PAXTON, Mass. - The Albertus Magnus College men's soccer team set a new program record in a 2-1 win over the Anna Maria AMCATS in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC).

The win puts the Falcons at 4-0-3 overall, which is the longest unbeaten streak to begin a season for the men's soccer program in its history. The previous record was held by both the 2014 and 2001 teams.

Aiden Coelho (Naugatuck, Conn.) and Roger Baldwin (New Haven, Conn.) each scored for the Falcons, with both goals coming in the first half. It was the second goal of the season for both players.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 2 | Anna Maria 1
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (4-0-3, 3-0-2 GNAC) | Anna Maria (0-4, 0-3 GNAC)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Falcons kicked off the scoring in the 8th minute starting from a corner kick by Coelho. He played a quick short pass to Kelvin Cortez (Meriden, Conn.), waiting outside the penalty box. Cortez lobbed a ball into the box to meet the head of Baldwin to score. 

The AMCATS retaliated with a goal in the 17th minute off a free kick. Rubelsi Moran sent a long ball into the penalty box to Nathan Medeiros who flicked a ball in the air to connect with the head of Matthew Pearle to tie the game.

Albertus did not let off the gas, scoring the eventual game winner in the 30th minute. Joao Oliveira (Middletown, Conn.) sent in a cross to Coelho making a run down the middle for an easy tap-in goal. 

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus - David Lucero (W, 4-0-2): 7 Shots on Goal | 1 Goals-Against | 6 Saves
Anna Maria- Valter Santiago (L, 0-4-0): 7 SOG | 2 Goals-Against | 5 Saves

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Anna Maria had the edge in shots over Albertus, 16-14, but the teams each had seven shots on target.

• The Falcons out-cornered the AMCATS, 7-4.

NOTEWORTHY

• It was the second game this season that Coelho has had a goal and an assist in a game. He also accomplished the feat in a win against Mitchell on September 14.

• Baldwin, who scored his first career goal in his last outing against Norwich, scored for the second straight game. 

• The Falcons have dominated the all-time series against Anna Maria. They now lead, 14-3 all-time, including the last eight matches. In those eight matches, the Falcons have outscored the AMCATS 28-5.

UP NEXT

The Falcons return to action at Celentano Field in a GNAC matchup against the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) at 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 23rd.