WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Albertus Magnus College men's soccer team concluded its 2021 spring campaign with a 3-3 draw against in-state rival the University of Saint Joseph (CT) on Sunday afternoon at the USJ Athletic Complex.

USJ (CT) came out firing on all cylinders scoring three goals in the first half before Albertus rallied together in the final 45 minutes of play, evening the score at 3-3 behind a trio of goals from Kelvin Cortez (Meriden, Conn.), Carlos Lopez (Bridgeport, Conn.), and Roger Baldwin (New Haven, Conn.).

THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 3 | Saint Joseph (CT) 3
MEETING: This was the fourth meeting between the two programs.,
LOCATION: USJ Athletic Complex

COACH HAMASIAN'S POST GAME REMARKS
"Far from our best performance, but the team fought for the full 90 minutes," said head coach Pete Hamasian. "After going down 3-0 at half the guys refused to quit and battled back to get a result on the road against a great USJ team."

CORTEZ SCORES IN SECOND STRAIGHT OUTING
Cortez broke the Falcons' scoreless drought at the 39:29 mark in the second half. After receiving a short pass at midfield from one of his teammates, Cortez dribbled through defenders and fired a shot outside of the box that sailed over the fingertips of the Blue Jay keeper into the top right corner of the net, making the score 3-1.

PENALTY SHOT FOR THE FALCONS
Lopez cut the Blue Jays' lead to within one, 3-2, as the sophomore midfielder converted on a penalty kick at the 20:29 mark. It was Lopez's first goal of the 2020-21 campaign as well as the second overall of his career.

BALDWIN EVENS GAME AT 3-3
The Blue Jay's lead came to an end, as the Falcons evened the game at 3-3 with 3:34 remaining in regulation. Following a scrum in front of the net, Baldwin was able to intercept a pass from a Blue Jay defender and chip the ball past the keeper scoring his third goal of the season.