SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Albertus Magnus College men's soccer team opened up its season with a 3-1 non-conference loss to Springfield College on Friday evening.

Matheus Pimenta (Bridgeport, Conn.) scored the lone goal for the Falcons.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Springfield 3 | Albertus Magnus 1

RECORDS: Albertus (0-1-0) | Springfield (1-0-0)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Springfield got on the board in the 13th minute on a header from Parker Thornton off a long pass from Paul Aguillon to make it a 1-0 game, a lead the Pride would take into halftime.
• The Pride scored 17 seconds into the second half as Aguillon scored on a pass from Thornton to make it a 2-0 game.
• In the 62nd minute as Michael Abayomi (Berlin, Conn.) chipped a pass from inside the box to Pimenta who volleyed the ball into the net to cut the deficit in half.
• A turnover in the defensive zone for the Falcons led to a Springfield goal by Connor Policarpio just two minutes later for the final tally of the game.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus

David Lucero (L,0-1-0) 5 Shots on Goal | 2 Saves | 3 Goals Allowed

Springfield

Noah Pote (W, 1-0-0) 8 Shots on Goal | 1 Goal Allowed | 7 Saves

BY THE NUMBERS

SHOTS: Albertus 14 | Springfield 12

CORNER KICKS: Springfield 11 | Albertus 4

SAVES: Springfield 7 | Albertus 2

FOULS: Springfield 9 | Albertus 8

NOTEWORTHY

• The assist from Abayomi was the first of his career.

UP NEXT

Albertus stays on the road and heads to Old Westbury for a non-conference game on Tuesday, September 2nd at 3:30 p.m.