NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Bailey Kirwin (Barrie, Ontario) scored with three seconds left in regulation, capping a late fourth quarter rally to lift the Albertus Magnus College men's lacrosse team to an 11-10 win over Saint Joseph's College (L.I.) on Saturday at Celentano Field.
The goal was the third of the game for Kirwin, who also had an assist in the game. Sean Keenan (Franklin Square, N.Y.), Jeremy Tremblay (Orford, Quebec), Shane Kelly (Madison, Conn.) and Rocco Albanese (Nutley, N.J.) each scored twice in the win.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 11 | Saint Joseph's (L.I.) 10
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (2-1) | Saint Joseph's (L.I.) (0-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Golden Eagles scored twice early as Michael Carere and Nick Morales tallied a goal.
- Albanese put the Falcons on the board at the 9:44 mark, spinning off a defender and taking a shot past St. Joseph's goaltender, Connor Van Dusen to make it a 2-1 game. With the Falcons a man up with 3:36 left in the first, Kirwin scored his first goal of the game after taking a pass from Kelly, bouncing off a defender and ripping a shot to make it a 2-2 game.
- After Carere scored his second of the game, Kelly and Tremblay each got in on the scoring in the final 2:02. Kelly took a shot from 25 yards out, and with 41 seconds left in the quarter, Albertus took its first lead of the game as Tremblay took a pass from Kirwin - who was behind the net - and put Albertus up, 4-3.
- The Golden Eagles kept the Falcons scoreless in the second, and took the lead back, including a third from Carere to put them up, 5-4. St. Joe's scored the first two in the third period to take its biggest lead of the game at 7-4 with 5:01 left.
- Kirwin scored his second of the game to help bring Albertus back at the 4:24 mark as Tremblay was knocked down trying to make a pass. The ball found Kirwin who ripped an underhand shot into the net. Keenan's goal came as Albertus was a man down as he was knocked down while taking a shot, making it a 7-6 game.
- Albertus trailed 8-6 heading into the fourth as Carere scored his fourth of the game for the Golden Eagles. Just 74 seconds into the final period, Tremblay scored his second of the game and Keenan would tie it at the 10:29 mark receiving a pass from Kelly and taking a shot with a defender draped on him to make it 8-8.
- The Golden Falcons scored twice within 14 seconds as Nik Allen and Carere made it a 10-8 game, but just 23 seconds after Carere's goal, Kelly scored his second of the game while getting checked to the ground as it was a 10-9 game at the 8:14 mark.
- Five minutes later Albanese scored his second of the game as he streaked down the length of the field and tied the game all by himself, making it 10-10.
- With the game looking destined for overtime, Kirwin got a step on his defender and ran in for a point blank shot for the heroic goal, giving Albertus the win.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus
Dane Walsh (Bethany, N.Y.) 12 Shots On Goal | 6 Saves | 6 Goals Allowed
Nick Duryea (East Haven, Conn.) (W, 1-0) 9 Goals | 5 Saves | 4 Goals Allowed
St. Joseph's
Connor Van Dusen 26 Shots | 15 Saves | 11 Goals Allowed
BY THE NUMBERS
SHOTS: Albertus 38 | St. Joseph's 30
GROUND BALLS: St. Joseph's 43 | Albertus 35
CLEARS: Albertus 16/17 | St. Joseph's 15/16
MAN-UP: Albertus 2/10 | St. Joseph's 1/8
TOP PERFORMERS
Albertus
- Bailey Kirwin 3 Goals | 1 Assists | 4 Groundballs
- Rocco Albanese 2 Goals | 11 Groundballs
- Sean Keenan 2 Goals | 2 Assists
- Shane Kelly 2 Goals | 2 Assists | 2 Groundballs
- Jeremy Tremblay 2 Goals | 1 Assists
St. Joseph's
- Michael Carere 5 Goals | 2 Assists | 12 Groundballs | 15/21 Faceoffs
- Caden Stubbe 2 Goals | 2 Groundballs
NOTEWORTHY
- Kirwin has had at least a hat trick in all three games this season, and has 11 goals on the season.
- Duryea earned his first win of his career.
- The 11 groundballs for Albanese were a career-high.
UP NEXT
The Falcons head back on the road to play Mount Saint Vincent at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6.
