NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Albertus Magnus College men's lacrosse team suffered a 15-4 loss to Anna Maria College on Saturday afternoon in the Falcons' 2022 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) opener at Celentano Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Anna Maria 15 | Albertus Magnus 4
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (4-2, 0-1 GNAC) | Anna Maria (1-4, 1-0 GNAC)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Falcons and AMCATS traded goals to begin today's contest, with Zaheim Wilkins (Mastic Beach, N.Y.) netting Albertus' first tally at the 12:01 mark. Jayme Toro (East Haven, Conn.) earned an assist on the Wilkins' tally to make it a 1-1 game.

Unfortunately for the Falcons, Anna Maria pulled away at that point, scoring 13 unanswered goals. Albertus halted the run 8:40 into the fourth quarter, but the AMCATS had built a 14-1 advantage by that point.

Albertus' offense did come alive in the fourth quarter, as the home squad won the period by a 3-1 margin. Andrew Ten (Trumbull, Conn.) scored the first goal at the 6:20 mark before Wilkins netted his second of the day 20 seconds later. Charles Stewart (Stratford, Conn.) earned the assist on Wilkins' goal.

Toro recorded the game's final goal with 2:24 left on the clock to settle a 15-4 win for the AMCATS.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus - Dane Walsh (L, 4-2): 15 Goals-Against | 17 Saves | 32 Shots on Goal
Anna Maria - Griffin Moore (W1-4): 1 Goals-Against | 8 Saves | 9 Shots on Goal | 49:46
Jonathan Adamczyk: 3 Goals-Against | 0 Saves | 3 Shots on Goal | 10:14

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Anna Maria held a 48-20 advantage in shots.
• The AMCATS scored two man-up goals, while the Falcons netted one.
• Both teams finished an identical 23-for-28 in clear attempts.
• Albertus owned a 17-8 advantage in saves.
• Wilkins and Toro finished tied for the team lead with three shots on goal.
• Toro won eight face-offs and picked up six ground balls.

Albertus:
Jayme Toro: 1 goal | 1 assist | 3 shots on goal | 6 ground balls
Zaheim Wilkins: 2 goals | 3 shots on goal | 1 caused turnover
Andrew Ten: 1 goal | 2 shots on goal

Anna Maria:
Hank Gittines: 4 goals | 8 shots on goal | 2 ground balls | 2 caused turnover
Brennan Fields: 2 goals | 1 assist | 2 shots on goal | 3 ground balls | 1 caused turnover
Tommy Girard: 2 goals | 2 assists | 4 shots on goal | 3 ground balls | 1 caused turnover
Nick Massaro: 2 goals | 2 assists | 5 shots on goal | 1 ground ball
Zachary Boyd: 1 goal | 3 assists | 2 shots on goal | 4 ground balls | 4 caused turnovers

NOTEWORTHY

• The Falcons and AMCATS have met eight times in the two programs' histories.
• With the win today, Anna Maria improves to 5-3 in the all-time series.
• Wilkins has posted two-plus goals twice this season.
• Toro has tallied multiple points in three consecutive games.
• Walsh made a season-high 17 saves.
• With 17 saves today, Walsh crossed the 300-hundred save plateau with 305 in his career.

UP NEXT
The Falcons return to road non-conference play on Wednesday, March 23, to play Rosemont College at 4 p.m. in Rosemont, Pa.