PATCHOGUE, N.Y. — Head Coach Chris Bronander earned his first career triumph for the Albertus Magnus College men's lacrosse team, following a wire-to-wire battle on the road against St. Joseph's (LI) on Wednesday for the 8-7 win.

Anthony Brikes (Staten Island, N.Y.) tallied six of the Falcons' eight goals including the eventual game-winner in the final three minutes of the fourth quarter. Sean Keenan (Franklin Square, N.Y.) and DaKari Coleman (Norwalk, Conn.) each recorded a goal for the visitors. Zayre Bradley (Norwalk, Conn.) recorded his first two assists this season and his second multi-assist game in his career.

Nick Duryea (East Haven, Conn.) earned his first win this season in the net for the Falcons, and his third career.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus Magnus 8 | St. Joseph's (LI) 7

RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (1-2)  | St. Joseph's (LI) (1-1)

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HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Golden Eagles jumped out to an early two-goal lead as Matt Cioffi scored a man-up goal six minutes into play before Caden Stubba found the back of the net just two minutes later, but the Falcons tied the game to end the first quarter on back-to-back goals from Brikes. 
• Albertus scored the first goal of the second quarter to take their first lead of the game as Brikes recorded his third goal of the game off the pass from Bradley.
• Stubba tied the game up at three on a man-up opportunity with 8:14 left in the first half before Brikes scored with 38 seconds left to give the Falcons the 4-3 lead to end the first half.
• Both teams traded goals to start the third quarter as the Falcons held on to a one-goal advantage with 11 minutes left on the clock as Keenan whipped the ball past the goaltender with the assist from Coleman.
• Two more Golden Eagles goals helped St. Joseph's (LI) to regain the lead to end the quarter up, 6-5.
• Coleman knotted the game again at six apiece off the pass from Brikes at 11:22 in the final quarter.
• The hosts took the one-goal lead a minute later, but a pair of tallies by Brikes down the stretch for the Falcons to secure the 8-7 victory for the Falcons. Bradley delivered a direct pass to the first-year for the game-tying goal at 8:29, before the unassisted score by Brikes five minutes later sealed the deal.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus 

• Nick Duryea (W, 1-2) 21 Shots | 14 Saves | 7 Goals Allowed

St. Joseph's (LI) 

• Julian Gonzalez (L, 1-1) 17 Shots | 9 Saves | 8 Goals Allowed

TEAM STATS

SHOTS: St. Joseph's (LI) 37 | Albertus Magnus 28

GROUND BALLS: St. Joseph's (LI) 54 | Albertus Mangus 36

CLEARS: Albertus Magnus 15/20 | St. Joseph's (LI) 13/20

MAN-UP: St. Joseph's (LI) 2/4 | Albertus Magnus 0/2

FACEOFFS: St. Joseph's (LI) 10 | Albertus Magnus 9

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES

Albertus

• Anthony Brikes 6 Goals | 1 Assist | 12 Shots | 10 SOG | 5 Groundballs
• DaKari Coleman 1 Goal | 1 Assist | 1 Shot | 1 SOG | 5 Groundballs | 2 Caused Turnovers
• Sean Keenan 1 Goal | 7 Shots | 3 SOG | 1 Groundball
• Zayre Bradley 2 Assist | 2 Shots | 2 SOG | 5 Groundballs | 1 Caused Turnover

St. Joseph's (LI)

• Caden Stubba 4 Goals | 9 Shots | 6 SOG | 5 Groundballs | 1 Caused Turnover
• Matt Cioffi 2 Goals | 8 Shots | 7 SOG | 4 Groundballs | 1 Caused Turnover

NOTEWORTHY

• Albertus is 2-0 against SJLI.
• Brikes has recorded at least one goal in all three games so far this season.

UP NEXT

The Falcons return to Celentano Field on Tuesday, March 11 against Cairn for a 3 p.m. faceoff.