PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Albertus Magnus College men's soccer team suffered its first loss in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play this season, falling on the road at Johnson & Wales (R.I.) University by a 2-0 final score on Wednesday night. 

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Johnson & Wales 2 | Albertus Magnus 0
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (8-2-1, 6-0-1) | Johnson & Wales (8-3, 5-2)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED
Chuckie Tenbusch gave the home squad a 1-0 lead after 14:20, burying a header inside his far post after a long pass from Ricky Africo inside the box. The play was set up on a corner kick, as the initial pass from the corner went to Africo up the sideline, where he sent a curving cross into the box. 

The rest of the half was scoreless, as neither team cashed in over the final 30-plus minutes of the frame. However, both teams had chances to score before the clock expired, with the Falcons tallying two shots on goal after the game's first score while the Wildcats posted three. Without any more goals, JWU took a 1-0 advantage into the halftime break. 

The Wildcats added to their lead in the 64th minute, as JP Rioux scored on a Conner Elliott pass to put the home squad up 2-0. 

Just like the first half, the second half featured only one goal. The defenses dominated the second half, as Johnson & Wales tallied two shots on goal and Albertus posted one shot on goal over the final 45 minutes. Denis Blandon (Meriden, Conn.) recorded the Falcons' lone shot on target in the half, forcing a keeper save in the 54th minute. 

With both defenses dominating the action, Albertus was unable to orchestrate a comeback, falling 2-0 on the road. With the loss, the Falcons drop to 8-3-1 overall and are third in the league standings with 19 points (6-1-1). 

INSIDE THE PIPES
Albertus: Garfield Robinson (West Haven, Conn.) (8-3-1) - 6 Shots on Goal | 2 Goals-Against | 4 Saves
Johnson & Wales: Jacob Friedman (7-3) - 3 Shots on Goal | 0 Goals-Against | 3 Saves

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Wildcats outshot the Falcons by a 13-7 margin. 
• JWU tallied six shots on goal, while Albertus tallied three. 
• The Falcons owned a 4-3 saves advantage. 
• Johnson & Wales tallied an 11-2 lead in corners. 
• Arian Bobi (Amity, Conn.) paced Albertus with two shots, one of which was on goal. 
• JWU's Brian Miller led all players with three shots. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Tonight's match is the 31st meeting between the Falcons and Wildcats.
• With tonight's setback, the Falcons fall to 11-17-3 in the all-time series. 
• Bobi has tallied at least one shot in each of the last four games. 
• Blandon's shot in the second half was the first of his young career.

UP NEXT
The Falcons return to action on Saturday, Oct. 16 with a home showdown against the Monks of Saint Joseph College of Maine as part of Homecoming Weekend. The conference tilt is scheduled to kick off at 3:30 PM at Celentano Field.