FLUSHING, N.Y. – The Queens College men's soccer team takes a break from East Coast Conference play as they return to non-conference play Tuesday (Oct. 11) evening by welcoming the Tigers of Holy Family University to QC Soccer Field.
Game Time: 7:30 P.M.
Series History
- Record: 3-2-1
- Last Matchup: September 15, 2021 (W 4-2) | Current Streak: W1
- It will be the seventh meeting between both sides with the Knights leading the series 3-2-1.
- The Knights are undefeated in their four games against Holy Family holding a 3-0-1 record.
- It will be the first home game in Flushing against Holy Family since the 2019 season which saw a double overtime 1-1 draw.
- Last season junior Nicholas Tagios tallied his first career hat trick leading the Knights to a 4-2 in Philadelphia.
Game Notes
Live Stats: https://queensknights.com/sidearmstats/msoc/summary
Live Stream: https://eccsportsnetwork.com/queensknights/
Queens College
- Queens is 9-5 on the season and holds a 5-3 non-conference record heading into their match against Holy Family.
- The Knights are looking to end a sluggish start to October having fallen in back-to-back games for the first time this season.
- Sophomore Adolfo Martinez Paquet (Sevilla, Spain) leads the offense with a team-high 13 points, six goals, one assist, and four game-winning goals.
- While Leo Pinto (Forest Hill, N.Y.) has tallied eight points on the season with two goals and a season-high four assists.
- In goal senior Dario Giovanni Cruz (Guadalajara, México) has made 47 saves for a 9-5 overall record with six shutouts.
- On Monday (Oct. 3), the East Coast Conference awarded freshman Finlay Armond (Sleaford, England) Rookie of the Week honors with the English native scoring two goals including one game-winner against Georgian Court Wednesday (Sept. 27) evening. (Link)
Holy Family University
- Holy Family is 7-4-1 on the season and enters Queens on a two-game win streak having defeated Alliance and Dominican University last week
- Sean Touey leads the offense having tallied 14 points with six goals and two assists.
- While Dakota Taylor has notched 11 points with three goals and five assists.
UP NEXT: Non-Conference play concludes on Saturday (Oct. 15) evening as Head coach
Frank Vertullo and the Knights welcome Bloomfield College to Flushing. Before kickoff, the Knights will honor their graduating seniors in their annual Senior Day ceremony. Kick-off is set for 7:30 p.m.
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