Old Westbury, N.Y. – The Knights women's soccer team recorded an East Coast Conference victory over opponent NYIT Bears. The 2-1 win gives QC their ninth win of the season, fourth in ECC play.   The win also puts them in a third place tie with LIU Post , Dowling College and Roberts Wesleyan.  

In the 14^th minute of the first half, Knights sophomore Nicolette Scrozzo netted her second goal of the 2013 season after senior Lorena Russi crossed it to Scrozzo through the box.  Defensively,  Queens held Tech scoreless, after the Bears attempted six shots in the half. Four of those shots were on goal, and three of them were turned away by Knights keeper Mersina Onesto.

Five minutes into the second half, Russi, who earned ECC offensive player of the week, got her ninth goal of the season after Rebecca LaPorta crossed it over.  Her ninth goal keeps her tied for second with Roberts Wesleyan's Brittany Foster on the ECC leaderboard. Kacey Bougard from  Daemen remains the leader with a total of 10 goals on the season. NYIT halved the Knights lead with a goal by Sina Windmueller in the 83^rd minute of the match.

Windmueller's goal was the only goal allowed by the ECC goalie of the week , Onesto. With the win, Mersina recorded her 9^th victory of the season.  

The Knights women's soccer team will return to the soccer pitch next Saturday at 12 PM when they host the Dowling College Golden Lions on the campus of Queens College.

The remainder of the schedule consists of three crucial home games against ECC opponents which include Dowling, University of Bridgeport and LIU Post. All those games will be at home so be sure to come out and root for your Knights during their playoff push! More information is available on queensknights.com, your home for everything QC Knights.