HARTFORD, Conn.- The Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team defeated the No. 15 nationally-ranked Bantams of Trinity (Conn.) College by a 3-1 final score in road action on Tuesday evening. The win is the Falcons' first against a nationally-ranked opponent, and it serves as the program's sixth straight triumph.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 3 | Trinity 1
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (6-4-0) | Trinity (3-4-0)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Falcons came out on top after an even-fought first period, where Trinity tallied 11 shots and Albertus logged 10. AMC broke through for the period's only goal on a score from Alex Gagnon (Montreal, Quebec). Gagnon cashed in on a Ryan Colwell (Plainedge, N.Y.) pass to put the Falcons up 1-0 16:56 into the frame.

Following a Bantams' goal that knotted the score at 1-1 midway through the second period, Albertus answered to retake the advantage 12:55 into the frame. Owen Allan (Ancaster, Ontario) netted the goal to put the visitors up 2-1, heading to the third. Charles Risk (Medicine Hat, Alberta) was credited with his team-leading 10th assist on the play, while Logan Bateman (Ottawa, Ontario) became the first Albertus netminder to earn a point with a helper.

Both defenses shined in the third period, as neither team scored through the first 19:27. The Albertus defense continued to give the home team fits, holding the Bantams without a goal to seal the road victory. Bateman maintained his impressive run of play by making 29 saves on 30 shots to pick up his sixth consecutive win.

Offensively, the Falcons tallied the game's final goal in the waning seconds, as Jonathan Stein (Vancouver, British Columbia) found the back of the net for a team-leading eighth time on an empty-net opportunity to seal the 3-1 final score.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Logan Bateman (W, 6-2-0): Shots on Goal 30 | Goal-Against 1 | Saves 29
Trinity: J.P. Mella (L, 1-1-0): Shots on Goal 35 | Goals-Against 3 | Saves 32

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Falcons owned a 35-30 advantage in shots over the Bantams.
• Albertus served six minutes in the box on three penalties.
• Trinity was whistled for two penalties for four minutes.
• Neither team scored a power-play goal.
• JJ Berdal (Wausau, Wis.) paced all players with five shots.

NOTEWORTHY

• Tonight marked the first-ever meeting between the Falcons and Bantams.
• Albertus picked up its first-ever win versus a nationally-ranked opponent.
• Stein has scored in three straight games and leads the team with eight goals this season.
• Bateman has allowed one-or-fewer goals in eight consecutive games.
• Bateman is riding a six-game winning streak.
• Bateman recorded his first career assist on the Allan goal, becoming the first Albertus goalie to tally a point.
• Gagnon netted a goal in back-to-back games.
• Allan is up to three goals on the year, all coming during the Falcons' win streak.

UP NEXT
The Falcons will next take on the Neumann University Knights on Friday night inside the Ralph Walker Skating Rink in New Haven, Conn. The opening puck drop is set for 5 p.m.