NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College men's soccer team won its fourth straight game and picked up its second straight shutout in a 2-0 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) win over Elms College on Tuesday evening at Celentano Field.

Aiden Coelho (Naugatuck, Conn.) had a goal and an assist and Lorenzo Lauria (New Haven, Conn.) scored a goal in his third consecutive game.

David Lucero (East Haven, Conn.) had a save and picked up his fourth shutout of the season and his 20th all-time, which is the second most in program history.

The Falcons are one of just two teams that remain undefeated in GNAC play.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus 2 | Elms 0

RECORDS: Albertus (5-2-1, 2-0-0 GNAC) | Elms (5-3-1, 1-1-1 GNAC)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Falcons were the more aggressive team in the first half, firing shot after shot at Elms goalkeeper, Jack Bousquet. After a header from Lauria off a corner kick from Coelho bounced off the crossbar a minute earlier, the duo had another opportunity on a corner kick. This time they connected as Coelho's corner kick deflected off Bousquet to Lauria, who volleyed home his fifth goal of the season.
• Later in the first half, Lucero made a big save as he was one-on-one with Dru Fairthorne who fired a shot just a few yards out. Lucero dove to his left to make the stop and preserve the shutout.
• Coelho added his fourth goal of the season on a penalty kick after Elms was called for a hand ball in the box.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus

David Lucero (W, 5-2-1) 1 Shot on Goal | 1 Save | 0 Goals Allowed

Elms

Jack Bousquet (L, 5-3-1) 8 Shots on Goal | 6 Saves | 2 Goals Allowed

BY THE NUMBERS

SHOTS: Albertus 21 | Elms 7

SAVES: Elms 6 | Albertus 1

CORNER KICKS: Albertus 7 | Elms 1

FOULS: Elms 10 | Albertus 4

NOTEWORTHY

The 5-2-1 start to the season is the best for the program since 2021 when the Falcons started 7-1 on the season.

Albertus is 10-0-1 all-time against Elms and have shut out the Blazers in each of the last five meetings.

Coelho has a point in seven straight games and is third in the GNAC in points with 13.

UP NEXT

The Falcons go on the road to take on Rivier at noon in a GNAC match on Saturday, September 27th.