FLUSHING, N.Y. – The Queens College men's soccer team enters Week 8 with an overall record of 9-4-1 and a 3-2 mark in East Coast Conference (ECC) play. The Knights closed out Week 7 with a 2-1 road victory over Daemen University on Saturday afternoon.
For the seventh consecutive week, head coach
Frank Vertullo and the Knights earned a spot in the
United Soccer Coaches East Region Poll, checking in at No. 4. Queens also received votes in the
seventh United Soccer Coaches National Poll of the season, marking the third time this year the Knights have received national recognition.
Through 14 matches, Queens has scored 31 goals, averaging 2.21 goals per game while registering 17.7 shots per contest. Defensively, the Knights have recorded four shutouts on the season.
Offensively, Queens is led by senior
Tommy Gunn, who has tallied a team-best seven goals and three assists for 17 points, including two game-winning goals. Gunn earned ECC Offensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 7.
Senior
Keithlend Cesar has recorded 13 points on five goals and three assists, including one game-winning goal. Cesar has also earned two ECC Honor Roll selections this season.
Sophomore
Stian Haugland and
Thanasis Shehadeh have shared goalkeeping duties, combining to lead the Knights to nine victories. The duo has posted a combined 1.07 goals-against average and recorded 34 saves. Both goalkeepers have also earned recognition on the ECC weekly report, combining for four selections this season.
Queens wraps up its regular-season home schedule this week, beginning Wednesday, Oct. 14, as the Knights welcome the Adelphi University Panthers to Flushing for their final non-conference matchup of the season. Queens will conclude its regular-season homestand on Saturday, Oct. 17, when the Knights host the Molloy University Lions in ECC action. Prior to Saturday's contest, Vertullo and the Knights will honor their graduating seniors during the team's annual Senior Day ceremony.
Adelphi University Panthers
The Panthers enter the week with an overall record of 5-6-2 and are coming off a 2-0 loss to Franklin Pierce University on Saturday evening.
Wednesday's matchup will mark the fifth all-time meeting between the two programs, with Queens trailing the series 0-4. It will be the fourth meeting between the sides since the 2022 season and the second at Queens. The Knights will look to earn their first victory over the Panthers.
Molloy University Preview
The Lions enter the week with an overall record of 4-2-6 and a 2-0-3 mark in ECC play. Molloy is coming off a 1-1 tie against Southern Connecticut State University on Tuesday evening.
Saturday's matchup will mark the 21st all-time meeting between the two programs, with Queens holding an 11-7-2 advantage in the series. Last season, the sides played to a 1-1 draw in Rockville Centre. The Knights previously earned a 3-1 victory over the Lions at home on Nov. 2, 2024.
NEXT WEEK OUTLOOK
Queens will close out the regular season on the road with back-to-back ECC matchups. The Knights will travel to Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., on Wednesday, Oct. 21, to face the Mercy University Mavericks before heading to Buffalo, N.Y., for a matchup against the D'Youville University Saints on Saturday, Oct. 24.
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