NEW LONDON, N.H. - The Albertus Magnus College men's soccer played to a 1-1 draw against Colby-Sawyer College (CSC) in the team's Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) road finale on Saturday afternoon.
Aiden Coelho (Naugatuck, Conn.) scored the lone goal for the Falcons.
Albertus goalkeeper, David Lucero (East Haven, Conn.) had a season-high seven saves.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus 1 | CSC 1
RECORDS: Albertus (7-7-3, 4-5-2 GNAC) | CSC (4-9-4, 3-5-3 GNAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a scoreless first 38 minutes in the first half, Coelho scored off a pass from Lorenzo Lauria (New Haven, Conn.) to put the Falcons ahead by a goal at the 39th minute, which they would hold into halftime.
- The Chargers tied the game in the 57th minute after a corner kick found its way to Landon Blanco, who fired a shot into the top right corner, making it 1-1.
- Lucero had five saves in the second half to keep the game tied.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus
David Lucero (T, 7-6-3) 8 Shots on Goal | 7 Saves | 1 Goal Allowed
CSC
Yener Bartolon (T, 2-7-3) 5 Shots on Goal | 4 Saves | 1 Goal Allowed
BY THE NUMBERS
SHOTS: CSC 15 | Albertus 12
SAVES: Albertus 7 | CSC 4
CORNER KICKS: CSC 8 | Albertus 4
FOULS: CSC 10 | Albertus 8
NOTEWORTHY
Albertus is now 6-2-2 all-time against Colby-Sawyer.
UP NEXT
The Falcons close out their regular season against the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) at Celentano Field on Wednesday, October 29th at 7 p.m. A win will clinch a spot in the GNAC Championships. Five seniors will be honored before the game as part of senior day.