NEW HAVEN, Conn. -  The Albertus Magnus College men's lacrosse team lost a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) matchup to the Saints of Emmanuel College, 23-6 at Celentano Field. 

Nicholas Longo (Ridge, N.Y.) scored a hat trick for the second game in a row. Cooper Strecker (Chester, Conn.) picked up five points on two goals and three assists. 

Alexis Gonzalez (Edison, N.J.) got the start in goal, making 17 saves. 

THE BASICS 

FINAL: Emmanuel 23 | Albertus 6

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

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Saints jumped to the early 1-0 lead Ethan Madura scored at the 1:04 mark. 
• The Falcons quickly responded 41 seconds later as Longo scored his first of the game after Strecker rifled the ball his way. 
• The Saints scored five straight goals, three of them coming from Madura. 
• The Falcons added a goal from Strecker and Longo, but the Saints got a goal from Cooper Melhorn with 12 seconds left in the first quarter to take a 7-3 lead heading into the second quarter.
• Strecker started the second quarter with a goal for the Falcons. 
• The Saints followed that with three of their own, two coming from Cole Cloney, to put the Saints up 10-4 going into halftime. 
• Cloney started the scoring in the third quarter to increase the Emmanuel lead. 
• The Falcons responded as Longo sent the ball towards Alex Morales (Wallingford, Conn.), who shot it past goalie Colby Enos as Albertus cut its deficit to 11-5.
• The Saints scored eight more times to close the third. Mehlhorn and Cloney had two goals each in that stretch. 
• Emmanuel outscored Albertus 4-1 in the fourth quarter to close it out. 

BETWEEN THE PIPES 

Albertus

Alexis Gonzalez (L, 3-2) 40 Shots | 17 Saves | 23 Goals Allowed 

Emmanuel

Colby Enos (W, 2-0) 11 Shots on Goal | 6 Saves | 5 Goals Allowed 

Jake Lynn 3 Shots on Goal | 2 Saves | 1 Goal Allowed 

TEAM STATS 

Shots 

Albertus 23 | Emmanuel 59

Ground Balls 

Albertus 27 | Emmanuel 50

Clears 

Albertus 16-32 | Emmanuel 13-14

Man-Up

Albertus 1-6 | Emmanuel 0-1

Faceoffs Won 

Albertus 13-31 | Emmanuel 18-31

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES 

Albertus 

Cooper Strecker 2 G | 3 A | 3 GB 

Nicholas Longo 3 G | 1 A 

Jahsai Martin-Fish 2 GB 

Emmanuel 

Ethan Madura 5 G 

Cole Cloney 6 G | 1 A | 4 GB 

Cooper Mehlhorn 5 G | 1 A | 3 GB 

NOTEWORTHY 

• Strecker is now third all-time in assists with 59. 

• Gonzalez's 17 saves ties his career high. 

UP NEXT 

The Falcons head to Norwich University to take on the Cadets in GNAC play on Saturday, March 14th at 2 p.m.