NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College men's lacrosse team lost by a final score of 14-2 against the Saints of Emmanuel (Mass.) College in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) home clash Tuesday evening under the lights at Celentano Field. 

THE BASICS
FINAL: Emmanuel 14 | Albertus Magnus 2
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (7-7, 1-7 GNAC) | Emmanuel (11-4, 9-0 GNAC)
BOX SCORE

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• The Saints controlled the opening half as the visitors held a commanding 9-0 lead over the Falcons heading into the halftime break.
• Emmanuel was led offensively in the first half by Ryan Castle, who tallied a hat trick over the first 30 minutes of play.
• Albertus was unable to find the back of the net despite seven shot attempts in the first, including four from Matthew Hutchings (Mt. Kisco, N.Y.), and four in the second half.
• In the third quarter, the Saints increased their lead by a tally of four goals to put them up 13-0 over the Falcons.
• Jon Olson (Bellmore, N.Y.) broke the scoreless drought for the Falcons as the senior attackman netted his 37th goal of the season at the 1:58 mark following a crisp pass from Bailey Kirwin (Barrie, Ontario).
• Coincidentally in the fourth period, the dynamic duo of Olson and Kirwin struck again as Olson was able to find an open Kirwin, who put one past the Saints' keeper, for his 17th tally of the spring, with 7:40 remaining in regulation.
• The Saints managed to add an additional goal at the 3:54 mark to conclude the game with a 14-2 scoreline.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Wally Carroll (Longbeach, N.Y.) (L, 1-1) -  10 Goals-Against | 15 Saves | 25 Shots
Albertus: Dane Walsh (Bethany, Conn.) - 4 Goals-Against | 1 Save | 5 Shots
Emmanuel: Randy Castle (W, 11-2) - 0 Goals-Against | 6 Saves | 6 Shots
Emmanuel: Eric Anderson - 2 Goals-Against | 6 Saves | 8 Shots

TOP PERFORMERS

Albertus:
Jon Olson: 1 Goal  | 1 Assist| 3 Shots | 2 Ground Balls
Bailey Kirwin: 1 Goal | 1 Assist | 3 Shots | 2 Ground Balls

Emmanuel:
Cole Cloney: 4 Goals | 1 Assists | 8 Shots | 1 Ground Ball 
Ryan Castle: 4 Goals | 9 Shots | 4 Ground Balls 
Drew Chant: 1 Goal | 3 Assists | 2 Shots | 1 Ground Balls 

NOTEWORTHY

• Today's game marked the eighth meeting between the Falcons and Saints. 
• Carroll earned his second start in goal for the Falcons and is now 1-1 on the season. 
• Carroll also collected a season-high 15 saves. 
• Olson has scored a goal in 10 games this season. 
• Kirwin netted a goal in his third straight game. 
• Will Capalbo (Fairfield, Conn.) tallied a team-best two caused turnovers and nine ground balls. 
• DaKari Coleman (Norwalk, Conn.) finished 9-of-19 in the face-off circle. 

UP NEXT
The Falcons return to the field on Saturday, April 22nd, for a home GNAC contest against the Pride of Regis College on Senior Day. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m., with seniors being honored prior to the face-off.