NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Albertus Magnus College men's lacrosse team was stunned in overtime with a 13-12 home setback to the visiting Mariners of Mitchell College on Wednesday, April 14, at Celentano Field. The Falcons were led on the field by sophomore Charles Stewart (Stratford, Conn.), who scored a career-high five goals to go along with one assist for six points.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Mitchell 13 | Albertus Magnus 12 (OT)
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (1-4) | Mitchell (2-3)
BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Falcons opened the game's scoring in the first half, with Stewart finding the back of the net on the man up with 9:09 left in the first quarter. Jon Olson (Bellmore, N.Y.) found Stewart on the right side of the crease, where he turned and beat the keeper above his stick.
After a Mariners' goal tied the game at 1-1 heading into the second quarter, Albertus stormed ahead by a score of 3-1 behind back-to-back goals. Cody Walczak (Higganun, Conn.) scored by diving towards the goal and burying a Stewart pass for the tally. Stewart continued his hot day with the next goal, cashing in on a Zaheim Wilkins (Mastic Beach, N.Y.) pass while the Falcons were man up.
Mitchell broke up the Falcons' scoring streak at the 11:25 mark before starting another one with the following two goals. Wilkins netted his first goal of the day at the 8:09 mark on a pass from Mykel Stinson (Bridgeport, Conn.) to make it 4-2 Albertus. Derek Ralston (Guilford, Conn.) made it 5-2 with 6:06 remaining with a goal from an assist from Walczak.
Sandwich between two Mariners' goals, the Falcons cashed in on three straight scores to set an 8-4 advantage at halftime. Kader Price (Walden, N.Y.) found Olson for the first goal with 3:20 left in the half before scoring a goal of his own about a minute-and-a-half later on a pass from Stinson. Stinson then scored the Falcons' final tally of the half with 1:11 on the clock.
The Mariners kicked off the third quarter with back-to-back goals to cut their deficit to two, 8-6, with 9:55 on the clock. Stewart answered with his third goal of the day following a Jayme Toro (East Haven, Conn.) faceoff win that the junior midfielder picked up and quickly fed Stewart for the score.
Unfortunately for the Falcons, Mitchell ended the third quarter on a 4-2 run to send the game to the fourth, with Albertus clutching an 11-10 advantage. Price and Stewart accounted for both of the Falcons' goals to end the quarter.
Stewart opened the fourth with his fifth tally of the evening, sneaking a shovel shot past the keeper off of a Stinson pass to give the Falcons a 12-10 lead with 12:53 remaining in regulation.
Stewart's goal stood as Albertus' last of the game, as the Mariners found the back of the net at the 10:08 and 2:29 marks to force overtime. Mitchell's Jade Shields ended the contest 36 seconds into OT with his third goal of the night to give the visitors the comeback win.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus –Dane Walsh (L, 1-4): 13 Goals-Against | 15 Saves | 28 Shots | 60:36
Mitchell – Marcel Quinlan (W, 2-3): 12 Goals-Against | 19 Saves | 31 Shots
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• The Falcons owned a 31-28 advantage in shots on goal.
• Albertus also topped Mitchell in ground balls by a 40-27 margin.
• Mitchell led Albertus in saves, 19-15, and in successful clears, 21-17.
• Albertus dominated in the circle, winning 22 faceoffs compared to Mitchell's, who had seven.
Albertus:
Charles Stewart: 5 goals, 1 assist, 6 shots on goal
Kader Price: 2 goals, 1 assist, 4 shots on goal
Mitchell:
Joe Schley: 5 goals, 9 shots on goal
Jade Shields: 3 goals, 2 assists, 5 shots on goal
Dominick Reposa: 3 goals, 3 shots on goal
NOTEWORTHY
• Stewart's five-goal performance was a career-high for the sophomore attackman.
• Toro led the Falcons in ground balls with 15, while Stinson finished with a season-high of 12.
• Stinson also led the defensive unit with four caused turnovers, a new season-high for the senior.
