NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College men's soccer team's season came to an end after losing a 3-2 game to Norwich University in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) quarterfinals match at Celentano Field.

The Falcons, seeded fourth, allowed a late goal from the fifth-seeded Cadets in the 85th minute to give Norwich the win.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Norwich 3 | Albertus Magnus 2

RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (10-3-5) | Norwich (8-2-7)

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus Magnus: David Lucero (L, 9-3-4) 4 Shots On Goal | 3 Goals Allowed | 1 Save

Norwich: Nicolas Lanza (W, 7-2-6) 4 Shots On Goal | 2 Goals | 2 Saves

HOW IT HAPPENED

Norwich scored early in the sixth minute as Nathan Statires took a cross from Kyle Dunn and headed it in for an early 1-0 lead.

Just eight minutes later, however, the Falcons got on the board as Roger Baldwin (New Haven, Conn.) took a strike from the top of the box that deflected off a Norwich defender and out of reach of the outstretched arms of Nicolas Lanza to make it a 1-1 game.

In the 31st minute, Norwich again took a one-goal lead as Diego Fuentes took a strike from 25 yards out that found the back of the net, making it a 2-1 game.

With Norwich still holding a lead midway through the second half, the Falcons kept on pressuring the Cadets, seemingly destined for another goal. In the 68th minute, Johan Stagnaro (East Hartford, Conn.) made a heads-up play on a restart. After a whistle, Stagnaro placed the ball down for a free kick and did not allow the Cadets' defense to get set and took a shot from 40 yards out with Lanza out of place and tied the match at 2-2.

In the 85th minute, a pass from Norwich's Cullen Swett into the box got past an Albertus defender and Jami Lashua had a wide-open shot at the net and converted to give Cadets a 3-2 lead, and the eventual win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

SHOTS: Albertus Magnus 10 | Norwich 7

CORNER KICKS: Norwich 5 | Albertus Magnus 3

FOULS: Albertus Magnus 13 | Norwich 7

NOTEWORTHY

• Stagnaro's goal was the first of the season. He also finished with four shots on the day.
• Baldwin's goal was his fifth of the season. He finishes the season with the second most goals and points on the season for the Falcons, only behind Kelvin Cortez (Meriden, Conn.) who had 11 goals and 29 points.