NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Albertus Magnus College men's soccer team notched a 5-2 victory of Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) foe Colby-Sawyer College on Saturday afternoon at Celentano Field as part of Homecoming Weekend.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 5 | Colby-Sawyer 2
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (8-6-1, 5-3-0 GNAC) | Colby-Sawyer (4-8-3, 4-4-0 GNAC)
BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Falcons' first goal of the day came off a Tyler Saad (Shelton, Conn.) corner kick in the 22nd minute. Salah Oumorou (West Haven, Conn.) gathered Saad's attempt and deflected the ball to Abdoul Aremu (West Haven, Conn.) in the box, who just drove it past the opposing keeper.
Albertus grew its lead to 2-0 in the 37th minute with an unassisted tally by Oumorou. Oumorou corralled the ball at the 50 after a Chargers' player whiffed on a pass from a teammate, before cashing in on a one-on-one break against the keeper.
Ahead 2-0 at halftime, Oumorou gave the Falcons a 3-0 lead with a goal just after the start of the second stanza. At the 48-minute mark, Oumorou again got the best of the opposing goalie on a one-on-one opportunity, this time scoring to the lower half of the net.
Albertus added goals by Michael Hidalgo (Norwalk, Conn.) and Kevin Morataya (Bridgeport, Conn.) in the 57th and 63rd minutes, respectively, to take a commanding 5-0 advantage. Diogo Cruz (Naugatuck, Conn.) connected with Hidalgo and Peter Rivera (Norwalk, Conn.) hit Morataya with a stellar corner kick to both earn assists.
The Chargers scored twice in the final 18 minutes, but were unable to cut the deficit to below three, 5-2. Garfield Robinson (West Haven, Conn.) started in goal for the Falcons and made three saves to improve to 5-4-1 on the season.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Garfield Robinson (W, 5-4-1) - 5 Shots on Goal | 2 Goal-Against | 3 Saves | 90:00
Colby-Sawyer: Lucas Boetsch (L, 3-7-2) – 6 Shots on Goal | 4 Goals-Against | 2 Saves | 61:22
Jarod Parkins – 3 Shots on Goal | 1 Goal-Against | 2 Saves | 28:38
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• The Falcons outshot the Chargers, 13-7, and owned a 5-4 lead in corner kicks.
• Six different Albertus players tallied shots in the game.
• Oumorou paced all players with eight shots, six on goal.
• Alex Carp led Colby-Sawyer with two shots.
• Lucas Boetsch and Jarod Parkins combined to make five saves for the Chargers.
NOTEWORTHY
• Albertus' five goals today tied a new season high for the team.
• Before this season, the Falcons had not tallied five goals in a game since the 2014 campaign.
• Albertus evened the all-time series with Colby-Sawyer at 2-2-1.
• Oumorou has tallied a season-high five points three times in 2019.
• The junior has recorded a point in five of his last six games.
• Oumorou leads the GNAC with 36 points and 15 goals.
• For the year, Oumorou currently ranks third all-time in single-season goals and fourth in points.
• Morataya's goal is the first of his career.
• Cruz's assist is the first point of his senior season.
UP NEXT
The men's soccer team continues a three-game homestand on Wednesday, Oct. 23, with a 7 p.m. bout against Johnson & Wales University (R.I.) at Celentano Field.
