HENNIKER, N.H. — Anthony Brikes (Staten Island, N.Y.) netted two goals in the Albertus Magnus College men's lacrosse team's 22-3 loss in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) matchup against New England College on Saturday.

Sean Keenan (Franklin Square, N.Y.) also scored for the Falcons, while Jeremy Tremblay (Orford, Québec) assisted on one goal.

THE BASICS

FINAL: New England College 22 | Albertus Magnus 3

RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (4-6, 1-3 GNAC)  | NEC (6-5, 3-2 GNAC)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Pilgrims netted two goals for the 2-0 edge with 11:29 remaining in the first quarter before Keenan put Albertus on the board and narrowed the gap by one 26 seconds later. On Keenan's goal DaKari Coleman (Norwalk, Conn.) won the faceoff and Zayre Bradley (Norwalk, Conn.) scooped the ground ball in front of the spectators before passing the ball to Tremblay, who darted around the back of the net for the side pass to Keenan. The junior was left unattended at the top of the attacking area for the Falcons' first tally of the game.
• NEC regained a two-goal lead in the first quarter, followed by four more unanswered goals in the second quarter to take a 7-1 lead.
• Brikes scored Albertus' second goal pf the game at 12:53 in the third quarter, cutting the deficit to 8-2. The first-year waded through Pilgrims to connect with the back of the twine on an over-the-shoulder goal.
• The hosts recorded 10 goals until Brikes tallied his second unassisted goal of the matchup with 6:56 remaining in regulation. Brikes brought the ball back into play for an around-the-corner shot that slipped between the goalkeeper's feet for an 18-3 game.
• Andrew Pepka and Daniel Varga of NEC both netted back-to-back goals apiece for the final four scores of the night. Varga finished with nine goals for NEC.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus 

• Nick Duryea (L, 4-6) 40 Shots | 18 Saves | 22 Goals Allowed

NEC 

• Nate Finn (W, 2-1) 3 Shots | 2 Saves | 1 Goal Allowed
• Logan Stroud 2 Shots | 2 Saves
• Jared O'Connor 5 Shots | 3 Saves | 2 Goals Allowed

TEAM STATS

SHOTS: NEC 69 | Albertus Magnus 21

GROUND BALLS: NEC 53 | Albertus Magnus 25

CLEARS: NEC 23/23 | Albertus Magnus 18/32

MAN-UP: NEC 2/4 | Albertus Magnus 0/4

FACEOFFS: NEC 21 | Albertus Magnus 7

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES

Albertus

• Anthony Brikes 2 Goals | 7 Shots | 5 SOG
• Sean Keenan 1 Goal | 3 Shots | 2 SOG
• Jeremy Tremblay 1 Assist | 5 Shots | 1 SOG | 4 Ground Balls

NEC

• Daniel Varga 9 Goals | 3 Assists | 25 Shots | 14 SOG | 8 Ground Balls | 3 Caused Turnovers
• Henri Pfeifle 5 Goals | 3 Assists | 13 Shots | 9 SOG | 3 Groundballs | 2 Caused Turnovers

NOTEWORTHY

• Tremblay has recorded a point in three straight games for the Falcons.
• Brikes has scored a goal in his last four games and has six multi-goal games this season.

UP NEXT

Albertus returns to Celentano Field for GNAC play against Johnson & Wales (RI) on Wednesday, April 9 at 4 p.m.