NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Samantha Helwig (Northford, Conn.) and Julianna Montano (Wallingford, Conn.) both recorded a hat trick in a narrow 13-11 loss against Mitchell College in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) game at Celentano Field on Saturday.

Helwig totaled four goals, while J. Montano connected for three in her first career hat trick. Jamily Carter (New Britain, Conn.) netted her first career goal for the Falcons, while Alexys Signor (North Haven, Conn.), Amber DeJonge (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Delaney Schlechtweg (Goshen, N.Y.) each recorded one.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Mitchell College 13 | Albertus Magnus 11

RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (0-5, 0-3 GNAC) | Mitchell (1-3, 1-1 GNAC)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Mariners jumped out to a two-goal lead early thanks to a pair of goals from Chloe Jennings, but Helwig answered with a goal at the 7:11 mark of the opening quarter to narrow the deficit to one in the first quarter. The junior cut through the left side of the scoring circle for the bullet at the eight-meter arc.
• Less than two minutes later, the visitors padded their lead to two off a free-position goal by Lauren Cordero, followed by two-straight by Helwig to even the score at three apiece in the first period. 
• Mitchell opened the second quarter with a goal at 13:28, but an unassisted tally by Schlechtweg again knotted the game for the Falcons, 4-4. Tiffanie Ly (Branford, Conn.) forced a turnover as Schlechtweg picked up the groundball for the coast-to-coast goal.
• Carter's goal at 10:38 gave Albertus its only lead of the matchup. The sophomore's tally came off a turnover by Mitchell and a groundball by Carter for Albertus' second coast-to-coast goal.
• The Mariners netted four-straight, including four player-up goals before the break. Carly Potts scored twice during the stretch.
• Twenty-three seconds into the third, DeJonge narrowed the gap for the Falcons by two for an 8-6 game.
• A player-up goal gave the Mariners the three-goal edge, but J. Montano continued to fight for the Falcons with her first goal of the game.
• Jennings and Potts scored again for Mitchell to put the visitors up, 11-7, at 5:44 in the third quarter.
• J. Montano went to work for another goal in the period, this time with help from Schlechtweg with 2:30 remaining, making it an 11-8 game.
• Helwig netted her fourth tally of the game in the final quarter, sandwiched by two from the Mariners to keep the Falcons in the game.
• Albertus attempted a rally for two more in the remaining 2:38 in the fourth with unassisted goals by Signor and J. Montano, but the Mariners held onto the 13-11 lead through regulation.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus

• Maya Dias 7 Shots | 1 Save | 6 Goals Allowed
• Victoria McDermott (L, 0-3) 12 Shots | 5 Saves | 7 Goals Allowed

Mitchell

• Arrianna Stark (W, 1-3) 28 Shots | 17 Saves | 11 Goals Allowed

TEAM STATS

• SHOTS: Albertus Magnus 43 | Mitchell 26
• GROUND BALLS: Albertus Magnus 50 | Mitchell 32
• CLEARS: Albertus Magnus 8/9 | Mitchell 3/4
• FREE POSITON SHOTS: Mitchell 1/1 | Albertus Magnus 0/5
• DRAW CONTROLS: Mitchell 16 | Albertus 12

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES

Albertus

• Samantha Helwig 4 Goals | 14 Shots | 11 SOG | 4 Groundballs | 2 Caused Turnovers
• Julianna Montano 3 Goals | 6 Shots | 5 SOG | 6 Groundballs | 4 Caused Turnovers
• Briony Retasket 2 Shots | 5 Ground Balls | 7 Draw Controls | 6 Caused Turnovers

Mitchell

• Chloe Jennings 6 Goals | 2 Assists | 9 Shots | 7 SOG | 3 Ground Balls | 8 Draw Controls | 4 Caused Turnovers
• Carly Potts 3 Goals | 1 Assist | 7 Shots | 5 SOG | 3 Groundballs | 1 Caused Turnover

NOTEWORTHY

• Briony Retasket (Beaverton, Ore.) recorded a career-high six caused turnovers.
• Signor has notched a goal in four-straight games for the Falcons.
• DeJonge has recorded a point in her last four games.
• J. Montano netted her first career hat trick.

UP NEXT

The Falcons remain at Celentano Field for a midweek matchup against Rivier University in a GNAC game at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.