FLUSHING, N.Y.- The Queens College men's soccer (5-3 overall, 1-2 ECC) team continues East Coast Conference play with a trip to Washington, D.C with a matchup against the University of the District of Columbia Firebirds Saturday afternoon. The Knights are on a five-game win streak against the Firebirds with an overall 7-1-1 series advantage, including a 6-1-1 conference record. Queens is averaging 3.22 goals a game against UDC having totaled 29 goals in the nine-game series. 
 
Live Stats: https://www.udcfirebirds.com/sports/msoc/2021-22/boxscores/20211002_ugpp.xml
Live Stream: https://eccsportsnetwork.com/udcfirebirds/
 
Overall Series vs. District of Columbia: 7-1-1
Last Time: 7-3, October 16, 2019
Current Streak: W5
 
Previous matchup: 7-3, October 16, 2019
 
It was a high-scoring game the last time both sides met as the Knights used five goals in the first half to defeat the Firebirds 7-3 in D.C. After a penalty kick put the Firebirds up 1-0, the Knights led by seniors Cristian Villalta, Kevin Quituizaca, and Romario Hulea went on a tear as the trio combined for five goals to end the first half. Emgi Gousse and Leo Pinot would add the finishing touches in the second half to put the game away. 
 
Scouting Queens College Knights
 
The Knights are coming off a 3-1 conference loss against St. Thomas Aquinas as the Knights were unable to recover from a 2-0 hole in the first half. On the season the Knights have scored 13 goals and are averaging 10.9 shots per game. Seven different players have found the back of the net led by a team-high six goals and conference-best tied for fifth from sophomore Nicholas Tagios (East Williston, N.Y.)
Junior goalie Dario Cruz has totaled 714:40 minutes between the goalposts making 34 saves (.773%) on the season. Cruz leads the conference goalies with five wins. 
 
Scouting District of Columbia
 
The Firebirds are 4-4 on the season but are riding a four-game winning streak including a 3-0 record in conference play. They have shut out Daemen College and College of Staten Island in their 1-0 wins. Victor Gomes leads the offense with seven goals and two assists for a team-high 16 points. While Joseluiz Avalos and Ignacio Pericet have tallied three goals on the season. In goal, Javier Abadia Torres has started six of the eight games in net totaling 29 saves, while allowing 16 goals. 
 
Next Match-up: East Coast Conference action continues for the Knights on Saturday (Oct. 9) as they go up against Molloy College Lions in Rockville Centre, N.Y. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m.
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