FLUSHING, N.Y. – The Queens College women's soccer team enters Week Eight with an overall record of 7-3-2 and a 2-0-2 East Coast Conference (ECC) record following a 2-2 comeback draw against Daemen University to close out last week's action.
On Tuesday, head coach Thomas Paris and the Knights remained in the Top 10 of the United Soccer Coaches East Region Poll, earning the No. 10 spot for the seventh consecutive week in the regional rankings.
Through 12 matches, Queens has scored 22 goals while averaging 1.83 goals and 15.8 shots per match. The Knights have also recorded six shutouts this season.
Senior Ashley Kieblesz leads the Knights with nine goals and two assists for a team-high 20 points. Kieblesz was named ECC Offensive Player of the Week on Aug. 31 and has earned four Honor Roll selections this season. She has also recorded four game-winning goals, with her most recent coming in the Knights' 3-1 victory over STAC on Sept. 29.
Senior goalkeeper Samantha Hines-Hirsch has earned six weekly conference honors this season, including two ECC Goalkeeper of the Week awards and four Honor Roll selections. Hines-Hirsch is tied with Roberts Wesleyan's Rebecca Hoffman for the conference lead in shutouts.
Senior Anna Tavantzis has earned three Honor Roll selections this season. Tavantzis has recorded 14 points on five goals and three assists, including two game-winning goals. In the Knights' 2-2 draw against Daemen on Saturday, Oct. 10, Tavantzis scored the equalizer to help Queens secure a hard-fought point.
Returning home, the Knights will wrap up their regular-season home schedule by welcoming American International College Yellow Jackets on Wednesday, Oct. 14, for their final non-conference match of the season. Queens will then host the College of Staten Island Dolphins on Saturday, Oct. 17, for Senior Day and an ECC matchup. Before kickoff, Paris and the Knights will honor their graduating seniors during the team's annual Senior Day ceremony.
American International College Preview
The Yellow Jackets enter Week Eight with an overall record of 7-5 and are coming off a 3-1 victory over Southern New Hampshire University in Northeast-10 Conference (NE10) play.
Wednesday's matchup will be the third all-time meeting between the two programs, with the series tied at 1-1. The teams have met in each of the past two seasons, with Queens falling on the road in 2023 before earning a 3-1 victory at home on Oct. 24, 2024.
College of Staten Island Preview
The Dolphins enter the week with an overall record of 3-6 and a 2-3 mark in ECC play. Staten Island is coming off a 3-0 loss to Molloy University.
Saturday's matchup will be the seventh all-time meeting between the two programs, with the Knights leading the series 3-0-3. Last season, the teams played to a scoreless draw in Staten Island, while Queens earned a 4-1 victory at home on Oct. 5, 2024.
NEXT WEEK OUTLOOK
Queens will wrap up the regular season on the road with back-to-back ECC matchups, beginning in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., on Wednesday, Oct. 21, against the Mercy University Mavericks before traveling to Buffalo, N.Y., to face the D'Youville University Saints on Saturday, Oct. 24.
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