NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College men's soccer team finished off its regular season schedule with a 3-1 win over Dean College in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) game at Celentano Field on Tuesday evening.
With the win, the Falcons wrapped up the fourth seed for the upcoming GNAC tournament and will host a quarterfinal game on Saturday, October 28.
It was also Senior Day for the Falcons. Prior to the match, Kelvin Cortez (Meriden, Conn.), Ben Pierce (Meriden, Conn.), Walter Fontes (Hamden, Conn.), Orantay Blake (Hamden, Conn.), Johan Stagnaro (East Hartford, Conn.), Roger Baldwin (New Haven, Conn.), Gabe Paglia (Amity, Conn.) and Denis Blandon (Meriden, Conn.) were all honored.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 3 | Dean 1
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (10-2-5, 8-2-4 GNAC) | Dean (9-4-3 | 7-4-3 GNAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Falcons maintained possession the better part of the first half and finally got on the board in the 20th minute as Eduardo Chavez (Norwalk, Conn.) kicked a low line drive at a tough angle along the goal line and snuck the ball in by the far post to make it a 1-0 Falcons lead.
A strike from Sean Doherty of Dean just five minutes later tied the game at 1-1 and it would remain the score going into halftime.
Chavez again found himself in the middle of the action in the 52nd minute as he beat two defenders and centered a pass along the goal line to Ben Pierce who tapped it in and gave the Falcons the 2-1 lead.
Albertus tacked on one more goal in the 52nd minute as Colby Nardelli (Berlin, Conn.) headed in a corner kick from Kris Bocchio for his second goal of the season.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus Magnus: David Lucero (East Haven, Conn.) (W, 9-2-4) 6 Shots on Goal | 1 Goal Allowed | 5 Saves
Dean: Alberto Gonzalez Del Rio (L, 8-2-2) 10 Shots on Goal | 3 Goals Allowed | 7 Saves
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
SHOTS: Albertus Magnus 20 | Dean 11
CORNER KICKS: Albertus Magnus 5 | Dean 1
FOULS: Dean 8 | Albertus Magnus 6
NOTEWORTHY
- Pierce now has two game-winning goals in his career.
- Albertus now leads Dean, 3-0-1 all-time.
- It is the 15th time in program history the men's program has had ten wins in a season.
UP NEXT
The Falcons host No. 5 Norwich University on Saturday, October 28, with a time TBA.
