NEW HAVEN, Conn. — In the net for the Albertus Magnus College men's lacrosse team, sophomore goalkeeper Nick Duryea (East Haven, Conn.) notched a career-high 23 saves and first career assist in a 10-3 victory over the visiting Cairn University Highlanders on Tuesday at Celentano Field. 

Jeremy Tremblay (Orford, Québec) led all goal scorers with four, while Anthony Brikes (Staten Island, N.Y.) and Sean Keenan (Franklin Square, N.Y.) each netted two. DaKari Coleman (Norwalk, Conn.) and Zayre Bradley (Norwalk, Conn.) added a goal apiece. Cooper Strecker (Chester, Conn.) tallied three assists, Brikes earned two and Coleman had one.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus Magnus 10 | Cairn 3

RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (2-2)  | Cairn (0-5)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Cole Heffler opened the game with the lone goal in the first quarter for Cairn.
• Albertus scored four straight goals in the second period beginning with a goal from Brikes. After a successful clear by the Falcons, Brikes launched the ball toward the net from midfield for the equalizer at 11:59.
• Two minutes later, Duryea exited the net for the Falcons, brought the ball to midfield and sent a long pass to a sprinting Tremblay just behind the blueline for the quick strike and the 2-1 lead.
• With 8:19 remaining before halftime, Strecker passed the ball to Keenan as the junior carefully calculated an opening in Cairn's defense for the third goal of the quarter.
• With Brikes parked just right of the net, Strecker parted Highlanders for the side pass to Brikes before the first-year immediately sent it Coleman in front of the crease who snuck the ball just right of the goalkeeper for the player-up goal at 7:46 in the second.
• Cairn narrowed the deficit to within two at 11:16 in the third, but back-to-back goals by Tremblay allowed Albertus to extend the lead to 6-2.
• Another four-goal quarter by the hosts ignited by another Brikes goal sealed the 10-3 victory. Brikes scored his second goal stick-side high 34 seconds into the final quarter. Keenan and Tremblay each recorded another goal, while Bradley closed out the win for his second goal this season off the pass from Strecker.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus 

• Nick Duryea (W, 2-2) 26 Shots | 23 Saves | 3 Goals Allowed

Cairn 

• Nico Cione (L, 0-5) 30 Shots | 20 Saves | 10 Goals Allowed

TEAM STATS

SHOTS: Albertus Magnus 55 | Cairn 49

GROUND BALLS: Albertus Magnus 37 | Cairn 27

CLEARS: Albertus Magnus 20/23 | Cairn 12/20

MAN-UP: Albertus Magnus 1/1 | Cairn 1/6

FACEOFFS: Albertus Magnus 12 | Cairn 5

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES

Albertus

• Jeremy Tremblay 4 Goals | 20 Shots | 10 SOG | 3 Groudnballs
• Anthony Brikes 2 Goals | 2 Assists | 9 Shots | 5 SOG | 2 Groundballs | 1 Caused Turnover
• Cooper Strecker 3 Assists | 7 Shots | 4 SOG | 4 Groundballs | 4 Caused Turnovers
• DaKari Coleman 1 Goal | 1 Assist | 1 Shot | 1 SOG | 7 Groundballs | 1 Caused Turnover
• Sean Keenan 2 Goals | 9 Shots | 4 SOG

Cairn

• Cole Heffler 1 Goal | 1 Assist | 11 Shots | 7 SOG | 2 Groundballs | 1 Caused Turnover

NOTEWORTHY

• Brikes has recorded at least one goal in all four games so far this season.
• Jahsai Martin-Fish (Stamford, Conn.) is tied for second in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) in caused turnovers with 12, after tallying four on Tuesday.
• Strecker has three games in his career with three or more assists.
• This is the first time the Falcons have earned consecutive wins since the 2023 season.

UP NEXT

The Falcons remain at home for their GNAC opener against Mitchell College on Sunday, March 16 at 1 p.m.