HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. — Four Falcons notched hat tricks in the Albertus Magnus College men's lacrosse team's explosive victory, 21-5, on the road at Centenary University (N.J.) in their season opener, including six goals from co-captain Kader Price (Walden, N.Y.), on Saturday. Along with Price, Bailey Kirwin (Barrie, Ontario) netted five goals, Cooper Strecker (Chester, Conn.) recorded four and Shane Kelly (Madison, Conn.) had a trio of goals. Price, Kirwin and Strecker each had a hand in eight goals for Albertus with a pair of assists by Price, three off the stick of Kirwin and a quartet set up by Strecker.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus Magnus 21 | Centenary (N.J.) 5

RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (1-0) | Centenary (N.J.) (0-1)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Strecker contributed to the first two Albertus Magnus' goals with an unassisted tally 55 seconds into the first quarter, before Price launched the ball into the back of the net off the pass from Strecker. Price's attempted a shot a few seconds prior but it was blocked by a Cyclone, but the Falcons managed to keep possession to allow the Falcons to take a 2-0 lead.
• The home team narrowed the deficit to one off a single-handed goal by Mark Gilles at 10:02 in the opening quarter. Albertus pulled away from the Cyclones with nine unanswered scores across the first two quarters, including back-to-back goals by Price and a pair of man-up tallies by Kelly and Kirwin. During the Albertus scoring stretch, Jeremey Tremblay (Orford, Quebec) netted his first career goal and assist, while Zayre Bradley (Norwalk, Conn.) recorded his first career assist off the Tremblay goal and the midfielder's first career goal in the closing quarter. DaKari Coleman (Norwalk, Conn.) capped off the run with his first collegiate goal for the Falcons.
• Ronan Bova closed out the second quarter with a goal for the home team to enter the half with a 12-2 score in the Falcons' favor.
• Price and Kelly opened the third quarter with two straight goals before Brandon Verderber mustered a score off an assist by Matthew Blanchard.
• Albertus converted seven shots across the remaining time in regulation, with the runs broken up by three consecutive goals by the Cyclones in the final quarter.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus Dane Walsh (W 1-0) 11 Saves | 13 Shots, Nick Duryea 10 Saves | 13 Shots

Centenary (N.J.) Travis Austin (L 0-1) 8 Saves | 26 Shots, Bohdan Olefirenko 1 Save | 4 Shots

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Shots 47 Albertus Magnus | 43 Centenary (N.J.)

Ground Balls 16 Albertus Magnus | 25 Centenary (N.J.)

Clears 12-15 Albertus Magnus | 3-4 Centenary (N.J.)

Man Up 3-5 Albertus Magnus | Centenary (N.J.) 0-6

NOTEWORTHY

• The Falcons lead the all-time matchup record 2-0.
• All four Falcons with hat tricks also netted career-highs in goals.

UP NEXT

The Falcons remain on the road as they travel to Keystone College on February 28 for a 4 p.m matchup.