NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College men's lacrosse team lost a home match-up to Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) foe the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) by a final score of 18-3 Wednesday evening at Celentano Field. Jayme Toro (East Haven, Conn.) scored two of the Falcons' three goals, while Dane Walsh (Bethany, Conn.) made a season-high 26 saves.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Saint Joseph (Conn.) 18 | Albertus Magnus 3
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (5-6, 1-4 GNAC) | Saint Joseph (5-6, 2-3 GNAC)
LOCATION: Celentano Field
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Blue Jays controlled the action in the first half, scoring 11 unanswered goals heading into the halftime break.

Albertus ended the visitor's run with the first goal of the second half. With a man up, Toro put the Falcons on the scoreboard by sniping the top-right corner on a pass from Cody Walczak (Killingworth, Conn.) in front of the crease to make it an 11-1 game at the 11:20 mark.

Saint Joseph netted five more goals before the Falcons found the back of the net at the 6:22 mark of the fourth quarter. Toro struck up again after winning a faceoff, barreling down the field after scooping up the ground ball to score to the top shelf.

Shane Kelly (Madison, Conn.) netted Albertus' final goal of the game with 5:26 remaining. After a faceoff, Zaheim Wilkins (Mastic Beach, N.Y.) fed Kelly a pass in front of the crease, where he made a quick move before scoring low on the goalie.

USJ scored one more time before the end of the contest to pick up the GNAC victory.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus - ​​Dane Walsh (L,5 -6): 18 Goals-Against | 26 Saves | 44 Shots on Goal
USJ - Trey McCann (W, 4-5): 0 Goals-Against | 4 Saves | 4 Shots on Goal | 30:00
Joseph Varagnolo: 1 Goals-Against | 2 Saves | 3 Shots on Goal | 15:00
Nick Schilling: 2 Goals-Against | 3 Saves | 5 Shots on Goal | 15:00

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Falcons held the slight edge in faceoffs won, 12-11.
• The Blue Jays fired off 62 shots to the Falcons' 22.
• Saint Joseph (CT) was whistled for 8:30 penalty minutes, while the Falcons were whistled for six minutes.
• The Blue Jays scooped up 49 ground balls to the Falcons' 39.
• Toro and Walczak paced AMC with five shots.

Albertus:
Jayme Toro: 2 goals | 2 shots on goal | 5 shots | 8 ground balls
Shane Kelly: 1 goal | 2 shots on goal | 2 shots | 1 ground ball| 1 caused turnover

USJ:
Matt Guerin: 4 goals | 1 assist | 9 shots on goal | 16 shots | 2 ground balls
Benjamin Green: 4 goals | 6 shots on goal | 6 shots | 1 ground ball
Ryan Paltauf: 2 goals | 2 assists | 5 shots on goal | 5 shots | 6 ground balls | 1 caused turnover

NOTEWORTHY

• Tonight's match-up was the third all-time meeting between the Falcons and the Blue Jays. USJ holds the edge in the all-time series with a 3-0 mark.
• Toro recorded his second multi-goal game of the season.
• Toro also recorded his fourth contest of the year with a faceoff percentage of over 50.0%.
• Kelley has scored a goal in seven out of his 11 games this season.
• Walczak tallied his second assist of the season.

UP NEXT
The Falcons will return to action on Saturday, April 9th, for a home clash with the Raiders of Rivier University. The opening faceoff is set for 1 PM at Celentano Field.