WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College men's soccer team saw their season come to a heartbreaking end, as fifth-seeded Falcons suffered a 3-2 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament Quarterfinal loss to the fourth-seeded Blue Jays of the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) in double overtime on Saturday evening at the USJ Athletic Conference. 

Gabriel Paglia (Amity, Conn.) and Ben Pierce (Meriden, Conn.) each netted goals for the Falcons. At the same time, Kelvin Cortez (Meriden, Conn.) and Anthony Barreira (Trumbull, Conn.) both tallied an assist.

David Lucero (East Haven, Conn.) started in goal for the Falcons and made eight saves over the first 101 minutes before giving way to Luke Tomas (Stamford, Conn.) in the 102nd minute. Andres Diosa (Cheshire, Conn.) also saw action for the Falcons as he relieved Tomas in the 104th minute.

THE BASICS
FINAL: St. Joseph (Conn.) 3 | Albertus Magnus 2 - Double OT
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (8-6-4) | St. Joseph (Conn.) (11-3-3)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Blue Jays struck first on a goal from Dane Stephens just 8:46 into the match on an assist from Elijah Rowland to go up 1-0. 
• Ten minutes later, Cortez sent a corner kick into the box that found Paglia, who headed it into the back of the net to knot the score at 1-all with 25:33 left in the first half. 

• The teams traded shots for the next few minutes until the Blue Jays became the beneficiaries of an Albertus foul in the box, granting the hosts a penalty kick. DeAnte Anderson took the kick and quickly fired a strike past the Falcon keeper to give the Blue Jays a 2-1 advantage. 
• The teams continued to trade possessions for the remainder of the half, but neither squad was able to find the back of the net, and the teams headed into the halftime break, with the Falcons trailing 2-1. 
• After dribbling by a few Blue Jay defenders, Barreira fed Pierce the perfect pass that went past the keeper's fingertips to even the game again, 2-2, in the 60th minute. 

• Albertus and St. Joseph's backlines continued to shine as neither squad allowed the other to score, and the match transitioned into its first overtime period. 
• In the first OT, both Cortez and EJ Gonzalez (Cheshire, Conn.) aimed at the net for the blue-and-white but were unable to secure the victory with a score. 
• Lucero went 1-for-1 in saves during overtime to keep the Falcons in the match, and the game transitioned into its second OT period. 
• The Blue Jays' Mergim Kutlovcii finally ended the affair in the 109th minute, sending a shot into the right-hand corner of the goal to give the Blue Jays a 3-2 home victory.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus - David Lucero: 10 Shots on Goal | 2 Goals-Against | 8 Saves | 101:43 Minutes
Albertus - Luke Tomas: 0 Shots on Goal | 0 Goals- Against | 0 Saves | 1:55 Minutes
Albertus - Andres Diosa (L, 0-2): 1 Shot on Goal | 1 Goal-Against | 0 Saves | 6:22 Minutes
St. Joseph (Conn.) - Jose Miguel Garcia Martin (W, 8-3-2): 4 Shots on Goal | 2 Goals-Against | 2 Saves | 110 Minutes

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Blue Jays outshot the Falcons 21-13.
• St. Joseph won the battle in corner kicks, 6-3.
• Albertus recorded 27 fouls, while USJ posted just 11. 
• The Falcons held the advantage in saves, 8-2.

NOTEWORTHY

• Albertus is now 16-23-4 all-time in the postseason following tonight's setback.
• Cortez, Liam O'Brien (Guilford, Conn.), and Yahya Kardad (Wallingford, Conn.) led the offensive attack with two shots each.
• Paglia's goal in the 20th minute was the first of his career.
• Pierce netted his fourth goal of the season. 
• Lucero recorded his 16th start in the net for the Falcons.