Brooklyn, NY - The Falcons earned their first win of the season against St. Joseph's College of Brooklyn (1-1) Wednesday night.

Fisher College started the game strong, keeping the ball down field for the majority of the first half. Matthew Miller (Lake Worth, FL) took the first shot of the game within the first two minutes, but the shot was high. The Falcons' Tyler Gahara (Hookset, NH) and Miller took two more shots before the 20-minute mark.

In the 20th minute, Jacob West (Epping, NH) scored the first goal of the game. West took his shot from a midfield pass. The ball deflected off the goalie into the bottom left of the net and Fisher took the lead 1-0.

Fisher kept control of the ball, but St. Joseph's was able to knot the score at 1 on a shot to the lower right and past the Falcons' keeper. Possession of the ball continued to flop, but Fisher was able to take control in the 38th minute, with Gahara flicking the ball over the Bear's keeper's head, increasing the score to 2-1.

The Bears were able to answer back in the 41st minute when Michael Ortiz netted a goal inside the left post, tying the game at 2. The teams entered the half with the score holding at 2-2.

The Falcons came out into the half on fire with a goal scored by Miller in the 47th minute. Miller, who was assisted by Sergio Messa (Barcelona, Spain), took the shot from the top of the 18 and got it past the goalie in the lower left corner. Both teams battled hard the remainder of the game, but neither score another goal. Fisher defeated St. Joseph's 3-2.

Jose Villagran (Somerville, MA) picked up his first win in goal, making five saves with only seven shots on goal.

The Falcons travel to the University of Maine - Presque Isle on Saturday for a 2:00 pm match. The team's next home match will be a 4:00 pm start Tuesday, September 23, at Hormel Stadium in Medford, MA, against Hampshire College.