Albertus Magnus College
Men's Soccer GNAC Preview 

#5 Albertus Magnus (8-5-4)
at
#4 University of Saint Joseph (CT) (10-3-3) 
Saturday, Oct. 29 • 6:00 pm • West Hartford, Conn.

Postseason Begins

The Albertus Magnus College men's soccer team earned the fifth seed in the upcoming 2022 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Soccer Tournament and will face the fourth-seeded University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) in the quarterfinals on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 6 p.m. The Falcons and Blue Jays have squared off in each of the last three GNAC Quarters. 

Postseason Notes

• This is the Falcons' 26th GNAC postseason appearance.
• Albertus has an all-time postseason record of 16-22-4.
• This is the third time Albertus and USJ have faced off in the postseason, with the Blue Jays winning the first two contests in 2019 and 2021. 

2022 Recap

• The Falcons started the fall campaign by putting together a 2-0-1 record over their first three matches, battling to a 2-2 draw in the opener against Westfield State before defeating Mitchell College and Hunter College in back-to-back matches. 
• AMC suffered a tough 1-0 setback to non-conference foe Endicott College before riding a five-game unbeaten streak, pulling off victories against Regis (Mass.) College, Rivier University, and Emmanual (Mass.) College. 
• A hard-fought 2-1 loss to conference rival Johnson & Wales (RI) University closed out the Falcons' September slate.
• The blue-and-white kicked off the month of October by defeating Colby-Sawyer College, 2-0, on Senior Day, before erupting for a season-high four goals in a shutout victory over Elms College.  
• AMC took a tough 4-0 loss to the College of Saint Joseph's (Me.) before battling to a 1-1 draw against Dean College.  
• The Falcons bounced back three days later with a 5-1 victory against Anna Maria College, as Yahya Kardad (Wallingford, Conn.) took control of the match with his first hat trick of the season.
• Albertus finished the season with a pair of road setbacks to Castleton University and Norwich University.  

GNAC Tournament Schedule

Quarterfinals - Saturday, October 29
#8 Anna Maria at #1 Saint Joseph's Maine - 5 PM
#5 Albertus Magnus at #4 Saint Joseph (CT) - 6 PM
#6 Emmanuel at #3 Norwich - 1 PM
#7 Lasell at #2 JWU - 2:30 PM

Semifinals - Wednesday, November 2
4/5 winner vs 1/8 winner
3/6 winner vs 2/7 winner 

Championship - Saturday, November 5
Final at highest remaining seed

This Year vs. St. Joseph (Conn.)  

• The Falcons and Blue Jays battled to a scoreless draw back on September 21.
• Roger Baldwin (New Haven, Conn.) led the Falcons' offense with three shots, while Kardad and Johan Stagnaro (East Hartford, Conn.) each tallied one shot.
• David Lucero (East Haven, Conn.) had a season-high eight saves in net for the Falcons.
• St. Joseph (Conn.) held the edge in shots by a 27-5 margin and in corner kicks, 7-0.

Scouting St. Joseph (Conn.) 

• Goals Per Game: 3.13   
• Shots Per Game: 21.1  
• Goals-Against Average: 1.19
• Save Percentage: .753 

St. Joseph (Conn.) Player Highlights

• Benjamin Marchetti leads the Blue Jays with 12 goals and 27 points. 
• DeAnte Anderson is close behind with nine goals and six assists for 24 points. 
• Anderson led the Blue Jays with 51 shots during the regular season.  
• Eight different players on the Blue Jays have scored multiple goals this season. 
• Matthew Goebel and Jose Miguel Garcia Martin have combined for eight shutouts, and 57 saves in net.  

Scouting Albertus Magnus

• Goals Per Game: 1.65 
• Shots Per Game: 16.5 
• Goals-Against Average: 1.18 
• Save Percentage: .783

Albertus Magnus Player Highlights

• Kardad has recorded a spectacular rookie season, scoring six goals and tallying two assists for a total of 14 points.
• Lucero currently ranks second in the conference with a .808 save percentage and is fifth in the conference with a 0.97 goals-against average.
• Lucero also has tallied 59 saves this season between the pipes. 
• Cortez leads the team with seven goals and three assists for a team-leading 17 points. 
• Ben Pierce (Meriden, Conn.) and Liam O'Brien (Guilford, Conn.) each scored three goals for the Falcons, while EJ Gonzalez (Cheshire, Conn.) tallied two.  
• Seven different players for the Falcons tallied 20 or more shots this season.