NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College men's soccer team had a stellar all-around performance Saturday afternoon en route to a 3-0 victory over Regis (Mass.) College in both teams' Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) opener.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 3 | Regis (Mass.) 0
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (3-1-1, 1-0-0 GNAC) | Regis (2-1-0, 0-1-0 GNAC)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED
• After an excellent defensive first half, the Falcons took the lead with a goal from freshman Yahya Kardad (Wallingford, Conn.) on an assist from senior Ben Pierce (Meriden, Conn.) in the 50th minute to make the score 1-0.
• Pierce fed Kardad a beautiful pass into the box that the freshman took and fired over the closing keeper.
• Four minutes later, senior Anthony Barreira (Trumbull, Conn.) connected on a long cross from the left corner to Pierce for a headed goal to the bottom left corner to make it 2-0 Albertus.
• In the 68th minute, Kelvin Cortez (Meriden, Conn.) extended the lead after scoring off a bomb from Erik Dahlgard (Merrimac, Mass.) to make it 3-0.
• Dahlgard launched the ball from his own box and found a streaking Cortez, who casually scored to the goalie's right.
• David Lucero (East Haven, Conn.) had another stellar day in goal, earning his second shutout by making seven saves.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus -David Lucero (W, 3-1-1): 7 Shots on Goal | 0 Goal-Against | 7 Saves
Regis - Freddie Beckmann (L, 2-1): 5 Shots on Goal | 3 Goals-Against | 2 Saves | 75:48 Minutes
Ethan Donahue: 1 Shot on Goal | 0 Goals-Against | 1 Saves | 14:12 Minutes

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• Albertus led Regis in shots, 19-9.
• The Falcons also held an advantage in saves with seven to the Pride's three.
• Albertus recorded seven corner kicks to Regis' one.
• The Pride committed 16 fouls compared to the Falcons' seven.

NOTEWORTHY
• Today's game marked the 11th time Albertus and Regis met on the pitch.
• After Albertus' 3-0 victory, it improved to 7-3-1 in the all-time series.
• Pierce scored his first goal as a Falcon and also picked up his first assist.
• Barreira tallied his first assist of the year.
• Cortez paces AMC with three goals on the season.
• Kardad has scored two goals on the year.

UP NEXT
The men's soccer team hits the pitch again on Wednesday, Sept. 14, to play Lasell University at 4:30 p.m. at Celentano Field.