NORTHFIELD, VT. - Despite a hat trick from Matthew Hutchings (Mt. Kisco, N.Y.) and a pair of goals from Jon Olson (Bellmore, N.Y.) and Bailey Kirwin (Barrie, Ontario), the Albertus Magnus College men's lacrosse team came up short on the road, 17-10, to the Cadets of Norwich University Saturday afternoon in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action. 

THE BASICS
FINAL: Norwich 17 | Albertus Magnus 10
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (7-6, 1-6 GNAC) | Norwich (5-9, 3-4 GNAC)
BOX SCORE

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• The first minute of regulation saw Norwich jump out to an early 2-0 lead following back-to-back goals from Thomas Muraski and Matt Meehan before an unassisted goal from Hutchings at the 9:56 mark cut the lead in half, 2-1.
• Despite five shots, including two shots on goal, Albertus was held scoreless, while the Cadets extended their lead to eight, 9-1, after closing out the quarter with seven straight goals.
• Norwich headed into the halftime break with an 11-goal cushion, 14-3, after outscoring Albertus 5-2 in the second quarter. 
• Two of the Falcons' second-quarter goals came just 1:20 apart from Hutchings and Cooper Strecker (Chester, Conn.).
• Olson earned the assist on Strecker's goal at 5:36.
• Albertus continued to fight as the Falcons outshot the Cadets in the third quarter, 10-9, but remained trailing by 11, 17-6, heading into the final 15 minutes of regulation.
• Hutchings completed his eighth hat trick of the season behind an unassisted goal at the 8:17 mark while being sandwiched between a pair of goals from Kirwin and Olson. 
• Olson also earned his second assist of the day on Kirwin's tally at 8:25.
• Albertus rallied in the fourth quarter scoring four goals on 12 shot attempts, but the offensive threat was cut short as the Falcons fell by a final score of 17-10. 
• The Falcons' fourth-quarter rally was led by four different scorers, including Zaheim Wilkins (Mastic Beach, N.Y.), Kader Price (Walden, N.Y.), Kirwin, and Olson. 

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Dane Walsh (Bethany, Conn.) (L, 6-6) - 14 Goals-Against | 5 Saves | 19 Shots
Albertus: Wally Carroll (Longbeach, N.Y.) - 3 Goals-Against | 4 Saves | 7 Shots
Albertus: Judah LaRose (New Haven, Conn.) - 0 Goals-Against | 1 Save | 1 Shot
Norwich: Thomas Keliher (W, 2-4) - 6 Goals-Against | 9 Saves | 15 Shots

TOP PERFORMERS

Albertus:
Jon Olson - 2 Goals | 3 Assists | 6 Shots | 3 Ground Balls
Bailey Kirwin - 2 Goals | 5 Shots | 1 Ground Balls
Matthew Hutchings - 3 Goals | 10 Shots | 3 Ground Balls | 1 Caused Turnovers

Norwich:
Tyler Seidel - 4 Goals | 1 Assist | 6 Shots | 1 Ground Ball
Mitchell McKay - 4 Goals | 2 Assists | 7 Shots | 1 Ground Ball 
Hunter Dixson - 2 Goals | 1 Assists | 2 Shots | 1 Ground Ball

NOTEWORTHY

• Hutchings recorded his eighth hat trick of the season.
• Rocco Albanese (Nutley, N.J.) finished with a team-high two caused turnovers. 
• DaKari Coleman (Norwalk, Conn.) finished 13-for-29 in the face-off circle. 
• Albertus caused nine of the Cadets' 22 turnovers. 
• Olson has recorded back-to-back games with two or more assists.
• Kirwin has tallied four games with two or more goals. 

UP NEXT
The men's lacrosse team is back in action at home on Tuesday, April 18, with a GNAC tilt against the Saints of Emmanuel College. The game is scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. start.