BEVERLEY, Mass. - The Albertus Magnus College men's soccer team was locked in a defensive battle against the Gulls of Endicott College Thursday evening but were just bested, 1-0, in road non-conference play in Beverly, Mass.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Endicott 1 | Albertus Magnus 0
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (2-1-1) | Endicott (2-1-1)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Gulls took the first lead of the game in the seventh minute when Jason Brodeur buried a penalty kick to make it a 1-0 contest.
• The Endicott penalty goal served as the game's only score, as the Gulls held on to earn a 1-0 home victory.
• Albertus finished the contest with five shots, with Gabriel Paglia (Amity, Conn.) and Ben Pierce (Meriden, Conn.) each recording a shot on goal.
• In net for AMC, David Lucero (East Haven, Conn.) made a season-high six saves on seven shots.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus - David Lucero (L, 2-1-0 ): 7 Shots on Goal | 1 Goal-Against | 6 Saves
Endicott - Kevin Pelletier (W, 1-0-0): 2 Shots on Goal | 0 Goals-Against | 2 Saves

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• The Falcons finished the evening with five shots.
• Albertus held a 6-2 save advantage.
• AMC recorded three corner kicks to Endicott's 10.
• The two teams combined for 10 fouls.

NOTEWORTHY
• Tonight's meeting is the sixth all-time between the Falcons and Gulls.
• With the win, Endicott improves to 4-2 in the all-time series.
• Lucero set a new season-high with six saves.
• Paglia's shot was the first of his junior campaign.

UP NEXT
The Falcons begin play in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) on Saturday, Sept. 10, with a home 3:30 p.m. tilt against Regis (Mass.) College.