The Queens College men's soccer team completed a sweep of
Molloy, defeating the Lions by the same 2-1 mark that the
women's team had in their matchup. With the win, the
Knights improved to 5-2-2 overall, 3-1-1 in conference play.
The very physical game, that was played in a misty rain, began
with Queens pushing the action from the onset, earning a scoring
chance in the 12th minute as Glen Reid (Falkirk,
Scotland/British School of Houston Texas) flicked a shot on goal
that deflected off the post and went to safety. In the next
four minutes, Paul Sandoval (Mineola, N.Y./Mineola) forced Molloy
goalie Justin Corke to make a pair of saves to keep the game
scoreless. Late in the 19th minute, Queens would
find the back of the net.
Eric Clermont (London, England/St. Ignatius) was on one side of
the pitch, and he found Reid wide open in the box. From
there, Reid buried the shot past Corke and the Knights had a 1-0
lead. It was Reid's first tally of the season.
However, the lead lasted barely ten minutes, as the Lions evened
the score at the half hour mark as Mario Gagliano made a run at the
net and flicked the ball past Sean Geoghegan (Kildare, Ireland/Naas
CBS) for the equalizer.
The game remained deadlocked long into the second half before
Sandoval picked up the game-winner. In the 82nd
minute, he took the ball, went on a run through the box, and beat
Corke to the far side for the unassisted goal. It was his
third goal of the season and his second and third points of the
match.
Molloy earned a corner kick in the 90th minute, but
the Knights' defense harmlessly flicked the ball to safety
and Queens had a 2-1 win.
In the victory, Jose Lopez (Great Neck, N.Y./Great Neck North)
led the Knights with five shots on goal, while Geoghegan made a
pair of saves in the win.
The men's soccer team returns to action on Saturday,
October 6, when they welcome the University of the District of
Columbia to Flushing. The game is slated to begin at 1:00
PM.