NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College women's soccer team extended its program-record unbeaten streak to 10 games as the Falcons shutout Colby-Sawyer, 3-0 on Saturday evening in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference game at Celentano Field during Homecoming and Family Weekend on the Albertus campus.
Amy Stevens (Lincoln, R.I.) moved into sole possession of second place with her 17th shutout in program history, one shy of tying the school record.
Ejalam Bravo (New Britain, Conn.), Stacey Casorla (Southington, Conn.) and Gabby Reddy (Wallingford, Conn.) each had goals for the Falcons.
It was the seventh shutout for the Falcons on the season and the third straight. It is the second three-game shutout streak of the season.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus 3 | Colby-Sawyer 0
RECORDS: Albertus (9-1-2, 4-0-2 GNAC) | Colby-Sawyer (4-6-3, 2-3-1 GNAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Bravo put the Falcons on the board with her fifth goal of the season as she took a pass from Natalya Pennant (Windsor, Conn.) deep into the box and dribbled around Colby-Sawyer goalkeeper Gabby Calidonio - who came out of the net - and fired a shot into an open goal to make it a 1-0 game in the 13th minute.
- In the 41st minute, Casorla scored her fourth goal of the season when she intercepted a pass as the Chargers tried to clear the ball out of the 18-yard box. After gathering possession, she chipped a shot off the fingertips of a diving Calidonio to make it a 2-0 game just before halftime.
- Reddy closed out the scoring for Albertus in the 77th minute as Julia Tsakonas (West Haven, Conn.) fed a through ball into the box to Reddy who took a shot past Calidonio who came out of the net, making it a 3-0 game.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus
Amy Stevens (W, 8-1-2) 0 Shots on Goal | 0 Saves | 0 Goals Allowed
Colby-Sawyer
Gabby Calidonio (L, 1-5-3) 12 Shots on Goal | 9 Saves | 3 Goals Allowed
BY THE NUMBERS
SHOTS: Albertus 19 | Colby-Sawyer 2
SAVES: Colby-Sawyer 9 | Albertus 0
CORNER KICKS: Albertus 5 | Colby-Sawyer 1
FOULS: Colby-Sawyer 8 | Albertus 4
NOTEWORTHY
The Falcons have shutout the Chargers three times in seven head-to-head matchups.
Albertus has allowed a GNAC-low seven goals this season and have scored a GNAC-best 37 goals.
Tsakonas, along with teammate Grace D'Amico (Southbury, Conn.) is now tied for second in the GNAC with five assists.
UP NEXT
The Falcons head to the University of Saint Joseph on Wednesday, October 8th at 6 p.m. in a GNAC battle.