ROSEMONT, Pa. – The Albertus Magnus College men's lacrosse team dropped a road non-conference bout against the Ravens of Rosemont College, 20-9, on Wednesday evening in Rosemont, Pa.

Derek Ralston (Guilford, Conn.) continued his fast start to the season with a team-leading four goals in the evening matchup. Andrew Ten (Trumbull, Conn.) (2g) and Andrew Luzzi (East Haven, Conn.) (1g, 1a) also had multi-point games.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Rosemont 20 | Albertus Magnus 9
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (4-3) | Rosemont (5-4)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Falcons jumped out to an early 1-0 lead following an own goal 3:51 into the game. The Rosemont keeper lofted the ball back to launch it downfield, but it rolled out of his stick into the back of the net. The Ravens answered with the following three goals to go ahead by a 3-1 margin at the 8:21 mark.

Ralston halted the run at the 7:52 mark with his first goal of the day to make it a 3-2 game. Unfortunately for the Falcons, Rosemont closed out the first quarter on a 5-0 run to take an 8-2 advantage into the second quarter.

Following back-to-back tallies by the Ravens to begin the second period, the Falcons got the scoreboard with two goals of their own by the 9:26 mark. Ralston scored first before Ten found the back of the net 14 seconds later to cut AMC's deficit to 10-4. Both of the Falcons' goals in the second were man-up.

Rosemont retaliated against Albertus' surge by closing out the first half on a 4-0 push. After another quarter-ending run, the Ravens took a 14-4 advantage into the halftime break.

The third quarter featured a lot of back-and-forth action, as the two teams traded goals for much of the frame. Luzzi scored the first of AMC's three goals, while Ten and Ralston netted the other two tallies. After the high-scoring frame, Rosemont took an 18-7 advantage into the fourth quarter.

Both the Falcons and Ravens scored two goals in the fourth quarter to settle the final score at 20-9. Following two Rosemont tallies, Ralston and Zaheim Wilkins (Mastic Beach, N.Y.) found the back of the net for AMC to conclude the game's scoring.

In net for the Falcons, Dane Walsh (Bethany, Conn.) finished with 11 saves.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus - Dane Walsh (L, 4-3): 20 Goals-Against | 11 Saves | 31 Shots on Goal
Rosemont - Kenny Wiggins (W, 2-0): 9 Goals-Against | 15 Saves | 24 Shots on Goal

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Ravens held a 53-41 lead in shots.
• Albertus scored three man-up goals to Rosemont's one.
• AMC won 15-of-32 face-offs.
• Charles Stewart (Stratford, Conn.) paced the Falcons with five shots on goal.
• Jayme Toro (East Haven, Conn.) led Albertus with 14 face-off wins and three ground balls.

Albertus:
Derek Ralston: 4 goals | 4 shots on goal | 7 shots
Andrew Luzzi: 1 goal | 1 assist | 3 shots on goal | 2 ground balls | 1 caused turnover
Andrew Ten: 2 goals | 3 shots on goal | 1 ground ball

Rosemont:
Navarro Blakes: 5 goals | 6 assists | 2 caused turnovers | 6 shots on goal
Mason Dennis: 6 goals | 1 assist | 5 ground balls | 8 shots on goal
Liam O'Connor: 3 goals | 1 caused turnover | 5 shots on goal

NOTEWORTHY

• Tonight marked the first all-time meeting between the Falcons and Ravens.
• Tonight's game marked the end of Albertus' non-conference schedule this season.
• Ralston is up to a team-best 15 goals in 2022.
• Luzzi has tallied multiple points in all but two games this year.
• Ten has a goal in four straight contests.
• Wilkins has scored in back-to-back games.

UP NEXT
The men's lacrosse team will remain on the road for an away Great Northeast Athletic Contest (GNAC) contest against the Bulldogs of Dean College on Saturday, March 26. The opening face-off is scheduled for 12 p.m.