CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – After a scoreless first half, the Queens College men's soccer team (7-7 overall, 3-5 ECC) returned to the wins column with a 1-0 shutout over D'Youville College Saints (3-8-3 overall, 0-7-1 ECC) in East Coast Conference at the Susa Orlin & Cohen Sports Complex. 
 
Queens capitalized quickly in the second half as senior Erik Hernandez (East Elmhurst, N.Y.) blasted a bound shot into the top left corner for his fourth goal of the season to help the Knights win their seventh game of the year Saturday evening. 
 
How It Happened

• With barely a minute into play, the Saints would jump out to a quick start as they put junior goalie Dario Cruz(Guadalajara, México ) in early pressure but Cruz was just as quickly up to the mark. 
• After 10 minutes of play, it was sophomore Marco Oliveri (Whitestone, N.Y.) who landed the Knights' first shot on goal only to be denied by Saints goalie Ethan Picard. 
• After Cruz denied Luis Felipe Santos in the 22^nd minute, sophomore Tobias Holtz's (Sachseln, Switzerland)  shot would be saved by Picard on the counterattack. 
• Queens would control possession of the final 25 minutes as they held D'Youville without a shot but Picard would keep his team in the game at the same time to make sure both teams went into halftime scoreless. 
• At 46:48 sophomore Nicholas Tagios (East Williston, N.Y.) put on a dribbling clinic before his shot was blocked but Hernandez was in the right spot for the rebound as he dribbled the ball past two defenders before he blasted a left-footed shot into the top left corner to give the Knights a 1-0 lead at 46:57. 
• With the Knights searching for an insurance goal, freshman Leonel Zelaya (Amityville, N.Y.) shot in the 60^thminute would be saved before his next shot hit the top woodwork. 
• With the clock entering the final 15 minutes of play, Felipe Santos would get one final shot only to be dined by Cruz as he preserved his fourth shutout of the season and third in conference play. 

By the Numbers

• The Knights held a 16-7 shots (8-4 shots on goal) advantage.
• Tagios attempted a team-high four shots, three shots on goals, while Tobias landed two shots on goal. 
• Cruz made four saves on the evening.

UP NEXT: The Knights conclude non-conference action at Georgian Court University on Thursday (Nov. 4) in Lakewood, N.J. with kick-off slated for 3:00 
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