WESTON, Mass. - The Albertus Magnus College men's lacrosse team picked up its first Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) win of the season this afternoon, besting Regis (Mass.) College by a 6-3 final score on the road in Weston, Mass.

Zaheim Wilkins (Mastic Beach, N.Y.) led the way for the Falcons with three goals, which tied a career-high. Charles Stewart (Stratford, Conn.) finished the day with two goals, while Andrew Ten (Trumbull, Conn.) had a pair of assists. In the cage, Dane Walsh (Bethany, Conn.) made 18 saves while allowing just three goals for a whopping 85.7 save percentage.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 6 | Regis (Mass.) 3
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (5-5, 1-3 GNAC) | Regis (2-7, 0-4 GNAC)
LOCATION: Regis Stadium
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED
After allowing a goal to the Pride to open the game, the Falcons bounced back with back-to-back strikes to take a 2-1 advantage. Stewart began AMC's scoring with an unassisted tally with 3:28 left in the first quarter before Wilkins found the back of the net exactly a minute later to send Albertus into the second quarter up 2-1.

Wilkins did not waste any time in the second to net his next goal, tallying a goal 1:46 into the frame to make it a 3-1 game. Regis scored again at the 3:33 mark to cut the deficit to one, 3-2, where it stood heading into the halftime break.

In the third quarter, the Falcons took over the game, winning the frame by a 3-1 margin to widen its lead to 6-3. Will Capalbo (Fairfield, Conn.) scored first on an assist by Tyler Landsiedel (Stamford, Conn.) at the 11:40 mark. Wilkins was next to score at the 3:44 mark before Stewart iced the 6-3 victory 22 seconds later. Ten handed out assists on both of AMC's final two goals.

Between the pipes, Walsh shined with 18 saves on the way to his fifth win of the season.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus - Dane Walsh (W, 5-5): 3 Goals-Against | 18 Saves | 21 Shots on Goal
Regis - Nick Penta (L, 2-5): 6 Goals-Against | 10 Saves | 16 Shots on Goal

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Falcons owned an 18-10 lead in saves.
• Regis held a 40-34 advantage in shots.
• AMC went 26-for-31 in clear attempts.
• The Falcons collected 20 ground balls.
• Albertus won 7-of-13 faceoffs.
• Cody Walczak (Higganun, Conn.) paced the Falcons with seven shots.

Albertus:
Zaheim Wilkins: 3 goals | 4 shots on goal | 6 shots | 2 ground balls
Charles Stewart: 2 goals | 4 shots on goal | 5 shots
Will Capalbo: 1 goal | 1 shot on goal | 1 shot | 2 ground balls

Regis:
Ryan Richardson: 1 goal | 9 shots on goal | 15 shots | 4 ground balls
Brayden Hutchinson: 1 goal | 1 shot on goal | 1 shot | 4 ground balls | 4 caused turnovers
Blake Hiltz: 1 goal | 5 shots on goal | 2 shots | 1 ground ball

NOTEWORTHY

• Today's contest marked the fourth all-time meeting between the Falcons and Pride.
• With the win, Albertus evened the all-time series at two wins apiece.
• With its fifth win of the season today, AMC set a new program-record in victories. 
• The Falcons earned their first GNAC win of 2022.
• Wilkins tied a career-high with three goals.
• Walsh tallied a season-best 85.7 save percentage.
• Ten collected his sixth multi-point game of the year.
• Stewart has scored multiple goals three times this season.
• Landsiedel recorded his first career assist.
• Capalbo's goal is the first of his career.

UP NEXT
On Wednesday, April 6, the Falcons return to action for a home GNAC bout against in-state rivals University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) at 7 p.m. at Celentano Field.