NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College women's soccer team had its 11-game unbeaten streak snapped in a 2-1 loss to Rivier University in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) match on Saturday afternoon at Celentano Field.
Tyler Stocking (Middletown, Conn.) scored the lone goal for Albertus.
Amy Stevens (Lincoln, R.I.) had five saves in net for the Falcons.
The Albertus four-game shutout streak also came to an end.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Rivier 2 | Albertus 1
RECORDS: Albertus (10-2-2, 5-1-2 GNAC) | Rivier (7-4-2, 6-1-1 GNAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Leah Morrier scored the first of her two goals in the 20th minute for the Raiders as she took a pass from Maya Leach and fired a shot from the top of the 18-yard box into the back of the net to make it a 1-0 game.
- The Raiders went into the half with a one-goal lead and added another goal, courtesy of Morrier in the 54th minute, taking another shot from the top of the box to make it a 2-0 game.
- The Falcons, who kept the pressure on throughout the game finally broke through with their first goal of the game in the 83rd minute when Ejalam Bravo (New Britain, Conn.) prevented the Raiders from clearing the ball out of the box, and threaded the needle with a pass to Stocking who scored her team-leading 10th goal of the season.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus
Amy Stevens (L, 9-2-2) 7 Shots on Goal | 5 Saves | 2 Goals Allowed
Rivier
Bri Nugent (W, 4-1-2) 4 Shots on Goal | 3 Saves | 1 Goal Allowed
BY THE NUMBERS
SHOTS: Albertus 14 | Rivier 14
SAVES: Albertus 5 | Rivier 3
CORNER KICKS: Rivier 4 | Albertus 4
FOULS: Rivier 10 | Albertus 5
NOTEWORTHY
Stocking is tied for second in goals in the GNAC with 10 goals.
Bravo is seconf in the GNAC with six assists.
UP NEXT
The Falcons play at Lasell in a GNAC match on Tuesday, October 14th at 3 p.m.