayla Lyston (L, 0-5) – 28 Shots on Goal | 11 Goals-Against | 17 Saves
Saint Joseph: Wendy Bowden (W, 1-4) – 3 Shots on Goal | 1 Goal-Against | 2 Saves

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Blue Jays maintained a 41-5 advantage in shots.
• Albertus tallied 17 saves to USJ's two.
• Saint Joseph finished the contest with 23 penalty corners to AMC's three.
• A. Duranleau paced the Falcons with two shots, both of which were on goal.

NOTEWORTHY

• Brodman's goal is the first of her young career.
• A. Duranleau recorded her first career assist.
• Both Brodman and A. Duranleau have tallied a point in back-to-back games.
• USJ improves to 2-0 in the all-time series against Albertus.

UP NEXT:
The Falcons return to the field on Saturday, Oct. 9, for a home clash against GNAC foe Colby-Sawyer College.